Intense, Fox, Maribor. In 2002, it was a winning combination for Chris Kovarik.
The race came just a week after Kovarik picked up one of the biggest ever winning margins at the inaugural Fort William World Cup but in Maribor it couldn't have been more different as he claimed victory by a whisker, beating Steve Peat's time by 0.01 seconds to claim his third consecutive win.
Kovarik's run starts at 3:35
This weekend, Neko Mulally is paying tribute to Kovarik's achievements 17 years ago with a new tribute kit from Fox. Neko's kit is a bit more flouro than Kovarik's was and bike tech has clearly moved on from the days of the Intense M1 but it's rad to see him looking back to the history of the sport for inspiration for this kit on his new team.
| How sick is this Fox mtb kit!? Chris Kovarik wore this gear in the early 2000’s racing for Fox and Intense and took the win here in Maribor in 2002. I’m proud to represent two American brands with as much history in the sport as Fox and Intense, and pay tribute to one of the most bad ass riders ever to race!—Neko Mulally |
Keep an eye out for Neko riding in the tribute kit throughout the weekend in our photo and video coverage.
MENTIONS: @natedh9
Done by Sam Hill in 2009
I can seriously see some of you at a free food sampling table (Sam's Club, Costco, etc.) giving full on unsolicited critiques of those free mini corndogs..
Haha and limp bizkit haven't heard that in a while.
Gwin likely wearing underwear, but maybe not!
Blenki wearing a cape!
And at the lower photo, from Snow Summit Pinkbike writes: "The classic kit that inspired Neko's design in all its glory."
But they're not the same jerseys!