Christoph Sauser’s appeal to the UCI over his relegation to second place at the Marathon World Championships on the 6th July, has failed.

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Details are emerging regarding newly crowned XC World Champion Christophe Sauser’s new Specialized S-Works Epic. Kept under wraps until the start, the bike is a redesign of the immensely popular full suspension bike which sees a change in shock placement more reminiscent of the Stumpjumper and a drop in weight of a reported 700 grams [...]

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Last weekends World Championships are now history, but entertaining history at that. A fantastic Saturday for the British saw them win three rainbow jerseys, while Sundays cross country was all about the Swiss.
Cross Country
The men’s race saw a hither to unknown quantity when Julain Absalon climbed of his bike but the day belonged to [...]

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The downhill event is more unpredictable than Cross Country due to the high rate of crashes. Last years event was marred by mechanicals, crashes and weather which accounted for many of the top seeds. With no Olympics on the horizon this is the event for the downhillers in 2008.
Mens Downhill
Sam Hill
The king of [...]

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This weekend sees the MTB World Championships take place in Val di Sole in Italy and in this the first of two posts I’ll examine the contenders for the Cross Country races. This years event has added significance as many nations will use it as part of their selection process for the up coming [...]

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Dan Atherton has broken his collar bone on the first day of training for the World Championships to be held this weekend in Italy.
Winner of the 4 cross at the Andorra round of the World Cup, the injury rules him out at a time when he was expected to be a serious contender for the [...]

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