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Taranaki rider strong showing in UCI MTB downhill
Taranaki teenager Camden Rutherfurd bagged his first UCI MTB World Cup victory on a day when kiwi riders again shone at the penultimate round for downhill at Whistler, Canada.
5 days ago


Gaze first world series win in nearly three years
New Zealand mountain biker Sam Gaze has powered to victory in the short-track cross country in the last world series round in Utah, his first win in nearly three years
Sep 20


Maxwell top-five finish at UCI MTB World Champs
In just her second significant race of the year, Sammie Maxwell fought her way to an impressive fifth place at the UCI MTB World Championship elite women’s cross-country in Italy
Aug 31


Stevens-McNab takes silver at UCI MTB Champs
Rotorua professional rider Lachlan Stevens-McNab has finished runner-up in the elite men’s downhill mountain bike at the UCI MTB World Championship at Val di Sole, Italy today.
Aug 30


NZ riders qualify for downhill UCI MTB finals
Sixteen New Zealand downhill riders have qualified for tomorrow’s finals after outstanding qualifying performances at the UCI MTB World championships in Val di Sole, Italy.
Aug 29


Encouraging results for NZers at UCI MTB champs
Encouraging signs from Paris Olympians Sammie Maxwell and Sam Gaze in the short track races to start the UCI MTB World Championship in Les Gets in the Haute Savoie region of France.
Aug 28


Kiwi MTB team set for UCI World Champs in Italy
Popular rider and social media commentator, Wyn Masters will get the New Zealand campaign off the start line at the UCI MTB World Championships in Val di Sole, Italy.
Aug 27


Kiwi riders on form at final UCI World Series qualifier
Kiwi gravity peddlers showed no lag after the European summer break, with 12 riders qualifying for the finals at the last European round of the UCI MTB World Series in Les Gets,
Aug 22


Euro test for kiwi MTB riders pre World Champs
Nine New Zealand mountain bikers lie in the top-20 in respective overall standings going into the final European round of the UCI MTB World Series in Les Gets, in the Haute Savoie region of south east France.
Aug 20


NZ targets UCI MTB World Championships
A 36-strong New Zealand team has been named for the UCI MTB World Championships at Val di Sole in Italy this month.
Aug 1


Earnest, kiwi riders aim for medals in Andorra
New Zealand mountain bikers climb to the high altitude of Andorra for the sixth round of the UCI MTB World Series for both downhill and cross-country this weekend.
Jul 9


Earnest on podium at UCI MTB World Series, Italy
Auckland gravity rider Sacha Earnest grabbed the second elite podium of her career with third place in the latest round of the UCI MTB World Series in La Thuile, Italy .
Jul 5


Steep World Cup test for NZ MTB riders in Italy
New Zealand’s growing list of MTB racers take on arguably the steepest terrain on the circuit at La Thuile in Italy near the French border for the latest round of the UCI World Series for downhill, cross-country and enduro this weekend.
Jul 3


Cooper, Gaze mid-table UCI MTB Cross-country
New Zealand riders Anton Cooper and Sam Gaze finished mid-pack in the second round of the UCI MTB World Series Cross-country at Nové Mesto Na Morave in the Czech Republic today.
May 25


Another UCI Oceania MTB title for Anton Cooper
Anton Cooper on his way to the title at the UCI Oceania MTB elite cross-country PHOTO: CYCLING NZ
Mar 10


Maxwell leads NZ charge at MTB finale
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.
Oct 10, 2025


Kiwi trio medal at UCI MTB World Series
New Zealand gravity riders bagged three podium placings across three finals in the penultimate round of the 2025 UCI MTB World Series at Lake Placid, in upstate New York.
Oct 5, 2025


Kiwi impress in UCI World Series qualies
In-form young kiwi downhill riders made eye-catching starts to the penultimate round of the UCI MTB World Series at Lake Placid, New York state.
Oct 4, 2025


Maxwell retains UCI MTB World Series lead
New Zealand’s Samara Maxwell had to settle for sixth place but still maintains a significant lead after the final European leg of the UCI MTB Cross-country World Series in Switzerland.
Sep 22, 2025


Kiwis Maxwell, Gaze encouraged by results
New Zealand mountain bikers Samara Maxwell and Sam Gaze were both encouraged with their fifth placings in the short track cross-country race at the UCI MTB World Championships in Switzerland.
Sep 11, 2025
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