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Grundig World Cup Series

• Grundig is a German company that sponsors a series of world cup races in three categories: Downhill, Cross Country, and Dual Slalom. All of the races are followed up at the end of the season with a continental championship and then the World Championship.

NORBA National Championship Series

• The National Off-Road Bicycle Association hosts races for all levels of riders throughout the US. Membership is all one needs to compete. The National Chamionship Series is the cream of the crop and runs throughout the summer.

Racer Profile
Ned Overand - Ned started out his pro career in 1984. Since then he's been UCI World Champion ('90), met UCI Bronze at the Worlds in 1991, and claimed NORBA National Championship six times ('86, '87, '89-'92)! Supposedly retired, Overand lives in Durango, Colorado and still manages to race and train with the Specialized/Mountain Dew team on occasion.

Racer Profile
Missy Giove - Also residing in Durango, Fearless Missy Giove has spent 5 years as a pro mountain bike racer specializing in downhill and dual slalom. This converted ski racer has a triplet of firsts in the Grundig Downhill World Cup ('94, '95), plus an offering of firsts and high placed finishes in NORBA sponsored events.

Racer Profile
John Tomac - Off his ranch in Cortez, Colorado (are we noticing a pattern yet?), Tomac is mountain biking's best of the best. This two-time World Championship medalist has had literarly dozens of major wins since he began mountain biking in 1984 including a GT Downhill Series Championship ('94) and 1991 Grundig/UCI World Cup Championship.