Rubber side down: 24-hour race more about fun than fierocity Rubber side down (Explorer News)

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In the beginning, the late 1980s and early ’90s, mountain bike racing was a celebration of the sport, with competition taking a back seat to fellowship and community. Then money came in, and it got Big. Entry fees went up and attitudes went south. If you weren’t fast, you didn’t count.

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