Mountain

The 17-mile long downhill course was tacky and fast as it dropped 5,200 vertical feet to the streets of Downieville.

Results for the first of three stages at the Carmichael Training Systems Pro XCT finale in Colorado Springs. Check back for Saturday's XC results and photos.

The Pro Men's race was a runaway victory for Carl Decker (Giant Factory Racing) who led the field by a whopping five minutes at the top of the first race-separating climb. Decker's teammate Kelli Emmett put the hurt on the women's field in the same manner. Infamous DH is Sunday.

The Downieville Classic is here. Keep checking Singletrack.com over the weekend for race reports and photo galleries. Now enjoy a video all about D-Ville.

Giant's 2011 Anthem X 29er is a go. And the company's other flagship MTBs have gone on a diet.

NiteRider's new line of lights will be available in stores late July.

Through the Adventure Eye Video Systems Online Rental program people can rent a point-of-view camera without having to purchase one.

Speedplay pedal founder Richard Bryne has stuck with his original road design through thick and thin, but a new prototype for off-road has been in the field for some time.

The Carmichael Training Systems International Classic will determine the overall winner of USA Cycling's Pro Cross-Country Tour for 2010.

Slideshow: The MTB marathon nationals were held in conjunction with the 10^th annual Firecracker 50 in Breckenridge, Colorado on the Fourth of July. And Heather Irmiger and her husband, Jeremy Horgan-Kobelski, lead the fireworks.

Video of the seventh and final stage of the BC Bike Race in Whistler, BC.

Kris Sneddon and Barry Wicks win Team of 2 race, Chris Sheppard wins Solo race while Geoff Kabush and Catharine Pendrel dominate the Team of 2 Mixed category.

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Pedro's is launching an online raffle where $50 will buy a 1-in-200 chance to win sweet bike-related prizes. All proceeds will benefit IMBA's Public Lands Initiative.

Mountain bike pioneer Joe Breeze's Breezer lineup will see the Cloud 9 and Jet Stream 29er, which will come in carbon and aluminum.

Singletrack.com's Lennard Zinn says Scott's new Genius LT for 2011 manhandles downhills, yet with full lockout and only weighing 28.5 pounds, it can be pedaled to the tops of those downhills with relative ease.

The goal of establishing high school mountain bike leagues across the country took another step recently when the National Interscholastic Cycling Association (NICA) became an offical non-profit group.

Stop waiting and start drooling: Take your pick of top end XC or trail-worthy parts in 2x10 or 3x10, light brakes or big brakes, and everything else you need to hotrod your ride.

Slideshow: Sam Schultz notches his first elite-level cross-country win at the Subaru Cup in Wisconsin while Georgia Gould keeps up her dominating ways.

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For the first time in nearly a decade, the Midwest will host a national pro-level cross-country event this weekend during the Pro XCT stop at the Subaru Cup in Wisconsin.

The United States is currently ranked number one in the world in elite women's mountain biking. Koerber, Gould and McConneloug are in top-10 individually.

It's June and riding is in full swing. Where have you been hitting the trails? Send us your stuff for show-and-tell.

Fox DYAD RT2 shock

What does Singletrack.com's resident bike guru Lennard Zinn think of Cannondale's re-worked Jekyll? The answer is in the unique new Fox DYAD RT2 shock.

Technical editor Zack Vestal tries out the Lazer Tardiz time trial helmet.

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Kelli Emmett wins Sunday's cross-country race at the Massanutten Triple Crown; takes series overall. Jeremiah Bishop is victorious on his home turf. Check out the slideshow.

The short-track and Super-D events were held at the Massanutten Triple Crown finale on Saturday. Check out the slideshow.

Singletrack.com's tech editor Zack Vestal isn't usually blown away by baggy shorts. What's his verdict on Mavic's Stratos short?

Mountain biking legend Joe Breeze's first new Breezer mountain bikes in a decade are now available in the U.S. and Europe.

Cane Creeks's new AngleSet threadless headset will let riders transform the head angle of their mountain bikes by up to six offset angle adjustments allowing for steeper or slacker positions from 0.5 to 1.5 degrees.

Instead of a standalone Fisher brand, the mountain bike pioneer's bikes will now be distributed exclusively through Trek retailers under the Gary Fisher Collection moniker.

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OK, so flame us for posting a gratuitous video of scantily clad beautiful women. But hey, it's a video of scantily clad beautiful women who also tear it up on mountain bikes.

15-year-old downhill phenom Lauren Daney destroys Cat 1 women, just misses being fastest overall female at Seven Springs Downhill in Pennsylvania.

The last stop of the three-race series rolls into Massanutten Resort in Virginia on June 19-20. Kelli Emmett and Sid Taberlay are leading the series' inaugural season.

The Beti Bike Bash set for June 12 in Colorado is rescheduled for August 1 because of bad weather and trail conditions.

A drought of world-class mountain biking in the States won't happen again, as Windham Mountain, New York has signed a contract with the UCI to host a World Cup over the next three years.

The Lyons Outdoor Games is a three-day multi-sport event that includes mountain biking.

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Singletrack.com readers have spoken: The winner of the May Phat Phat-Tire Photo Contest is Anthony Fry's entry.

Ray's Indoor Mountain Bike Park partners with Trek Bicycle to open second location in Milwaukee. Opening set for November 2010.

Among the 500 racers to start the seven-day MTB stage race on June 27 in Vancouver are Catharine Pendrel, Geoff Kabush, Manny Prado, Melanie McQuaid and Chris Sheppard.

If you think France is all about the Tour, think again. Get on a mountain bike and ride alpine singletrack under the sunshine of the Côte d'Azur in France's Alpes-Maritimes region.

Poll closed! From 43 to six reader-submitted Phat Phat-Tire Photos. Now it's time for you to vote on the Phattest of the Phat from May.

Legends turned out for the race in Fairfax, California, including Ned Overend and local Marin mountain bike pioneers Joe Breeze and Otis Guy.

Jeremy Horgan-Kobelski and Georgia Gould win Teva Mountain Games cross-country MTB race.

The UK's Gee Atherton takes first place at World Cup downhill stop in Scotland while sister Rachel just misses first in women's event.

Check out the video of the Orbea-USA crew's run-down of the re-worked Alma 29er for 2011.

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Orbea's Alma 29er isn't exactly new, it's been re-worked big time by the engineers at the venerable Basque company.

Anyone who has read or participated in online conversations about mountain biking, trail access and the environment has likely come across Michael Vandeman's anti-MTB screeds.

The Teva Mountain Games start June 3, with a elite-level MTB race set for Saturday, June 5. Check out the tasty video tidbits.

As part of the best-four-of-eight race NUE series, the Mohican MTB100 means Ohio is no longer considered "fly over country" for today's elite mountain bike pros.

Kris Holm isn't a bicyclist set to take on the seven days of the BCBR on June 26 — he's an unicyclist. Betcha feel kind of wimpy now, eh?

What's up with Willow Koerber? A lot. Singletrack.com caught up with Willow to talk about her hot start to the 2010 cross-country season.

Check out a video wrap-up of the Mellow Johnny's Classic held over Memorial Day weekend on Lance Armstrong's Texas ranch.