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Painting Paris: Our five favourite custom bikes to grace the Olympic Games so far
By Alex Hunt published
Olympics Riders at the Paris 2024 Games can be seen on bikes that look a little different from the rest of the season

'We'll definitely be in the running' - Tom Pidcock targets another Olympic gold in road race
By Stephen Farrand published
News Briton celebrates 25th birthday in Paris after claiming second successive mountain bike title

‘Not what I came for’ – Sam Gaze resets after sixth in Olympic Games mountain bike race
By Simone Giuliani published
News 'I have already started thinking about the world championships next month and on to Los Angeles in four years time' says rider from New Zealand

Alan Hatherly claims historic bronze for South Africa in Olympics men's cross country mountain bike
By Kirsten Frattini published
News 'It's every athlete’s dream to get an Olympic medal, so to achieve that today, it's unbelievable for me' says Hatherly

‘I came here to win, that's all I wanted’ - Tom Pidcock on his ‘rubbing is racing’ dive to Olympic victory
By Stephen Farrand published
News British rider talks of the emotions of winning second gold medal, decisive attack and his response to the French fans booing him

'I was on the wheel of a legend' - Riley Amos makes history for USA with seventh in Olympic men's cross-country mountain bike
By Jackie Tyson published
News 'Top 10 is just beyond expectation' says men's U23 World Cup leader

'It was part of racing' - Victor Koretzky gracious in Olympic mountain bike defeat after last-lap clash with Tom Pidcock
By Stephen Farrand published
News French rider accepts that British rival was stronger after an epic battle

Tom Pidcock overcomes puncture and goes from chaser to champion in epic Olympic mountain bike battle
By Stephen Farrand published
News Frenchman Victor Koretzky settles for silver as Briton battles back from 36-second deficit
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Strength training is becoming more popular in the peloton for good reason
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Christopher Blevins and Samara Maxwell walk away from Brazil Mountain Bike World Series opening rounds on top of XCO leaderboards
American Specialized Factory rider closes with XCO win as New Zealand’s Maxwell comes second to Jenny Rissveds in final battle at Araxá -
'Felt like a video game' - Evie Richards surpasses Pauline Ferrand-Prévot for career MTB World Cup XCC wins
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'A tough pill to swallow’ – Injured Rebecca Henderson misses first ever Mountain Bike World Series opener but sets sights on Nové Město
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
"I just kept telling myself ‘this is for a world cup win, hurt as much as you can because you won’t get it if you don’t’" says nation's first ever women's elite XCO World Cup winner -
‘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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Guilty verdict of vehicular homicide handed to motorist who struck and killed junior US cyclist Magnus White in 2023
Five-day jury trial concluded Friday night in Boulder County, sentencing scheduled for June -
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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