Mountain

The reigning world cross-country champion makes waves, leaving Specialized after nine years to join Frischknecht's Scott-SRAM team.

USA Cycling avoids date conflict between marathon nationals and the Whiskey Off-Road, changing Texas race date to early May.

Doping scandal rocks the Enduro World Series as Rude and Graves each have adverse analytical findings at French race in May.

Paired with one of the sport's legends, Olympic champion Jaroslav Kulhavy, Howard Grotts becomes first American man to win Cape Epic.

Christopher Blevins chooses to focus on mountain bike racing, leaving behind a successful run on the road with Axeon.

The 23-year-old talks to VeloNews about his dual role as both a pro cyclist and the executive director of a youth sports program.

Geoff Kabush won his third Iceman Cometh MTB classic, but this year he left the mountain bike at home and instead rode a gravel rig.

The 2018 edition of Red Bull Rampage featured a new venue but the same radical desert terrain with rugged cliffs and drops.

Former world champ Jolanda Neff adds some Swiss speed to Trek team; Breck Epic puts up a big prize purse for 2019, and more.

A freak fire destroys the University of Vermont's bikes days before collegiate MTB nationals. Trek scrambles to send them bikes in time.

Even a two-time world champion like Catharine Pendrel has to dig deep to find the motivation to bounce back from a major injury.

Balancing his coaching business and ambitions as a pro mountain biker, Luke Vrouwenvelder has been beating some of America's best riders.

With undulating hills, tons of singletrack, and unexpectedly wet conditions, Spencer is not in Kansas anymore.

Riders rip through the dark Northwest Arkansas forest, through the rain, over the singletrack, and back to Bentonville.

Oz Trails Off-Road challenges riders with rainy conditions, tons of flat tires, and endless Arkansas singletrack.

Thunderstorms, sharp, nasty rocks, and flat tires galore make the Oz Trails Off-Road a race of attrition and an instant classic.

With unfamiliar, undulating course and a late-season date, the Oz Trails Off-Road could be this year's most unpredictable Epic Rides race.

Heading into the final Epic Rides Series mountain bike race of 2018, Spencer explains the three "Ps" of how to use knowledge as power.

Mavic set us up with its superlight Crossmax Pro Carbon wheels for the final round of the Epic Rides series.

Smith's new Forefront 2 has extended protection in the back from Koroyd material, 20 vents, and the MIPS protection system

One of the many oddball experiments of mountain biking in the 1990s lives on at the Epic Rides Series, showcasing pro riders downtown.

Mike McCormack had a chance to sell Breck Epic and secure his family's financial future. It seemed like an easy choice, but it wasn't.

To Kate Courtney, the rainbow jersey is a reminder that she can beat the best in the world — it is motivation, not pressure to perform.

As summer 2018 winds down, five American stars have given U.S. fans reason to cheer, from the Vuelta to mountain bike worlds and the track.

Howard Grotts talks about balancing marathon and XC races, his plans to return to Olympics, and a flattering case of mistaken identity.

At 22, mountain biker Kate Courtney is already on a trajectory toward world titles and Olympic medals.

Mountain biking legend Thomas Frischnecht explains why the Swiss are so successful at XC racing and where the sport is headed.

High School mountain bike leagues are pumping thousands of kids into the U.S. cycling scene. What impact has it had on bicycle racing?

Breck Epic winner Jeremiah Bishop talks about the evolution of endurance mountain bike racing. Plus, Leadville wraps up.

Can a mountain bike from 1983 survive 104 miles of high-altitude racing at the Leadville Trail 100 MTB race?

Carla Williams and Jeremiah Bishop win the overall titles as Breck Epic wraps up with the Gold Dust stage.

With six days of racing on 240 miles of trails, Breck Epic is brutal. Recovery is key to making it through in one piece.

The penultimate stage of the six-day Breck Epic race is both revered and feared. Wheeler Pass takes riders back into the high Alpine.

One of Breck Epic's toughest challenges is trying to find the right pacing for a week of high-altitude mountain bike racing.

Stage 4's Aqueduct route featured tough climbing and a close finish in the pro men's race.

Here is Spencer's list of the top-five best mountain bike innovations that he'll wish he had around mile 80 at Leadville.

All six Breck Epic stages are above 9,000 feet. How do you cope with such high altitude racing?

Breck Epic stage 3 is considered the queen stage of the six-day mountain bike race, circumnavigating Mount Guyot.

Perfectly clear blue skies greeting the Breck Epic Monday morning, the six-day race headed out to the Colorado Trail.

