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UCI MTB World Championships - Albert Philipsen and Viktória Chladonová win junior XCO titles
By James Moultrie published
Results Dane retains title with dominant performance as Slovakian leads from lap 1 to the finish in Andorra

UCI MTB World Championships - USA pips France to win Team Relay
By Laura Weislo published
Results Olympians Blevins, Batten power team to rainbow jerseys

'The last dance' – Pauline Ferrand-Prévot braces for her final mountain bike race at Worlds
By Patrick Fletcher published
News 'For sure, this sport will stay the number 1 in my heart' says Frenchwoman as she prepares for switch to road racing

Howard Grotts seriously injured in crash at Breck Epic one mile from finish line
By Jackie Tyson published
News Cape Epic winner and Life Time Grand Prix rider reported to be in 'stable condition' in Denver hospital as GoFundMe page surpasses $88,000

High altitude and flat bars - A recipe for disaster at Leadville 100 if you don’t follow the science
By Lauren De Crescenzo published
Opinion Lack of oxygen at 10,000 feet of elevation is ‘very real’ as third round Life Time Grand Prix takes its toll

2024 Paris Olympic Games medal table - Cycling
By Kirsten Frattini last updated
Olympic Medals The 2024 Olympic Games top nations and medal winners in road, mountain bike cross-country, BMX and track racing

Leadville Trail 100 MTB: Melisa Rollins crushes second half of Colorado course for women's victory
By Jackie Tyson published
Results 2023 champion Sofia Gomez Villafañe takes second ahead of Michaela Thompson and moves into Life Time Grand Prix lead

Leadville Trail 100 MTB: Keegan Swenson recovers from puncture and dominates men's race for fourth consecutive win
By Jackie Tyson published
Results John Gaston takes second, Cole Paton third in high-elevation showdown in Colorado
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Christopher Blevins and Samara Maxwell walk away from Brazil Mountain Bike World Series opening rounds on top of XCO leaderboards
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Fractures from Australian Championships crash delay effort to ride the upswing back to 'absolute best' but 'it's okay because I have eight more chances this year to try and find that peak'
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'Such a fine won't stop us' – UCI hits Forster and Schurter with 800 CHF penalty for defying reduced podium size rules at 2025 Mountain Bike World Series opener
The fourth and fifth placed cross-country riders joined the men's elite podium in Brazil on Sunday to support broad rider objections to the decision to cut the podium from five to three -
Samara Maxwell makes history for New Zealand with cross-country win on elite debut at UCI Mountain Bike World Series
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‘That’s our podium, that’s our decision’ – Fourth and fifth placed Forster and Schurter crash men’s podium at Mountain Bike World Series opener
Huge roar from crowd as the extra riders step on stage despite new regulations ending 30 year tradition of five rider XCO podiums
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'We have been ignored' – Riders from Pidcock to Pieterse rally against World Series XCO MTB podium cut from five to three
Update: Adds UCI response to statement from over 120 riders, including entire top 30