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Interviews & Features2008Matt Fritzinger: Schooling
the next generation 2007Steve Peat: Still
getting better 2006Heather Irmiger: Breaking out again Part
I & Part
II 2005 Dejay Birtch
interview: MTB's singlespeeding shonky RV nomad 2003 Anna Baylis:
Ghost rider 2002 Greg Minnaar:
The Fresh Prince of Big Air Tech Features and Pro Bikes2008Pro Bike: Lance
Armstrong’s Trek Top Fuel 9.8 2007Pro Bike: Sabrina
Jonnier's Team Iron Horse/Monster Energy Iron Horse Sunday World Cup 2006Pro Bike: Carl Decker's
Giant XT-C singlespeed conversion 2005Pro Bike: Barry Wicks' Kona
The King
Diaries
Norwegian cross-country mountain bike racer Gunn-Rita Dahle Flesjå is probably the best female rider this relatively young branch of the sport has ever seen. World champion in 2002, 2004, 2005 and 2006, plus Olympic champion in 2004, and rarely beaten in her reign as World Cup champion from 2003 - 2006, she has a breathtaking palmares. Unfortunately, Dahle Flesjå was sidelined for most of the 2007 season with a virus that left her with little strength and on a program of complete rest and recovery. With the constant support of husband and coach Kenneth Flesjå, she has been working her way steadily back to health - just in time to pursue her goals at the 2008 Olympics in Beijing. Follow her exploits on Cyclingnews as she works to regain her form and position at the top of women's mountain biking in 2008.
MTB 'super-couple', Mary McConneloug and Mike Broderick live together, train together, travel together and race together. They also share this diary on Cyclingnews. Follow the adventures of the two US Olympic Long Team members as they race the World Cup circuit throughout 2008 and try to earn spots on the final US Olympic team, too. Enjoy the unique professional racing style of these two accomplished Team Kenda / Seven Cycles racers and world travellers.
The UCI-registered Australian TORQ/VIS mountain bike team team, features some of Australia's top racers and future stars, including VIS scholarship recipients Tory Thomas, Robbie Hucker, and Cal Britton, Olympian Dan McConnell, and James Maebus, Katherine O'Shea, Joanna Wall, Luke Fetch, Steele von Hoff and Paul Weymouth. TORQ racers are targeting the Australian MTB National Series, National Championships and Oceania Continental Championships. The team's top priority is racing Olympic distance cross country events, but it is also mixing things up with some short track, marathon and endurance events - and maybe even some road races. Some members will head abroad for the World Cups – an important part of Australian national team selection process for the 2009 World Championships to be held in Canberra, Australia. They take turns sharing their experience in this diary.
Popular Canadian mountain bike racer Geoff Kabush had his best ever season in 2004, winning the NORBA final and overall series. For 2005, Geoff will once again be bringing us his unique slant on the racing scene in his diary as he campaigns the NORBA circuit for Team Maxxis. He'll also be riding on the road this year with Jittery Joe's-Kalahari.
Eddie and Namrita O'Dea are two married racers balancing the demands of professional racing and training for and even the promoting of endurance races. The Vassago Cycles-sponsored duo will travel the US national circuit of 24 hour solo events in 2008 while dropping in on assorted 100 milers and 12 hour races in between.
Keith Bontrager is best known as the bike and component design guru behind his eponymous road and mountain bike components, but behind the scenes the man universally known as KB is an enthusiastic and well-respected endurance mountain bike racer. KB has taken part in over 50 24-hour races in the last few years and helped promote some, too, and in his diary takes us inside the mental, physical and technical challenges of long-distance mountain bike racing.
For the first time, American-based team Trek / VW is sending racers to the internationally reknown Cape Epic mountain bike race in South Africa from March 28 to April 5, 2008. Two men and two women, all four accomplished in various off-road racing disciplines, come together to take on some of the toughest stage racers world-wide. Chris Eatough, who dominates the American 100 mile and 24-hour endurance scene, has partnered with World Cup racer and US Olympic Team contender Jeremiah Bishop while Xterra Off-Road regular Jenny Smith teams up with Sue Haywood, the winner of El Reto Guatemala, TransRockies, and La Ruta de los Conquistadores.
The BC Bike Race returns to British Columbia, Canada, for its second annual running from June 28 to July 4, 2008. The popular multi-day mountain bike stage race uses the two-person team format and boasts a large amount of singletrack through the rugged, Canadian backcountry. Follow the adventures day by day from the vantage point of four racers on two teams including last year's winners Chris Eatough and Jeff Schalk (Trek / VW) and first-time competitors Jason Berry and Jon Posner (GFK Racing). Schalk has been dominating the American 100 miler scene while Eatough is a proven champion at both 100 milers and 24 hours races. Film-maker Jason Berry and Jon Posner are long-time endurance enthusiasts and also two of the men behind the movie 24 Solo, which documented Eatough's bid for a seventh 24 hour World Championship Solo title.
Racing for seven years as pro mountain biker, 36-year-old Nat Ross' name is synonomous with endurance racing, and he is a master at 24-hour solo races. The super-chill Ross hails from Colorado and knows how to go the distance, day or night. A winner 24 Hours of Moab in 2004 and 2006, he has been a member of the Subaru Gary Fisher team longer than any other racer.
27-year-old mountain bike racer Nick Martin (Trek VW) gave up everything three years ago to turn pro and since then, he's been climbing his way up the ladder. He specializes in cross country and endurance off-road events. The Boulder, Colorado, resident aims for a breakthrough year in 2007. In his sights are top 10 finishes at individual races and the overall in the US National Mountain Bike Series (NMBS).
Swiss endurance racer Myriam Saugy documents her training for the Cape Epic mountain bike race to be held in South Africa from March 24 - 31, 2007. She set a goal of participating in the Cape Epic off road stage race two years ago. She rides for Team Texner BMC and is a member of the Swiss endurance national team. Saugy races as an amateur; she is also pursuing a teaching degree in history and geography.
