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Major Mountain Races
- UCI Mountain Bike World Championships
Sep. 1, 2009
- US Cup: Yankee Clipper at Windham Mountain
Aug. 15, 2009
- Leadville 100
Aug. 15, 2009
- US Cup: Snow Shootout, Mt. Snow, Vermont
Aug. 8, 2009
- Intermontane Challenge
Jul. 27, 2009
- UCI World Cup MTB, Mont-Saint-Anne, Canada
Jul. 25, 2009
- USA Cycling Mountain Bike National Championships
Jul. 16, 2009
- Downieville Classic
Jul. 11, 2009
- Breck Epic
Jul. 5, 2009
- USA Cycling Marathon Mountain Bike National Championship
Jul. 4, 2009
- BC Bike Race
Jun. 28, 2009
- US Cup: Cowbell Challenge
Jun. 21, 2009
- UCI World Cup MTB, Maribor, Slovenia
Jun. 20, 2009
- USA Cycling MTB Series, Subaru Cup
- Oct. 22, 2009Colorado launches high school mountain bike league
Colorado teens will likely get a chance to race in the state's first high school mountain bike league in September next year.
Supporters recently formed the Colorado High School Cycling League and plan a fundraising ride this weekend, led by Tom ...
- Oct. 21, 2009WADA finalizes 2010 substances and methods list
The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) has announced the release of the 2010 List of Prohibited Substances and Methods (List) which will take effect on January 1, 2010. The List, updated and published annually by WADA, is central to the harmonized, ...
- Oct. 20, 2009Swanguen suspended
The U.S. Anti-Doping Agency announced Tuesday that downhill racer J.D. Swanguen has accepted a three-month suspension from competition after testing positive for a metabolite of marijuana at this year’s national championships.
A urine sample ...
Oct. 9, 2009Absalon extends Orbea deal
Two-time Olympic cross-country mountain bike champion Julien Absalon has inked a deal extending his contract with Orbea for three years, until the London Olympics in 2012.
"I have been with Orbea for three years and I want to continue with ...
- Sep. 29, 2009Colorado group opposes proposed rule changes on Golden trail
Press Release
GOLDEN, Colorado (September 28, 2009) – After meeting with Jefferson County Open Space leaders and other stakeholders, the Colorado Mountain Bike Association board of directors has decided to oppose the county’s current ...
Sep. 23, 2009VeloNews and Singletrack.com editors try a handful of 29ers and a pair of 650b bikes in Las Vegas. What works?
The debate over the merits of 26-inch and 29-inch mountain bikes has been raging fitfully over at VeloNews' sister Web site, Singletrack.com, ever since Matt Pacocha declared 26-inch hardtails deader than John Edwards' political ...
Sep. 20, 2009Heather Irmiger and Ross Schnell win at the SSWC in Durango, and get the tats to prove it.
Editor's Note: This column marks the return of a popular rider journal, the Mud and Cowbells report, by Greg Keller and Brandon Dwight. The first report is from this weekend's Single Speed Mountain Bike World Championships in ...
- Sep. 8, 2009Despite the world's results, VeloNews' Matt Pacocha says tests show 29-inch wheels are faster.
Editor's Note: For more on Matt's test protocol and tools and a review of three of his favorite 29ers, see Singletrack.com.
The 26-inch wheeled hardtail mountain ...
- Sep. 6, 2009Peat finally grabs the gold
Editor's note: For detailed reports on the gravity events, including exclusive interviews with the Americans and other racers, check out singletrack.com.
British veteran Steve Peat finally overcame ...
Sep. 5, 2009Schurter upsets Absalon for world XC title
Editor's note: For detailed reports on the cross-country events, including exclusive interviews with the Americans and other racers, check out singletrack.com.
Swiss Nino Schurter upstaged four-time ...
- Sep. 4, 2009Americans Jill Kintner and Melissa Buhl take silver and bronze medals at world MTB championships
Australians Jared Graves and Caroline Buchanan claimed a golden double in the four-cross events at the UCI world mountain bike championships in Canberra, Australia Friday.
Americans Jill Kintner and Melissa Buhl took silver and bronze, ...
Aug. 31, 2009Who is Judy Freeman and why is she on the Team USA world's roster?
Earlier this month USA Cycling announced its picks for the 2009 UCI mountain bike world championships, starting Tuesday in Canberra, Australia. A quick look at the list of elite cross-country riders reveals the usual heavy hitters of America ...
