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Advocacy in the spotlight – NTFU (Nederlandse Toer Fiets Unie)

This month as part of our 'Advocacy in the spotlight' series, we interviewed Mountain Bike advocate and representative of the NTFU (Nederlandse Toer Fiets Unie) Troy Corsen. NTFU is an IMBA...

DIRTT project methods provide guidance for trail maintenance in Switzerland

Article written by Michael Brügger ( Trail.Foundation)   The pressure from users on the existing trail infrastructure has significantly increased in Switzerland. Like many European...

Roamer Trail event to donate 10% of profits to Slovenian flood recovery

A message from the Roamer Trail )RENDEZVOUS 01 KOROSKA-KARTNEN) Event organisers on the current situation in Slovenia. Since our inception, ROAMER has been on a mission to help riders...

IMBA joins Roamer Trail as ‘Purpose partner’

ROAMER TRAIL / RENDEZVOUS 01 KOROSKA-KARTNEN (SLOVENIA-AUSTRIA ALPS) 29 SEPT – 01 OCT 2023 (3 Days / 2 Nights)   Looking for your next purposeful adventure to kick those post-holiday...

TCoYT campaign 2023 sets record in volunteer hours

The 2023 Take Care of Your Trails campaign set a new record in terms of volunteer hours contributed by trail crews to maintain, restore or clean up their local trails. Almost 7500 volunteer...

Europe’s first professional trail builder managers graduating in Norway

Earlier this month the students in Europe’s first formal education in Mountain Bike Trail Planning, Construction and Maintenance graduated from Viken School of Higher Vocational Education in...

Key takeaways from the IMBA Summit 2023 – Valposchiavo

The main theme of the IMBA Europe Summit “Off the beaten track” was about rethinking our relationships with nature and how we use the word ‘sustainability’ in everything we do. From the trails...

Introducing the winners of TCoYT 23′

The Take Care of Your Trails campaign is about recognising and highlighting the importance of the people behind the trails. Without trail crews and associations, we wouldn’t have mountain...

Mountain biking makes its presence felt at Velo-City. 

Velo City is the largest annual gathering of cycling advocates and planners, with hundreds of attendees, presentations and panel discussions spread over four days. While topics range from urban...

IMBA Europe and Eco-Counter Launch Trails Count Program

IMBA Europe is excited to announce the first round of a new Trails Count Grant Program in partnership with Eco-Counter. This new program focuses on the quality of mountain bike trail communities...