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9/02/2012
The back road to Jack’s Point is not for the fainthearted

The back road to Jack’s Point is not for the fainthearted

So I couldn’t get up the gondola to the Queenstown Bike Park this weekend but I’ve been »»

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Mountain bike stars tackle Queenstown tracks

Mountain bike stars tackle Queenstown tracks

THREE World Cup Downhill mountain bike stars are hammering out laps of the Queenstown Bike Park to »»

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‘I’m a tiny bit hooked’

‘I’m a tiny bit hooked’

Being a total newbie to the whole mountain biking thing I’m not sure how fast I am »»

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Green is for go-go-go ... sort of

Green is for go-go-go ... sort of

Green is the least threatening colour – Kermit the Frog, Jedi light sabres and easy ski »»

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Queenstown bike park does record days

Queenstown bike park does record days

Queenstown Bike Park enjoyed two of its busiest days on record last week with 3000 runs down the »»

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I’m a downhill demon

I’m a downhill demon

Mountain Scene journalist and novice mountain biker Paul Taylor has joined the downhill craze. »»

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Ripping up Remarks

Ripping up Remarks

Havelock North’s Kurt McDonald (right) flies off a ski jump up Queenstown’s Remarkables »»

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Cream of the crop

The cream of the country’s mountain bikers will kick off the South Island Downhill Cup in Queenstown on Sunday and Monday.  Between 150-200 entrants are expected and most of the top names will be among them, local co-organiser Geoff Hunt says.  Contestants will hurtle down a »»

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Queenstown's just like Whistler

Queenstown's just like Whistler

Queenstown is luring increasingly large numbers of mountain bikers from around the world as they »»

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Girls – on yer bikes and get dirty

There’s a new ladies night in Queenstown – and it’s real dirty.  Wednesdays are now ladies nights for mountain biking.  Skyline is encouraging female bikers to take to Queenstown Bike Park tracks after 5pm with discounted passes.  The half-day gondola passes are »»

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