The latest stories from the world of mountain biking.

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Welsh Downhill Champs, August 29-30th

Brief details of the Welsh DH Champs. It\'s an open championship, everyone of all nationalities welcome, however, the fastest Welsh man or woman, will be the category champion.

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The Marin Roughride 2009 – Sunday, June 14th

Just a reminder that this year’s Marin Roughride is on Sunday June 14th, one week later than 2008.

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SingletrAction Trail News Update and Membership Drive

It’s that time of year again when SingletrAction do their \"membership drive\". There’s benefits for you and the trails – a win/win situation. The trails you love to ride cannot…

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It’s 2009 and singlespeeding’s still not dead!

It’s 2009 and singlespeeding’s still not dead! The upcoming 2009 UK Single Speed Championships at Dalby Forest on the 6th and 7th of June has provided scientific proof that pronouncements...

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The Merida o.Nine Carbon – 930g Frame!

That\'s quite light that is.

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Oh Alright Then, Here’s Another Amazing Vid of Danny MacAskill

No doubt you\'ve seen Danny\'s latest video - which was \"YouTube phenomenon\" that even your Mum probably forwarded you details of. Here\'s some more footage of him blowing people\'s minds...

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Gorrick Gore 100 Challenge

Another astounding turn out meant the trails at Swinley Forest was awash with hundreds of happy riders who had decided to partake in the renowned Gorrick Gore 100 Challenge. Joolze…

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Aston Hill Chairman Highly Commended at the CTC Awards

The CTC\'s Awards and Recruitment Committee gave a Highly Commended Award to Richard Abbott for his contribution to cycling in his region.

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Mountain Bike World Cup Live on STW This Weekend

During the upcoming weekend, Houffalize, Belgium will experience a big premiere. In addition to hosting its traditional Olympic cross-country race, the town in the Luxembourg Ardennes will also organize a…

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2nd Merida Bikes MTB Marathon Only 2 Weeks Away

Only two weeks to go before the 2nd event of Merida Bikes MTB Marathon Series 2009 will open its doors at the new event location of the Glanusk Estate in…

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World Cup Course Unveiled in Dalby Forest

The Forestry Commission is putting the finishing touches to a 6.5 kilometre (4 mile) cross-country route on its estate in the 3,440-hectare (8,600-acre) wood, which will be used to stage…

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Rachel Atherton Out For The Season

World Downhill Champ Rachel Atherton is having surgery on her injured shoulder which will put her out for most of the season. Undeterred, she hopes to be back in time…

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40 High-End Bikes Stolen from Paligap.

Paligap has over 40 bikes stolen. Keep your eyes peeled for dodgy looking folk selling Kona, Merlin, Litespeed and Quintana Roo bikes and frames.

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Premier Demo Series Hits Glentress This Weekend

This means that in a couple of days time you could be swinging your leg over demo bikes from Intense, Turner, Lapierre, Cove and Rocky Mountain before heading out onto…

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Wiggle Enduro6 Results

The new ‘weather proofed’ course at Catton Park was unveiled at the weekend after much work by the organisers to try and limit the suffering brought about by a good...

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Camelbak Mule Lightweight

Richard from Camelbak\'s UK distributors Zyro has just dropped us a line to let us know that they are running a limited edition Camelbak MULE. Zyro are only bringing in…

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UK cycling to school doubled in 2008

Good news! Sustrans has good news for pro-ride to school campaigners. The bad news is that it\'s still under 10% that ride every day, though 26% ride at least once…

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Chumba Back in the UK

News about Chumba Racing\'s return to the UK.

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Sram 2010 Piccies

Just a few pictures from last week\'s trip to Afan for a hands-on test of some of the new SRAM stuff, with some close ups of bits and bobs and…

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Issue 49’s Trailside Bingo Game – How To Play It

In the forthcoming issue of Singletrack there\'s a tear-out perforated insert devoted to the totally awesome new craze that is sure to sweep the globe faster than you can say…

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2009 Kona Mash-Up Rd1

The 1st Kona Mash-Up event of the season is only six weeks away with entries coming in thick and fast. So far the entries are suggesting a fairly even spread…

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Saab Salomon Avalanche Trophy – Kielder Results

Spain\'s David Vazquez topped an otherwise very French podium at last weekend\'s Saab Salomon Avalanche Trophy round at Kielder Forest.

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Singletrack Issue 49 – The Dirtbag Issue

The Dirtbag Issue: you don\'t need a fat wallet to enjoy mountain biking, as shown in this cut-price, entry-level, making-do, sleeping on floors issue...

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Sram 2009 (or is it 2010? it’s hard to keep up)

Matt and Jonny headed down to Afan Argoed t\'other day to be shown some new stuff by Elmar from Sram. Rock Shox Revelation forks, Avid Elixir CR brakes, centre-lock disc…

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Car Scrappage Scheme Should Apply To Bicycles

The new government grant that offers £2,000 off a new car when a 10-year-old vehicle is scrapped should be replaced by a scheme for cyclists, according to a leading bicycle…

Sea Otter Eight

Colours from Lezyne, Santa Cruz, crazy military types from Genuine Innovations, the Ibis Tranny in orange, funky vicar bars from FSA, a singlespeed Specialized carbon and carbon fibre dog bowls.

Marzocchi 2010 – Sea Otter Sneak Preview

Chipps got a sneak preview of a good looking and \'back to basics\' Marzocchi. They\'re focussing on their previous strengths with a return to open bath cartridges and coil springs.

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Hope Race Series Round 1, Lee Quarry

Sunday dawned bright and early in the Pennines for the 100+ racers descending upon the exciting new venue of Lee Quarry nr. Bacup, Rossendale. Report by Jenn Hopkins.

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Singletrack Classic Weekender – Yoofs Over 14 Can Now Enter

It\'s official: the kids are alright.

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Spooky Horror Taxi

Russ from Wight Mountain has just sent us some pics of a new Spooky Horror Taxi. Can you spot what\'s different about it...?