UCI Mountain Bike World Cup series will return to United States and South Africa with a new round in Czech Republic.

The UCI announced the 2011 Mountain Bike World Cup schedule on Friday following the second day of meetings by the UCI Management Committee in Birmingham, United Kingdom.

Greg Minnaar has won the 3rd round of the UCI DH series in Leogang, Austria. Gee Atherton was 2nd with Aaron Gwin 3rd. With this win, Greg has extended his lead in the series.

Former Luxembourg national champion Kim Kirchen is in a stable condition after being placed in an artificial coma following a heart attack, his Katusha team said on Saturday.

Alberto Contador (Astana) is convinced now more than ever that the Tour de France will be decided in the Pyrénées.

Following last week’s Critérium du Dauphiné, the two-time Tour champ previewed the three major climbing stages that will be featured in the Alps and he says they shouldn’t prove decisive in the overall battle.

Robert Gesink claimed a prestigious win on the sixth stage of the Tour of Switzerland Thursday to take command of the race.

The Rabobank climbing specialist attacked late on the third and final climb, crested the summit alone and raced the remaining 10km downhill to finish well ahead of an eight-man group of chasers.

She may only measure 1.54m (5’1”) in height, but she likes to compensate for this in a unique way, by using the top step of a podium. Irina “Ira” Kalentieva is head and shoulders above her competitors.

It’s not every day that you see a carbon road bike being used as a stunt machine. In this video, Martyn Ashton stops off at a skate park, sessions his local trials spot, rides an impossible-looking rock face in Bristol and tops it all off with an epic backflip.