More than 150 New Zealand and visiting international downhill mountain biking elite carved their way down from the Remarkables Ski Area access road in blazing heat yesterday during round one of the 2012 New Zealand MTB Cup. Bone-dry conditions meant ...
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Blazing the Trail: North State Riders Played an Early Role in Mountain Biking
By Candace L. Brown September 13, 2011 3 Comments Printer-Friendly The relative newness of mountain biking as a sport might come as a surprise to some. Thirty-plus years ago, the concept of taking a knobby-tired bicycle on dirt trails was just starting ...
Neither Road Nor Mountain Biking, Cyclocross Attracts Riders From Both
Jason Mills hurdles two small obstacles carrying his bike during a lap around Herron Park. Cyclocross races involve quickly dismounting bikes to navigate ...
New mountain biking event in New Zealand
Tony Everitt, chief executive of Destination Queenstown, said: 'We're really gaining momentum as a world-class biking destination and there are more ...
Mountain biking: Top riders set sights on London
"Mountain biking is an optional sport and the New Delhi organisers chose not to include it on the programme," Sharratt said after gaining his second elite ...
Mountain biking: No easy way down for riders at champs
By Alistair McMurran on Thu, 21 Jan 2010 James Dodds, of Rotorua, competes in round two of the national mountain biking championships on Signal Hill last ...
Cycling: Cameron Cole Second At New Zealand Open Of Downhill Mountain Biking
I didn't get into the corner properly and fell out of it about halfway around and my bike went off the side of the track," he explained. ...
Mountain biking: Otago riders win Alpine Epic
Otago riders Tony Hogg and Mark Williams capped off four days of tough racing by winning the Alpine Epic on Saturday. Hogg and Williams had to withstand a ...
Mountain biking: Leading riders to put new track to test
By Alistair McMurran on Sat, 14 Jan 2012 A new era will start for Dunedin mountain biking this weekend with the downhill and cross-country events being held at the same venue on Signal Hill for the first time. The second race for the New Zealand ...
Mountain Biking: Dunedin riders make mark
New Zealand mountain biking's biggest new star, Anton Cooper, again dominated the under-19 men's cross-country. The championship programme ended yesterday with downhill and cross-country eliminator races. Justin Leov.
Mountain biking: Action-packed weekend for riders
The other mountain biking event on over the weekend was the Signal Hill Downhill on Saturday. It is a new event and attracted 60 competitors from around ...