New Zealand mountain biker Samara Maxwell has become the first kiwi to win the UCI MTB Cross-Country World Series title after the final round in Canada today.

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..

Taupo 23-year-old Sammie Maxwell has fought her way to the silver medal in the elite women’s cross-country race at the UCI MTB World Championships in Switzerland.

New Zealand mountain bikers will be looking to build on recent unprecedented success when the UCI Mtb World Series moves to the famed venue of Val di Sole in the mountains among the Dolomites in Trentino, northern Italy.

Australia's Sam Fox and Kiwi Sammie Maxwell share honours at UCI Oceania Mountain Biking Championships.