CYCLING: Irvine club train for Scottish championships
Irvine Herald
Club secretary Laura McFarlane has details of all Walkers CC activities, which also extend to all-year-round mountain bike riding and cycocross competitions in the winter. She can be contacted through Walkers Cycling on 01563 544488. …

Tour de France, stage three – live!
The Guardian
"He has now come second in two consecutive stages and held second place in the green jersey and (technically) the polka dot jersey competitions for two consecutive days. He has spent one day in the number two slot of the general classification and his …

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Scottish games in full swing soon
Charlotte Observer
There are three mass-participation endurance competitions. At 7 pm Thursday is The Bear, a 5-mile uphill run from Linville up Grandfather Mountain that attracts about 800 participants. Friday is the 65-mile Grizzly Bike Ride throughout Avery County, …

56th Highland Games July 7-10
Boone Mountain Times
Returning this year on Friday, July 8, is the Grizzly Bike Ride, a challenging route with 7000 feet of climbing completed over 65 miles. The ride begins at Grandfather Mountain with cyclists traveling throughout Avery County, including a 2-mile dirt …

Wheel fun at Warminister
Wiltshire Times
On Sunday the planned day of cycling activities, events and competitions went ahead in Warminster Town Park despite miserable weather. Activities included a mountain bike time trial, a bike raffle, children's entertainment and wacky bikes as well as …

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Let the Grandfather Mountain Highland Games begin: July 7-10
Mountain Xpress (blog)
Returning this year on Friday, July 8 is the Grizzly Bike Ride, a challenging route with 7000 feet of climbing completed over 65 miles. The ride begins at Grandfather Mountain with cyclists traveling throughout Avery County, including a two-mile dirt …

Fort William secures bike world cup until 2013
Lochaber News
Last weekend thousands of fans descended on the Nevis Range over to witness what has been hailed as one of the best mountain biking competitions in the event's 10-year history. Two world cup events for both men and women featured 300 riders from more …

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Annie aims for World Cup gold
Derbyshire Times (press release)
“Everything is going really well for me at the moment, especially after my performances in Dalby Forest ,” said Last, speaking at the launch of the Sainsbury's UK School Games mountain bike event in Sheffield. “It was great to compete in front of a …

Fort Mountain Bike World Cup clicks into gear
Lochaber News
… Mountain Bike World Cup at Nevis Range. It is the tenth year that Fort William has hosted a round of the elite event which sees riders from around 25 countries compete in Downhill and 4-Cross competitions over two days on the slopes of Aonach Mor. …

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Scottish Parliament debates Sport
DeHavilland (press release) (subscription)
Before then, Scotland will play host to a number of events including the international children's games in Lanarkshire, the mountain bike world cup in Fort William and the British women's open in Carnoustie. Looking further ahead, we have the open …

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