Mountain Bike: France's Bresset takes gold
France's Julie Bresset has won the gold medal in the women's mountain bike race at the London Olympics.
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Rwandan mountain biker's rocky ride to London
Adrien Niyonshuti's memories of Rwanda's genocide are hazy, but when he needs to shut off his mind and forget the slaughter that killed six of his brothers he jumps on his bike.
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USA teams are finalised
Georgia Gould (Luna Pro Team) has got the nod for the USA mountain bike team to compete at London 2012. Gould will compete alongside compatriot Lea Davison (Specialized Racing).
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Mountain Biking: The Wolfe Brothers
Nationwide speaks to champion mountainbikers Gerard and Daniel Wolfe.
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Nationwide: Mountain Biking
Mountain Biking is fast becoming one of Ireland's most popular action sports and Ballyhoura Trail is regarded as one of the best in Europe.
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Two Irish riders qualify for Mountain Bike WC
After a break of over a month, action resumes in Canada for the Nissan UCI Mountain Bike World Cup with back-to-back weekends of racing for all three disciplines.
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Spitz grabs women's mountain bike gold
Germany's Sabine Spitz capped a commanding display in the women's mountain bike cross country race Saturday to claim her maiden Olympic gold.
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Seymour fails to finish Mountain Bike race
Robin Seymour dropped out on lap two in the men's cross country mountain bike in a race won by Julien Absalon of France.
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Mud could trigger mountain race upsets
French defending Olympic champion Julien Absalon is the strong favourite to win gold in the men's mountain bike race on Saturday though a muddy course may lead to upsets in both the men's and women's race.
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Loeb's broken arm puts defence in jeopardy
World rally champion Sebastien Loeb has broken his upper arm in a mountain biking accident, throwing his plans to land a hat-trick of titles into disarray.
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Loeb blow
World rally champion Sebastien Loeb has broken his upper arm in a mountain biking accident, throwing his plans to land a hat-trick of titles into disarray.
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Hermida caught up in doping probe
Olympic mountain bike silver medallist Jose Antonio Hermida has become the latest cyclist to be caught up in the Spanish anti-doping investigation.
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France win as Seymour takes 30th spot
Julien Absalon gave France their second Olympic gold medal in the men's cross country mountain bikes while Ireland's Robin Seymour finished a creditable 30th in the gruelling two-hour race.
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McCauley 21st as Norway take gold
Jenny McCauley finished 21st as Norwegian Gunn-Rita Dahle won the women's mountain bike cross country gold medal at the Athens Olympics today.
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Men's mountain bike event wide open
The Olympic men's mountain bike race on Saturday has been flung wide open by the positive doping test that has forced world champion Filip Meirhaeghe to quit the sport in disgrace.
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Seymour qualifies Ireland for next year's Olympics
Irish mountainbike champion Robin Seymour is now certain of qualifying Ireland for a place in next year's Olympic Games.
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McRae to return in New Zealand
Scotsman Alister McRae will end seven months of frustration when he finally returns to World Rally Championship action in the Rally of New Zealand.
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McRae out of Australia Rally
Alister McRae has been forced to pull out of Rally Australia as he continues his recovery from a mountain bike accident.
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McRae to miss Rally New Zealand
Alister McRae will miss next month's Rally New Zealand as he continues his recovery from a mountain biking accident.
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Irish mountain-bikers place well in Italy
Ireland had several cyclists competing in the second round of the Tissot UCI World Cup in Sarntal, Italy at the weekend, with Tarja Owens registering a highly impressive 35th place finish in the ladies' event.