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2010 UCI Mountain Bike and Trials World Championships: Gold for Moseley and Hill [September 7, 2010] [Mountain Biking]
She had never won a world title; this season she hadn’t even managed a victory in a World Cup race. And still, Tracy Moseley, who for years has been part of the select circle of the best downhill specialists, knew that anything was still possible. Fo ..... [read more]

Andy Irons Wins Billabong Pro Tahiti, Slater Moves to ASP World No. 2 [September 6, 2010] [Surfing]
TEAHUPOO, Taiarapu/Tahiti (Friday, September 3, 2010) – Andy Irons (HAW), 32, past three-time ASP World Champion, has won the Billabong Pro Tahiti, besting C.J. Hobgood (USA), 31, in an explosive Final clash in three-to-four foot (1.5 metre) waves a ..... [read more]

Hull is the UK’s ‘wimpiest’ city [September 5, 2010] [Skydiving]
Research by the UK’s leading daily city deals website has revealed the top 10 ‘wimpiest’ cities in the UK. Hull tops the poll with only 8% saying they would take part in an adrenaline-fuelled extreme sport. PRLog (Press Release) – Sep 02, 2010 – ..... [read more]

Snowboarder’s Life in Balance Captured in Endeavor Snowboards’ New Short Flim, “We Are” [September 4, 2010] [Snowboarding]
VANCOUVER, BC September 1, 2010 – Endeavor Snowboards has released a new short film by Randy Ross called “We Are.” The film can be found at www.endeavorsnowboards.com http://www.endeavorsnowboards.com video section on the Canadian snowboard brand’s ..... [read more]

UCI Mountain Bike and Trials World Championships: Return to Mont-Sainte-Anne for the 20th edition [September 3, 2010] [Mountain Biking]
31.08.2010 -- The 20th edition of the UCI Mountain Bike and Trials World Championships is ready for take off in one of the world’s best known mountain bike resorts: Mont-Sainte-Anne, Canada. This evening’s opening ceremony in downtown Quebec City ..... [read more]

2011 Naish Bolt kite-Power with maneuverability [September 2, 2010] [Kitesurfing]
Kitesurfing is an extreme sport and involves a power source which will drag a board on which the person who is handling the leash is perched. The source of power is wind and it is a variable factor which cannot be controlled by any one. What we can d ..... [read more]

Last Chance - Enter Terra Australis and you could Win an iPad [August 28, 2010] [Mountain Biking]
If Terra Australis is on your list of challenges this year then it is time to get your entry in. All entries before 31st August 2010 go in the draw to win an Apple iPad. There is only a few days left. We are excited to announce that Giant has co ..... [read more]

Excellent Opening Day at Ferrolterra Movistar Pantin Classic presented by Billabong [August 27, 2010] [Surfing]
PANTIN, Spain (Tuesday, August 24, 2010) – The opening day of the Ferrolterra Movistar Pantiin Classic Presented by Billabong saw several excellent performances from the strong international field in Round One of competition which was completed late ..... [read more]

Earthwave to challenge the Guinness World Record at Muizenberg next month [August 26, 2010] [Surfing]
The Earthwave Beach Festival will again host an attempt to challenge the Guinness World Record for the most surfers riding the same wave at Surfers Corner on Muizenberg Beach on the weekend of 25 & 26 September 2010. The fourth edition of the popu ..... [read more]

Lay Day for Billabong Pro Tahiti [August 25, 2010] [Surfing]
TEAHUPOO, Taiarapu/Tahiti (Monday, August 23, 2010) – The Billabong Pro Tahiti, Stop No. 5 of 10 on the 2010 ASP World Tour, has been called off for the day, with only small, inconsistent surf available at the main site of Teahupoo. With careers ..... [read more]

World’s Best Surfers Ready for Showdown at Billabong Pro Tahiti [August 22, 2010] [Surfing]
TEAHUPOO, Taiarapu/Tahiti (Saturday, August 21, 2010) – The greatest assemblage of surfing talent in history is converging upon the idyllic South Pacific island of Tahiti, home of the world’s heaviest wave, Teahupoo, for Stop No. 5 of 10 on the 2010 ..... [read more]

Australia's Biggest Swatch TTR Tour Event: The 4Star Stylewars [August 21, 2010] [Snowboarding]
Falls Creek, Australia – August 19th 2010: The Southern Hemisphere leg of the Swatch TTR World Tour moves on to Australia next week where the 4Star Stylewars competition will take place at Falls Creek from August 23rd to the 25th, 2010. A selected n ..... [read more]

Outdoortrophy 2010: Czech team triumphs [August 20, 2010] [Paragliding, Whitewater Kayaking]
150 extreme sportsmen and women, four demanding disciplines, immensely challenging stages and a Czech victory. On Saturday the ninth edition of the outdoortrophy, one of the world's hardest team competitions, took place in Lingenau/Vorarlberg (Austri ..... [read more]

PODLADTCHIKOV AND CLARK WIN NEW ZEALAND OPEN HALFPIPE; CANDRIAN TAKES THE TOUR LEAD [August 19, 2010] [Snowboarding]
LAKE WANAKA, NEW ZEALAND – August 13, 2010: The final day of the 5Star Burton New Zealand Open went off today featuring men’s and women’s halfpipe finals at Cardrona Alpine Resort. The weather cleared from the previous day and the sky popped blue m ..... [read more]

Life Time Fitness Leadville Trail 100 Brings Biggest Names in Mountain Biking to Colorado [August 18, 2010] [Mountain Biking]
LEADVILLE, Colo., Aug 10, 2010 (BUSINESS WIRE) --The United States' top World Cup athletes and former Olympians poised to challenge course records of 6:28:50 (men) and 7:58:52 (women) on August 14 --Life Time Fitness Leadville Trail 100 out-and-ba ..... [read more]

Braaten and Anderson take Swatch TTR Tour leads following New Zealand Open Slopestyle [August 17, 2010] [Snowboarding]
Wanaka, Neuseeland – 13. August 2010: Slopestyle finals went off today at the 5Star Burton New Zealand Open at Cardrona Alpine Resort in Wanaka, New Zealand. The organizers had to modify the format due to weather delays, but the competition was able ..... [read more]

Pirate News: Hooked Teaser Online [August 16, 2010] [Snowboarding]
-When pirates sent out this call for help in a small Austrian valley shabby prisoners were locked up in the dark- Finally we got our teaser ready - watch it here online: http://www.pirate-movie-production.com Not only will you witness tortur ..... [read more]

Snowboarding Elite Arrive in Wannaka, New Zealand [August 15, 2010] [Snowboarding]
Now in it’s eighth year, the BNZO, which runs over 5 days and offers a NZ$50,000 prize purse, consists of both Slopestyle and Halfpipe. All comers can battle it through pre-qualifiers and qualifiers running Weds 11th and Thurs 12th August, for the fe ..... [read more]

Rio de Janeiro to Host World’s Best Surfers for Biggest ASP Event in History [August 14, 2010] [Surfing]
RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil (Monday, August 9, 2010) – After hosting the world’s best surfers for the past eight years, 2011 will see the ASP World Tour transition from Santa Catarina to Rio de Janeiro for what is rapidly developing into one of the bigge ..... [read more]

US Open of Surfing: Simpson makes it a double [August 13, 2010] [Surfing]
HUNTINGTON BEACH, California (Sunday, August 8, 2010) – Local favorite Brett Simpson (Huntington Beach, CA), 25, defeated current Association of Surfing Professionals (ASP) World No. 1 Jordy Smith (ZAF), 22, to clinch his second consecutive title in ..... [read more]