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Assos Tactica Shell Vest T5 review: A more relaxed gilet from the Assos gravel range that suits off or on-road riding
By Tom Wieckowski published
review The Tactica shell vest has a cut that works on both gravel and road, and the insulated front panels add warmth and comfort.

From last in Mountain Bike World Cup to first in all seven Belgian Waffle Ride starts – Villafañe finds her groove on gravel
By Jackie Tyson published
News Former Unbound Gravel champion heads to Girona for debut at The Traka 200

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
Races & Results
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- E-MTB Cross Country | Aletsch Arena/Bellwald
- Cross Country Marathon | Verbier-Val d'Anniviers
- Short Track Cross Country | Zermatt
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Puck Pieterse forgoes Rwanda Road Worlds to focus on title defense at Mountain Bike World Championships in Switzerland
Reigning U23 women's road winner already back at MTB World Cup series to prepare for elite women's XCO race on September 13 -
Mathieu van der Poel will not race Road World Championships as Tour de France double stage winner Thymen Arensman named as Dutch team leader for Rwanda
Question mark still remains over Van der Poel trying for mountain bike world title on September 14 -
Nino Schurter to end storied career at ‘favourite race’ Lenzerheide World Cup
39-year-old to race Crans-Montana XCO World Championships in September
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Edgar Carballo Gonzalez handed a one-year suspension for sexual harassment
The UCI Ethics Commission determined that the Spanish downhill and enduro mountain biker's sexual and non-consensual actions violated another rider's dignity
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'Not proud of my mistake, but proud of my performance' - Lauren Stephens disqualified at Leadville 100 after posting third best time for elite women
'I misunderstood the rules. I would never break a rule intentionally' Texas rider tells Cyclingnews of her error with 12 miles to race -
Leadville Trail 100 MTB: Kate Courtney sets new women's record in debut at high-elevation endurance race
Defending champion Melisa Rollins second after late pass of US gravel champion Lauren Stephens, who was later disqualified -
Leadville Trail 100 MTB: Keegan Swenson dominates with fifth consecutive elite men's victory
John Gaston repeats in second while Simon Pellaud secures third from the early three-rider breakaway
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'I'm capable of doing it again' - Defending Leadville 100 winner Melisa Rollins uses Leadville Stage Race win to erase doubt
'Columbine - the race has blown apart there almost every year' said Rollins about the mid-point climb -
'You're not going to fake it up Columbine' - Keegan Swenson returns sights on fifth win at Leadville Trail 100 MTB
Four-time men's champion could go under 5 hours, 30 minutes as 'the race gets faster every year as people get more comfortable with altitude' -
'A pure challenge of athlete versus course' - Former mountain bike world champion Kate Courtney debuts at Leadville 100 after forced rest from wrist surgery
California native forgoes immediate return to MTB World Cups to challenge herself 'like a sprinter taking on a marathon'