Downhill and cross-country racer, graphic designer and model, Australian mountain biker Niki Gudex is nothing if not versatile. Riding in 2004 for Intense Cycles' new cross-country team, Niki will be concentrating on the NORBA cross-country series, North American World Cup races and of course the Australian series and championships, though she will still ride a few downhills too. Follow her adventures as she crosses over from gravity to heart, legs and lungs in her exclusive diary on Cyclingnews. Josh Fleming diary (2004 - 2005)Team Cyclingnews rider Josh Fleming divides his time between the road and the dirt and writes up his adventures for the Team Cyclingnews diary. Recent resultsSee the front page for the most recent MTB results Local results archive |
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Dahle diary (2005- present): 
Mary
McConneloug & Mike Broderick diary (2006 - present): 
Team
TORQ diary (2008 - present) 
The
Geoff Kabush diary (2004 - present): 
Eddie & Namrita O'Dea diary (2008 - present): 
Keith Bontrager diary (2005 - present): 
Cape
Epic diary by Trek / VW Team (2008): 
BC
Bike diary by Trek / VW & GFK Teams (2008): 
The
Nat Ross diary (2006 - present): 
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Nick Martin diary (2007 - present): 
Cape
Epic diary by Myriam Saugy (2007): 
Niki
Gudex diary (2004 - 2005) Major Races and Events (Before 2008)
2007
UCI World Cup
US National Mountain Bike Calendar (NMBC)
US National Ultra Endurance (NUE) 100 miler Series
UCI World Championships
2006
UCI World Cup
US NORBA National Series
US Ultra MTB 100 miler Series
UCI World Championships
2005
2004
2007 UCI World Cup
March 17: XCM#1,
Gran Canaria, Spain
April 21-22: XCO#1,
Houffalize, Belgium
May 12-13: 4X/DHI#1,
Vigo, Spain
May 26-27: XCO#2,
Offenburg, Germany
June 9-10: XCO#3,
4X/DHI#2, Champery, Switzerland
June 22 - 24: XCO#4,
4X/DHI#3, Mont St Anne, Quebec, Canada
July1: XCO#5,
St Félicien, Canada
July 7-8: 4X/DHI#4,
Schladming, Austria
July 7-8: XCM#2,
Villabassa, Italy
July 15: XCM
#3, Oisans, France
September 15-16: XCO#6,
4X/DHI#5, Maribor, Slovenia
2007 US National Mountain Bike Calendar (NMBC)
Cross Country
March 25: Chicksaw Trace Classic (Columbia, TN)
March 31: NMBS #1 (Phoenix,
AZ)
April 1: SERC#2: Knobscorcher (Bryson City, NC)
April 15: Sea Otter Classic
April 15: Bikesport Presents the Warda Race (Warda, TX)
April 22: Tiger Rag 2007
(Clemson, SC)
April 27-29: NMBS #2:
Santa Ynez Valley Classic (Santa Barbara, CA)
April 29: Greenbriar Challenge
(Greenbriar, MD)
May 5: NMBS #3
(Fontana, CA)
May 6: Stump Jump 2007 (Spartanburg, SC)
May 12: Maplelag MTB Spring
Opener (Callaway, MN)
May 12-13: Idyllwild Spring Challenge (Idyllwild, CA)
May 20: Coyote Classic
(Boise, ID)
May 26-27: NMBS
#4* Chile Challenge (Angel Fire, NM)
June 3: Bump & Grind (Pelham, AL)
June 16-17: NMBS
#5 (Park City, UT)
June 24: Dawg Dayz MTB Classic (North Little Rock, AR)
July 7-8: NMBS #4 (Sonoma, CA)
July 14-15: Blast the Mass (Snowmass Village, CO)
July 28: NMBS
#6 (Banner Elk, NC)
July 28: Galena Grinder
(Ketchum, ID)
Aug 2-6: Snowshoe MTB Festival (Snowshoe, WV)
August 10-12: NMBS
#7: Finals (Snowmass Village, CO)
August 18-19: Subaru Cup (Mt.
Morris, WI)
August 18-19: Idaho State Championships/Tamarack
(Donnelly, ID)
August 31-September 1: Camp Eagle Classic (Rocksprings, TX)
September 1-3: Mt. States Cup #8: Keystone Climax (Keystone, CO)
October 27-28: Piney Hills Classic (Ruston, LA)
* Cross country earns NMBC points, but no NMBS points.
Endurance
February 15-17: Mas O
Menos 100K (Terlingua, TX)
February 17: 12 hours
of Razorback (Reddick, FL)
April 28: Dirt, Sweat,
and Gears (Fayetteville, TN)
May 5-6: Payson Stampede
(Payson, AZ)
June 23: Cowbell Challenge (Charlotte, NC)
July 28: Galena Grinder
(Ketchum, ID)
Gravity
April 12-15: Sea Otter Classic
(Monterey, CA)
April TBD: Duryea Downhill (Reading, PA)
May 5-6: NMBS
#3 (Fontana, CA)
May 12: Massanutten Yee Ha!
(McGaheysville, VA)
May 26-27: NMBS
#4: Chile Challenge (Angel Fire, NM)
June 16-17: NMBS
#5 (Park City, UT)
July 7-8: NMBS #4 (Sonoma, CA)
July 14-15: Blass the Mass (Snowmass Village, CO)
July 28-29: Mountain States Cup #6 (Telluride, CO)
July 28-29: NMBS
#6 (Banner Elk, NC)
August 10-12: NMBS
#7: Finals (Snowmass Village, CO)
August 18-19: Idaho State Championships/Tamarack (Donnelly, ID)
August 31-September 1: Camp Eagle Classic (Rocksprings, TX)
September 1-3: Mountain States Cup #8: Keystone Climax (Keystone, CO)
September 15-16: Plattekill Extreme (Roxbury, NY)
October 5-7: Rock Mountain G3 Series #3: Final Ascent (Angel Fire, NM)
Note: NMBS #1 and #2 do not offer gravity event points.
