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MTB news & racing round-up for January 11, 2008

Fri, 11 Jan 2008 17:13:17 -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 January 11, 2008

Biking to Promote Peace, Love & Conservation, Iranian Couple Extends Green Belt in Princeton

Thu, 03 Jan 2008 09:06:04 -0800

When Jafar Edrisi and Nasim Yousefi, both mountaineers, first met at the summit of a mountain near Tehran, it was not only a monumental personal triumph for the pair, but also the beginning of their shared devotion for

From Biking to Promote Peace, Love & Conservation, Iranian Couple Extends Green Belt in Princeton

Teenager killed after birthday bike crashes

Mon, 31 Dec 2007 15:13:59 -0800

A TEENAGER riding a mountain bike he had just received as an 18th birthday present was killed on Saturday after the bike ran into trees. The teenager was riding on Gehrke Hill Road at Summerholm near Laidley, about 35km west of the Ipswich

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World Vision: Get Cycling, Help Children In Crisis

Mon, 31 Dec 2007 12:55:09 -0800

This summer, the Pawson family of Ilam, Christchurch are cycling the length of the South Island on a tandem mountain bike, taking an arduous off-road route through the Southern Alps, to raise money for World Vision's Children in Crisis

From World Vision: Get Cycling, Help Children In Crisis

Riders on the storm

Fri, 28 Dec 2007 17:06:19 -0800

From March through November, Boulder's 330 miles of bike-paths teem with cyclists of all ages-whether they're commuting to work, getting in some exercise, feeding their speed fever, or just taking in the beautiful mountain

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2008 USA Cycling Mountain Bike National Calendars announced

Thu, 20 Dec 2007 10:06:06 -0800

With more than $150,000 on the line to off-road cyclists next season, the 2008 USA Cycling Mountain Bike National Calendars were revealed today. After introducing the National Calendar concept in 2007, the '08 edition once again recognizes three separate calendars in order to provide mountain bike athletes across the country with consistent national-level racing in their chosen discipline. Once

From 2008 USA Cycling Mountain Bike National Calendars announced

Camera From Behind And More From Cerevellum Bike Computer

Tue, 18 Dec 2007 13:51:29 -0800

Winter might not provide the best weather for mountain biking, but it's a great time to develop bicycle technology. The Cervellum bike computer is so much more advanced than many other similar gadgets, because it can handle a backup camera, just like those found on certain luxury cars and

From Camera From Behind And More From Cerevellum Bike Computer

Grants for education only

Sat, 15 Dec 2007 11:53:31 -0800

I recently read a letter to the editor in the Lock Haven Express from a reader in Montoursville concerning the mountain bike as part of the curriculum of the Jersey Shore School District. I have to totally agree with him that grant money should be used for educational

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Judge urges killer to tell where he hid Davis professor's remains

Wed, 05 Dec 2007 12:23:59 -0800

Associated Press - December 4, 2007 3:54 PM ET WOODLAND, Calif. (AP) - A parolee who killed a retired UC Davis professor known for inventing the mountain bike has been sentenced to 31 years

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Mountain bikers go bush along the pony trail

Tue, 27 Nov 2007 15:17:13 -0800

RIDERS of a different kind saddled up for some close racing at the Warrnambool Pony Club on Sunday. The Warrnambool Mountain Bike Club's second race meeting saw close racing across the three categories on the 5km course with a number of all-terrain hazards producing a few unexpected

From Mountain bikers go bush along the pony trail

Ski areas wait on snow

Sun, 25 Nov 2007 11:47:48 -0800

Bono Libre, center, helps Steve Ruthford, left, with a boot fitting while Donald Shepherd holds a boot lining Wednesday at Fairhaven Bike & Mountain Sports. The ski season is opening later this year than it has in the last two

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Colorado's Janelle suffers fatal heart attack

Sat, 24 Nov 2007 17:15:41 -0800

Mike Janelle, a long-time presence on Colorado's mountain-bike racing scene and three-time Race Across America champ in the team category, died abruptly of an apparent heart attack Friday morning. Janelle was 40 years

From Colorado's Janelle suffers fatal heart attack

Oil spill reaffirms how the place shapes us and we shape the place

Tue, 13 Nov 2007 09:43:48 -0800

As last week's oil spill shows too well, there's no dividing line between the Bay Area's "natural" and "urban" worlds. Humanity alters the landscape - including ones that at a casual glance remain pure, like the silver-blue water of the bay. The "open space"...

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Top Classifieds

Fri, 09 Nov 2007 17:54:53 -0800

A mountain lion was spotted on three separate occasions Wednesday in Belmont's Hallmark neighborhood, police said. In each case, the big cat was seen near homes in the hillside neighborhood between Ralston Avenue and Highway

From Top Classifieds

National Park Service cancels permits for bike tours on Maui

Thu, 25 Oct 2007 14:57:21 -0800

HONOLULU The National Park Service has suspended commercial bicycle tours within Haleakala National Park after the third fatal bike accident there in a year. The bike trips are one of the most popular tourist activities on Maui.

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