Mountain biking racing is dead in the US if you are a pro searching for UCI points. That is because there aren't to many people who want to fly all over the county with a bike (gets expensive real fast) for a 30 mile race that has average single-track. The experiance is not worth the effort...
The woman Kathryn Bertine is from the USA she wrote a column for ESPN about trying to make the olympic team. She got dual citizianship St. Kitts and Nevis.
http://kathrynbertine.com/?page_id=205
Tinker may not be on the start list but he is saying that he is racing.
http://tinkerjuarez.blogspot.com/2009/07/busy-rest-of-season.html
and according to Cdale Bishop is maybe...
http://monavie-cannondale.com/news/leadville-100-race-squad
It is to bad that there has been no word of...
I would love to see reviews on things that I don't see everyday. Things like Whipperman Chains and a Rohloff Hub (love to build a bike around one but they are really expensive). These belt drive bikes are also very cool but I have heard nothing on there durability. I love to see a long term...