2007 US National Ultra Endurance (NUE) 100 miler Series
April 21: Cohutta (Tennessee)
June 2: Mohican (Ohio)
June 16: Lumberjack
(Michigan)
July 22: Breckenridge
(Colorado)
August 4: Wilderness 101
(Pennsylvania)
August 25: Endurance 100
(Utah)
September 2: Shenandoah Mountain
100 (Virginia)
2007 UCI World Championships
September 3-9: World Championships, Fort William, Scotland
2006 UCI World Cup
Mar 31-1: UCI
XCO 1 , Curacao
May 6-7: DHI/4X
1, Vigo
May 6-7: XCM
1, Naoussa
May 13-14: XCO
2, Madrid
May 20-21: XCO
3, Spa Francorchamps
May 27-28: XCO
4 DHI/4X 2, Fort William
June 3-4: DHI/4X
3, Willingen
June 17-18: XCM
2, Mont Saint Anne
June 24-25: XCO
5/DHI/4X 4, Mont Saint Anne
July 1-2: DHI/4X
5, Balneario Camborio
July 8-9: XCM 3,
Villabassa
July 29-30: XCM 4,
Val Thorens
Aug 13: UCI Marathon
World Championship, Oisans
Aug 22-27: UCI XCO/DHI/4X
World championships, Rotorua
Sep 9-10: XCO
6 / DHI/4X 6, Schladming
2006 US NORBA National series
May 5-7: NORBA
# 1, San Dimas, CA
June 10-11: NORBA
# 2, Sugar Mountain, NC
June 17-18: NORBA
# 3, Mount Snow, VT
July 8-9: NORBA
# 4, Deer Valley, UT
July 15-16: USA MTB National
Championship, Sonoma, CA
Aug 5-6: NORBA
# 5, Brian Head, UT
Aug 12-13: NORBA
Finals, Snowmass, CO
2006 US Ultra MTB National 100-miler Series
June 3: Mohican MTB 100,
Ohio
June 17: Founder's Lumberjack
100, Michigan
July 15: Breckenridge
100, Colorado
July 29: Wilderness 101,
State College, Pennsylvania
Aug 26: The Endurance 100, Park
City, Utah
Sep 3: Shenandoah Mountain 100,
Harrisonburg Virginia
Major Races and Events
2008 UCI World Cup
2008 UCI World Championships
2008 Olympic Games
2008 US National Mountain Bike Calendar (NMBC)
2008 US National Ultra Endurance (NUE) 100 miler Series
2007, 2006,
2005, 2004
Mountain Bike Calendars & Results
2009, 2008,
2007, 2006,
2005, 2004,
2003
Cyclingnews
archive: before 2003
MTB News Roundups & Race Results
2008
Sunday, November 16
MTB News &
Racing Round-up - Beckingsale looks forward to diverse 2009 calendar,
Major European stage races set , US Forest Service issues directive categorizing
offroad users, SRAM to launch complete MTB group, Merida unveils 2009
range, Mike & Mary diary, Breck Epic sets categories, NorCal League CycleFest
hits fundraising target, Enter Cyclingnews' MTB Contest
Friday,
November 14
MTB News &
Racing Round-up - Favorite rolls into the La Ruta lead on day one,
Carey & Bishop win Iceman Cometh, Silva & Genova capture Copa Chile
round, Armstrong shines in Texas, Felt team expands, Pregnant Dahle Flesjå
to take off first half of 2009, Haywood awarded damages for losing Olympic
nomination, O'Deas sign with Topeak, Texas race offers 48 hour option,
Enter the Cyclingnews' MTB Contest
Friday, November 7
MTB News &
Racing Round-up - Team TORQ ramps up, Fritzinger schools next generation,
2009 Cyprus Sunshine Cup, NUE awards all finishers, Trek signs Leov &
Neethling, Team Combee picks up sponsor, Spitz says doctor offered EPO,
USAC hosts promoters' summit, TransRockies gets cheaper, Iceman cometh
again, Highland Fling draws unicyclers too, USWCDP Diary, NorCal silent
auction, Enter Cyclingnews' MTB Contest
Wednesday, November 5
MTB News &
Racing Round-up - Best 2008 World Cups awarded, Jongewaard & Willett
victorious in Aussie series opener, Steurs hangs up her helmet, Dutch
recognize their best, Felt signs Martinez, GT signs gravity stars, La
Ruta registration closed, Birkebeiner's record sell-out, Peat backs Wharncliffe
Weekender, Enter Cyclingnews' MTB Contest
Thursday, October 30
MTB News &
Racing Round-up - Crocodile Trophy Dream comes true, Granny Gear 24
hour series gets leaner for 2009, American Collegiate bragging rights
decided in North Carolina, Carter & Buhl take Jeep titles, Sawicki
& Bishop win Oktoberfest, Hannah returns to sport with Mongoose, British
Cycling revamps National series, MTB Australia series starts this weekend
Friday, October 24
MTB News &
Racing Round-up - Czechs take over Croc Trophy, Breck Epic going live
in 2009, Madill & Buchanan top Aussie 4X openers, New faces win at Copa
Chile, US Collegiate nationals returns to North Carolina, Jeep 48Straight
finale, UCI updates regulations, New film highlights Irish downhillers,
IMBA seeking World Summit host, Swiss Power Cup secures future, USAC Calendars
wrapping up
Friday, October 17
MTB News & Racing Round-up
- Jurekovic signs with Sho-Air, Absalon reflects on 2008, O'Grady brother
bolsters Shimano Dream Team for Crocodile Trophy, La Ruta draws roadies,
too, US National Parks push regulation change benefitting mountain bikers,
Inaugural Bike Buller Festival set for Victorian Alps, Sand Creek Fall
Classic
Thursday, October 16
MTB News &
Racing Round-up - Prémont delays retirement, Dahle Flesjå renews with
Merida, Paulissen doubles at Roc d'Azur, Yorkshire sets sights on 2010
World Cup, Tostado & Kirkland solo to 24 hour victory in Moab, English
& Douglas among winners at Mt. Stromlo, Four cross rounds to kick
off Australian national series, French descend on Costa Rica Trophy Bike
Friday, October 10
MTB News &
Racing Round-up - Australian national series opens in October, Flight
Centre team announced for Croc Trophy, Kupfernagel to Stevens Bikes, Brentjens
Challenge this weekend, Stander returns for Asishove Challenge, Pekatch
back on form before Israel championship, Test of Series 2009 race dates
Thursday, October 9
MTB News &
Racing Round-up - Winners crowned in final marathon World Cup, 24
Hours of Moab draws strongest field yet, English & Beck win in Yellomundee,
