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Christopher Blevins and Samara Maxwell walk away from Brazil Mountain Bike World Series opening rounds on top of XCO leaderboards
By Simone Giuliani published
News American Specialized Factory rider closes with XCO win as New Zealand’s Maxwell comes second to Jenny Rissveds in final battle at Araxá

'Felt like a video game' - Evie Richards surpasses Pauline Ferrand-Prévot for career MTB World Cup XCC wins
By Jackie Tyson published
News Briton goes two-for-two in Brazil to start 2025 season

'A tough pill to swallow’ – Injured Rebecca Henderson misses first ever Mountain Bike World Series opener but sets sights on Nové Město
By Simone Giuliani published
News Fractures from Australian Championships crash delay effort to ride the upswing back to 'absolute best' but 'it's okay because I have eight more chances this year to try and find that peak'

'Such a fine won't stop us' – UCI hits Forster and Schurter with 800 CHF penalty for defying reduced podium size rules at 2025 Mountain Bike World Series opener
By Simone Giuliani published
News The fourth and fifth placed cross-country riders joined the men's elite podium in Brazil on Sunday to support broad rider objections to the decision to cut the podium from five to three

Samara Maxwell makes history for New Zealand with cross-country win on elite debut at UCI Mountain Bike World Series
By Simone Giuliani published
News "I just kept telling myself ‘this is for a world cup win, hurt as much as you can because you won’t get it if you don’t’" says nation's first ever women's elite XCO World Cup winner

‘That’s our podium, that’s our decision’ – Fourth and fifth placed Forster and Schurter crash men’s podium at Mountain Bike World Series opener
By Simone Giuliani published
News Huge roar from crowd as the extra riders step on stage despite new regulations ending 30 year tradition of five rider XCO podiums

Guilty verdict of vehicular homicide handed to motorist who struck and killed junior US cyclist Magnus White in 2023
By Jackie Tyson published
News Five-day jury trial concluded Friday night in Boulder County, sentencing scheduled for June

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UCI MTB World Championships: Alan Hatherly destroys the competition to defend elite XCO title
South African solos to victory for almost eight of the nine laps -
UCI MTB World Championships: Rising Canadian star Isabella Holmgren takes second straight U23 XCO title
Recent Tour de l'Avenir Femmes winner triumphs by over two minutes ahead of USA's Vida Lopez de San Roman -
Melisa Rollins and Alexey Vermeulen win elite titles at Chequamegon MTB Festival in fourth round of Life Time Grand Prix
Defending women's champion Sofia Gomez Villafañe best of chasers in second place, while Kyan Olshave and Brendan Johnston take podium spots in 15-rider men's bunch finish
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UCI MTB World Championships: Sweden's Jenny Rissveds earns first world title going solo in women's elite XCO contest
Samara Maxwell second and Alessandra Keller third, while defending champion Puck Pieterse finishes sixth -
UCI MTB World Championships: Finn Treudler takes home victory for Switzerland in U23 XCO
Cole Punchard gives Canada a silver medal, 54 seconds back, while Danish Gustav Pedersen takes third at 2:14 -
UCI MTB World Championships: Teste, Šerkezi win junior XCO titles
France, Slovenia on top in Friday's races
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UCI MTB World Championships: France secures Mixed Team Relay title in back-and-forth battle with runner-up Italy
Nino Schurter final rider for Switzerland and holds off late-charge by Canada for bronze -
UCI MTB World Championships: Frenchman Victor Koretzky outsprints USA's Christopher Blevins for men's elite XCC title
Adrien Boichis gives France a second XCC win as he edges Switzerland's Finn Treudler in men's U23 battle -
UCI MTB World Championships: Switzerland's Alessandra Keller wins first elite title while Isabella Holmgren repeats as women's U23 XCC winner for Canada
Jenny Rissveds takes silver in elite short track race while defending champion Evie Richards crashes out
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From World Cup domination to GC ambitions – Why this multiple World Champion could be the next mountain biker to make her mark on the Tour de France Femmes
Austrian Mona Mitterwallner has 'potential as a world-class GC rider' says her road team Human Powered Health -
'Long day, long climbs, and a bit of oxygen deprivation' provide fuel for five-time Leadville winner Keegan Swenson to achieve Marathon MTB world championship dream
Kate Courtney's overcomes late puncture for second world title and gives Leadville Trail 100 MTB elite riders a sweep in Switzerland -
UCI MTB World Championships: USA dominates as Kate Courtney, Keegan Swenson claim victories in cross-country marathon
The 125km race from Verbier to Grimentz saw double success for US riders in the Val d'Anniviers valley