Mtb milestones

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The tech, riders and events that helped make mountain biking the best sport ever

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Mountain Biking UK Magazine

06 July, 2023

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Mountain Biking UK

Aero era

When Keegan Swenson crossed the finish line to win the gruelling Leadville Trail 100 MTB race in a time of five hours and 45 minutes, as soon as the celebrations died down, it was his Santa Cruz Blur

Mountain Biking UK

Star letter blast from the past

Your article on Jason McRoy and the Dirt video (MBUK 450) sparked memories of mountain biking in my teenage years, when life was simple and riding was effortless! It was also around that time that I e

Mountain Biking UK

Louise ferguson

I actually feel like I’m not much of a risk-taker,” says Louise Ferguson. These are unexpected words coming from the first woman to complete a top-to-bottom race run through the treacherous rocks, off

Mountain Biking UK

Rampage redemp tiontion

As a Red Bull Rampage rookie in 2024, Tom ‘Ice-T’ Isted stomped the key features of his line and went huge over the canyon gap, after a worrying moment in practice – which went viral – when he got a b

Cycling Weekly

“a cynical person might think the industry wants to sell multiple bikes to each customer”

The Doc’s feeling overwhelmed by off-road category creep

Motorcycle News (MCN)

‘not only that, but they are now painting the bikes in the right colours’

Two-time British champion turned commentator writes for MCN every month

Mountain Biking UK

Aero era

When Keegan Swenson crossed the finish line to win the gruelling Leadville Trail 100 MTB race in a time of five hours and 45 minutes, as soon as the celebrations died down, it was his Santa Cruz Blur

Mountain Biking UK

Star letter blast from the past

Mountain Biking UK

Louise ferguson

Mountain Biking UK

Rampage redemp tiontion

Cycling Weekly

“a cynical person might think the industry wants to sell multiple bikes to each customer”

The Doc’s feeling overwhelmed by off-road category creep

Motorcycle News (MCN)

‘not only that, but they are now painting the bikes in the right colours’

Two-time British champion turned commentator writes for MCN every month