moredirt - mountain biking news and gossipA total resource to mountain biking in the UK. Information and advice, reviews of mountain bikes and equipment.http://www.moredirt.co.uk© Copyright moredirt 2008, All Rights Reserved.en-gb 26TRIX riders lineup is confirmed The Bikepark Leogang will host two international mountain bike competitions from September 19th to 21st. http://www.moredirt.co.uk/news_info.php?id=850 Wed, 27 Aug 2008 00:00:00 +0100 Beijing 2008: SRAM athletes highjack the podium Two more Olympic gold medals, a silver and a bronze medal for SRAM athletes! The mountainbike race at Beijing on Saturday saw SRAM sponsored racers, Julien Absalon (FRA) Jean-Christophe Peraud (FRA), Nino Schurter (SUI) and Sabine Spitz (GER) on top of the podium after the toughest Olympic MTB race ever. http://www.moredirt.co.uk/news_info.php?id=849 Wed, 27 Aug 2008 00:00:00 +0100 Red Bull Rampage Returns This October! Red Bull Rampage, the premier freeride mountain biking competition, held annually from 2001 to 2004, is blasting back onto the scene in 2008, bigger and badder than ever before. http://www.moredirt.co.uk/news_info.php?id=848 Tue, 26 Aug 2008 00:00:00 +0100 Martin Söderström joins NS Bikes! For some time there has been some gossip on bike forums about whether Martin is riding for NS Bikes or not. Here is the story... http://www.moredirt.co.uk/news_info.php?id=847 Tue, 26 Aug 2008 00:00:00 +0100 RoboFest Kinnoull Hill 1st-2nd Nov 2008 RoboFest 2008 is a Downhill Race which will be held at Kinnoull Hill, Perth on the 1st and second of November. http://www.moredirt.co.uk/news_info.php?id=846 Tue, 26 Aug 2008 00:00:00 +0100 Kona Mash-Up - Only a few days away! Only a few days before the 1st ever Kona Mash-Up event kicks off at the Glyncorrwg Mountain Bike Centre in Afan Forrest, Wales on Saturday the 30th August 2008. http://www.moredirt.co.uk/news_info.php?id=845 Mon, 25 Aug 2008 00:00:00 +0100 Cody Warren and Kathy Pruitt win first Jeep 48 Straight at Diablo Park Youth and experience may be the most fitting descriptors to explain the separate paths Cody Warren of Alpine, Calif., and Kathy Pruitt of Santa Cruz, Calif., took in snaring titles at the first leg of the Jeep 48STRAIGHT Mountain Bike Series today at Diablo Freeride Park in Vernon, N.J. http://www.moredirt.co.uk/news_info.php?id=844 Mon, 25 Aug 2008 00:00:00 +0100 Jeep 48Straight Open Qualifier at Diablo Freeride Park in Vernon, NJ With a healthy cash payout and exposure in front of thousands of race fans in person and on national broadcast television at stake, it was little surprise that Diablo Freeride Park in Vernon, N.J. was a hotbed of activity for professional and semi-professional mountain bike racers on Friday. http://www.moredirt.co.uk/news_info.php?id=843 Sat, 23 Aug 2008 00:00:00 +0100 Bad luck for Roger Rinderknecht in Beijing Roger Rinderknecht failed to make his way into the finals of the Olympic BMX race competition. Three semi final heats had to be mastered. Roger crashed in the first one, became third in round two, but had a bad hang-up in the last run. http://www.moredirt.co.uk/news_info.php?id=842 Sat, 23 Aug 2008 00:00:00 +0100 Jeep 48Straight MTB Series Attracts World's Elite Four-time World Champion Brian Lopes is on board. So too is four-time Australian National Champion, Jared Rando. As are U.S. National Champions Cody Warren, Rich Houseman and Geritt Beytagh. http://www.moredirt.co.uk/news_info.php?id=841 Wed, 20 Aug 2008 00:00:00 +0100