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The pro off-road racer was on her way from a world cup event to the site of the coming world championships, in Austria.

Mexican team AR Pro Cycling is trying to shepherd Mexican riders to the pro ranks. Gerardo Ulloa took a huge step toward that goal this week by winning the MTB World Cup in Nové Město.

The four-day Pikes Peak Apex MTB stage race commenced last week with a series of safety measures around COVID-19. We spoke to riders about the race and its health rules.

The UCI's decision to reopen rider rankings amid the COVID-19 pandemic has generated pushback from riders.

World cup winners and world champions in the men's and women's fields highlight strong representation from Team USA in the Austrian-hosted event.

UCI rolls out health protocol for restarted season, with team 'bubbles' a central concept

Scott-SRAM and Specialized Racing dominate the five-stage race in the first major event since the COVID stoppage.

The carbon used in the Canyon Exceed creates an 835-gram frameset and is so rare, the company calls it ‘unicorn hair.’

With six weeks before the first UCI mountain bike World Cup, riders and teams have yet to receive detailed information about COVID-19 safety protocols from the sport's governing body.

Epic Rides has canceled its final event of the 2020 season due to the coronavirus pandemic.

Organizers in Colorado believe they have a plan to safely hold a mountain-bike stage race in September amid the coronavirus pandemic.

Registrants are eligible for a full refund, can roll their registration to 2021, or can donate their entry to the Siskiyou Outdoor Recreation Alliance.

The northwest Arkansas city has fast become a biking mecca.

The Stan's-Pivot rider is also launching the Prescott Circle Trail Challenge to help raise maintenance funds for her local singletrack.

The dual-discipline marathon mountain biker and gravel racer will make an Everest attempt for Rebecca Rusch's Giddy Up for Good challenge.

The multi-day mountain bike stage race will return August 15-21, 2021.

With the cancellation of the Whiskey Off-Road, the Grand Junction Off-Road, and now Carson City Off-Road, only the OZ Trails Off-Road remains on the Epic Rides 2020 calendar.

Instead of helping orchestrate racing, the national organization has accelerated virtual training for its massive network of volunteer coaches.

Uncertainty about coronavirus regulations going forward forces cancelation of Outerbike's season opener.

Wahoo has partnered with Zwift to give pro mountain bikers and aficionados a chance to shred together virtually.

After six weeks of imploring visitors to stay away, Moab is tentatively opening its doors to visitors.

Because of uncertainty, and competition for calendar space later in the year, it was decided that postponing the Grand Junction Off-Road was just not possible.

Four additional high school mountain biking programs will bring youth mountain bike racing to the Midwest, upping the nationwide total to 31.

The Whiskey Off-Road, which kicks off the Epic Rides Off-Road series, sold its 2,000 spots in under two months.

Pro mountain biker Ben Sonntag was reportedly struck and killed by the driver of a pickup truck while training outside Durango, Colorado.

In late 2019 America's top female MTB racers devised a plan to win the maximum three spots for the Tokyo Olympics. The plan meant Erin Huck, Lea Davison, Kate Courtney, and Chloe Woodruff would chase UCI points across the globe.

Arizona's 24 Hours in the Old Pueblo was held this past weekend outside of Tucson, and the event was once again a fun blend of bike race and party. Photographer Dave McElwaine was there to document the action.

Sunny skies, ideal temperatures, and lots of fat tire fun marked the 5th annual Borealis Fat Bike World Championship, which went down last weekend in Crested Butte, Colorado. This year’s trimmed-down event kicked off with an evening of—occasionally treacherous—fat bike polo, on a closed down block of the famed ski town’s main drag, Elk Avenue. The following morning, festivities headed to the edge of town for the main event, which consisted of a 3-lap fun race, and 5-lap, very much tongue-in-cheek World Championship affair. Both events were contested on a 5-mile, packed-snow circuit that traced a clockwise loop around the valley floor between town and Mount Crested Butte. Here’s a look at some of the highlights.

Swiss mountain biker Jolanda Neff suffered a ruptured spleen, collapsed lung, and broken ribs in a scary crash in Pisgah National Forest in North Carolina.

Gary Vernon is the man tasked with transforming Northwestern Arkansas into a mountain biking destination under the vision of Tom and Steuart Walton, grandchildren of Walmart founder Sam Walton.

Betsy Welch soaked up the fun trails and friendly vibes in Bentonville, Arkansas during the Epic Rides's Oz Trails Off-Road.

Jolanda Neff won the race, which took place on the course to be used at the 2020 Olympics.

VeloNews recently attended a high school race to capture the sights and sounds of the National Interscholastic Cycling Association (NICA).

We caught up with Kate Courtney following her World Cup overall title to discuss the 2019 season.

On the heels of Kate Courtney's World Cup overall victory, we look back at the last time an American held the title.

Prior to this past weekend's World Cup finals in Snowshoe, West Virginia, the United States hadn't hosted a stop on off-road cycling's premier series since 2015. The sport's top riders descended on Snowshoe to contest the series finals, and they were greeted by a fast and technical course. American riders shone throughout the weekend, with Kate Courtney winning the elite women's overall. Photographer Don Karle was there to capture the action.

