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July 29 2010
Introduction: PRO Tharsis Trail components
Introduction: PRO Tharsis Trail components
A component-series named after the highest mountain-range in the universe (on Mars) must be very special. And that’s exactly what PRO Tharsis is. With this new line of components you will excel in day-consuming journeys up and down mountains. PRO Tharsis i...
July 19 2010
Geoff Kabush Crowned 2010 Canadian National XC Champion
Geoff Kabush Crowned 2010 Canadian National XC Champion
It would be easy to surmise that Team Maxxis-Rocky Mountain’s Geoff Kabush, having won Canadian National MTB Championships for the last seven years in a row, would cruise to number eight without much difficulty. Those “in the know”, however, predicted a Ba...
July 7 2010
New XTR Continues Winning Tradition
New XTR Continues Winning Tradition
Congratulations to Geoff Kabush (Maxxis-Rocky Mountain) and Catharine Pendrel (Luna Chix Pro Team), Melanie McQuaid (Specialized), and Paul Thomasberg for their podium finishes in the grueling 2010 BC Bike Race. While each of their podium categories was ...
June 22 2010
Shimano Joins Tour of Utah Sponsor Lineup
Shimano Joins Tour of Utah Sponsor Lineup
Tour of Utah President, Steve Miller, today announced that Shimano will be the official technical support sponsor for the fourth edition of the 2010 Larry H. Miller Tour of Utahpresented by Zions Bank. The 2010 race is a USA Cycling-sanctioned pro race an...
June 21 2010
Jonnier and Graves win again at the World Cup in Leogang
Jonnier and Graves win again at the World Cup in Leogang
It’s been a while since the UCI Mountain Bike World Cup presented by Shimano had seen so many crashes in one race. The race track in Leogang (Austria) was destroyed after training, and the riders had to find the balance between trying to win and staying on...
June 13 2010
Tyler Farrar wins General Classification and Points Jersey at Delta Tour
Tyler Farrar wins General Classification and Points Jersey at Delta Tour
For the third year in a row the Team dominated the Delta Tour Zeeland in the Netherlands this weekend.
Thanks to stage placings of 4th, 2nd and 2nd, plus some great teamwork to control the race, Tyler took the
overall victory for the second year running ...
June 7 2010
Victory for Shimano athletes @ WC Fort William
Victory for Shimano athletes @ WC Fort William
Shimano sponsored riders had a lot of success at the second leg of the UCI Downhill and 4X Mountain Bike World Cup in Fort William,
Scotland, this weekend.
Gee Atherton (Team Commencal) thrilled the home crowd to take the win at the Downhill race. Gee i...
June 1 2010
Shimano Sweeps the U.S. Open of MTB-DH @ Diablo FR Park
Shimano Sweeps the U.S. Open of MTB-DH @ Diablo FR Park
Results:
Men’s Downhill:
1 Andrew Neethling (Trek World Racing)
2 Gee Atherton (Commençal)
3 Justin Leov (Trek World Racing)
4 Steve Smith (Evil Bikes/Red Bull)
5 Sam Hill (Monster Energy/Specialized)
Women’s Downhill:
1 ...
May 25 2010
2010 Tour of California Wrap Up
2010 Tour of California Wrap Up
With a new date on the race calendar as well as a harder route, the Amgen Tour of California promised to be the most competitive in years.
The fastest man in the final 200 meters, HTC-Columbia’s Mark Cavendish opened up this eight-stage race by taking the...
May 23 2010
Michael Rogers (HTC-Columbia) Wins the 2010 AToC
Michael Rogers (HTC-Columbia) Wins the 2010 AToC
Australian Michael Rogers of California-based HTC-Columbia takes the Overall Win in the 2010 Amgen Tour of California..
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