http://www.usacycling.org/mtb/ The latest mountain bike news from USA Cycling en-us Copyright 2009 by USA Cycling, Incorporated. All rights reserved Fri, 20 Nov 2009 11:29:36 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=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 http://www.usacycling.org/news/user/story.php?id=4491 Collegiate riders from around the nation are getting ready to converge on the Northstar at Tahoe resort near Truckee, Calif. to race for national titles at the USA Cycling Collegiate Mountain Bike National Championships, the second national championship event of the 2009/2010 collegiate cycling season. The event, slated for October 16-18, is being hosted by the University of Nevada at Reno and will award a total of twenty-two national titles, including the overall team omniums in Divisions I and II. kkahn@usacycling.org Tue, 13 Oct 2009 15:34:03 GMT http://www.usacycling.org/news/user/story.php?id=4490 Eleven national champions were crowned at the USA Cycling 24-Hour Mountain Bike National Championships on Sunday after the nationandrsquo;s best ultra-endurance mountain bikers wrapped up 24 grueling hours racing in beautiful Moab, Utah. Riders set out on Saturday for as many laps as they could complete on the 15-mile course. After the 24 hours had expired, Josh Tostado and Eszter Horanyi recorded more laps than any other solo riders in the male and female division to earn the prestigious solo national titles asmith@usacycling.org Mon, 12 Oct 2009 21:57:30 GMT http://www.usacycling.org/news/user/story.php?id=4483 The 2009 USA Cycling 24-Hour Mountain Bike National Championships will go off this weekend, Oct. 10 and 11, in conjunction with the 24 Hours of Moab in Moab, Utah. In all, the event is expected to draw more than 4,000 athletes, support crew and spectators. Be sure to follow via live stats as hundreds of racers compete for 13 national titles. asmith@usacycling.org Wed, 07 Oct 2009 17:45:23 GMT http://www.usacycling.org/news/user/story.php?id=4479 Online registration for the USA Cycling Collegiate Mountain Bike National Championships will be open until 2:00 p.m. EST on October 13. Riders are encouraged to REGISTER ONLINE as on-site registration will be available for one day only, October 15, and will incur a late fee. kkahn@usacycling.org Tue, 06 Oct 2009 15:50:40 GMT http://www.usacycling.org/news/user/story.php?id=4414 Kathy Pruitt gave the United States its fourth and final medal at the 2009 Mountain Bike World Championships on Sunday. The U.S. women earned silver and bronze medals in 4X, a bronze in elite cross country and finally a bronze in the elite womenandrsquo;s downhill to bring the American medal count to four. Melissa Buhl also landed inside the top 10 with a ninth-place finish in womenandrsquo;s downhill. Twelve men contested the junior and elite menandrsquo;s downhill with the top finish coming from Cody Warren who placed 13th in the elite menandrsquo;s category. asmith@usacycling.org Sun, 06 Sep 2009 15:08:22 GMT http://www.usacycling.org/news/user/story.php?id=4413 The United States made its first elite cross country appearance on the podium at the UCI Mountain Bike World Championships since Alison Dunlapandrsquo;s storied win in Vail in 2001. Willow Koerber rode to a third-place finish against the worldandrsquo;s best in the elite womenandrsquo;s cross country contest on Saturday. The U.S. team also placed two additional riders inside the top 10 as Todd Wells finished eighth in the elite menandrsquo;s contest and Heather Irmiger 10th for the women. asmith@usacycling.org Sat, 05 Sep 2009 15:29:20 GMT