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'Such a fine won't stop us' – UCI hits Forster and Schurter with 800 CHF penalty for defying reduced podium size rules at 2025 Mountain Bike World Series opener

The fourth and fifth placed cross-country riders joined the men's elite podium in Brazil on Sunday to support broad rider objections to the decision to cut the podium from five to three

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‘That’s our podium, that’s our decision’ – Fourth and fifth placed Forster and Schurter crash men’s podium at Mountain Bike World Series opener

Huge roar from crowd as the extra riders step on stage despite new regulations ending 30 year tradition of five rider XCO podiums

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'We have been ignored' – Riders from Pidcock to Pieterse rally against World Series XCO MTB podium cut from five to three

Update: Adds UCI response to statement from over 120 riders, including entire top 30

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Golden beginnings – How Pinarello’s Dogma XC HT rose to the top of cross-country mountain biking

I took Pinarello’s Dogma XC hardtail back to where it first won gold to find out what made the Italian XC racing thoroughbred so dominant

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'The last dance' – Pauline Ferrand-Prévot braces for her final mountain bike race at Worlds

'For sure, this sport will stay the number 1 in my heart' says Frenchwoman as she prepares for switch to road racing

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‘Nobody cares, work harder’ - how Keegan Swenson muscled his way to gravel dominance

If there’s one way Keegan Swenson likes to win, it’s solo. Time and time again, he rides away from his rivals and crosses the line at the biggest gravel races with seconds, sometimes minutes, to spare on his rivals.

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P1 Singularis M30 XC race wheels review – the rim of choice for both Gold medal-winning XCO riders at the Paris Olympics

With multiple World Cup wins and now a clean sweep at the Olympic Games XCO races, the Singularis M30 wheels have plenty of pedigree, but how does that translate on the trail for us mere mortals?

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'I was on the wheel of a legend' - Riley Amos makes history for USA with seventh in Olympic men's cross-country mountain bike

'Top 10 is just beyond expectation' says men's U23 World Cup leader

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Inspired by the Olympic XCO mountain bike racing in Paris? Here are the best budget-friendly XC bikes and kit that will give you top performance for less

Fancy becoming the next Tom Pidock or Pauline Ferrand-Prévot? Then here's the best budget XC MTB kit that will give you what you need at a fraction of the price of the pro gear

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Paris Olympics: Men's Mountain Bike Cross Country – Preview

Tom Pidcock and Nino Schurter battle at Elancourt Hill for a second gold medal while Amos, Hatherly, Koretzky challenge

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The hottest Olympic XCO MTBs and pro kit being used in Paris that we mere mortals can buy

Fancy becoming the next Tom Pidcock or Jolanda Neff? Then here's the State-of-the-art XC MTB kit they'll be using at the Paris Olympics

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Paris Olympics: Women's Mountain Bike Cross Country - Preview

French duo Pauline Ferrand-Prévot and Loana Lecomte leading contenders for gold

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How to watch live Olympic mountain bike racing for free in the US and UK, plus the riders we're tipping for success

Our pick of the contenders for gold on the Elancourt Hill XCO course – and all the essential info you need to watch live MTB racing at the Paris Olympics

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Peter Sagan draws professional career to a close at Slovak MTB Championships

'Today's XCO at 16:00 will be his last-ever professional UCI race in any discipline' announces his Pierre Baguette team

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UCI MTB World Cup Crans Montana: Loana Lecomte rolls to solo XCO victory

Alessandra Keller moves into series lead with second place at home race

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UCI MTB World Cup Crans Montana: Tom Pidcock doubles up in Switzerland with dominant XCO solo victory

Flückinger a full minute back for second while Braidot pushes ahead of series leader Schurter for third

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Simon Andreassen claims MTB XCO World Cup victory in Araxá from four-way sprint

Victor Koretzky battles back to second in elite men's race after last lap mechanical, Mairiporã winner Christopher Blevins crashes in opening lap

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Cape Epic 'crucial building block' for Sofia Gomez Villafane's US gravel races

Life Time Grand Prix champion to take on series again but with focus switched to individual race results

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Peter Sagan's 'good foundation' for 2024 MTB racing starts February in Abu Dhabi

Slovakian plans to race World Cups in Brazil in full ramp-up for selection to Paris Olympic Games

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Lidl-Trek win WorldTour battle to sign young Danish phenomenon Albert Philipsen for 2025

Top teams from Jumbo-Visma to Ineos Grenadiers were reportedly battling it out to sign the multi-junior world champion

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Andorra MTB World Cup: Mitterwallner solos to win her first elite women’s XCO

Alessandra Keller second and World Champion Pauline Ferrand-Prevot third

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Pauline Ferrand-Prévot successfully defends her XCC mountain bike world title with a dominant performance in Glentress

The French women collects another rainbow jersey at the UCI World Championships

The Independent UK

Why Tom Pidcock is a mystery before UCI World Championships assault

Pidcock will be a key medal hope for Great Britain this week when he takes to the mountain bike course in Glentress Forest for the short-track and cross-country Olympic races

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Bespoken Word – is the Scottish Super World Champs outstanding or overcrowding?

Guy Kesteven asks if packing all the World Championship events into one mega session in Scotland is a good idea or not?

Cycling Weekly

Seven riders you should look out for at the Glasgow World Championships

From the velodrome to the BMX track via cross-country mountain bike, check out our pick of who – and when – to watch

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