Registration opens & course info revealed for Alps Epic, Gunn-Rita diary,
Equal purse offered for Wigwam Challenge, New fundraiser for Llanes, Tour
of Durango postponed
Friday, October 3
MTB News & Racing
Round-up - 2009 UCI World Cup revised, Marathon World Cup wrapping
up this weekend, 2008 Hall of Famers inducted at Interbike, TAKMBD celebrates
fifth year, Mountain Bike conference coming to London, Geoff Kabush diary,
Interbike: Hitting pay dirt in VEgas, Countdown to North Brisbane 8 hour
& Poor Mountain Hill Climb
Thursday, October 2
MTB News &
Racing Round-up - Belgian legend to Crocodile Trophy, Mature riders
excel at Simpson Desert Challenge, Leuchs to lead Felt 2009 team, New
Trek team signs Killeen & Flueckiger brothers, Good weekend for Naaf,
Platt earns German marathon title while Brandau surprises, Copa Chile
#2 to La Serena
Friday, September 26
MTB
News & Racing Round-up - Reinvented American series struggles
into the future, UCI announces 2009 calendar, Wells & Stander get new
team, USA Cycling unveils 2009 National Calendars, Team Monster Energy
reflects, Downhiller transfer news, Interbike Tech Coverage, O'Dea Diary,
Trail Tune-up grants awarded, US Forest Service issues guidance, Flying
start for SoCal Interscholastic League
Thursday, September 25
MTB News &
Racing Round-up - Sauser & Emmett take Cactus Cup, Olympians win Bundesliga
finale, Downhillers victorious in Utah, Gordon back to winning ways after
injury, Ross & Rusch go long at Payson Stampede, Inaugural Crank the
Shield crowns winners, Frischknecht's last pro race, UCI selects 2011
MTB worlds locations
Friday, September 19
MTB
News & Racing Round-up - Australia gets another stage race, Estonia
hosts biggest Baltic States marathon, Who says Lance can only win on pavement?,
Inaugural Crank the Shield draws racers to Ontario, USA Cycling changes
categories, Jeep 48STRAIGHT to Utah, British NPS #5 changes venue, Full
house for El Reto
Thursday, September 18
MTB
News & Racing Round-up - Cactus Cup is back but in Vegas, Sauser
& Wloszczowska win World Cup cross country finale, Blenkinsop makes
history while Atherton sweeps downhill, World Cup 4X final marred by protest,
Armstrong and team win Snowmass, Page & Davison victorious at Chequamegon,
Van Houts joins Dolphin Trek injured list
Friday, September 5
MTB News &
Racing Round-up - Tahoe-Sierra last NUE stop, Olympians headline next
Swisspower Cup, Bikes Belong awards grants, IMBA hiring new Trail Care
Crew, Tour de France organizers go off road, New partner for Diablo Park,
Bennett & Gordon lead Aussie attack on Crocodile Trophy, Fort William
hosting downhill enduro, Gunn-Rita diary, Tour of the White Mountains
changes, Rivers Edge Marathon, Highland Fling sells out
Thursday, September 4
MTB News &
Racing Round-up - Second World Cup win for Kalentieva while Naef silences
critics, Buchanan wins at home, Minnaar & Mosely triumph, Kabush's epic
intercontinental weekend, NMBS final winners crowned in Brian Head, Eatough
nabs win as women steal show at Shenandoah 100, Zander sweeps up at Laddies
Loppet, Youngest winner yet at Birkebeinerrittet, Nielsen appointed Danish
Champion, Lehikoinen injured again
Thursday, August 28
MTB News & Racing
Round-up - Absalon repeats while Spitz completes dream, Canberra World
Cup will showcase Aussie riders, Inside Canberra's grueling course, Dahle
Flesjå forced to pass on Canberra, TransWales ends with close battle,
Epic battles expected at NMBS Finals, NUE Series stops in Virginia, White
Mountains opens new trails, Inaugural Nelson's Creek MTB Festival set,
River's Edge to host US Southeast Marathon Championships, Barbara Howe
diary: A late start and a new beginning, In the Beijing pits
Thursday, August 21
MTB News &
Racing Round-up - McConneloug keeps the balance, Deho & Cattaneot
win TransRockies, Bishop & Stevenson set Georgia on fire, Kamloops
race offers equal payouts, CTC & IMBA team for UK Conference, Jeep 48STRAIGHT
kicks off, Brisbane gets 8hr race, Mountain X goes indoors, Ötztal Vertical
Hunt tries new format, Lacondeguy does double back flip for win
Friday, August 15
MTB News &
Racing Round-up - Mechanics support US Teams abroad, Italians lead
TransRockies, Barnes & Gaskell win in Wales, Fool's Gold continues
NUE Series, American MTB Classic draws top talent, Stevenson & Passant
win unsupported Colorado race, Trek Fuel EX 9.5 Review, 4Xers for next
British rounds, Juarez to National MTB Oktoberfest, Durango trails fundraiser
Thursday, August 14
MTB News &
Racing Round-up - New Essex venue confirmed for the London 2012 Games,
Trek & 23 Degrees partner for new team, Lakata & Starr win French
Tour VTT, Beer & Pugin successful in Châtel, Armstrong shows fitness in
Leadville, Multivan Merida resigns Näf, Bush previews Olympic course,
Avid Elixir CR Review, O'Dea Diary, 24 Hours of Landahl cancelled, Charlottesville
to host omnium
Saturday, August 9
MTB News &
Racing Round-up - Olympic Games - take three for Hermida, Armstrong
returns to racing in Leadville, New challenger for Schalk at Fool's Gold,
TransWales coming soon, SoCal Interscholastic cycling league launched,
Boulder alliance launches bike park fundraising campaign, British NPS
Downhill #4 to Moelfre, Konka Crunch Challenge
Friday, August 8
MTB News &
Racing Round-up - Pendrel wins her first World Cup, Hill returns to
top podium step, Buchanan debuts in World Cup big final, Absalon heads
south to prepare for Beijing, Sauser hopeful despite knee injury, Fuglsang
