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The fifth prologue in the eleven year history of the Absa Cape Epic set the seeding order for tomorrow's [Monday, 24 March 2014] Stage 1 of the Untamed African Mountain Bike Race.
Mar 23, 2014
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The prologue and final stage of the Absa Cape Epic - already the most televised mountain bike race in the world - will this year be broadcast live in seven countries. Television stations in the Czech Republic, Finland, France, Greece, Hungary and Switzerland will take live feeds for two hours on the March 30 seventh and final stage. In South Africa the Prologue (23 March) and Stage 7 will be shown live for more than four hours each day.
Mar 18, 2014
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Rasputitsa is Russian for the mud season when roads become difficult to traverse. The 1st Annual Rasputitsa Spring Classic will be held on April 19th, 2014 starting at 9 AM EST at Main Street in Newport, VT. This 47 mile (31 miles of gravel) road race travels some of Vermont's coldest and barren landscapes.
Mar 14, 2014
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Ralf Naef, one of the contenders for the men’s overall title at the Absa Cape Epic, has had to withdraw due to an injury picked up in a fall while training. And England’s Catherine Williamson, a favourite for a win in the mixed category, is also out of the Epic after breaking her leg in a skiing accident. The eight-day, 718km race starts with a prologue at Meerendal Wine Estate, Durbanville, on March 23.
Mar 12, 2014
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In response to media queries about the Brandon Stewart case, the Absa Cape Epic has reiterated its "zero tolerance" approach to doping: last year it became the first race in world cycling to issue a lifetime ban to any rider found guilty of illegal use of performance-enhancing drugs.
Mar 6, 2014
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Rasputitsa is Russian for the mud season when roads become difficult to traverse. The 1st Annual Rasputitsa Spring Classic will be held on April 19th, 2014 starting at 9 AM EST at Main Street in Newport, VT.
Jan 8, 2014
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Just a few days before the official registration for the second edition of the BIKE Four Peaks will kick off next week, Race Organisers have not only announced the 2014 stage towns but also unveiled the course layout for next year's race.
Dec 13, 2013
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Jamie Nicoll, of Dunedin, emerged victorious at the 2013 Urge 3 Peaks Enduro, despite close competition from professional riders Anton Cooper and Justin Leov, both of Christchurch.
Dec 9, 2013
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It will be a first for the city of Dunedin, New Zealand, on Friday night when mountain bikers competing in the 2013 Urge 3 Peaks Enduro begin their first stage: a timed run through the city to a finishline in the city's bar, restaurant and cafe encircled Octagon.
Dec 6, 2013
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SCOTT athlete Geoff Kabush of SCOTT-3Rox Racing successfully defended his Canadian National Cyclocross Championship title over the weekend, his fifth such career win.
Dec 2, 2013
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BC Bike Race the "Ultimate Singletrack Experience" isexcited to announce that North Vancouver, home of the infamous North Shore trails, will host the opening stage for 2014.
Nov 25, 2013
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The world's top ladies mountain bikers are overjoyed with the Absa Cape Epic's announcement of the matched Ladies prize purse to the Men's prize purse in 2014.
Nov 20, 2013
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The dramatic new route of the eleventh edition of the Absa Cape Epic, which takes place from 23 to 30 March next year (2014), will again offer participants from around the world an awesome trail that showcases the best that the Western Cape has to offer.
Oct 30, 2013
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For the first time in eight years an Australian has won the Crocodile Trophy!
Oct 28, 2013
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The Australian Mark Frendo wins today's time trial stage at Laura and is able to increase his general race lead by almost a minute.
Oct 25, 2013
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The Australian Mark Frendo wins his third Crocodile Trophy stage at this year's event in Laura today.
Oct 24, 2013
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Today's Crocodile Trophy stage into Mount Mulligan was decided with a gripping sprint finish.
Oct 23, 2013
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Stage win for Austria - in an impressive solo race over 163km Josef Benetseder wins the fifth and longest stage of this year's Crocodile Trophy at Granite Creek Dam in the mining country of Far North Queensland with a massive 12 minute lead ahead of race leader Australian Mark Frendo and Cory Wallace from Canada. More than half of the more than 900km have been completed and four stages including an individual time trial at Laura still lie ahead before the finish on Cooktown's Grassy Hill this...
Oct 23, 2013
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The end of the season everyone was waiting for... A race that came down to the last metre and just 2.7 seconds over two days and five stages.
Oct 21, 2013
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The Canadian National Marathon Champion Cory Wallace claims his first Crocodile Trophy stage win today in Irvinebank after dominating the elite field together with the overall race leader Mark Frendo who came in second on the 80km stage.
Oct 21, 2013
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The 19th Crocodile Trophy started with a lap race in Smithfield near Cairns today.
