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 2009, All Rights Reserved.en-gb New Dawn For Kielder And Purple Mountain! A bid to make Kielder Water & Forest Park one of Europe's top outdoor destinations passes a new milestone on Saturday (4 July) with the opening of a £250,000 bike centre in the heart of the 155,000-acre Northumberland wilderness. http://www.moredirt.co.uk/news_info.php?id=1144 Thu, 02 Jul 2009 00:00:00 +0100 National 4X Championships take place this weekend The British National 4X Championships take place this weekend at Redhill Extreme near Gloucester on the outskirts of the Forest of Dean. http://www.moredirt.co.uk/news_info.php?id=1143 Wed, 01 Jul 2009 00:00:00 +0100 Roger Rinderknecht 4X European Championships Report Swiss GT team rider Roger Rinderknecht became second in the official mountain bike 4X European Championships in Ajdovcina (Slovenia) last weekend. http://www.moredirt.co.uk/news_info.php?id=1142 Tue, 30 Jun 2009 00:00:00 +0100 Out of Bounds Weekend Update Darren Berrecloth, Ben Boyko, Graham Agassiz, Greg Watts, Grant Fielder, Sam Pilgrim, Trond Hansen, Martin Soderstrom, Pierre Eduard Ferry, Yannick Granieri, Andreu and Lluis Lacondeguy, Marius Hoppensack, Benny Korthaus, Amir Kabbani, Nicola Pescetto, Andi Wittmann, Linus Sjöholm, Jakub Vencl and almost 50 more riders confirmed their attendance at the 26TRIX dirt jump competition in Leogang during the Out of Bounds Weekend from July 9th to 12th. http://www.moredirt.co.uk/news_info.php?id=1141 Tue, 30 Jun 2009 00:00:00 +0100 Become A Red Bull Reporter Red Bull Reporter is a nationwide search to find the best young music & culture, and sports writers, filmmakers, photographers and presenters, giving them the chance of a lifetime: to use their skills and indulge their passions as a Red Bull Reporter. http://www.moredirt.co.uk/news_info.php?id=1140 Mon, 29 Jun 2009 00:00:00 +0100 Big In Bavaria Still four weeks to go until the BIKE EXPO and the BIG IN BAVARIA dirt jump competition in Munich on July 23rd to 26th. The building of the dirt jumps is already in full progress. http://www.moredirt.co.uk/news_info.php?id=1139 Mon, 29 Jun 2009 00:00:00 +0100 Nigel Page reports from UCI World Cup In Maribor, Slovenia The team has just got back to www.winterandsummer.com in Morzine, France for a 2 week break from racing before we head over to Alpe d'Huez for the crazy Mega week and race the Mega Avalanche. http://www.moredirt.co.uk/news_info.php?id=1138 Thu, 25 Jun 2009 00:00:00 +0100 2010 Dates Announced For Award-Winning Fort William Mountain Bike World Cup As the dust settles on this year's Nissan UCI Mountain Bike World Cup in Fort William, the UCI has announced that the Scottish Highlands has secured the event for a ninth year. http://www.moredirt.co.uk/news_info.php?id=1137 Thu, 25 Jun 2009 00:00:00 +0100 New Partnership Launch to Give Trek World Racing a Performance Edge The 2009 Cross Country and Downhill World Cup Circuit witnesses the launch of a new partnership between Trek World Racing and Lucozade Sport, the leaders in safe sports nutrition, offering a range of safe and effective sports nutrition products to athletes. http://www.moredirt.co.uk/news_info.php?id=1136 Thu, 25 Jun 2009 00:00:00 +0100 New XC trail for Nevis Range For years, outrageous and adrenaline fuelled mountain bikers have caught the gondola to access and ride the world's best-known downhill trail. http://www.moredirt.co.uk/news_info.php?id=1135 Thu, 25 Jun 2009 00:00:00 +0100