signs with CSC-Saxo Bank, Eatough & Sawicki defend American 24 hour
titles, Speedy sent to Olympics with new title, Eising to Revor
Friday, August 1
MTB News &
Racing Round-up - Gould going fast on the way to Beijing, World Cup
stays in Canada for next round, Subaru / Gary Fisher truck stolen, 24
Hours of Nine Mile returns to Wausau, Geoff Kabush diary, NorCal Leauge
girls' participation grows, Top riders to Adidas Slopestyle, Stellenbosch
marathon to determine South African champs, Home town advantage plays
role in Canberra
Thursday, July 31
MTB News
& Racing Round-up - Premont successful at home, 4X World champions
win at Mont-Sainte-Anne, Craig makes second Olympic quest, Trek / VW Team-mates
victorious at Wilderness 101, Aussies blitz solo 24-hour worlds, Siber
& Rucknagel win iXS round two, No Olympics for doper Riis Andersen,
Atherton returns to downhill circuit
Friday, July 25
MTB News &
Racing Round-up - World Cup resumes at Mont-Sainte-Anne, Wilderness
101 takes over central Pennsylvania for NUE #5, 2008 Hall of Fame inductees
selected, 24 hour racers head to Canmore, Zoli wins third Italian title,
Osl sisters go one-two in Austria, Gunn-Rita Dahle Flesjå diary, Tech
feature: 2009 Trek Fuel EX, Watch Valley Cup to Tchérattes
Wednesday, July 23
MTB News &
Racing Round-up - Defending champions triumph at US Nationals, Fumic
grabs German title while Spitz wins seventh, Olympians excel at Swiss
nationals, UCI confirms marathon worlds results, Scott-Swisspower team
created for 2009, Winner repeats again in Breckenridge, Kenda Bikefest
gears up, Gearjammer course changes, Cactus Cup registration opens, Jeep
48Straight schedule released
Saturday, July 19
MTB News &
Racing Round-up - NUE Series stops next in Breckenridge, Team Bulls
ready to defend at TransAlp, Vogel a favorite for Swiss nationals, Absalon
to defend French title, World Champion Fullana readying for Olympics,
Haywood retiring, One month until TransRockies, Iron Bike this weekend,
Race Face re-signs Goss, El reto del Quetzal gets new route, Summer of
Shred partners with Wheels4Life
Friday, July 18
MTB News &
Racing Round-up - America's best head to Mount Snow, Joseph &
Milatz win Bundesliga round, Germans finalized for Olympic team, Toulouse
surprises in final lap at Windham, Subaru Team excels at European DH Championship,
Schurter & Lechner win Swisspower Cup round, Jongewaard secures Olympic
nomination, Inaugural Cardiac Classic
Saturday, July 12
MTB News & Racing
Round-up - Divide racing wrapping up, Kalentieva renews contract,
Swiss & British select Olympians, Final rider added to US Olympic
team, Jongewaard moves closer to Olympic dream, Coming up: Noosa Enduro
& Walkerville Classic, Kelli Emmett's Pro bike, Specialized 2009 MTB
Launch, Racing from mountains to beach in Australia, Yellowmundee GP
Friday, July 11
MTB News &
Racing Round-up - Top North Americans head to Windham Mountain NMBS,
Controversial crash mars marathon worlds sprint finish, Gunn-Rita Diary:
Winning Worlds, Killeen finishes worlds despite hospital visit, US Marathon
Champions crowned, Kona & Taint Slo lock up BC Bike wins, Swisspower
Cup preview, Downieville Classic, Three Tens Series round two
Wednesday, July 2
MTB News &
Racing Round-up - Nash powers to first NMBS XC victory, Trebon wins
the hard way, Three of four US Olympians chosen, Canada selects Olympic
team, Gujan & Saner triumph in Champéry, No Olympics for Jongewaard,
Firecracker 50 to decide American marathon champs, BC Bike diary, Teenage
biker mauled by bear, Gunn-Rita diary
Friday, June 27
MTB
News & Racing Round-up - Switzerland & France win worlds bragging
rights, Eyes toward Australia, Time for a break for some, Deer Valley
NMBS #4 for the opportunists, French Olympic team named, Minnaar joins
UCI Commission, Legend honoured, Schalk & Sornson tops in Lumberjack
100, Sauser wins world on new bike, Mike & Mary diary
Friday, June 13
MTB News &
Racing Round-up - Great Divide racers get second option, Marathon
World Cup winners favorites for European championship, Brentjens to fourth
Olympics, Strobel to return to racing, Jeep KOM comes with festival, NUE
round four to Michigan, On test: Gary Fisher's lightest full-suspension
platform, BC Bike Race attracting top talent
Thursday, June 12
MTB News &
Racing Round-up - Premont captures first World Cup victory, Tough
luck tests Merida in Fort William, Gold to Graves, Moseley wins on home
turf, Second Trans Germany crowns winners, Experience pays off at Big
Bear, Record numbers to compete at World Championship, German, Swiss,
US & Canadian teams for worlds, An interview with Kalentieva, Casalegno
out with injury
Friday, June 6
MTB
News & Racing Round-up - Emmett hits her stride, Olympic
course gets more technical, Juarez to tackle his first Big Bear, NPS Director
to speak at IMBA World Summit, Partners support historic Eastern trail
system, NorCal racer earns trip to worlds, O'Dea diary, Dutch 4X series,
Dirty Dawg
Thursday, June 5
MTB News & Racing
Round-up - Athertons make World Cup history, Fullana steps up, Sauser
claims perfect victory, MS Intense go one-two, Blenkinsop visits first
World Cup podium, Absalon staying on top, Schalk & Shogren triumph
in Ohio, Waite & Richardson win Hoo-Ha!, Worldclass marathon challenge,
British select worlds team, Geoff Kabush diary
Thursday, May 29
MTB
News & Racing Round-up - NUE Series to Ohio's Mohican 100, Massanutten
Hoo-Ha! celebrates 20 years, Griffiths successful at US Open, McDermott
