Ben Sonntag

Payson McElveen writes about the life and tragic death of his friend and competitor, Ben Sonntag, who was killed by a driver earlier this month.

Pro mountain biker Ben Sonntag was reportedly struck and killed by the driver of a pickup truck while training outside Durango, Colorado.

Pro riders are choosing hardtails over dual suspension bikes for Sunday's Carson City Off-road

Ben Sonntag chases down Howard Grotts and Keegan Swenson and out-foxes them in sprint finish to win Epic Rides round three.

Cannondale rules the first Grand Junction Off-Road

Jason Sager and his Team Jamis crew are getting epically tested in South Africa

Sonntag&Sager to report from South Africa along with Singletrack.com/Justin's Nut Butter riders Thomas Dooley and Mike Hogan

Jamis' Sonntag and Sager claim day 1 at South American epic

German Ben Sonntag is only the third outsider in 18 years to win Costa Rica's La Ruta de los Conquistadores.

Debate ensues after contender is disqualified at the start of stage 3; volcano isn't any easier to go up or down.

Local favorite "Lico" Ramirez solos to victory; Sonntag leads GC.

A shifting group of six to eight elite riders hammered the first stage of La Ruta de Los Conquistadores, with Ben Sonntag countering a late attack to win the day.

A knot of pro men are vying for the lead in the six-day, lung-busting event known as the Breck Epic in Colorado. Read some of the mental wanderings of Sarah Uhl, someone not vying for the lead but busting butt nonetheless at the Epic.

Tuesday's third stage of the Breck Epic somewhere above Breckenridge, Colorado saw a brutal day in the saddle where riders climbed over the Continental Divide twice in 44 miles, gaining over 9,400 feet. And did we mention it was cold...?