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Kappius-VeloNews's Mike Hogan and Thomas Dooley give an inside look at stage 3 of the South African off-road stage race

Mike Hogan keeps the Kappius-VeloNews team going solo at Cape Epic

li>1. Karl Platt and Urs Huber, Bulls, at 3:53:17.3 2. Christoph Sauser and Jaroslav Kulhavy, Burry Stander-SONGO, at 0:46.0 3. Thomas Dietsch and Tim Boehme, Bulls 2, at 5:53.2 4. Darren Lill and Charles Keey, Cannondale Blend, at 7:57.8 5. Max Knox and Kohei Yamamoto, Burry Stander-Songo 2, at 8:56.3

The Kappius-VeloNews team suffers a fractured collarbone on stage 1 of the Absa Cape Epic

1. Karl Platt, Bulls, in 5:35.32 2. Thomas Dietsch, Bulls 2, in 5:41.20 3. Christoph Sauser, Burry Stander-Songo, in 5:44.16 4. Nino Schurter, Scott-Swisspower, in 5:45.48 5. Jose Hermida, Multivan Merida, in 5:47.00

1. Jose Hermida, Multivan Merida, in 4:30.56 2. Karl Platt, Bulls, in 4:32.17 3. Thomas Dietsch, Bulls 2, in 4:32.18 4. Christoph Sauser, Burry Stander - Songo, in 4:33.46 5. Darren Lill, Cannondale Blend, in 4:41.21

Results from the 2013 Bonelli Park XC

South African teen Tony Ramatladi to join other riders in an eight-day race that features more than 15,000 feet of climbing

The Vivid RC2 and Vivid Air rear shocks are strictly for top-shelf downhillers, but this sort of thing generally filters down to the grunts eventually

Marianne Vos wins the first mountain bike race of her career, and will next compete in the discipline's World Cup circuit

Shots from the 2013 Mellow Johnny's Classic

Results from the 2013 Mellow Johnny's Classic

The hand-built show isn't overflowing with fat-tire tech this year, but a number of builders are displaying innovative projects

Mavic Likely to debut 650b lineup in 2013

Dave McElwaine snaps the wacky action at the season-opening 24 Hours in the Old Pueblo

Olympic cross-country champion is coming off nose surgery and is motivated for marathon and cross-country worlds

Leipheimer says he's done the event before, adding that his suspension doesn't bar him "from training and staying fit"

Downhill king says Trek World Racing contract did not match the terms he agreed to in August

Two-time defending World Cup downhill champion leaves Trek World Racing

Red Bull pays tribute to Burry Stander after the South African cross-country racer died last week in a car/bike collision

Geax's new 29er dry tire is ideal for dry, rocky trails

VeloNews remembers the career of Burry Stander, who died on January 3, 2013, after being struck by a taxi in his native South Africa

Stander reportedly killed in collision with taxi

Just three miles from downtown Gunnison, the trail system provides for top-notch riding ranging from smooth and fast to slow and technical

The Spanish cross-country racer was hit by a car while training and pronounced dead at the scene

Ultra-endurance mountain biker Jay Petervary preps for and rides a record pace in the Tour Divide race

USA Cycling announced the 2013 Pro Mountain Bike Cross Country Tour calendar

London cross-country champ says he'll look for road opportunities after Rio in 2016

Winter Park, Whistler will appear on the debut calendar for the international enduro series

The 2013 BC Bike Race has sold out in record time, with all 550 slots accounted for five months earlier than in 2012

Registration for the German four-day mountain bike stage race opens Tuesday

An early morning head-to-head with a two-wheeled storm trooper sees the divergent branches of mountain biking square off at sunrise

This descent of Mont Simmerstein will blow your mind

Diablo GTX winter shoes offer performance fit, with enough room for thicker socks

Video highlights of the 2012 edition of the French enduro stage race

Jeremiah Bishop, Max Plaxton, Tinker Juarez, Pua Mata join forces for 2013 mountain bike campaign

