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Yes, it's like doing the American Birkebeiner on a mtn bike.  Not just any bike, I choose a bike built for two or tandem.  The Chequamegon Fat Tire 40 is a 40 mile mtn bike race from Hayward to Cable , WI.  It uses some of the famed Birkie trail along with multiple fire roads to make up the largest off road bike race in the country with about 2500 riders. Finishing at Telemark The...

New 100-Meter Sprint World Record, Skari Pregnant, Alsgaard Getting Married, World Largest Indoor Ski Arena Planed in England And More New 100- meter World Record XC-SKI.de (

2004/05 Fischer Product Review: Year of the Boot With the 2004/05 introduction of the new Centrix boot program, Fischer has leapt to the forefront of Cross Country boot construction. Designed from the sole up for modern racing technique centrix boots are available in skate, classic, pursuit, and combi models. Centrix boots perfectly complement Fischer's race-winning skis. Dealers will have a complete selection of Centrix boots by the first week of October. With Centrix, Fischer is...

CENTRIX Fischer announces a complete new series of performance boots called CENTRIX. These state-of-the-art boots were developed for demanding racers and athletes to maximize their skating and classic performance. WHY CENTRIX? Fischer's overall design goal with Centrix is to maximize power generated by the skier to the ski. The key to this concept is fit. Energy can only be transferred into forward movement on cross-country skis if your feet are securely supported inside the boot....

The US Ski Team is currently training in sunny San Diego, and the eastern US had a warm dose of summer over the weekend, but other parts of the United States have been starting to look a lot like winter in the past few days. We received the following pictures from Nordic Combined coach Dave Jarrett, taken last Friday. Dave's comments: The picture was taken on Bruce's Trail which is on Rabbit Ears Pass above...

Jannike Ostby (26), Norway is putting her ski racing career on hold. A year of continuous setbacks was too tough to handle. She is starting nursing studies this fall.  Then it was over. She took three months off after getting sick during last season’s nationals and started up again on May 1. It was hard, but things went well until she got problems with a heel and had to have surgery. – I was told...

Have you best xc ski season ever. Do your fall interval, speed and distance training on PRO-SKI rollerskis. It pays off. The World’s fittest long distance and World Cup skiers are doing their dryland training on PRO-SKI Rollerskis. This includes the entire Norwegian National Team and many top North Americans such as Olympic Gold Medal winner Beckie Scott. Get on PRO-SKI rollerskis this fall and train on the choice of Swedish Vasaloppet winners Anders Aukland, Oscar...

The Yellowstone Ski Festival November 23, 24, 25, 26 and 27, 2004 West Yellowstone, Montana It’s late September in West Yellowstone, Montana and judging by the snow on the mountains and the chill in the air, it’s almost time to put away the mountain bike and dig out the skis. And that means it’s time to make your plans to attend the Yellowstone Ski Festival! This year the Yellowstone Ski Festival dates are November 23,...