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Ever wonder what it would be like to ride a mountain bike across a scenic, but challenging, course for 24 hours straight? Me neither! But that’s exactly what competitors in the 24-Hours of Moab mountain bike race are preparing to do when the event gets underway today at noon local time in Moab, Utah. As you can probably deduce from the name, the ride won’t end until noon tomorrow, after a very long, and grueling, day in the saddle for the riders.
Racers are allowed to compete in three categories, riding as an individual or part of a two or four person relay team. If they are part of a team, they’ll be allowed to  … Details
Maris Strombergs and Sarah Walker win UCI BMX Supercross World Cup in Frejus Frejus, France 9 October 2010 – In an impressive finale Maris Strombergs outperformed all Elite men. The strong Latvian rider came powering down the start hill in front of thousands of BMX fans on the sunny south coast of France. Strombergs took the holeshot and dominated the remaining 30 seconds of the race from start to finish. With this victory during the last Supercross event of the season, the Olympic and World Champion also secured his overall 2010 Supercross World Cup title.
Strombergs running a temperature
Maris Strombergs was ecstatic after his final race. “This is amazing. I felt so tired today. I was not expecting this,†Strombergs said gasping for air. “I was … Details