wins Qashqai, Jackson & Smith fastest at Anaconda, Champions crowned
at US 4X nationals, Two racers sitting out Andorra World Cup, Full Australian
& partial US worlds team selected, Sam Schultz Pro Bike
Friday, May 23
MTB News &
Racing Round-up - SoBe / Cannondale team back in action, Racers respond
to Fumics, Going long at the Anaconda, Swisspower cup, Trips for Kids
workshop at IMBA Summit, Fundraiser honors memory of racer, Pink bike
raffle, Rocky Mountain partners with IMBA, Hong Kong series, BURN 24 hour
Challenge
Thursday, May 22
MTB News &
Racing Round-up - NMBS #3 sees new winners, Swiss excel at European
cross country championships, Peaty continues reign as downhill king, Bromont
round opens Canada Cup, Staatsmeisterschaften crowns Austrian champions,
Test of Metal route changes, Tour of Durango launch party set, Nat Ross
diary
Friday, May 16
MTB News &
Racing Round-up - NMBS returns to California, Fullana ready, Britain
for Continental XC Champs, O'Deas enjoy "home" advantage, New Australian
stage race, 4X Doubleheader in Bridgnorth, South Africa's Speedy &
Muhl duel, Mike & Mary diary, NorCal fundraiser, Freeride rookies given
chance, Aussie calendar changes, Auction helps Murray, Roc du Littoral
Wednesday, May 14
MTB News &
Racing Round-up - 4X opens gravity World Cup season in Slovenia, Familiar
downhill stars reign in World Cup, Bryceland injured in spectacular crash,
World's best to downtown Lisboa downhill, Gunn-Rita diary: A return to
the top, Bikes Belong awards spring grants, Highland Fling MTB Marathon
Saturday, May 10
MTB News &
Racing Round-up - On the trail with Sabine Spitz, Hill ready for downhill
World Cup opener, ECP-Tau riders to represent Spain, IMBA volunteer stewardship
program renewed, Velirium to rock Mont-Sainte-Anne, Eastern Canada gets
stage race, Houffalize tech, Irminger's new steed, O'Dea diary, Watch
Valley Bike Cup
Thursday, May 8
MTB News &
Racing Round-up - Dahle Flesjå back to the beginning, Three
in a row for Absalon, Premont & Dahle battle in Madrid, Kenda &
Tomac launch new downhill team, Ghost picks up healthy sponsorship, Juarez
& Sawicki win Dirt Sweat & Gears, NMBC standings updated, Keith Bontrager
diary, Pro Bike: Todd Wells, F1RST and Seasons showing worldwide
Saturday, May 3
MTB
News & Racing Round-up - World's best ready in Madrid, More burglaries
at World Cup, European Marathon Champs to Albstadt, George looks for success
in Graskop, Probike: Irina Kalentieva, New Zealand picks for Worlds, Introducing
Women Who Ride Club, Dirt Sweat & Gears, El Reto de los Misioneros returns
to Peru, Kellevie hosts six hour race, USA gravity and endurance rankings,
Mid-Atlantic Cup accepting teams
Thursday, May 1
MTB News & Racing
Round-up - Legendary Cactus Cup returns, NMBS finals relocate to Brian
Head, Kalentieva and Absalon win in Offenburg, Unlucky weekend for the
Multivan Merida , A World of potential for Wells, Hannah stays "home"
for 2008, Wheeler and O'Dea win 24-hour NPS opener, Canada boasts another
stage race, IMBA contest calls for short films, O'Dea diary: Testing the
new bikes
Friday, April 25
MTB News & Racing
Round-up - Racers ready for World Cup round two, Bike thieves strike
at Houffalize, World's fastest gravity racers converge at Sea Otter, Singlespeeders
flock to Rotorua, US Nationals bids sought, Southern California summit,
Tragedy at Sea Otter, Simoni contemplates worlds, New SRAM items, Whiskey
Off-Road honors Janelle, 24 hours of Vail Lake, NSW & ACT reintroduce
dual slalom
Saturday, April 19
MTB
News & Racing Round-up - Houffalize opens World Cup cross country
season, Niner Bikes pairs with IMBA, Mike & Mary diary, Hessler to race
Baja, Plattkill signs Ulmer, Greenbrier important for American juniors,
Watch Valley Bike cup starting, Chase the Sun series, Scottish Borders
to host festival
Friday, April 18
MTB
News & Racing Round-up - Cohutta 100 to open NUE series, Sea Otter
action starts, Spitz & Kurschat collect German victories, Vogel &
Leumann win in Muttenz, Injury sidelining Stander, Pedros under new ownership,
Fumic brothers suspended, MTBA 2007-8 schedule, NPS 4X series starting,
Llanes benefit auction
Sunday, April 13
MTB
News & Racing Round-up - Barel starts new downhill team, Epic
shopping list impresses, Final Cape Epic diary, Gispert assumes Spanish
series lead, Gunn-Rita diary, Kobold Watch / Cannondale team, Steamboat
Springs shortens format, Bullrider becomes Anaconda Enduro, Rocky Mountain
goes on tour, US 24hr Nationals back to Wisconsin, Record entries for
No Fuss series, Seasons to premiere in Boston, NorCal League hosts
new race
Friday, April 11
MTB
News & Racing Round-up - Cannondale Vredestein team learns lesson
& adopt insurance policy, Words of advice from Cape Epic winners,
Gould & Kabush continue NMBS domination, Pan American titles awarded
in Venezuela, NMBS Finals to relocate, Dahle Flejså returns to podium,
Juarez leads Team MonaVieCannondale.com around world, iXS European Downhill
Cup selects Italian venue, Swisspower Cup round three
Saturday, April 5
MTB
News & Racing Round-up - Cape Epic day in the life, NMBS #2 heads
to blooming desert, Madrid preps for World Cup, Fisher rolls out 29er
crew, Pokoj joins Felt, USAC offers U23 incentives, Irish Olympian almost
selected, Filmakers to Greenbriar, Determination sees Kempson through,
UCI appoints Ball, Swisspower Cup to Winterthur, MASS kicks off with unique
team relay, Virginia DeRailer Series
Friday, March 28
MTB
News & Racing Round-up - NMBS opening in Fontana, Time bonuses
