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UCI Cycling World Championships lineup for 2027 draws in new additions but also reflects on past as hilly road race loop revealed
By Jackie Tyson published
News Road rainbow jerseys at 'Super Worlds' to be decided in Sallanches, home of the 1964 and 1980 competition, with 13.3km circuit including the previously used Côte de Domancy

Why are pro cyclists hitting the gym? The role of strength training in modern cycling
By Emma Cole published
Performance Strength training is becoming more popular in the peloton for good reason

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
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Tom Pidcock awarded OBE national honour in wake of Paris Olympics gold medal
Already a Member of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire, British racer receives upgraded medal after winning second Olympic mountain bike gold -
'I don't care that much about other opinions' – Mathieu van der Poel still aiming at mountain bike world title despite Nové Město crashes
Dutchman already back in action after wrist injury, still eyeing World Championships in September -
'I was waiting for a long time for this' – Ondřej Cink claims MTB World Cup XCO win in muddy Leogang as Puck Pieterse doubles up
Samara Maxwell rebounds to take second in women's race as Mathias Flückiger claims men's runner-up spot in duel with privateer Fabio Püntener
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Puck Pieterse and Christopher Blevins continue short track winning streak at UCI MTB World Series in Leogang
'I've been winning by just focusing on my process, the mental side, the emotional side of it,' says Blevins in fourth consecutive XCC event victory -
How to watch pro cycling in the US in 2025 – A streaming guide for US viewers
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Shimano finally goes wireless with XTR Di2, but what does this mean for future road and gravel groupsets?
This latest electric MTB groupset also one-ups SRAM with a nine-tooth sprocket
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Mathieu van der Poel already back on indoor trainer following wrist fracture
Dutchman posts Instagram video training two days after mountain bike crash in Nové Mesto -
Mathieu van der Poel fractures wrist as a result of double MTB crash
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UCI MTB World Series Nové Město: Back-to-back wins for Christopher Blevins in elite men's cross-country race
Mathis Azzaro second and Lars Forster third as Mathieu van der Poel crashes and abandons
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UCI MTB World Series Nové Město: Mona Mitterwallner claims victory in elite women's cross-country race
Samara Maxwell settles for second in the two-way sprint for the win, Candice Lill finishes in third as Puck Pieterse suffers mechanical -
Mathieu van der Poel crashes twice in return to mountain biking at XCO World Cup in Nové Město
The extent of injuries has not yet been confirmed as Dutchman abandons his first mountain bike race since 2023