News and notes from the MTB scene
After a run of bad news from the mountain-bike racing world — cancelled races, rider defections, folding teams, etc. — finally some good news. Word from the West Coast is that the newly formed all-women’s squad, the Luna Chix featuring world champion Alison Dunlap, have inked a deal with Santa Cruz as its bike supplier for 2002. Dunlap rode for GT last year, but that team’s status is much in doubt for the upcoming season following the company’s bankruptcy and ensuing purchase by the Pacific Cycles, which has shown just a marginal interest in supporting racing. Meanwhile, on the others side