10 aspiring professional mountain bikers arrive in Big White, British Columbia to compete in a series of challenges for $25K and a pro contract from Orbea Bikes. Welcome to the Pinkbike Academy.
This time on Pinkbike Academy we send the contestants up Big White Bike Park for the first race of the season... with a twist
Love it or hate it, social media is a big part of the job for a professional mountain biker. This time on Pinkbike Academy we see which contestants have the eye for the perfect shot.
This time on Pinkbike Academy the rider's fitness is pushed to the limit with an FTP test followed immediately by a cross-country race. Who's got the stamina to survive? You'll have to watch to find out.
The remaining contestants face a rude awakening before being thrown right into the thick of it on the next challenge.
This time on Pinkbike Academy it's all about working together as the contestants team up to tackle their next challenge. After all, there's no "I" in enduro.
This time on Pinkbike Academy things get technical as the contestants compete in a suspension rebuild challenge followed immediately by a race.
This time on Pinkbike Academy the contestants compete in a challenge to see who can film and edit the best video they can in two hours using just a GoPro.
One last race and one last chance for the remaining contestants to prove they have what it takes to earn the top spot.
It all comes down to this. The remaining contestants battle it out in the final enduro race for a shot at $25,000 and a pro mountain bike contract.
Ten up-and-coming professional mountain bikers arrive at Pinkbike Academy for ten weeks of racing, fitness, and skill-testing challenges. The riders drop into their first challenge of the season: a one stage race from the top of Big White to the bottom.
This time on Pinkbike Academy, ten riders take on a brutal FTP test to see who has the fitness to back up their riding ability. Which rider will come out on top?
This time on Pinkbike Academy it’s all about corners. The contestants compete in a two-part cornering challenge to see who can push it to the limit without going past it.
This time on Pinkbike Academy the contestants compete in a grueling cross-country style race, with a twist. Who will have the endurance to come out on top?
This time on Pinkbike Academy it's all about managing air time. The remaining eight contestants compete in a two-part challenge that will test their ability to balance send vs. speed.
This time on Pinkbike Academy the contestants face a blind race run down one of the gnarliest trails at Big White. Who has the ability to think on their feet and not throw it all away? Watch and find out.
This time on Pinkbike Academy it’s all about the climbs. The contestants must take on the impossible climb before racing a track with a lung-busting climb right in the middle.
This time on Pinkbike Academy, the remaining riders must show that they can perform outside of a racecourse in a 60-second video challenge. Who can impress our judges and the other riders the most? Watch and find out.
The final 4 racers drop into the last race of the season to see who has what it takes to become a professional mountain biker and take home $30,000 cash.
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10 of the world's best amateur riders arrive at Big White and are welcomed into their new home: the Pinkbike Academy House. Hosts, judges, athletes and sponsors are introduced. Each contestant is issued a new top-of-the-line bike from our sponsors, they meet their fellow contestants, and are told what will be expected of them as they pursue the top prize. Their first challenge? Under the pressure of competitive timing, they must display their grease monkey-prowess by fixing a litany of unknown technical problems on their bikes common to enduro mountain bike racing.
With the introductions out of the way, we welcome back the viewers to the Pinkbike Academy House located at Big White Mountain in beautiful British Columbia. After ending on a suspenseful high note of the Mechanics’ Challenge in Episode 1, we recap the results with our first visit to the judges deliberation room. After naming a winner from the challenge, we get to know some key contestants and make our way to the highly-anticipated first enduro of the season.
With the first part of their first race day completed, we pick back up for part 2 of the 5 part enduro. Tensions run high. Nerves are showing. And we find out who is really cut out to be a professional athlete under competitive pressure. After the judges deliberate, the time comes for one athlete to go home.
Nine of the athletes have survived their first elimination, but they aren't out of the woods yet. With an intense two-challenge day ahead of them, they will be tested to their physical limit. They face the Wingate test to test their maximum output, followed shortly after by a fat-tire crit race (with a twist). Who will flourish under the pressure and who will fall behind? Eight will survive, one will go home.
Back as a fan favourite, the contestants are hit with a low-speed challenge that tests all of their skill: The Impossible Climb. With ultra-tech twists and turns, the athlete's balance will be tested with their nerves. Who will get up? And who will go home?
The contestant pool is thinning. Tensions run high. With a head-to-head dual slalom for the ages on Big White's own slalom course, we will see who has the speed and the cornering ability to stay in the house, and who is sent packing. Hold on tight and don't touch those brakes.
It’s time to test the athletes’ creativity both on and off the bike. For their next challenge, guest judge and action sports photographer Mason Mashon will be working with our athletes to capture some epic photos for their sponsors. With limited time available, the athletes will need to tap into their creative talent to impress the judges and create some memorable highlights of their time at Pinkbike Academy.
For the second part of our content challenge, the athletes are tested on their ability to capture sick footage. It’s time to create some viral highlights of their own, before two athletes are sent home and just four remain.
Ten top amateur athletes from around the world descended upon Big White to compete for the top spot at the Pinkbike Academy. After the Pinkbike team has thrown every challenge possible at them, they have been whittled down to four remaining contestants. These four will compete in the final race for the grand prize: $30,000 and a pro mountain biking contract. Today is race day.
This year’s PBA competitors have put their skills to the test and their careers on the line in hope of winning one grand prize: $30,000 and a pro contract with Orbea Bikes. Today we announce a winner and crown the Season 3 winner of The Pinkbike Academy.