Newton's Playground is bound for your loungeroom this coming weekend...... If you have Pay TV, tune in to Fuel TV on Saturday 5th July @ 2:30pmor Sunday 6th July @ 5pm for our Newton's Playground one-hour special. If you don't, tune into Channel 10 on Sunday 6th July @ 3pm for a Totally Australia documentary titled "Panorama Punks".
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The 10th annual and Final Mount 7 Psychosis is on this weekend. This will be the last call for the world's finest racers and riders to take part in this legendary event.....
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Mountain biking could lose its reputation as an extreme sport on the back of new Australian statistics showing it is better described as extremely safe. A major analysis of injury rates in cross country endurance mountain biking has concluded that just a quarter of a per cent of those who do it are seriously hurt...
The Cackle Factor is the seventh instalment in the Kranked series from Radical Films. The opening sequence is a cackle with young Landseer Enga ripping it down the street, the sponsor’s logo placements and a bouncing bed. Then you’re whipped into the movie proper with a flash of TV channels, you’re in Alaska with Mike Hopkins and James Doerfling riding some high altitude slope style....Read more
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Whistler Blackcomb is making an unprecedented move and celebrating the 10th Anniversary of the Whistler Mountain Bike Park by giving away a Bike Park pass good for 10 years. Also up for grabs is a Kona Stab Garbanzo full suspension mountain bike that can be won by simply entering online at www.whistlerblackcomb.com/bike.
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Cycling Australia today named the 28 cyclists it intends to nominate to the Australian Olympic Committee for selection in the Australian team for the 2008 Olympic Games to contest the road, track, mountain bike and BMX cycling events in Beijing.
Source: Paula Lopes
This World Championship marked the 16th annual pilgrimage for Lopes, who has represented the USA consecutively since 1993, making him the longest standing US ambassador among the World's fastest racers.
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photo credit: Fraser Britton
From the first round of practice on the World Championship course in Val di Sole, Italy, it was clear that both Rachel and Gee Aterton were in top form and poised to wrap themselves with elite rainbow strips for the first time in both of their careers.
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Photo credits: Fraser Britton
As the baking sun ensured the track was hot and dry, all eyes were on the Athertons, particularly after an incredible display at the recent Mountain Bike World Cup in Andorra (May), when brother Dan also took the win, making it a triple-victory for the history-making family.
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Two time World Downhill Champion, Sam Hill (Perth) was visibly disappointed after crashing in the finishing strait at the UCI World Mountain Bike & Trial Championships in Val di Sole, Italy on Saturday
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Santa Cruz Syndicate’s Josh Bryceland brings home the gold at the UCI World Championship Junior Downhill race today at Val Di Sole. Steve Peat is the bridesmaid once again placing second in the elite men’s downhill to Gee Atherton’s first place run. Gee was the man to beat all week and this race was his to lose, and he pulled through with a run as stellar as his practice had been all week.
Source: 23 Degrees Sports Management
The split times said it all on his way down the mountain here in Italy; Sam Hill was back to his winning ways and was on course to take his 5th World Championship by at least 5 seconds, but then in a surreal burst of dust, Sam lay on the track just 300 meters from the finishing line, scrambling for his bike.
Source: Sharon Payne
Four Cross rider Jared Graves from Australia was favourite to win the Four Cross event at the UCI Mountain Bike and Trials World Championships in Val di Sole, Italy late last night. Graves was leading the final until Mickael Deldycke (France) took him over the embankment early in the race.
Source: Kathy Sessler
The downhill seeding race for the UCI World Championship Downhill took place today in Val Di Sole, Italy under blue skies, which is typical of this region, but it didn’t seem that way early in the week with light rain showers wetting the track. Racers played it easy and some played tactics in the seeding run as all riders are qualified and no points are given for the seeding run, so not much was on the line.
Source: Ryan Proctor
Kokanee Crankworx organizers are proud to announce the popular Mountain bike clothing company Sombrio as the official merchandise partner for the festival. Sombrio will be producing all the Kokanee Crankworx branded clothing including hats, T-shirts and hoodies.
Source: Darcy Morse
Photoss: Winter Park Resort
Winter Park, Colo., June 18, 2008 – Winter Park Resort is excited to announce the opening of Trestle Bike Park for this weekend starting Saturday, June 21. Seven mid-mountain trails including Lower long Trail, Lower Boulevard, Lower Arapahoe, Tunnel Hill, Serenity, Fraser River Trail and Boot Camp will open along with the Sunspot Skills Park.
Source: 23 Degrees Sports Management
There has been talk in the World Cup paddock since Andorra, but it became official today that Greg Minnaar (RSA) has been formally appointed to the UCI Mountain Bike Commission, effectively as the gravity riders' representative.
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Some of the Australian team for the World MTB Championships contested a round of the Italian National Race series on the weekend. The race was held at Vermiglio (about 12Km up the valley from the World Champs site at Commezzadura). The course was lots of grass and mud, heaps of firetrail, and only one real mountain biking section - pretty much about 150m of DH type track.
Source: Paula Lopes
It's no big news to hear that Lopes came down Vallnord mountain in 22:21.84 minutes, earning him the 1st qualifying spot for the MaxiAvalanche. What is news, is that he did this one day after an overnight hospital stay. Talk about a diehard competitor!