spice up Cape Epic, Cape Epic Diary: Counting down, English & Van
Der Spiegel crowned Australian 24 hour solo champions, Compton returns
to the dirt, Polish racers ready for race series & Olympic selection,
Adidas team extended, Swisspower Cup starting in Buchs, IMBA Epic Rides,
Gunn-Rita diary, Châtel to host snowy downhill, VisitPA team
Saturday, March 22
MTB
News & Racing Round-up - Kalentieva follows her own path, Cape
Epic draws most competitive field, Zimbabwe cyclists to first Olympic
Games, Bennett finds success at Oceanias, Mountain bikers face threat
of illness, K-Capital #2 to Moneyscalp, Support grows for Voreis' Tour,
O'Dea Diary, Outdoor Outreach fundraiser, Introducing new Burnaby Mountain
race, SXC series
Wednesday, March 19
MTB
News & Racing Round-up - Marathon opens UCI World Cup season,
Hermida "satisfied" with Spanish Cup debut, Kugler & Henzi collect overall
Sunshine Cup victories, Muddy Mundy defends South African title, Australia
& New Zealand take turns dominating at Oceanias, La Ruta winner gets nod
for Beijing, Schultz brothers break away together, Gunn-Rita diary, Alpine
Bikes Winter Series round three
Saturday, March 15
MTB
News & Racing Round-up - Kugler & Henzi close to overall Sunshine
Cup wins, Stander & Speedy favorites for South African Nationals,
ALB Gold readies for first marathon World Cup, UCI counts record registrations,
24 hours of Dubai cancelled after rider's death, 24 Hours of Adrenalin
& IMBA Canada partner, BC Bike sells out, BMC Australia racers gone
overseas, Swisspower Cup, International MTB Cup, Bike Asia 100
Friday, March 14
MTB
News & Racing Round-up - Australians travel to Nelson in force
for Oceanias, McGrath switches teams, Crashes mar Sunshine Cup round four,
Cannondale-Vredestein riders celebrate back-to-back wins, Leov & Macleod
win New Zealand Open, Voices heard on Capitol Hill, All Mountain stage
race highlights Keyesville Classic, USAC adds four cross nationals, 24
hours of Dubai, SERC season gets going
Friday, March 7
MTB
News & Racing Round-up - Multivan Merida Team ready to start racing,
Shimano & IMBA release economic study on mountain biking, Spitz eases
into the Olympic season with two wins, Utah to host new American XC stage
race, Jamie Whitmore sidelined with tumor, El Reto del Quetzal gets new
venue, Bray to blast off for K-Cap, Alison Dunlap Junior Olympic MTB Series
Wednesday, March 5
MTB
News & Racing Round-up - Dunlap cycles through retirement, Paulissen
& Hurikova win Afxentia Stage Race, Houltham & McDermid ride away
at Karapoti, Campos happy with season's start, Elite Australians set sights
on Olympics, Dual Stunt racing format to make Sea Otter debut, Team Lost
Coast Brewery grows, Qashqai Challenge 2008, Gravity East Series returns
for second year, US Open of Mountain Biking
Friday, February 29
MTB
News & Racing Round-up - Wide open racing expected at Karapoti
Classic, Sauser & Stander team up, Best New Zealand singlespeeders
to head to worlds, No more caffeine for high school racers, Mountain bikers
to advocate at US National Bike Summit, Team Yeti / Fox Shox picks up
more support, Cranky Monkey series set
Thursday, February 28
MTB
News & Racing Round-up - Kessiakoff & Irmiger start season
with wins, Afxentia to host next two rounds of Sunshine Cup, Jongewaard
& Smith reign in Otway Odyssey, New Zealand crowns national champions,
Canada sets national calendar, Road world champions help out school mountain
biking, 24 hours of Moab goes galactic, Dusk to Dawn 12 hour challenge
still on
Friday, February 22
MTB
News & Racing Round-up - Kenda Titus Hayes captures Old Pueblo
win, Sager & Smith crowned Mas o Menos champions, Paulissen to meet
Kessiakoff at Sunshine Cup opener, Otway Odyssey draws top racers, Offenburg
modifies course, Cannondale-Vredestein sets sights on Beijing, Sydor &
Prémont to lead Rocky Mountain, TIS to host Australia's National Program,
iXS European Downhill Cup, Minaar welcomed to Santa Cruz, Cycling BC happy,
Pioneers tip glasses for TFK, Llanes Benefit Jam, Gunn-Rita diary, BH
SR Suntour team
Saturday, February 16
MTB
News & Racing Round-up - Rebecca's new adventure, 24 Hours of Old
Pueblo draws more riders, Subaru-Gary Fisher stays strong, Spitz training
for Beijing, Blenkinsop inks two year deal, Ergon signs two legends, Pros
throw down at Ray's, Stage racing to India, Australia selects juniors
for worlds, Sea Otter caters to all, GHORBA & SORBA win Bikes Belong grants,
Mike & Mary diary from Chile, 24 Hours of Kellevie celebrates year two,
24 Hours of Rotorua to serve as Worlds qualifier, Midwest Fat Tire series
Wednesday, February 6
MTB
News &Racing Round-up - The American road to the big show, Australian
champions back up wins, Colorado Epic postponed, London Olympic organizers
told to seek another course, Federau chases Olympic dream, IF backs team,
Käss sees early season setback, Brodie signs Brass, Wanted: Junior downhillers
from British Columbia, Costa Rica race features volcanoes, AY-Up Dusk
to Dawn postponed, Klunkerz travels with stars, Coronet Peak season
wrap-up
Saturday, February 2
MTB
News & Racing Round-up - Pros prepare in Israel, Kona Team shifts
focus, Hermida switches season, Atkinson scores silver behind Rennie,
Fort William to see a new kind of event, TransAlp 2008 unveiled, Trail
Tune-Up grants awarded, MMBA kids' bikes stolen, F1RST to premiere
at Sea Otter, Costa Rica boasts second stage race, Government to honor
Fort Lewis Collegiate Team
For more news, visit the Cyclingnews archives.
