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Check out what's going on with the American women
Well, the season is back up and running with the added stress of an Olympic year. The U.S. women have found Zen, bruises, tears, dead legs and everything in between over the short start to the season....
View ArticleWomen on 29ers? Lea Davison recommends 'drinking the Kool-Aid'
Women at the World Cup level may have taken longer than the men to shift to riding predominantly 29ers, but at the first World Cup in Pietermaritzburg, it was clear that elite women are embracing big...
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Gould sets the bid for Olympic slots high in Czech Republic
Georgia Gould (Luna Pro Team) once again placed the highest bid on the sought-after American slots to attend the London 2012 Olympics with the best placing this year by an American in the 2012 World...
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Olympic team members prove why they made the cut at cross country nationals
Each of the US Olympic team took a national title in this year’s mountain bike national championships, with Sam Schultz and Georgia Gould winning the cross country titles and Todd Wells and Lea...
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USA Cycling reveals retro team kit for London Olympics
USA Cycling on Friday unveiled the U.S. National Team kits riders will wear in July and August at the Olympic Games in London. The retro-styled uniforms are a throwback to the 1980s and resemble those...
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Pendrel, Schurter top favorites for Olympic MTB gold
LONDON, England (VN) — American Georgia Gould is on a very short list of women taking the start at Saturday’s Olympic cross-country mountain bike race with a very good shot at wearing a medal two hours...
View ArticleDavison, Giger lead after stage 1 of the 2012 Langkawi MTB Challenge
American Lea Davison (Specialized) and Fabian Giger (Rabobank-Giant Offroad) on Tuesday took command of the women’s and men’s overall classifications, respectively, at the Langkawi MTB Challenge after...
View ArticleDavison, Giger continue to lead in Langkawi
Kristian Hynek (Ceska Sporitelna-Specialized) and Eva Lechner (Colnago-Suditrol) won at the Langkawi International Mountain Bike Challenge on Thursday. Fabian Giger (Rabobank-Giant Offroad) and Lea...
View ArticleLindgren, Schneitter win penultimate Langkawi stage; Giger, Davison extend...
Lea Davison (Specialized) and Fabian Giger (Rabobank-Giant Off-road) appear to have the Langkawi International Mountain Bike Challenge men’s and women’s titles in the bag after Friday’s fourth stage....
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Domestic Intel: U.S. women hit Latin America; Bahati forms new team
The Vanderkitten squad was among the Americans racing in El Salvador in February and March. Photo: Mertinore ArtBahati, Hartley headline new Sharecare elite team Rahsaan Bahati and Chad Hartley will...
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Stephen Ettinger, Lea Davison claim elite crowns at U.S. MTB nationals
Lea Davison celebrates her national title. Photo: Dave McElwaineStephen Ettinger (BMC) and Lea Davison (Specialized) worked the downhill to win the elite titles on Saturday at the 2013 USA Cycling...
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Two-time Olympian Wells wins fourth national STXC title
Todd Wells rebounded from a runner-up finish in Saturday's cross-country race. Photo: Dave McElwaine | VeloNews.comThe 2013 USA Cycling Cross-Country Mountain Bike National Championships ended Sunday...
View ArticleTodd Wells, Lea Davison take Pro XCT titles in Vermont
Specialized scored a big double on Saturday as Todd Wells and Lea Davison claimed the overall USA Cycling Pro XCT series titles at the Catamount Classic in Vermont. The race was the final event in the...
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Velo Awards: Davison, Smith North American Mountain Bikers of the Year
Lea Davison is Velo's North American Mountain Bike Woman of the Year for 2013. Photo: Chris Case | VeloNews.comNorth American Mountain Bike Woman of the Year: Lea Davison Bubbly Vermonter Lea Davison...
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Race recap: USA Cycling mountain bike national championships
Despite a hip injury that complicated her early-season training, Lea Davison claimed the 2014 cross-country national championship title. Photo: USA Cycling | Leister ImagesTop American mountain bikers...
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Pendrel takes world XC title; Davison finishes third
Catharine Pendrel rode to victory in the elite women's cross-country at UCI mountain bike world championships in Hafjell, Norway. Photo: AFP PHOTO | NTB SCANPIX | GEIR OLSEN | NORWAY OUTCanadian...
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2014 Comeback of the Year: Lea Davison
Lea Davison claimed the bronze medal in the cross-country race at the 2014 worlds. Photo: AFP PHOTO | NTB SCANPIX | GEIR OLSENEditor’s note: This article was originally published in the December 2014...
View ArticleAmericans shine at Lenzerheide MTB World Cup
The sixth round of the mountain bike World Cup in Lenzerheide, Switzerland saw two Americans earn podium finishes. Lea Davison (Specialized Factory Racing) earned the silver medal in the elite women’s...
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Lea Davison riding a high after career-best World Cup result
Lea Davison took second place at the World Cup cross-country event in Lenzerheide, Switzerland. Photo courtesy USA Cycling.American Lea Davison’s second-place finish last weekend in Lenzerheide,...
View ArticleGwin, Davision headline U.S. contingent at Windham World Cup
The U.S. played host to the UCI Mountain Bike World Cup this past weekend in Windham, New York. Aaron Gwin (Specialized Racing) put on a show in the downhill, claiming the win in the elite men’s...
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