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Olympic Cycling: Guide to Mountain Bike Racing

Admin — Sat, 07 Jan 2012 15:10:42 +0000

World Cup leader Julie Bresset (BH Suntour) navigates one of the rock gardens on the 2012 Olympic mountain bike course. view thumbnail gallery Full specifications Cycling discipline features for fifth time in 2012 Olympics Mountain biking is a relatively young Olympic sport. First included in 1996 in Atlanta, it has also been part of the...

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UCI names 2012 Elite Mountain Bike Teams

Admin — Thu, 22 Dec 2011 02:50:17 +0000

The UCI announced the 15 “endurance” (Olympic cross country) teams and 14 “gravity” (downhill and four cross) teams that will race with the “UCI Elite Mountain Bike” label in 2012. These teams will benefit from numerous advantages: notably free entry at UCI Mountain Bike World Cups and free entry for all races on the UCI...

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Olympic mountain bike course could become trail centre

Admin — Sat, 10 Dec 2011 15:27:39 +0000

The legacy of the London 2012 Oympic Games could include a permanent mountain bike trail centre at Hadleigh Farm in Essex (James Costley-White/BikeRadar) The Olympic mountain bike course at Hadleigh Farm in Essex could be developed into a trail centre, if local people get their way. Asked what they’d like to see done with the...

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Mountain Bike Torso Training

Admin — Mon, 31 Oct 2011 17:29:55 +0000

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Lance Armstrong crashes at XTERRA Triathlon Worlds

Admin — Mon, 24 Oct 2011 18:53:01 +0000

Related to this article Featured Slideshows PHOTOS: Armstrong at the XTERRA Worlds Oct. 23, 2011: Photos of Lance Armstrong at the 2011 XTERRA Triathlon World Championships. Stories Armstrong’s hopes not high in Hawaii Banned trainer says Armstrong uses his son for advice Feds reply to Armstrong leaks in sealed filing KAPALUA, Hawaii (AP) – Lance...

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Mountain Biking: ‘Restrained’ Platt wins

Admin — Thu, 20 Oct 2011 19:13:31 +0000

Mountain Biking: ‘Restrained’ Platt wins GERMAN Karl Platt made up for his disappointing opening day loss to South African Burry Stander by taking the cross country Olympic event in convincing fashion on the second day of the Langkawi International Mountain Bike Challenge (LIMBC) yesterday. The Team Bulls rider clocked an impressive time of one hour...

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Cycling Race in Costa Rica Will Determine the World’s Toughest Mountain Bike Rider

Admin — Tue, 18 Oct 2011 18:14:03 +0000

La Ruta, a four-day mountain bike race held in Costa Rica that takes solo cyclists from the Pacific to the Atlantic Ocean, was named by Time as one of the “Top 10 Endurance Competitions.” On November 2, over 200 elite off-road cyclists from 25 countries will compete for the title as the “World’s Toughest Mountain...

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Riders break in new trails at Stevens Pass bike park

Admin — Tue, 04 Oct 2011 19:57:42 +0000

STEVENS PASS – Patrick Bowen was spattered in mud and grinning Saturday afternoon after four trips down the slope on his mountain bike. The 33-year-old from Edmonds was one of hundreds of riders breaking in two new bike trails in an area normally frequented by skiers. Though relatively new to the sport, Bowen has tried...

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Four new inductees for Mountain Bike Hall of Fame

Admin — Wed, 14 Sep 2011 22:37:40 +0000

Pete Webber enjoys an apertif. view thumbnail gallery Newest members become official at Interbike The Mountain Bike Hall of Fame is inducting four new members today at the Interbike Trade Show in Las Vegas, Nevada: Bob Allen, Patrice Drouin Chantal Lachance, Pete Webber and The Laguna Rads. The names Patrice Drouin Chantal Lachance may ring...

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Cycling: National Biking Champion Eyes Up Patagonia 8Hrs@Jacks

Admin — Thu, 08 Sep 2011 20:32:59 +0000

National women’s mountain biking champion Kate Fluker of Queenstown will put her skills on display as a debut competitor in the multi-lap mountain bike relay event, Patagonia 8hrs@Jacks on October 22. The Labour Weekend event is being held for the third consecutive year on its Jacks Point course and interest is building from both recreational...

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