As Sam builds his own program for 2023 iXS with be helping him out with apparel, helmets, pads, and sometimes gloves.

Sam Blenkinsop will be taking on the DH World Cup onboard the Crestline RS 205 VHP.

Sam Blenkinsop has officially announced he will be leaving the Norco team in 2023.

Christchurch trails in signature Blenki style.

Tom Bradshaw catches up with some of the Crankworx riders to check out their DH race bikes.

A different shock link and dropouts turns the Norco Range into a World Cup-ready DH machine.

Sam Blenkinsop takes a fast run of the downhill course for Crankworx Innsbruck.

Team members Sam Blenkinsop, Henry Fitzgerald, Lucas Cruz and Elliot Jamieson will challenge the World Cup kitted out in POC apparel.

The gates are open and Wyn is on track to find out what's new and who's the favorite to take the top spot.

Sam Blenkinsop makes the most of open landscapes as he explores a historic area.

Brook Macdonald, Sam Blenkinsop, George Brannigan, Eddie Masters, Jessica Blewitt and more turned out to New Zealand's biggest domestic race.

Featuring Sam Blenkinsop, George Brannigan, Rae Morrison and more.

Sam Blenkinsop tackles the New Zealand winter slop.

A wild ride with a stacked group of riders on the incredible Coronet Peak trails.

Blenki is back between the tapes in Nelson.

Join Sam Blenkinsop for a wild ride down Coronet Peak.

Moto, road cycling and riding at the BMX track mean Blenki's routine never gets stale.

Here are some of the best podcasts that have been filling our earbuds recently that didn't make it to the homepage.

Neither racer has spent June at home in New Zealand in over ten years.

From first picking up a bike to today, Blenki's career dissected.

"No gloves, no love"

We remember one of MSA’s most iconic races.

Connect virtually with some of mountain biking's biggest stars.

The Classic New Zealand Downhill/Freeride Mountain bike film from 2009

Tweaks and tables in the evening light.

The unofficial fan-favourite segment.

Sam Blenkinsop christens Glendhu Bike Park, just outside Wanaka, New Zealand, on the Norco Sight.

Check out Sam Blenkinsop's new and very sparkly Norco Aurum HSP 29 before the Crankworx Rotorua Downhill.

Riders were treated to the 32 jumps of Mr Black, Skyline's answer to A-Line.

From tandems to full factory setups, Christina Chappetta gets the details on the bikes being raced at the Toa Enduro.

Some of the riders we think could be contenders for the throne this year.

Here are some of the legendary teams from the past decade.

20 images that capture a special moment or stir up a memory that unfolded in front of Ross Bell's camera lens in 2019.

Also featuring a lot of triangles.

The inspiration for the look came from an unreleased bike from 1993.

On June 15th, Sam and his fiancee Lysh welcomed a baby girl, Indie Rose Blenkinsop, into the world.

Fast, loose, and with a unique style, we follow Sam through his day of racing the Downhill at Crankworx Rotorua 2019.

Enjoy a slice of New Zealand in the latest production from the DEITY crew!

New Zealand’s best racers poured into sun-drenched Nelson for a weekend of tight racing.

Rockshox's new video salutes Sam's battle for the King of Crankworx title.

Loïc takes the gloves off and shares all the secrets to riding just like Sam. Nailed it.

Blenki headed to San Romolo, Italy a few weeks before the first Downhill World Cup in Lošinj for some practice on some of the most treacherous tracks in Italy.

Gloveless and with a style unlike anyone else, Sam Blenkinsop is set loose on home turf in this Deity production, "Knuckleduster."

Sam Blenkinsop is starting the 2018 World Cup DH season aboard Norco's new Aurum HSP, running 29" wheels. We checked in with him to see how he has it set up to handle the rocks in Croatia.

We hang out with Sam Blenkinsop and follow him down a trail or two while asking him your questions from social media.

The 2018 Crankwox Rotorua Redwoods Downhill was full of top-level action as riders flew down the softy, grippy hero dirt littered with exposed roots.

Cam Mackenzie spotted Blenki riding a prototype 29" Norco and possibly a new RockShox Boxxer at this weekend's NZ National DH Champs.

The sixth annual Dodzy Memorial Enduro was another success, despite masses of overnight rain and slippy trails.

Blenki had a bit of a tumble and won't be able to participate in this week's competitions.

Blenki talks about his whips, competing in 2017 and his plans for the season ahead.

Sam and Joe are ready for the racing to start at the first EWS of 2017 in Rotorua, and their bikes are looking pretty trick too.

Norco Bicycles is proud to announce its continued support of Norco Factory Racing, which has added Joe Smith and Henry Fitzgerald to its 2017 roster along with returning rider Sam Blenkinsop.

Take a closer look a Blinky's race rig.

Close up and personal with Blenky's Norco Range

Norco's Sam Blenkinsop was running a heavily modified Aurum DH bike at this weekend's New Zealand national round.

We all know that Sam is fast and now he's going to show us just how fit he is too.

Pinkbike counts down to the first World Cup DH race of the season with 10 quick ones from 2014's 10 quickest...

We're stoked to announce that Norco Bicycles will be sponsoring Sam Blenkinsop, Harry Heath, Jack Iles and Magnus Manson on the newly formed Norco Factory Racing Team in partnership with Todd Schumlick of PerformX.

Fresh new edit from Dainese featuring Sam the man and his irrefutable style on a bike.

He may be clipped in, but he's left the gloves at home and is ripping up the trails on his pedal bike.

Kiwi World Cup pinner, Sam Blenkinsop has mangled himself a wee bit

Sam Blenkinsop had an up and down year, but punctuated it with a podium placing at World Champs in some of the hardest conditions ever seen. Check Sam's season inside, including his own words on how it went for him.

A look behind the scenes with Sam Blenkinsop filming for 3 Minute Gaps.

Source: Lapierre

Lapierre has been an active member of the international race circuit for many years now. For 2010 the French company has decided to take their sponsoring activities to the next level in order to reflect their export ambitions by creating a new “Team Lapierre International”, composed of the world’s best DH, Enduro and XC riders.

Sam Blenkinsop (Wanganui, NZ), one of the youngest riders to hit the World Cup circuit, is bringing fresh downhill talent from down under to the Yeti / Fox Shox Factory Team in a two-year signed deal.
Check out team Yeti/Fox's News!

2006 junior sensation Sam Blenkinsop has started 2007 on the right foot
by winning the Elite Men's Downhill National Series, in his first attempt.
Going into the finals in Levin on the weekend Sam had a 23 point lead and was comfortably placed to take the overall, but still went flat out to win the final round by two and half seconds over Junior World Champ Cameron Cole.

Gravity Group is pleased to announce the re-signing of young downhill star Sam Blenkinsop of New Zealand.

After Sam’s successful 2006 season which included a victory ahead of two time World Champion Fabien Barel (FRA) at an NZ National Series event, 2nd place overall in World Cup Junior category and finally his 2nd place in the Junior World Championships - with only 1.1 seconds lost to the winner despite a time consuming crash in his final run, it was a clear decision for team management to retain Sam as a GRAVITY GROUP athlete.

In his first race officially as an elite category rider, Sam Blenkinsop of Wanganui has taken the first round of the New Zealand National Downhill Series today, at Wanaka.

On the eve of announcing his new pro-team deal for the 2007 World Cup season, which kicks off in May, Blenkinsop has had an emphatic pair of results in both the seeding run and the finals, ahead of some well know international pros such as Fabien Pedemanaud (FRA), Justin Havukainen (AUS) and 2006 Junior World Champion Cameron Cole.