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Two World Champions take JetBlack WSMTB 12 Hour titles by storm
Jason English and Jessica Douglas are the winners of the elite categories at the JetBlack WSMTB 12 Hour endurance mountain bike race at Dargle Farm in Sydney's West on 11 August.
14 August 2012, 9:15 AM

The Roof of the World
Off- limits to travellers until recently, The Pamir Highway is a dream for adventure cyclists. Cycle the 2nd highest highway in the world and one of the most remote places you can visit on this 3 week bike tour from Kashgar to Dushanbe.
5 April 2012, 9:20 AM

Racing the Freedom Trail
With the morning sun warming my back I winced as wind driven snow blasted the exposed skin on my face. Up ahead, beyond the blue skies above, indications of what I was heading into towered above the summit of Lehana's Pass- the highest portage in my Race Across South Africa.
30 March 2012, 2:08 PM






EVENTS

May 2013
12 Cusco, Peru Bike the Inca Trails to Machu Picchu and ride the Red Bull Mega Avalanche course
13-17 Australia Ingkerreke Commercial MTB Enduro
17-18 Rotorua Cateye Moonride
26 Wellington Mt Vic Super D
June 2013
22 Invercargil Winter Solstice 8hr Enduro
23 Nelson 6 Hour Mid-winter Breakout
29-30 Austria UCI MTB Marathon World Championships
August 2013
4 Bike the Inca Trails to Machu Picchu and ride the Red Bull Mega Avalanche course
4 Christchurch Cyclocross National Series Race 3
4 Mackay, Australia Mackay Mountain Marathon
26-1 South Africa UCI MTB World Championships
September 2013
7 Taupo Day Night Thriller
October 2013
5 Canberra, Australia Scott Australian 24 Hour MTB Championships
12 Canberra, Australia WEMBO World Solo 24 Hour MTB Championships
19 Nelson Heli Bike - Nelson Cycle Festival
26 Rotorua Whaka 100
November 2013
9 South Waikato The Taniwha
March 2014
8 Queenstown Motatapu Speights Summit 47km High Country Mountain Bike


MOUNTAIN BIKING
Young North Canterbury rider top 10 in Mountain Bike World Cup
Young North Canterbury mountain biker Ben Oliver had an impressive start to his international career with a top-10 finish in the opening round of the UCI World Cup.
Tuesday, 21 May 2013

MOUNTAIN BIKING
Brook MacDonald 2013 The Search for Scree
New Zealand Downhill Mountain Bike Champion Brook MacDonald searches for some new and challenging scree.
Monday, 13 May 2013

MOUNTAIN BIKING
Rotorua named among Red Bull's eight 'Best Bike Trails on Earth': The only trail destination in the Southern Hemisphere
Rotorua's world-renowned mountain bike trails have won global praise from Red Bull as one of the eight top mountain biking destinations on earth – the only place awarded such recognition in the Southern Hemisphere.
Friday, 10 May 2013

MOUNTAIN BIKING
Year-round mountain bike resort to open in Gibbston Valley
A year-round biking resort catering for beginner and intermediate riders will open later this month (April 20 2013) on 400 hectares of land adjacent to Queenstown's award-winning Gibbston Valley Winery.
Tuesday, 2 April 2013

MOUNTAIN BIKING
Local Finally Cracks Karapoti
An Upper Hutt GP became the first local to win New Zealand’s premier mountain race when Kim Hurst took a surprise win ahead of London Olympian Karen Hanlen at the Merida Karapoti Classic.
Monday, 4 March 2013

MOUNTAIN BIKING
Downhill Masters take over Queenstown Bike Park during Festival
Returning once again to the Queenstown Bike Festival line-up is the Iconic Vertigo Bikes Dirtmasters Downhill.
Thursday, 21 February 2013

MOUNTAIN BIKING
Olympian blitzes BikeNZ Mountain Bike Cup field
Olympian Karen Hanlen blitzed the elite women’s field to win at the final round of crosscountry at the BikeNZ mountain bike cup series in Hunua, Auckland, today.
Monday, 11 February 2013

MOUNTAIN BIKING
Mountain bikers hit Mt Ngongotaha for Skyline Sprint Warrior
Spectators will have plenty of options for viewing the action at the Skyline Sprint Warrior on Friday 15 February - an event that is bringing mountain biking back to the slopes of Rotorua's Mount Ngongotaha for the first time in six years.
Monday, 11 February 2013

MOUNTAIN BIKING
The Magellan Whaka 100 - gold medal sailors trade yachts for mountain bikes
Friday, 2 November 2012

MOUNTAIN BIKING
The 1st Rotorua Bike Festival, February 2013 – World champ excited about racing in Rotorua in 2013
Junior World Mountain bike champion, Anton Cooper will bring his rainbow jersey and gold medal to Rotorua in February.
Friday, 2 November 2012

MOUNTAIN BIKING
MTB DVD sequel hits Sydney shores
A DVD promoting mountain biking in the Central North Island has only been in the Australian market a month, but it is already receiving rave reviews and prompting Australians to plan trips across the ditch.
Wednesday, 31 October 2012

MOUNTAIN BIKING
Skyline Queenstown set to re-open Gondola access to Queenstown Bike Park
Skyline Queenstown will re-open its gondola doors to take mountain biking enthusiasts up to the world-class Queenstown Bike Park when it re-opens on September 29.
Tuesday, 11 September 2012



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