World Cup

Cyclo-cross queen Compton will hit the World Cup and domestic mountain bike circuits on her new Stevens Scope 26-inch race rig that weighs in at about 17.5 pounds.

World Champion and defending World Cup champ Jared Graves kept up his winning ways over the weekend at the first World Cup 4-cross competition of the year in Houffalize, Belgium.

After her second-place finish over the weekend in Belgium and her second place last weekend in England, American Willow Koerber leads the 2010 World Cup, making her the first American since Alison Dunlap eight years ago to wear the leader's jersey.

Houffalize is one of the classic venues on the World Cup circuit with some of the most enthusiastic and knowledgeable fans in the world. On tap for the weekend is XC and four-cross.

Replay of 2009 Worlds sees Nino Schurter take Julien Absalon in sprint finish at World Cup #1 in England. Best North American is Todd Wells at 19^th.

Reigning World Champ Irina Kalentieva outlasts Willow Koerber, who finished third at Worlds, in World Cup #1 in England. Katerina Nash and other riders on American-based teams dominate top-10.

2010's first World Cup will take place in Yorkshire Dalby Forest on April 24 and 25. But for some of the teams that raced the Sea Otter Classic in California the weekend before, getting across the pond continues to be difficult due to an erupting volcano.

Series stops at Houffalize, Belgium and Windham Mountain in New York are on as scheduled for 2010 UCI Mountain Bike World Cup.

Upstate New York community ponies up $100K to keep World Cup race; news not so good for World Cup stop in Belgium.

In the wake of each World Cup season, riders, teams, journalists, sponsors and UCI officials vote for the best event venues of the year.

British star Liam Killeen is stepping down from the Trek World Racing team and says he may not commit to any team for 2010 as he struggles to overcome a recurring back injury.

In the men's cross-country in Austria, it was Jose Antonio Hermida Ramos who won the day, but it was Julien Absalon who won the overall World Cup title. Homegirl 'Lisi' Osl took the day and the 2009 title. Hill wins on Sunday and takes overall crown.

Sam Hill and Gregg Minnaar will duke it out for the men's downhill crown in Schladming, Austria. American Jill Kintner is fighting for second overall in 4-cross.

Where else but in Europe can Europe's "Final Countdown" be blared at high decibels without a hint of corniness? Let Adam Craig explain.

After a break of six weeks, action resumes this weekend at the UCI Mountain Bike World Cup in Champéry, Switzerland. On the start line will be newly crowned World Champions Nino Schurter and Irina Kalentieva.

Two-time national champion Adam Craig is in Australia prepping for the Worlds and looking to "finish the season off right."