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Entries from June 2008

British / Atherton domination at the downhill World Championships in Italy

June 21st, 2008 · No Comments

Great news just in. Downhill finals today saw Gee Atherton First and Steve Peat second in the men and Rachel Atherton first in the ladies with Josh Bryceland and Sam Dale doing a 1-2 knockout of the worlds Junior Men in that race.

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Tags: British Cycling · MTB Downhill · MTB Racing · Mountain Biking

One Planet Adventure will be 3 shortly

June 21st, 2008 · No Comments

Still hardly old enough to be allowed out of their nappies let alone shorts the guys and gals at Llandegla are holding an evening party based around the theme of the MTB pioneering days of Klunkers. . more details follow but any one with an old Schwinn pre 60’s Klunker get them out as we [...]

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Tags: Coed Llandegla · Mountain Biking · NWMBA website news · One Planet Adventure

Press Release from the Organisers of the 2008 National Downhill Championships

June 21st, 2008 · No Comments

British National Downhill Championships at Rhyd y Felin.
 
The No.1 event in the UK domestic calendar this year is taking place on the legendary Bala course in North Wales on 19-20 July.

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Tags: British Cycling · MTB Downhill · MTB Racing · Mountain Biking

the disappointment of ageing…

June 21st, 2008 · No Comments

it is a shame the older you get how nothing is new anymore the same old ideas regurgitate themselves every 50 years or so.

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Tags: History of Cycling · Mountain Biking