Extreme Mountain Biking

Ritter visits with mountain mayors in Rifle

Sun, 20 Jan 2008 15:23:44 -0800

RIFLE The Roan Plateau, oil and gas impacts in western Garfield County and severance tax were some of the issues touched upon in a meeting Friday afternoon with Colorado Gov. Bill Ritter and the Mountain Mayors

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MTB news & racing round-up for January 18, 2008

Fri, 18 Jan 2008 14:50:30 -0800

Welcome to our regular roundup of what's happening in mountain biking. Feel free to send feedback, news, & releases to mtb@cyclingnews.com and results, reports & photos to cyclingnews@cyclingnews.com

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Missing teenager last seen with two men

Thu, 03 Jan 2008 15:40:00 -0800

Police are searching for a 14-year-old boy who they believe may have been spotted with two men in a Mandurah shopping centre, south of Perth. James Paul Strickland has been missing since Tuesday morning when he was riding his blue mountain bike on Murdoch Drive in suburban

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Access Inspiration: Tara Llanes

Thu, 27 Dec 2007 17:10:19 -0800

LOS ANGELES, Calif. (December 26, 2007) Olympic mountain bike hopeful Tara Llanes has an important story this holiday season because it represents struggle, triumph, tragedy, determination and hope. Tara s world was turned upside down after a devastating crash left her paralyzed. In the world of mountain bike

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Join IMBA at the 2008 National Bike Summit in Washington, D.C.

Fri, 07 Dec 2007 09:30:46 -0800

IMBA is proud to be a leading sponsor of the 2008 National Bike Summit , hosted by the League of American Bicyclists. We hope you'll join us March 4-6 in Washington, D.C. as we gather with hundreds of passionate cyclists to walk the halls of Congress and show the power of our

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Enduring result in 24-hour mountain ride

Tue, 04 Dec 2007 09:07:42 -0800

AFTER 24 long hours, Warrnambool's Dirt's Underrated mountain bike team clocked off at Forrest's 24-hour endurance race over the weekend. The team finished fourth in the mixed supersixes event on the edge of the Otway Ranges completing a total of 20

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Park may start soon

Mon, 03 Dec 2007 10:58:26 -0800

Fayetteville s community park a 400-acre wonder combining soccer, baseball, softball, biking and hiking trails, a water feature, pocket parks, dog park, conservation areas and two amphitheaters could be started in the spring of 2008, depending on approval of the master concept for a planned zoning district. (Northwest Arkansas

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MTB news & racing round-up for November 24, 2007

Sat, 24 Nov 2007 08:13:41 -0800

Welcome to our regular roundup of what's happening in mountain biking. Feel free to send feedback, news, & releases to mtb@cyclingnews.com and results, reports & photos to cyclingnews@cyclingnews.com

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Rubber side down: 24-hour race more about fun than fierocity Rubber side down

Thu, 22 Nov 2007 09:05:47 -0800

In the beginning, the late 1980s and early 90s, mountain bike racing was a celebration of the sport, with competition taking a back seat to fellowship and community. Then money came in, and it got Big. Entry fees went up and attitudes went south. If you weren t fast, you didn t

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Up and down in Hawaii

Sun, 18 Nov 2007 09:51:18 -0800

Following their wedding in July, Jamie and Sean McDonnell of Allentown enjoyed a seven-day cruise around the Hawaiian Islands for their honeymoon. During an excursion on the island of Maui, they took a shuttle to the top Mount Haleakala to watch the sun rise. Here they pause during a 35-mile downhill bike ride to the base of the

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Feds throw the book at Point Reyes mountain biker

Wed, 14 Nov 2007 12:04:44 -0800

(11-13) 14:24 PST POINT REYES NATIONAL SEASHORE - A Fairfax man is facing federal charges for allegedly riding his mountain bike at Point Reyes National Seashore on a trail off-limits to bikes, court records show. Steven Gravenites, 45, was cited with a...

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The Melbourne

Wed, 07 Nov 2007 12:15:51 -0800

The $5 million (Australian) Emirates Melbourne Cup (G1) on the first Tuesday in November is the world's most famous 2 mile race, and is the "Race That Stops a Nation", as millions of Australians watch or listen to it. The Melbourne Cup is to Australia what the Kentucky Derby is to America.

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Newest Jayhawks sweep cycling titles

Sun, 04 Nov 2007 11:52:30 -0800

A pair of newcomers to the Kansas University cycling team earned some hardware for the program at the North Central Collegiate Cycling Conference mountain bike championships in Red Wing, Minnesota in early

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Ride ETSU competes in nationals, brings home national champ

Fri, 02 Nov 2007 11:45:41 -0800

The ETSU Cycling Club, Ride ETSU, recently competed in the National Collegiate Mountain Biking Competition hosted at Lees-McRae College in Banner Elk, N.C. To qualify for nationals a team must place in the top three in their conference, or qualify as

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MTB news & racing round-up for November 2, 2007

Fri, 02 Nov 2007 11:32:14 -0800

Welcome to our regular roundup of what's happening in mountain biking. Feel free to send feedback, news, & releases to mtb@cyclingnews.com and results, reports & photos to cyclingnews@cyclingnews.com

From MTB news & racing round-up for November 2, 2007