http://www.usacycling.org/mtb/ The latest mountain bike news from USA Cycling en-us Copyright 2010 by USA Cycling, Incorporated. All rights reserved Tue, 09 Feb 2010 11:41:36 GMT http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss webmaster@usacycling.org http://www.usacycling.org/myusac/images/usac_logo.gif http://www.usacycling.org/mtb/ 136 72 http://www.usacycling.org/news/user/story.php?id=4641 USA Cycling announced today the dates and venues for the 21 events that will comprise the USA Cycling Mountain Bike National Calendars. In their fourth year, the three calendars will provide professional and elite-level athletes with top-quality racing opportunities across all disciplines of mountain biking: cross country, gravity, and ultra-endurance. kkahn@usacycling.org Fri, 22 Jan 2010 16:34:16 GMT http://www.usacycling.org/news/user/story.php?id=4638 USA Cycling announced today the dates and venues for its 2010 American Mountain Bike Challenge (AMBC). All AMBC events will serve as qualifiers for the USA Cycling Mountain Bike National Championships which are slated for July 15-18 in Granby, Colo. Entering its 14th year in 2010, the 21-race AMBC series will visit 16 states over a period of seven months. kkahn@usacycling.org Wed, 20 Jan 2010 15:24:29 GMT http://www.usacycling.org/news/user/story.php?id=4604 Due to the excitement surrounding the Windham Mountain UCI Mountain Bike World Cup event set for Aug. 28-29 in Windham, N.Y. a nine-person organizing committee has formed and developed a collaborative working relationship amongst the eventandrsquo;s major organizations to create a formula for success. asmith@usacycling.org Wed, 06 Jan 2010 17:41:14 GMT http://www.usacycling.org/news/user/story.php?id=4603 USA Cycling announced today the addition of a pair of races to the USA Cycling Pro Mountain Bike Cross Country Tour. With the inclusion of the Sea Otter Classic and the Mellow Johnnyandrsquo;s Classic, the Pro XCT calendar will consist of five UCI-sanctioned events throughout the United States, providing world-class athletes with a national stage on which to accumulate UCI ranking points and top prize purses. asmith@usacycling.org Tue, 05 Jan 2010 15:59:54 GMT http://www.usacycling.org/news/user/story.php?id=4574 USA Cycling was surprised to learn earlier this week that the US Cup Mountain Bike Management company will not direct the Pro XCT for 2010. Despite this set-back for both the series and promoters late in the season, USA Cycling is committed to managing the USA Cycling Pro XCT upon the philosophy the series was built. kkahn@usacycling.org Wed, 09 Dec 2009 21:55:25 GMT http://www.usacycling.org/news/user/story.php?id=4557 USA Cycling announced today the return of the nationandrsquo;s professional cross country mountain bike series designed to amplify athletesandrsquo; opportunities, increase exposure for mountain biking domestically and to maximize U.S. start spots on the sportandrsquo;s highest stages. The USA Cycling Pro Mountain Bike Cross Country Tour (Pro XCT) presented by US Cup will consist of six UCI-sanctioned events throughout the United States, providing world-class athletes with a consistent stage on which to accumulate UCI ranking points and top prize purses. asmith@usacycling.org Tue, 24 Nov 2009 16:51:46 GMT http://www.usacycling.org/news/user/story.php?id=4507 Fort Lewis College and Brevard College clinched the Divisions I and II team omniums as the 2009 USA Cycling Collegiate Mountain Bike National Championships came to a close on Sunday. Both teams had commanding leads going into the final day of racing - leads which were strengthened even more with some very solid efforts in the downhill finales. kkahn@usacycling.org Mon, 19 Oct 2009 01:51:13 GMT http://www.usacycling.org/news/user/story.php?id=4506 It was a full day of racing at the 2009 USA Cycling Collegiate Mountain Bike National Championship on Saturday with both short track and four-cross competitions on the agenda for day two. Fort Lewis College and Brevard College scored strong results and gained comforable leads in the Divisions I and II team omnium competitions. They'll try to hold onto these leads as the riders head into the final day of competition. kkahn@usacycling.org Sat, 17 Oct 2009 20:15:54 GMT http://www.usacycling.org/news/user/story.php?id=4505 The USA Cycling Collegiate Mountain Bike National Championships kicked off on Friday as nearly 300 student athletes converged on the Northstar at Tahoe to compete for a total of 22 national titles over three days. The first day of racing saw the coeds battle it out for individual titles in the cross country contests with the women lining up for three laps of the 7.5-mile course and the men lining up for four. kkahn@usacycling.org Sat, 17 Oct 2009 02:06:52 GMT http://www.usacycling.org/news/user/story.php?id=4511 USADA announced today that J.D. Swanguen of San Diego, CA, an athlete in the sport of cycling, has tested positive for a prohibited substance and accepted a suspension for his doping offense. asmith@usacycling.org Wed, 14 Oct 2009 23:02:05 GMT