The National Off-Road Bicycle Association (NORBA) announced Thursday that the Mercury Tour will not take place in 2001.

Automatic qualifiers included the national champions from each category. Athletes had to finish within at least two minutes behind leader at the National Cyclo-cross Championships to be considered...

"I was behind Carmen in that single track, but she crashed and I punched it. Every time I hit a flat section, I just poured it on, especially in the head wind..."

"USA Cycling has spent the past nine months re-evaluating our core mission and organizational goals. As a result of that process, we have emerged with a renewed commitment to international excellence..."

The nine-rider team includes five in the top-20 of the UCI Rankings.

Ranging in age from 30 to 69, the downhill age group racers may not have been professionals, but they were as intense as any other competitor in their pursuit of a world title.

Organizers of the World Freeride Championships of Mountain Biking have just announced that the event slated for September 20-24, 2000 has been cancelled.