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I sold my £450k house to one of FBI's most wanted 'terrorists'... there was a part of the property that excited him the most

A man has told of his disbelief after selling his beloved rural villa to one of the FBI's 'most wanted terrorists' - as he reveals what seemed to draw the fugitive to the property. The former owner said the fugitive This is the remote and idyllic Welsh beauty spot where one of the FBI's 'most wanted terrorists' was finally traced …

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4 months, 3 weeks ago

The U.S. invented mountain biking. Now It wants those Olympic medals, too.

Live Mint

There are silvers and there are silvers. Haley Batten didn’t win the gold medal in mountain biking at the Summer Olympics, but the silver she earned Sunday was momentous. It was the best Olympic finish by a U.S. mountain biker ever—pulled off by a 25-year-old from Park City, Utah, who’d been targeting this day since she was 12. Armstrong may …

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4 months, 3 weeks ago

After years lost in the wilderness, American mountain biking on the rise entering the Paris Olympics

Associated Press

ELANCOURT, France — Lea Davison always wondered why a tiny nation such as Switzerland could be so successful in mountain biking while the United States, where the sport traces its origins to meandering treks high in the Colorado mountains, never seemed to break through on the international stage. Several factors aimed at helping the U.S. become a force on the …

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5 months, 1 week ago

Tom Pidcock forced out of Tour de France due to Covid symptoms in blow to Olympics preparation

The Independent

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7 months, 1 week ago

Van der Poel will skip mountain bike event at Paris Olympics to focus on road race

Associated Press

BRUSSELS — World champion Mathieu van der Poel will focus on the Olympic road race at the Paris Games this summer, after competing in the Tour de France, and skip mountain biking. “Whether or not in combination with the Tour de France, which I personally consider the best possible preparation for the Games.” Van der Poel finally made his decision. …

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1 year, 9 months ago

Mountain biking boosts the Australian economy 山地自行车运动推动澳大利亚经济增长

China Daily

英语大破解 Mountain biking boosts the Australian economy 山地自行车运动推动澳大利亚经济增长本集内容 Mountain biking boosts the Australian economy 山地自行车运动推动澳大利亚经济增长文字稿 Carving out an economy all of its own, mountain biking in Australia is surging in popularity. 山地自行车运动正在帮助推动澳大利亚区域城镇经济的复苏。在悉尼南部瑙拉附近的森林中，精心修建的林道上可见全澳日益壮大的骑行爱好者群体的身影。 Kath Hopkins, Secretary, South Coast United Mountain Bikers "Mountain biking really could be described as an industry in itself now, and there many examples around Australia …

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3 years, 5 months ago

Tokyo Olympics 2020: Mathieu van der Poel pulls out of Tour de France to participate in mountain biking at Games

Firstpost

The Dutch Tour rookie spent six days in the yellow jersey, but now heads to Tokyo, where he will go for Olympic gold in his preferred mountain biking discipline. Tignes: Mathieu van der Poel pulled out of the Tour de France on Sunday after a spectacular star turn in the overall lead came to a shuddering halt in the Alps. …

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3 years, 6 months ago

Here’s what makes America’s newest national park worthy of its upgrade

CNN

CNN — Sometimes all it takes is a little name change to bring attention to an underappreciated park. “These mountains are some of the oldest in the world, and despite its name, the New River is ancient,” says Lizzie Watts, superintendent of New River Gorge National Park & Preserve. The prestige associated with the name change to New River Gorge …

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4 years, 2 months ago

Top things to do in Rishikesh

India Today

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4 years, 4 months ago

Mayor dismisses concerns logging near world-class mountain bike trails will harm Derby's ecotourism

ABC

Mountain biking is breathing life into the small town of Derby in Tasmania's north-east, but locals are worried the ecotourism boom could be threatened by logging operations near the trails. Key points: A community group calls on mountain bikers to gather data on biodiversity in an effort to stop logging near the trails Dorset's Mayor says Sustainable Timbers Tasmania is …

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