Paris Olympian Samara Maxwell has an opportunity to become the first New Zealand female to win a UCI MTB Elite World Series title at the final round in Canada over the weekend.

New Zealand mountain biker Samara (Sammie) Maxwell dug deep to finish third in the penultimate race of the UCI MTB World Series at Lake Placid in the United States..

New Zealand professional Niamh Fisher-Black made cycling history in finishing second in the elite women’s road race at the UCI Road World Championships in Rwanda