NMBS opens North American season

Mary poses with her new, wicked bike.

Mary poses with her new, wicked bike. (Image credit: Mike Broderick & Mary McConneloug)

The elite North American mountian-bike racing scene kicks off this weekend in Phoenix, Arizona, at the first National Mountain Bike Series (NMBS) event on March 31. Although many of the top cross country racers have been flying all over the globe to collect UCI points early this season, they have yet to all face off in one place at one time.