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The Traka 200: Ex road pro Lukas Pöstlberger holds off MTB chasers to win 'biggest gravel race in Europe' as Sofia Gómez Villafañe strikes out for second straight title

Austrian narrowly hangs on for victory in men's race as defending champion repeats the trick in the women's race

Cycling News · May 2

Riders to watch at Cape Epic 2026 – Mountain bike stars, gravel pros and Epic veterans form strong and open field for 700km challenge

Kate Courtney, Matt Beers, Alessandra Keller and Sam Gaze among stacked start lists, but which pairs will come out on top?

Cycling News · Mar 13

Retirement class of 2025 – the riders calling time on their career

From Nino Schurter to Ellen van Dijk, Lizzie Deignan and Geraint Thomas, there's a long list of top names leaving the professional side of the sport

Cycling News · Nov 20, 2025

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'A nice circle, closing' - cross-country mountain biking's greatest Nino Schurter bids farewell

The former Olympic champion ended his career on home soil in Switzerland

Cycling Weekly · Sep 22, 2025

'Sunday is all about celebration' – Nino Schurter bids farewell as Alessandra Keller and Alan Hatherly claim Lenzerheide Mountain Bike World Series XCO wins

'Today was a beautiful day' says Schurter after powerhouse of the sport gets home nation send off

Cycling News · Sep 22, 2025

Scott creates insane custom Spark RC bike for MTB GOAT Nino Schurter to ride at his last ever World Cup

Scott has gone to town with custom touches for the Swiss cross-country master

Cycling News · Sep 18, 2025

UCI MTB World Championships: France secures Mixed Team Relay title in back-and-forth battle with runner-up Italy

Nino Schurter final rider for Switzerland and holds off late-charge by Canada for bronze

Cycling News · Sep 11, 2025

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Nino Schurter to end storied career at ‘favourite race’ Lenzerheide World Cup

39-year-old to race Crans-Montana XCO World Championships in September

Cycling News · Aug 16, 2025

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Cycling News · Aug 15, 2025

Who can keep undefeated champion Annika Langvad from record sixth win? - Contenders for 2025 Cape Epic

2022 winner Sofia Gomez Villafañe teams with Langvad for record assault on eight-day MTB race while defending men's champion Matt Beers joins forces with Keegan Swenson

Cycling News · Mar 14, 2025

Tom Pidcock overcomes early puncture to win cross-country mountain bike gold at Paris Olympics

Yorkshireman successfully defends gold medal won at Tokyo games after early setback

Cycling Weekly · Jul 29, 2024

Get the drift: Olympic mountain bike racers worry about gravel on man-made Paris course

Pieterse, Pidcock, Richards and Schurter weigh in on the man-made Elancourt Hill course

Cycling News · Jul 26, 2024

Biniam Girmay confirmed as Eritrea flag bearer for Paris Olympic opening ceremony but other cyclists stay away

Race schedules mean most big-name riders are unable to take part or not yet in Paris

Cycling News · Jul 26, 2024

Paris Olympics: Men's Mountain Bike Cross Country – Preview

Tom Pidcock and Nino Schurter battle at Elancourt Hill for a second gold medal while Amos, Hatherly, Koretzky challenge

Cycling News · Jul 25, 2024

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Bike Perfect · Jul 22, 2024

How to watch live Olympic mountain bike racing for free in the US and UK, plus the riders we're tipping for success

Our pick of the contenders for gold on the Elancourt Hill XCO course – and all the essential info you need to watch live MTB racing at the Paris Olympics

Cycling Weekly · Jul 3, 2024

Paris 2024 Olympics mountain biking: Everything you need to know about the off-road events

Tom Pidcock, and Evie Richards amongst those fighting for medals

Cycling News · Jun 16, 2024

UCI MTB World Cup Val di Sole: Nino Schurter beats Hatherly to win elite men's race

Mathis Azzaro third

Bike Perfect · Apr 19, 2024

Why are the fastest MTB race bikes in the world so different from what we mere mortals ride?

It was all looking so straightforward. GOAT racer, Nino Schurter, was dominating the World Cup and World Championships on his radically trail-bike-shaped, 2.4in tire, 120mm travel Scott Spark and every other brand started following suit. “Brilliant” the media and mere mortal riders cried. Bikes that are still superlight and efficient…

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Bike Perfect · Apr 8, 2024

Red Bull TV launches Race Tapes Season 2 – take a deep dive behind the scenes of the 2023 UCI MTB World Cup season

The Red Bull racing TV six-part series reveals the rivalry, and drama of an intense MTB season – setting armchair fans up perfectly for this weekend's 2024 XC World Cup opener

Bike Perfect · Mar 12, 2024

RockShox SID Flight Attendant review – the smartest and fastest XC MTB suspension ever?

RockShox's latest 'Ride Adaptive' Flight Attendant has already won several XCO and XCC World Cups, but what’s it actually like to ride and do you really need it? Guy Kesteven has his expert opinion dialed in already

Cycling News · Aug 26, 2023

Andorra MTB World Cup: Keller controls women's XCC, Schwarzbauer outsprints Schurter in men's race

Switzerland's Keller wins solo ahead of Evie Richards and Puck Pieterse

Bike Perfect · Aug 13, 2023

Tom Pidcock and Pauline Ferrand-Prévot win the UCI cross-country MTB World Championships in Glentress, Scotland

Pidcock becomes the first British rider to win the XC World Championships and Ferrand-Prévot retains her title in dominant style

Cycling Weekly · Aug 12, 2023

Tom Pidcock overcomes mechanical issues to win cross-country MTB gold at World Championships

Yorkshireman says his gears were ‘jumping on every climb’ on final lap of Glentress Forest course

Cycling News · Aug 12, 2023

What type of rider is Pidcock? 'I don't have to choose, do I' says new MTB world champion

Briton says last-minute UCI rule change was 'outrageous', plans to keep combining off-road and WorldTour

The Guardian - UK · Aug 12, 2023

Tom Pidcock overcomes mechanical problems and controversy to claim gold

Briton wins cross country Olympic race at UCI Cycling World Championships despite issues with his gears and claims of preferential treatment by fellow riders

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