Around the world, the Lapierre prestige is held up by the creme de la creme of the bicycling world. In road racing, it's FDJ, a division one pro road racing team (think NHL Hocky, or Premiere League Football; only on road bikes). But what concerns Pinkbike's readership more is the product testing undertaken by their World Cup race team and Nico Vouilloz on the Eduro Circuit. It's their feedback that makes Lapierre bikes some of the best in the world. Images clockwise from top left: Jack--Blenki's mechanic pulling a celebratory beer following a solid performance at the Champery World Champs in '11; single track--the essence of mountain biking, Nico Vouilloz testing a 2012 Spicy at Whistler Bike Park, Loic Bruni assuming the Junior World Cup overall jersey in 2012, Blenki in Fort William 2012; Blenki goofing off on the track walk at Fort William in 2012.