Mountain Biking News January 2008

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THURSDAY, 31 JANUARY 2008
	No Fuss for Downhill Diehards
	No Fuss Events today announced the launch of the most extreme downhill mountain biking endurance race in the UK. The Fort William Downhill Endurance will be staged on the internationally renowned downhill track at Nevis Range near Fort William - home to the 2007 Mountain Bike World Championships - on Sunday, 7 September 2008. As one of the longest and most physically demanding courses on Read Full Story
	Pietermaritzburg, SA to Host World Cycling Events
	In the next four years, South Africa’s Pietermaritzburg will bear witness to various major road cycling events, mainly mountain biking and BMX events. Pietermaritzburg will be hosting the said events starting this year with the World’s View Challenge. This will kick off on February 2 and will last until the 7th. The World’s View Challenge will showcase five one-day races. It will fea Read Full Story
TUESDAY, 29 JANUARY 2008
	Adam Salladin Wins at Mountain Bike Marathon Event
	Adam Salladin won in the recently concluded Hill Country Bicycle Works Mountain Bike State Championship Marathon Series at Flat Rock Ranch. The owner of the Hill Country Bicycle Works defeated seven-time Tour de France winner Lance Armstrong, who dropped out of the race as he reached the last 11 miles. Salladin finished at 4:29:58, winning first place in the 40-49 age group, and fou Read Full Story
MONDAY, 28 JANUARY 2008
	Conference Set to Keep Scotland on Track
	A national consultative conference focusing on keeping Scotland as a world leader in mountain biking, and ensuring it’s continued popularity at home, will be held on tomorrow, 29 January. Scotland has an enviable international reputation in mountain biking and the conference in Perth tomorrow will allow 200 delegates to give their views and ideas on how to ensure Scotland continues to dev Read Full Story
	Volunteers Work Together to Make Trail
	Over 25 mountain biking enthusiasts and volunteers have worked together to complete the Philpott Trail last Saturday, January 26. The group was composed of volunteers from Henry County Bike Club, Franklin Free-Wheelers, the Southern Virginia Mountain Bike Association, the Dan River Basin Association, Franklin County Parks and Recreation, and Martinsville Rivers and Trails. The group Read Full Story