Oct 21, 2013
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A few showers and cold gusty winds didn't stop the world's best freeride mountain bikers from taking on the biggest jump ever seen in Europe.
Sep 30, 2013
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Josh Bryceland finally cracked his way onto the podium at the final round of the UCI World Cup Downhill Series in Leogang, Austria finishing 5th. Steve Peat was on form all week and was faster than Josh at the first split, yet lost some time on the last section and finished a respectable 9th. Early in the week Greg suffered a knee injury in practice that kept him off the hill for the remainder of the week. Ironically, Sam Hill also suffered a knee injury and Danny Hart a wrist injury keeping...
Sep 29, 2013
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In the opening 2 stages of the 5 stage, 6th round, of the Enduro World Series in Val d''Isere, France, Justin Leov found himself in 2nd place overall behind Jared Graves (AUS), with only a few seconds separating them.
Aug 26, 2013
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The mountain threw everything it had at racers and organizers during the sixth round of the Enduro World Series, held in the French Alps at Val d''Isere this weekend, including snow, an apocalyptic alpine storm, rolling fog, mud and sunshine, in equal measure.
Aug 26, 2013
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Canadian downhill hero Steve Smith has taken his third consecutive win of the Canadian Open DH on the final day of mountain bike events for Crankworx Whistler''s 10th Anniversary.
Aug 19, 2013
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Pushing the boundaries of slopestyle mountain biking once again, Red Bull Joyride descended the Whistler Mountain Bike Park today as the exhilarating, gravity-defying anchor event of the Crankworx Whistler Festival. Big tricks and plenty of clean runs blew the judges away, but it was 22 year-old Brandon Semenuk of Whistler, BC who reclaimed the podium''s top step after his first win in 2011 with the highest score ever recorded at this event and a cool $25,000. Martin Söderström of...
Aug 18, 2013
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Bernardo Cruz (BRA) has taken another win at the Official Whip-Off Worlds at Crankworx Whistler. In its third year as an event at Crankworx, the Offical Whip-Off Worlds has grown from being the brainchild of photographer Sven Martin into one of Crankworx Whistler''s biggest fan-favourite events and is based on the Crabapple Hits in the Whistler Bike Park. Judges and fans gathered around the massive jumps on the side of the Crabapple run to gauge riders on their style, whip angle and...
Aug 17, 2013
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Wet conditions did not slow down Graeme Mudd (AUS), who took home the top spot in the GIANT Dual Slalom Pro Men''s final in the Whistler Mountain Bike Park. Steady rain showers fell throughout the ladders, making for a wet, sloppy course, but that didn''t bother Mudd who beat out Connor Fearon (AUS) in the final. Ryan Hunt (AUS) rounded out the all Australian podium taking the bronze with a win over Fab Cousinie (FRA) in the small final. "This is awesome," said champion...
Aug 17, 2013
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Jill Kintner (USA) has taken her fourth consecutive win at Crankworx Whistler in the Ultimate Pumptrack Challenge, presented by RockShox. It was a night of upsets, airs, crashes and some of the best riders in the world duking it out for glory during Crankworx Whistler''s 10th Anniversary.  Expectations were high for Mitch Ropelato (USA) to earn his own four-peat, but these hopes were dashed when Martin Soderstrom prevailed in a semi-final battle that kept fans on their toes throughout...
Aug 16, 2013
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Crowds gathered at the base of the Whistler Mountain Bike Park today to witness what laws of gravity would be defied at the Teva Best Trick Showdown. While everyone was anticipating jaw-dropping action, no one was prepared when California''s Mike Montgomery threw down the first backflip bar-hop to tailwhip ever landed on a bike. "At Crankworx Whistler we are always shooting for progression. There are always new things jumping up at this event and Mike Montgomery''s trick today is...
Aug 16, 2013
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Steve Smith clinched the win in the Fox Air DH, plummeting down A-Line''s 1,200 vertical feet with a time of 4:12.08. Smith was the last rider of the day Wednesday and bumped Australia''s Mick Hannah out of first place, inching himself ahead of the field by one second and 77 one-hundredths of a second.
Aug 15, 2013
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Jul 14, 2013
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Photo by: Paris Gore.
Jul 10, 2013
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Cam Johnson whips it good at Crankworx Les 2 Alpes. Photo by Paris Gore.
Jul 9, 2013
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Margus Riga, Dave Silver, Erik Peterson, Todd Weselake
Jun 30, 2013
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Greg Minnaar by: Matt Wragg.
Jun 29, 2013
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WhiteStyle_2011_Sam Pilgrim_Backflip. Photo by: Ale DiLullo
Jan 28, 2011
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Apr 12, 2009
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Photo Credit: Whistler Blackcomb / Blake Jorgenson
Jul 13, 2006