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For the first time ever, the Official Whip-Off World Championships took place at Skier’s Plaza instead of the traditional Crabapple Hits. This change made the event more accessible to the large crowds that gathered to witness the…
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America's new XCC (Short-Track Cross-Country) national champions were crowned yesterday in Macungie, Pennsylvania. With four of America's top XC racers getting ready to race in the Olympic mountain bike events next week, the U.S. National…
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The results are in from Saturday's Cross-Country-Olympic races at the National Championships in Macungie, Pennsylvania. Bjorn Riley and Kelsey Urban are the new U.S. National Champions in the Elite Men's and Women's XCO categories. We…
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(Photo By: First Place Photo) (NEWS RELEASE FROM USA CYCLING) MACUNGIE, Pa. – The 2024 USA Cycling Cross-Country Mountain Bike National Championships returned to Bear Creek Mountain Resort for its second consecutive year. On…
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They build prototype footwear for the brands that they’ve partnered with, test both prototype products and existing products in their facility and in the field, and continue to look for ways to improve on their retention system.
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Check out our interview with Mathieu van der Poel from 2020, along with updates about his performance in this year's Tour de France
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"The Downieville Classic cross-country race is one of the last remaining point-to-point bicycle races in the United States. The 26.5-mile course follows a rugged 'Gold Rush' era route that departs the mountain town of Sierra City (elevation…
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While practice was dry, the heavens opened up for the start of downhill racing and made for arguably the toughest track in World Cup history.
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Our July 1989 issue of Mountain Bike Action  showed our never-ending fascination with the latest bikes and technology. That part of the sport has never changed over the last 35 years. In those days, the biggest concern for most mountain…
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This versatile location makes it accessible to pretty much anybody in Southern California to make a day trip up to the mountains or have a short weekend getaway.
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Next up, Summit Series #2 on July 20th is a whip-off contest with $1,000 on the line for each of the top Men and Women.
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When the expert jury chose the winners, Steenbergen and Huth emerged in the gold-medal spot.
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Here's the cover of Mountain Bike Action from June of 1994. We don't remember who most of the riders are in the cover photo, but that's Toby Henderson, the founder and CEO of Box Components, in second place in this photo. Toby…
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CHARRE PUTS TOGETHER A NEAR-PERFECT PERFORMANCE WHILE RUDE SHOWS HIS EXPERIENCE TO EDGE OUT RUDEAU AT THE UCI ENDURO WORLD CUP IN COMBLOUX, HAUTE-SAVOIE…
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The Dual Slalom race has been one of the most spectacular competitions at the Sea Otter Classic for many years. While checking out our photos  from years past, we found this one of Greg Minnaar (left) and Steve Peat racing together in…
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While Nino Schurter has been said to be the greatest cross-country mountain bike racer of all time, and maybe even "the greatest mountain biker of all time," Tom Pidcock has been working to undermine Nino's efforts. Two of those…
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Debates about how much suspension you really need are common.
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Luca Shaw was the top American in the Elite Men's Semis, placing eighth. France's Loic Bruni, who has been the top rider this year, placed 24th.
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"My goal with this series is to create more opportunities for West Coast athletes to cut their teeth on racing and find their love for the sport!"—Steven Walton
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This year, as Specialized begins celebrating its 50th anniversary, both bikes and kits will be celebrating this incredible history.
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ACR 152 designates June 2024 as “California Mountain Biking Month.” and recognizes the deep roots mountain biking has in California as its birthplace.
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The 2024 U.S. Olympic Mountain Bike Team roster includes two Tokyo 2020 returning Olympians, and two first-timers. In the first three UCI Mountain Bike World Cups of the season, this group collectively rode to six Elite Cross-Country…
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The event will be hosted by USA Cycling CEO Brendan Quirk and feature a video compilation of the team members.
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Now we find ourselves overusing terms (yes, even we are guilty) such as “versatile,” “quiver killer,” and “capable.”
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"We eventually turned our eyes to the bicycle and its advantages as one of the original means for greater personal mobility."
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From icy chills to T-shirt weather, this extraordinary trip served up all extremes, underscoring the thrilling unpredictability of mountain biking.
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After winning the gold medal in the Tokyo Olympics in 2021, Tom Pidcock went on win the UCI's XCO World Championship title  in 2023. Then, last weekend at Nove Mesto in the Czech Republic, Pidcock won the third World Cup XCO race of 2024.…
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Zap filled us in on the other rider on the cover of this issue. When we shared this cover a few days ago, we only talked about John Tomac, who was on the left side of the main photo, but Zap (Zapata Espinoza, who was the editor of MBA back…
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The top eight countries in the women's national Olympic mountain bike standings will send two women to the Olympics this year. The next eight countries can send one woman each. The Olympics haves a similar system for the men. Right now,…
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