Major Races and Events - 2008
2008 UCI World Cup
March 15-16: XCM
#1, Manavgat/Antalya, Turkey
April 19-20: XCO
#1, Houffalize, Belgium
April 26-27: XCO
#2, Offenburg, Germany
May 3-4: XCO
#3, Madrid, Spain
May 10-11: DHI/4X
#1, Maribor, Slovenia
May 31-June 1: XCO
#4 & DHI/4X #2, Vallnord, Andorra
June 7-8: XCO
#5 & DHI/4X #3, Fort William, Great Britain
July 27-28: XCO
#6 & DHI/4X #4, Mont Saint Anne, Canada
August 2-3: XCO
#7 & DHI/4X #5, Bromont, Canada
August 30-31: XCO
#8 & DHI/4X #6, Canberra, Australia
September 13-14: XCO
#9 & DHI/4X #7, Schladming, Austria
October 4-5: XCM
#2, Ornans, France
2008 UCI World Championships
June 17-22: World XCO/DHI/4X/Trials
Championships, Val di Sole, Italy
July 6: World Marathon
Championships, Villabassa, Italy
2008 Olympic Games - Beijing, China
August 22: Women's MTB
August 23: Men's MTB
2008 US National Mountain Bike Calendar (NMBC)
Cross Country
March 15-16: 20th
Annual Keyesville Classic, Lake Isabella, CA (XC/ST)
March 30: Chickasaw Trace
Classic, Columbia, TN (XC/ST)
March 30: Fontana
NMBS #1, Fontana, CA (XC/ST) (C1)
April 6: NOVA
NMBS #2, Fountain Hills, AZ (XC/ST) (C2)
April 12-13: MSC #1, Fruita, CO (XC/ST)
April 27: Greenbriar Challenge,
Frederick, MD (XC)
May 3-4: Idyllwild
Spring Challenge, Idyllwild, CA (XC/TT)
May 18: Stump Jump 2008, Spartanburg,
SC (XC)
May 18: Santa
Ynez Valley NMBS #3, Los Olivios, CA (XC/ST) (C2)
May 23-26: MSC
#3/Chile Challenge, Angel Fire, NM (XC)
June 1: 14th Annual Bump
& Grind, Birmingham, AL (XC)
June 1: Massanutten Hoo Ha, McGaheysville,
VA (XC)
June 14-15: Subaru Cup,
Mt Morris, WI (XC/Stage)
June 22: Dawg Dayz MTB
Classic, North Little Rock, AK (XC/ST)
June 29: Deer
Valley NMBS #4, Park City, UT (XC/ST) (C1)
July 11-13: MSC #6
/ Blast the Mass, Snowmass, CO (XC)
July 12: NMBS
#5, Windham Mountain, Windham, NY (XC)
July 17-20: USAC National Championships,
West Dover, VT (XC/ST) (C1)
August 1-3: MSC #8, Telluride, CO, (XC/HC)
August 30-31: NMBS
#6 (Finals), Brian Head, Utah (XC/ST)
September 6-7: The Fall Classic,
Breckenridge, CO (XC/ST)
October 25: Piney Hills
Classic, Ruston, LA (XC)
Endurance
February 16: Mas o Menos
100km, Terlingua, TX (marathon)
February 16: 12 hours
of Santos, Ocala, Florida (12 hr)
May 2-3: Dirt Sweat & Gears,
Fayetteville, TN (12 hr)
June 21: Cowbell Challenge,
Charlotte, NC (12 hr)
July 4: US National
Marathon Championships, Breckenridge, CO (marathon)
July 26: Galena Grinder,
Ketchum, ID (marathon)
August 2-3: US 24 Hour National
Championships, Wausau, WI (24 hr)
September 20-21: Payson
Stampede, Payson, AZ (24 hr)
October 25: National MTB Oktoberfest, Davidson, NC (8 hr)
Gravity
March 15: 20th
Annual Keyesville Classic, Lake Isabella, CA (DH)
May 3-4: MSC / Chalk Creek Stampede,
CO (DS/4X)
May 26: MSC
/ Angel Fire, Angel Fire, NM (DH/MX/DS) (C2)
June 20-22: 3rd Annual Capital Cup at WISP, McHenry, MD (DH/DS)
July 12-13: MSC Blast
the Mass, Snowmass, CO (DH/MX/DS) (C1)
July 17-20: US National Championships,
West Dover, VT (DS/DH) (C1)
August 1-3: MSC / Full Tilt, Telluride, CO (DH/DS)
August 1-3: MSC, Sol Vista,
CO (DS/MX) (was rescheduled)
August 29-31: MSC Gravity Finals, Sol Vista, CO (DH/DS)
August 31: Whiteface 3rd Annual Downhill 5k, Wilmington, NY (DH)
2008 US National Ultra Endurance (NUE) 100 miler Series
April 19: Cohutta 100 (Tennessee)
May 31: Mohican 100 (Ohio)
June 14: Lumberjack
100 (Michigan)
July 19: Breckenridge
100 (Colorado)
July 26: Wilderness 101
(Pennsylvania)
August 16: Fool's Gold 100
(Georgia)
August 31: Shenandoah 100 (Virginia)
September 6: Tahoe-Sierra
100 (California)