A Slump

Well what is there to talk about now? Suddenly we’re in a strange dead spot where the big races have suddenly ended and while I’ve had an embarrassment of things to tell you about big stage races in Spain and Britain and now they’ve finished, with only really the road World Champs to come to provide professional interest.

So, what now? Luckily Gee Atherton has been making news off the back of his second World Championship win by putting forward the idea that downhill mountain biking should be in the Winter Olympics. Despite not needing snow this makes a lot of sense in terms of making the winter games more friendly to extreme sports as with the inclusion of snowboarding disciplines, and with the UCI wanting to push the popularity of cycling into more Olympic visibility.

Otherwise I think as we look towards the winter it’s worth seeing some BMX in the rain to remind everyone that there’s still riding to be had:

Now I guess it’s time for me to actually start looking for interesting stories for you, rather than relying on the race scene.

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