CT comprises 567 miles of trail between Durango and Denver with around 90,000 vertical feet of total climbing

Kate Courtney secured the World Cup cross-country overall title with a fifth-place finish in Snowshoe, West Virginia.

After a summer of competing in alternative races and ultra-endurance events, the Australian takes on one more challenge: the Colorado Trail.

Christopher Blevins discusses his push for the 2020 Olympics in Tokyo, plus how he balances pro cycling with his passions for hip hop, creative writing, and working with at-risk youth.

Betsy Welch had a punishing but fun day racing in Colorado's thin air at the Leadville 100.

18-year-old Quinn Simmons overcame a mid-pack start, on-course sabotage, and multiple flat tires to finish second place at the Leadville 100.

Rose Grant won the Leadville 100 in her first stab at the 100-mile distance.

Howard Grotts won his third-consecutive title at the Leadville 100; 18-year-old Quinn Simmons overcame thumbtacks on the course to ride his way into second place.

Stroll the streets of downtown Leadville on race weekend and you will now see riders from all corners of American cycling

“The guys who do well at Leadville are the ones who don’t slow down all day. They never lose power.”

Top level roadies bring various ambitions to famed 100-miler in Colorado.

In May, Erin Huck broke her ankle, derailing her World Cup campaign. Now the American is aiming her comeback at the 2020 Olympics.

Junior participation at USA Cycling's mountain bike national championships is soaring. Why is this so important to the overall picture of U.S. bicycle racing?

We sat down with Ned Overend to discuss the state of U.S. mountain bike racing, the rise of NICA, and the launch of e-mountain bike competitions

For years, the National Interscholastic Cycling Association tried to start a mountain bike team in the inner-city community of Richmond. After a volunteer coach spearheaded the project, the new Richmond Composite team is changing lives.

The UCI Mountain Bike World Cup held its fourth round this weekend in Les Gets, France. American Kate Courtney doubled up, while Nino Schurter and Mathieu van der Poel also won

Pro riders are choosing hardtails over dual suspension bikes for Sunday's Carson City Off-road

The Epic Rides Off-Road Series allows amateurs and pros to battle on much the same course. In Grand Junction, Spencer Powlison tries his hand at "going pro" and hangs tough to tell the tale.

American Kate Courtney and Dutchman Mathieu van der Poel won the second round of the Cross-country World Cup

American Chloe Woodruff won the Short Track Cross-Country World Cup in Nove Mesto, Czech Republic

From the fat tire crit in town to the singletrack trails in the hills, the Grand Junction round of the Epic Rides Off-Road Series presented multiple technical challenges.

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Canadian Cory Wallace thrives in adventurous bike races in far-flung places like Nepal, but he isn't opposed to lining up for a major race like the Whiskey Off-Road.

In her bid to make the Tokyo Olympics, Kate Courtney refines her technical skills with help from new team manager Thomas Frischknecht as she settles in with Scott-SRAM.

For its sweet 16th edition, Whiskey Off-Road adds new singletrack and keeps the same exciting vibe with high-speed fat tire crit, and hordes of fans and riders taking on the 50-miler in Arizona.

Less of the Skull Valley climb might actually make Whiskey Off-Road harder, and with some pros focused on the Olympics, Sunday's race should be unpredictable.

NICA expects to hire new president in the next few weeks, someone its leaders hope will broaden the appeal of high-school cycling in a variety of ways.

Fans had few convenient opportunities to watch the pros race at Sea Otter due to a busy event schedule and an all-out Olympic chase that's underway.

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In her first attempt at the eight-day Absa Cape Epic mountain bike race, world road champion Anna van der Breggen wins with teammate Annika Langvad.

Schurter and Forster lose overall Cape Epic lead after a disastrous stage 3. Ted King is hosting his own gravel race. Plus, Land Run and Pro XCT results.

American Howard Grotts will not defend Cape Epic title due to illness. Kate Courtney to lead Team USA at Pan American Championships in Mexico.

The 16th edition of the Epic Rides Off-Road series kick-off is expected to attract 2,100 riders to Arizona, and they'll be riding more singletrack this year.

The man behind the longest-running 24-hour race in the world explains why people keep coming back to 24 Hours in the Old Pueblo.

Despite the dwindling popularity of 24-hour mountain bike races, the 20th edition of 24 Hours in the Old Pueblo is going strong thanks to its devoted community.

Nash Dory, 20, wins his first 24-hour solo race in the 20th edition of the Arizona event, overcoming temporary blindness along the way.

Team USA prioritizes two key mountain bike races in selection criteria for Tokyo Olympics. American riders face a big challenge, but they say it is fair.

After many years on the Specialized Factory Team, Olympic gold medalist Jaroslav Kulhavy forms his own team but will continue working with Specialized.

Breck Epic organizes its charitable efforts under banner of new Epic Legacy Foundation. The world's best XC mountain biker Schurter heads to Cape Epic.

Since 2012, McInerny has guided the explosive growth of the high school mountain bike association.

Two-time world championship medalist Lea Davison vies for third Olympic berth with support from women's team Sho-Air Twenty20.

Van der Breggen, the world's top road cyclist, teams up with MTB veteran Langvad for eight-day Cape Epic stage race.

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