By Paul Andrews, BI editor on September 6, 2009
Finally, after a nonpareil career where the only vacancy in the trophy case was the world championship, Steve Peat outclassed a stellar field to earn his first striped jersey. The powerful Brit led a brilliant top 5 — Greg Minnaar, Mic Hannah, Fabien Barel and Sam Hill — in Canberra, Australia, to take home the [...]
Posted in Mountain Biking, Racing | Tagged evil bikes, Luke Strobel, mountain bike racing, steve peat, steve smith, world championships
By Paul Andrews, BI editor on September 6, 2009
The good news at the World Championships is that Seattle’s Jill Kintner beat arch rival Melissa Buhl. The bad news is neither could keep up with the local, Ozzie Caroline Buchanan. Taking nothing away from Buchanan, this was a case of a good rider having the local-knowledge advantage and managing to leverage it when things [...]
Posted in Mountain Biking, Racing | Tagged jill kintner, mountain bike racing, world championships
By Paul Andrews, BI editor on May 28, 2009
As we exit Bike Month with a big party this afternoon and an Alki Beach “Spectacular” on Sunday, the cycling events calendar is really starting to heat up. How nice of the weather to cooperate! Another 5-star weekend is forecast as we roll into June. Some events worth noting: From 4 to 7 today at [...]
Posted in Culture, Mountain Biking, Racing | Tagged bike and brew leavenworth, cascade bicycle club, mountain bike racing
By Paul Andrews, BI editor on March 1, 2009
Dave Wiens, the former mountain bike racer who currently specializes in distance competition and kicked Lance Armstrong’s ass at last year’s grueling Leadville 100, weighs in on bike advocacy after the latest Outside magazine’s profile on him: “The bottom line here in the Gunnison Valley today is that trail users, including our freeriding community, and [...]
Posted in Advocacy, Mountain Biking, Racing | Tagged Dave Wiens, lance armstrong, Leadville 100, mountain bike racing
By Paul Andrews, BI editor on February 26, 2009
The 2009 lineup is out, kicking off April 3 through 5 in Port Angeles. To get a feel join the Fluidride Forum and start planning! See y’all there! Be sure to check out the rockin’ vids (scroll down the first link)!
Posted in Mountain Biking, Racing | Tagged Fluidride, Fluidride Cup series, mountain bike racing, Mountain Biking, PinkBike, Port Angeles
By Paul Andrews, BI editor on February 19, 2009
Because only slackers need the support of a whole team… Registration opens Feb. 24th for this exercise in self-punishment. Only 400 spots open, so you’d better jump on it fast. I’ve never raced this event but have a friend whose friend did it practically solo when the rest of the team disintegrated on her. That [...]
Posted in Mountain Biking, Racing, Road Trips | Tagged BC Bike Race, British Columbia, mountain bike racing, Mountain Biking