The Northwave Extreme Tech mountain shoe is stiff and colorful, with a roomy toe box (potentially too roomy, for some)

Photos from the finale to the 2012 La Ruta de los Conquistadores

Photos from the 2012 Iceman Cometh Challenge

Photos from day 2 of the 2012 La Ruta de los Conquistadores

Jamie Bate snaps day one of the 2012 La Ruta de los Conquistadores in Costa Rica

Defending champion not certain a wild ride at the Langkawi stage race and a cyclocross weekend will be enough to defend title

The race from the Pacific to the Caribbean across Costa Rica starts on Thursday

Trek World Racing will end its XC program in 2013, but in doing so will shift its full attention to gravity, spearheaded by Aaron Gwin

The former pro missed a post-race doping control after the French marathon mountain bike championships

Results from the short track at the 2012 collegiate national mountain-bike championships in New Mexico

Richard Cypress Gorry (Brevard College) and Rebecca Gross (University of Denver) take the DII crowns

Results from day one of the 2012 collegiate national mountain-bike championships in New Mexico

Brevard College holds narrow lead in Division II team omnium contest

Pearl Izumi and Gore bring to market ladies' bib shorts designed to level the playing field on nature breaks

As I saw it, 24-hour racers are the dragon and giant slayers of the mountain biking kingdom

Results from the UCI Mountain Bike Marathon World Championships in Ornans, France

This helmet cam footage of Malcolm tearing down the Hellion Trail at the Highland Mountain Bike Park is sure to make you smile

Nate Hills and Kelli Emmett close out the inaugural Big Mountain Enduro Series with wins in Moab

Chambers and Kirkland win 24-hour solo titles, while Kukulski and Liebling win singlespeed championships

1. CAMERON CHAMBERS, Ethos Racing, in 21:30:21 2. CYRIL JAYRAYON, in 22:57:33 3. WADE NEWSOM, Honey Stinger-Bontrager, in 23:28:32 4. ZACH GUY, in 23:44:49 5. TIM LUTZ, in 22:33:07

The National Interscholastic Cycling Association now has 10 leagues in nine states

The first women's-specific full-suspension 29er from Giant is a competitive bike at a competitive price

Blair Lombardi, who defined many mountain biking techniques now taught globally, passed away after a battle with cancer

Soaked by rains from Hurricane Isaac, racers lined up for the Shenandoah 100, in Virginia and the Fool's Gold 100, in Georgia anyway

Michelin is jumping straight onto the 650b/27.5" boat with two of its most popular tread patterns and has a new take on mud tires

The men's race was won by two seconds, while the women fought for a photo finish

Michelin is jumping straight onto the 650b/27.5" boat with two of its most popular tread patterns and has a new take on mud tires

We're stuck. Should we call them 650b, 27.5", two-seven-five, 'tweener, 27, mid-size or something else entirely

Siwss brothers Lukas and Mathias Flückiger's history-making world championship run

Bento boxes, bar mounts, saddle bags and more ways to add storage to your frame

Glacier Gloves have neoprene gloves that will keep you warm in burly cold conditions

From hydraulically-raised bicycle repair stands to single-handed pump systems, there is a tool for every job

Katie Compton returns to action with a resounding win in Wisconsin

This fat bike can be built up nearly however you like and can run any mountain bike hub

After finding the only relief to desperate itching come from AsMaster chamois cream, I have a new respect for the product

This fat bike can be built up nearly however you like and can run any mountain bike hub

Interbike through a new lens

29er bike bags, the history of 650b and all-carbon DH

29er bike bags, the history of 650b and all-carbon DH

Shiny gold bikes, new Niner, comfy sox and gloves

How this in-betweener size going to slide into companys’ quivers

Perhaps now you can understand why you may find yourself with only a single front chainring sometime down the trail

How this in-betweener size going to slide into companys' quivers

Perhaps now you can understand why you may find yourself with only a single front chainring sometime down the trail