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Never before have I witnessed a race where 1st and 2nd where decided by ‘who went faster in qualifying’. Lars Sternberg (Transition/Fox Racing Shocks) and Curtis Keene (Specialized/SRAM) both share a piece of gravity racing history by hitting the line and scoring the exact same time- 2:54.29. In addition to a record attendance of 410 racers- each class was stacked deep with talent, every class, every category.

Results, Photo’s by Carl Warren and Videos’ after the jump! (click ‘read’)

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Enough Already – When Will Spring Arrive?
April 07, 2009

So here we are, early April. I shook my head as I opened the garage door again this morning for my early morning ride and facing me for the 2nd day in a row was fresh snow on the [...]

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Grand Rapids, Michigan, May 28th -31st, 2009 –
The Western Chapter of the Michigan Mountain Bike Association (WMMBA) is hosting the 2009 Midwest Mountain Bike Summit that will take place on May 29-31, 2009 at the Cannonsburg Ski Area near Grand Rapids, MI. The three-day Summit will provide educational and networking opportunities to over three [...]

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TORONTO (ONTARIO) April 3, 2009 – On May 30, Virgin Mobile and Bikes Without Borders host Bike for Africa, a fun and family-friendly event on Toronto Islands with the goal of raising $100,000 for the Pedal Powered Hope project in Malawi. By providing 400 new bikes and 100 bicycles ambulances to community care workers [...]

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The press release says things like ‘…launches Worldwide Centers of Excellence Strategy’ but the reality is that Cannondale’s parent company has decided to stop making frames in the US and move production to Taiwan with the loss of 200 jobs at its Bedford PA factory…

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Do you love mountain biking? Do you eat, sleep and breathe it? Canada’s leading mountain bike adventure company wants you to prove it and is offering you a chance to win an all-expenses-paid mountain bike trip of a lifetime in Peru. To enter their I Love Mountain Biking video contest, all you have [...]

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Craig Calfee from Calfee Design shows us his latest iteration of the bamboo bike.
Shown below is the Bamboosero, a bicycle made almost completely out of bamboo. The bamboosero is available as a mountain bike, a road bike, or a townie.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2RdxKXz216w

To learn more, check out the Bamboosero Website:
website: Bamboosero Bikes http://www.bamboosero.com/
website: Calfee [...]

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SRAM Cycling Fund Awards $200,000 to the European Cyclists’ Federation
April 9, 2009
The SRAM Cycling Fund is pleased to announce a US$200,000 grant to be paid over two years to the European Cyclists’ Federation.   These funds will be used by the ECF for lobbying efforts at the European Commission and European [...]

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Win a $500 Trifecta of Mountain Bike Gear from Evomo, Titec and Tifosi.
Lifestyle clothing brand, Evomo, has teamed up with MTB component brand, Titec and eyewear company, Tifosi to give away a trifecta of mountain bike merchandise as part if their visit to the 2009 Sea Otter Classic on April 16-19.
The $500+ MTB Trifecta Prize [...]

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ZeroGoo Hydration Bladder Dryer $37.50
Some months back, at Interbike 2008, I came across ZeroGoo.  I actually did a double take.  A simple booth with two very friendly guys showing off possibly, in my strange opinion,  the best product of Interbike 2008. A hydration bladder dryer.  Freaking awesome!  I know, I’m missing some screws.
Since then I’ve [...]