Man dies in New Zealand mountain bike race

Police identified local racer James Stuart Kennedy as the person who died after crashing during a mountain bike race in New Zealand. Kennedy was racing the Moa Mountain Bike Challenge in the Kekerengu Valley "when he failed to take a slight right hand bend on a downward section and went over a bank," according to Radio New Zealand.

Cyclingnews extends its condolences to the family of Mr. Kennedy.

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