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Gwendalyn Gibson
Gwendalyn Gibson is a mountain bike rider from Southern California. She was the 2016 national champion and competed at the 2017 worlds in Cairns, Australia. She won her first World Cup at the UCI round in Snoeshow, West Virginia. She won bronze at the 2022 MTB short track world championships in Les Gets, France, behind winner Pauline Ferrand-Prévot Pauline Ferrand-Prévot (born 10 February 1992) is a French multi-discipline bicycle racer, who rides for UCI Elite Mountain Bike team BMC MTB Racing in cross-country cycling. and has signed for Ineos Grenadiers for 2023. Ferrand-Prévot has al ... and silver medalist Alessandra Keller. References ;Citations ;Other Profile on MTB DataProfile with pictures, Norco Factory Team Year of birth missing (living people) Living people American mountain bikers American female cyclists 21st-century American women {{US-cycling-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cross-country Cycling
Cross-country (XC) cycling is a discipline of mountain biking. Cross-country cycling became an Olympic sport in 1996 and is the only form of mountain biking practiced at the Olympics. Terrain Cross-country cycling is defined by the terrain on which it is performed. XC courses and trails consist of a mix of rough forest paths and singletrack (also referred to as doubletrack depending on width), smooth fireroads, and even paved paths connecting other trails. Until recently cross-country trails were deemed "easy" or "intermediate", due to the concept that this discipline of mountain biking relies more on physical prowess than technical ability. Bikes and equipment Cross-country bicycles are some of the lightest mountain bikes, typically between . They usually feature suspension forks in front and often have suspension in the rear. In both the front and rear, most XC bicycles have approximately of suspension travel and max out at 120 millimeters at the front typically (although ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
