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![WORLD CUP DOWNHILL RACING RETURNS: IT’S THE SAME, BUT DIFFERENT](http://intensecycles.com/cdn/shop/articles/BLOG_HOMEPAGE_WC1_Lenzerheide_2023-143_INTENSE_Factory_Racing_2023.jpg?v=1686240803&width=1080)
Everything is prepped, everyone is ready, it is GO TIME. The first Downhill World Cup of the year from Lenzerheide in Switzerland is here.
![VITAL RAW WITH JOE BREEDEN](http://intensecycles.com/cdn/shop/articles/2._VITAL_raw_INTENSE_Joe_Breeden.jpg?v=1685027420&width=1080)
IFR team rider Joe Breeden shreds Dyfi Bike Park’s ‘Race Track’ for the latest Vital RAW.
![PRO BIKE: CLAIRE BUCHAR’S M29 DOWNHILL BIKE](http://intensecycles.com/cdn/shop/articles/BLOG_HOMEPAGE_1.jpg?v=1683840859&width=1080)
As the last of this year’s winter snow finally melted, Claire took the opportunity to build up her new M29 downhill rig.
![BIKE CHECK VIDEO: AARON GWIN’S PROTOTYPE INTENSE M279 HP6](http://intensecycles.com/cdn/shop/articles/INTENSE_M279_HP6_Aaron_Gwin_copy.jpg?v=1683619233&width=1080)
Aaron Gwin takes us through a detailed look at his prototype INTENSE M279 HP6 downhill race bike.
![TOP 3 OF 2022](http://intensecycles.com/cdn/shop/articles/Aaron_Gwin_INTENSE_Andorra_BLOG_HOMEPAGE.jpg?v=1672420038&width=1080)
From the highs of the World Cup podium, to the intricacies of the design studio, there was a lot going on for us here at INTENSE in 2022