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John Ker

Throwback Thursday: Brendan Fairclough, Whistler, B.C.

Brendog showed off his style at the Whip-Off World Championships in Canada in August of 2014

Brendan "Brendog" Fairclough demonstrated his incredible bike-handling skills for the crowd at Whistler's Crankworx Festival a little over 6-1/2 years ago.  (Photo by John Ker/Mountain Bike Action)
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Two U.S Pro Cup XCO Races Will Take Place In Arkansas in April

The UCI races will be held April 9th-11th and 16th-18th in Fayetteville

The OZ Trails™ U.S. Pro Cup will host professional men and women cross-country mountain-bike racers from around the globe, while also featuring the top men and women from North America. The races, which are a part of the US Cup series, will…
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ANNOUNCING THE ORBEA-FOX ENDURO TEAM

Here's the official announcement from the team:

This will be the team’s fourth season in the top Enduro category, with Primoz Strancar leading the pack. “At the competitive level, we will fight to conquer all the podiums, without forgetting that we represent a sport that’s on the rise.…
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RockShox Trek Race Team Showcases Gravity Racers Under the Age of 21

The team includes two-time UCI Junior Downhill World Champion and World Cup Overall winner Vali Höll

2021 TEAM CALENDAR* PRIMARY – UCI DH World Cup April 24-25: Maribor, Slovenia May 22-23: Fort William, Scotland  June 12-13: Leogang, Austria July 3-4: Les Gets, France August 24-29: World Championships Val di Sole, Italy September…
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Gabriel Wibmer Joins Canyon

This was a big week for Canyon. Emily Batty has joined Canyon, too.

Munich,  January 2021 – The new year marks the start of a new journey for Gabriel Wibmer who has made the switch to Canyon bikes. The 18-year-old from East Tyrol is stoked to be able to place all of his various bike needs under the roof of…
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Flashback Friday

Riding in Ellijay, Georgia, 2014

The town of Ellijay, Georgia, was so beautiful and the trails were so good that we still dream about going back there again.
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Throwback Thursday: MBA January 2001—The U.S. National Championships

The top riders in America 20 years ago: John Tomac, Tinker Juarez, Leigh Donovan, Eric Carter, Missy Giove and many more

Our January 2001 issue included our coverage of the NORBA National Championships, held at Mammoth Mountain, California, at the end of the 2000 race season. Take a look at how our story looked. If you click on the pages to enlarge them on…
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Can Drinking Beet Juice Improve Your Endurance?

It might be worth trying

We get a lot of emails about a variety of things. One that we received recently was a message touting the benefits of beet juice. It was from a company that sold a beet-juice supplement, and the company claimed that drinking beet juice…
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LORIS VERGIER SIGNS WITH TREK

FRENCH DOWNHILL STAR WILL RIDE FOR TREK IN 2021

Loris Vergier, the French downhill star,  revealed on January 1, 2021, that he will be riding for Trek in 2021. Here's what he shared on his Instagram page: Trek shared this image of Vergier on their Instagram page. We took a ruler to…
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