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Despite intense heat that saw many riders wilt, the leaders in the Cross-country UCI Mountain Bike World Cup presented by Shimano extended their leads in the Elite men’s and women’s series at Val di Sole, Italy. World Champion Nino Schurter (Scott-Swisspower) and Tanja Zakelj (Unior Tools) now hold commanding leads in the overall standings at the halfway mark of the 2013 World Cup series.

One week after the Atherton siblings from GT Factory Racing won the opening round of the Downhill UCI World Cup presented by Shimano in Fort William, Scotland, the duo repeated in Val di Sole, Italy. Val di Sole is a very different track from Fort William. Where the first round was long and favoured physical fitness and pedaling ability, Val di Sole is steep and technical, full of roots and rocks that can catch a rider unawares, and require split second decisions

One week after the Atherton siblings from GT Factory Racing won the opening round of the Downhill UCI World Cup presented by Shimano in Fort William, Scotland, the duo repeated the feat in Val di Sole, Italy. Val di Sole is a very different track from Fort William.

Olympic Champions Joanna Roswell and Laura Trott switch from track cycling to road in 2013, with the UCI Women Road World Cup as a new challenge British riders are part of Team Wiggle-Honda which wants them to improve on the road, whatever it opens new professional career or gives them a top preparation to come back to the track again for Rio 2016. In London Olympics, Trott, 21, won the Omnium and the Team pursuit alongside Roswell, 25, and Dani King, 22.

Eliminator World Cup leaders Alexandra Engen and Daniel Federspiel dominate at third round. The third round of the Eliminator series at the UCI Mountain Bike World Cup presented by Shimano saw the overall leaders for both the men’s and women’s series taking convincing wins in Val di Sole, Italy, on Thursday. World Champion Alexandra Engen (Ghost Factory) won her second World Cup of the year in the women’s category, as did Daniel Federspiel (Otztal Scott) in the men’s race.

Round one of the Downhill series at the UCI Mountain Bike World Cup presented by Shimano became a family affair, with the brother and sister team of Gee and Rachel Atherton (GT Factory Racing) crushing the competition in the elite men’s and women’s races at Fort William, Scotland, on Sunday. British riders have always upped their game at what is, essentially, their home course, and this year was no different. Fort William is considered one of the gravity centers of the sport, and boasts some of the biggest and most enthusiastic crowds of the year

Round one of the Downhill series at the UCI Mountain Bike World Cup presented by Shimano became a family affair, with the brother and sister team of Gee and Rachel Atherton (GT Factory Racing) crushing the competition in the elite men’s and women’s races at Fort William, Scotland, on Sunday. British riders have always upped their game at what is, essentially, their home course, and this year was no different. Fort William is considered one of the gravity centers of the sport, and boasts some of the biggest and most enthusiastic crowds of the year.

XCO specialists will meet up in Val di Sol, Italy, this weekend for their third confrontation of the 2013 UCI Mountain Bike World Cup presented by Shimano. DHI and XCE is also on the programme.

XCO specialists will meet up in Val di Sol, Italy, this weekend for their third confrontation of the 2013 UCI Mountain Bike World Cup presented by Shimano. DHI and XCE is also on the programme.

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DHI specialists will meet up in Fort William, Scottland, this weekend for their 1st confrontation of the 2013 UCI Mountain Bike World Cup presented by Shimano.

DHI specialists will meet up in Fort William, Scottland, this weekend for their 1st confrontation of the 2013 UCI Mountain Bike World Cup presented by Shimano.

DHI specialists will meet up in Val di Sol, Italy, this weekend for their 2nd confrontation of the 2013 UCI Mountain Bike World Cup presented by Shimano. XCO and XCE is also on the programme.

"It is a huge honour for African cycling and the continuous efforts made to develop cycling on the African continent," says the man at the helm of the project, Jean-Pierre Van Zyl, of the project’s distinction in the ‘Spirit of Sport’ awards. For the last eight years Jean-Pierre Van Zyl has been based in Potchefstroom, South Africa, where he welcomes Africa’s cycling talent, trains them, nurtures them and takes them to greater heights. He was not in Saint Petersburg, Russia, for the award ceremony as, typically, he was in Tanzania on a talent-detection training camp

Round two of the UCI Mountain Bike World Cup presented by Shimano in Nove Mesto, Czech Republic, concluded with the Elite women’s and men’s races. World champion Nino Schurter (Scott Swisspower) came back from a poor race in round one to win for the second consecutive year in Nove Mesto, and also take the overall lead for the men. The men’s race got off to a similarly explosive start, with a group of eight setting the pace