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Gill Barnes Won the Master’s 60+ XC World Championships in 2017, and Her Stoke Isn’t Letting Up Any Time Soon

Gill Barnes started riding mountain bikes at age 60, lined up for her first race soon after, and in just five years time she has earned a gold and silver medal at the XC World Championships in the Master's 60+ age category.

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Phoenix Mountain Biker Rides on in Search of Help After Rattlesnake Bite

A Phoenix mountain biker gets bitten by a rattlesnake and rides 30 minutes back to the trailhead before calling poison control.

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Watch: 82-year-old On Why He Loves Mountain Biking

Alf is an 82-year-old who started mountain biking at 70 years of age after recovering from cancer. This is his story.

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Shredding with Father Time and The Gerries

I hooked up with “The Gerries” at China Camp State Park on a warm, late fall morning, and the eight of us suited up for a front-side loop through bay and oak woodlands, views of the remoter reaches of San Francisco Bay punctuating our route. “Gerries” refers to “Geriatrics,” and I want it to be …

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