In order to race six days on nearly 240 miles on trails, careful nutrition planning and attention to detail are a must.

Six days of mountain biking requires a lot of gear, so we talked to a few pros for their tips on preparing for Breck Epic.

Stage 1 is delayed and shortened due to heavy morning rain, but the six-day stage race kicks off in earnest in Colorado.

In its 10th year running, Breck Epic features classic singletrack like the Colorado Trail and the famous Wheeler Pass route.

A 100-mile mountain bike race on a 35-year-old bike ... What could go wrong? How to avoid flats, or at least cope with them.

USA Cycling picks 41 riders for world mountain bike championships, Leadville Stage Race wraps up, and more.

With Breck Epic beginning this weekend, it is a good time to look back at some of the best photos from 2017.

I'll ride into the unknown at the Leadville 100 mountain bike race. And I'll do it on a bike as old as I am.

Need a little break from the Tour de France? Here's a look back at the third race in the Epic Rides mountain bike series.

This week's roundup includes an interesting interview with a professional mountain bike rider who races on an e-bike.

We talk to four pro mountain bikers from Durango about how the 416 fire has impacted them and their community.

Spencer finally finds the good luck he's been looking for in the Epic Rides Series of marathon mountain bike races, in Nevada, of course.

The Carson City Off-Road delivers with a massive 52-mile course and some stellar views of Lake Tahoe and Marlette Lake

Sunday's race will take riders on a 52-mile loop that reaches 8,600 feet above sea level.

As part of our continuing coverage of the Epic Rides Series, I’m off to the Carson City Off-Road, June 15-17 in Nevada.

We catch up with NORBA legend Shonny Vanlandingham at Grand Junction Off-Road. Also, Julien Absalon won an e-bike race.

At 41, Geoff Kabush remains one of North America's top mountain bikers by shifting with the racing landscape and keeping it fun.

After a broken arm, another crash that nearly reinjured it, and a bout of food poisoning, Fernando Riveros puts bad luck behind him.

The Nove Mesto World Cup had it all — sprint finishes, crashes, and emerging American talents. Here's what you need to know.

With a broken bike and nine miles to go, Spencer makes the best of things and learns to love Grand Junction, Colorado.

The Grand Junction Off-Road is a rocky, tough marathon mountain bike race, and also a three day music festival.

Grand Junction Off-Road is a three-day downtown live music festival, and one of the toughest mountain bike races of the season.

Two-time U.S. cyclocross champion Stephen Hyde sets an ambitious course to make the U.S. 2020 Tokyo Olympic MTB team.

Catch up on what's happening in the worlds of gravel, mountain biking, and all things rough and dirty.

We are heading to Grand Junction for the second race of the Epic Rides Series. Here's what's on tap for the course, the music, and more.

Spencer Powlison previews the second round of the Epic Rides Series, the Grand Junction Off-Road.

Russell Finsterwald enters this weekend's second round of the Epic Rides Series, in Grand Junction, Colorado, with podium hopes.

I was screaming. It didn’t feel like my own voice but it was. And there was no doubt that my legs, both seized up with knife-like cramps, were the cause.

The fresh-cut trails in Bentonville, Arkansas will be the newest stop for the growing Epic Rides Off-Road series, the Oz Trails Off-Road.

MTB stars Howard Grotts and Payson McElveen are close friends and training partners even if they clash on the trails at the races.

We catch up with Willow Rockwell (Koerber) at her first mountain bike race in seven years, the Whiskey Off-Road.

The Whiskey Off-Road attracts close to 2,000 racers to Prescott, Arizona for the 15th edition of this popular mountain bike race.

The Whiskey Off-Road is a climber's paradise that includes close to 50 miles of tough, dusty dirt around Prescott, Arizona.

Sea Otter Classic showcased many of the top favorites for Sunday’s first round of the Epic Rides Off-Road Series in Prescott, Arizona.

Sure, there were electric motors involved, but the Sea Otter Classic e-MTB event still felt like bike racing to me.

Thomas Frischknecht opens new cycling-centric coffee shop in Monterey with Tom Ritchey and the Conway family.

Take a stroll through Sea Otter Classic and you will see the next generation of great American cyclists learning to love their sport.

Sam Gaze arrived in South Africa ready to put a poor 2017 season to rest and show what he’s capable of in the elite World Cup field.

The hardtail’s not dead. Like vinyl and fanny packs, the hardtail may have taken a back seat for a while. But it’s still relevant and cool.