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'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

'We have been ignored' – Riders from Pidcock to Pieterse rally against World Series XCO MTB podium cut from five to three
By Simone Giuliani last updated
News Update: Adds UCI response to statement from over 120 riders, including entire top 30

Guidelines to eliminate 'huge impact' of drafting in women's races coming to Life Time Grand Prix series
By Jackie Tyson published
News 'How to enforce it and how do you enforce it fairly' are the big questions on rule which will be implemented from Sea Otter Classic Gravel

Specialized Vice President lobbies US government for stricter tariffs on foreign imports, citing illegal import of fentanyl as a key reason
By Will Jones published
News Public comments reveal that Robert Margevicius suggests the federal government is losing 'billions in collectable tariffs' through lenient 'de minimis' threshold
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Samara Maxwell and Christopher Blevins secure 2025 Mountain Bike World Series overall cross-country titles
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UCI MTB World Championships: Alan Hatherly destroys the competition to defend elite XCO title
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UCI MTB World Championships: Rising Canadian star Isabella Holmgren takes second straight U23 XCO title
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Melisa Rollins and Alexey Vermeulen win elite titles at Chequamegon MTB Festival in fourth round of Life Time Grand Prix
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