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Gary Fisher: I'm not dead yet!

Greg Johnson — Sun, 20 Jun 2010 23:54:46 GMT

Trek Bicycle Corporation's recent announcement that the standalone Gary Fisher brand would now instead be rolled into the Trek label as the 'Gary Fisher Collection' has yielded the expected reaction from fans of the outspoken mountain bike pioneer – with many touting the change as the eventual death knell of the brand in general. Gary Fisher himself, however, sees things quite differently. In his eyes, this isn't just some marketing ploy aimed at gradually killing off an admittedly successful ...

Atherton returns to World Cup competition in Maribor

Sue George — Fri, 14 May 2010 13:34:11 GMT

Commencal's Rachel Atherton, one of the top women on the international downhill circuit, will return to World Cup-level racing this weekend, May 15-16, at the opening round in Maribor, Slovenia. The British rider injured her shoulder in a collision with a vehicle in January 2009 and spent the rest of the season recovering. She began racing again this spring. "I'm excited to get the first World Cup underway," said a beaming Atherton to Cyclingnews . "I haven't done many races, so I'm ...

Atherton returns to World Cup competition in Maribor

Fri, 14 May 2010 13:34:11 GMT

Beckingsale mixes in more marathon racing for 2010

Sue George — Tue, 06 Apr 2010 05:58:23 GMT

Three-time Olympian Oli Beckingsale started his 2010 season off with a win at the opening round of the British Cross Country Series at Sherwood Pines at the end of March. The 33-year-old racer for Team Giant is looking forward to a full season of cross country races, but he also intends to apply much of his training and racing focus this season to marathons. "I did marathon worlds for the first time last year. It was a steep learning curve," said Great Britian's Beckingsale of the race ...

Beckingsale mixes in more marathon racing for 2010

Tue, 06 Apr 2010 05:58:23 GMT

World Champion Schurter kicks off 2010 season

Sue George — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 21:40:29 GMT

In a nail-biting final lap on a September day six months ago in Canberra, the young Swiss Nino Schurter upset established French pro Julian Absalon, a two-time Olympic Champion and former World Champion, to win the cross country World Championship. Schurter was no stranger to world titles after years of success in the junior and under 23 ranks, but this day was special, bringing him his first elite title. Cyclingnews ' Sue George spoke with Schurter in the week before he kicked off the 2010 season ...

World Champion Schurter kicks off 2010 season

Fri, 12 Mar 2010 21:40:29 GMT

Willow Koerber reflects on best season yet

Sue George — Fri, 18 Dec 2009 22:06:21 GMT

Willow Koerber stepped into American mountain bike history when she won a bronze medal at the UCI cross country World Championships in Canberra, Australia, in September. It was the first American cross country worlds medal since Alison Dunlap won gold in 2001 in Vail, Colorado. Cyclingnews ' Sue George spoke with Koerber after her accomplishment had had a chance to sink in. It's been a landmark year for Willow Koerber of the Subaru - Gary Fisher team. She moved to Durango, Colorado, figured out ...

Willow Koerber reflects on best season yet

Fri, 18 Dec 2009 22:06:21 GMT

'Sir Bart' prepares to slay the Crocodile Trophy

Les Clarke — Sun, 25 Oct 2009 22:01:25 GMT

There's something about Australia's Crocodile Trophy mountain bike stage race that draws racers from all over the globe. Former World and Olympic cross country champion Bart Brentjens is the latest accomplished professional mountain biker to be lured Down Under by the race. After spending last year focusing on preparation for his fourth Olympic Games, veteran mountain bike racer Bart Brentjens has been enjoying the opportunity to focus on some marathon and stage racing. The cross country star has ...

'Sir Bart' prepares to slay the Crocodile Trophy

Sun, 25 Oct 2009 22:01:25 GMT

Lene Byberg: Rising to the top

Sue George — Tue, 06 Oct 2009 22:51:05 GMT

Think of Norwegian mountain bikers, and Rune Høydahl and Gunn-Rita Dahle Flesjaa may come to mind. Add another to that list: Lene Byberg. Norway's latest mountain biking export has been steadily climbing the elite ranks, and in 2009 she enjoyed her best year yet, winning a silver medal at the mountain bike World Championships and placing in the top four in all but one of the eight World Cup rounds. It was on a wet, sloppy August day in Bromont, Canada, that Byberg won her first career World ...

Lene Byberg: Rising to the top

Tue, 06 Oct 2009 22:51:05 GMT

High school MTB racing program goes national

Sue George — Thu, 01 Oct 2009 14:11:37 GMT

With the intention of building upon the successful model of regional high school racing already implemented in California, NorCal League Executive Director Matt Fritzinger is taking high school mountain bike racing national. Cyclingnews ' Sue George spoke with Fritzinger just as he was announcing the formation of the new National Interscholastic Cycling Association (NICA). "Cycling's been around for over 100 years, but only now is it becoming a high school sport. That's a huge societal shift ...

High school MTB racing program goes national

Thu, 01 Oct 2009 14:11:37 GMT

Tracy Moseley: Defying gravity

Greg Johnson — Sun, 14 Jun 2009 19:23:08 GMT

British downhiller Tracy Moseley is back at the top of her game after an off-season move to the new Trek World Racing team. Moseley leads the women's UCI World Cup rankings after a win at the opener in Pietermaritzburg, South Africa, and a second place at round two in La Bresse, France. Cyclingnews' Sue George talked to Moseley to find out how she's adapting to her new team and what it's like to be one of the world's best female downhillers. The life of a pro downhiller can be challenging ...

Tracy Moseley: Defying gravity

Sun, 14 Jun 2009 19:23:08 GMT