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The Australian Schools Cup is giving high school students the chance to ride and compete in a professional setting
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- Monterey, United States
Join Specialized and Little Bellas in an effort to send more girls to mountain bike camp. Donate between now and April 6th, and all donation will go towards scholarships for girls in need, allowing them to attend camp at...
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- Orange County, CA, United States
ANAHEIM, California (Dec. 20, 2011) — This holiday season, Specialized-lululemon rider Amber Neben is rushing around organizing gifts like so many of us. However the gifts Neben is delivering this week are dozens of...
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- Austin, TX, United States
Bicycle Sport Shop, a Specialized dealer with three locations in Austin, Texas has been doing terrific work in that community to get more kids riding and walking to school. In February of 2010, Bicycle Sport Shop,...
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- Monterey, CA, United States
Becoming an adult can sometimes have an adverse effect on riding – if you pay rent, or a mortgage, you probably know what I’m talking about – responsibility kicks in, and sometimes ride time suffers – especially...
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- United States
October 1st 2011 was IMBAs eighth annual Take a Kid Mountain Biking Day - the biggest and best one yet. All told, some 11,000 kids participated in almost 250 events across the country. Specialized dealers rallied in...
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- United States
Take a Kid Mountain Biking Day is going to bigger and better than ever this year. In support of First Lady Michelle Obama's Let's Move! initiative, IMBA has pledged to get 30,000 children participating in 300...
- Health
A letter from Mike Sinyard to Californiia Governor Jerry Brown: September 30th 2011 Dear Governor Brown, As Founder and President of Specialized Bicycle Components, a multi-national company based in Morgan Hill,...
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- Madrid, Spain
When Specialized Spain was planning the first ever Specialized Kids Festival, their goals were simple: to promote cycling with youngsters and spend a fun morning with families. After a day at Casa de Campo lake in west...
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- Morgan Hill, CA, United States
Specialized Bicycle Components is proud to announce a new global partnership with Right To Play , a non-profit that promotes a healthy and safe world by introducing children to the power of sport and play. The partnership...
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- Belgium
A note from Noah Grangian, member of the Mid-Atlantic Development Foundation Team: I have just returned from my journey across the pond to Belgium. I stayed in Izegem, a small town in Western Belgium. I was picked to go...
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- Arcos de Valdevez, Portugal
The organizers of Radical Park have taken their show on the road, with an initiative called BTT Kids Specialized. The concept of providing fun BMX and freeride features tailored to kids of all ages and abilities is...
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- Lake Tahoe, CA, United States
Specialized recently spent a weekend in South Lake Tahoe, with members of five Bay Area IMBA clubs, and had the opportunity to create a new section of the Van Sickle Trail. When complete, the Van Sickle Trail will provide...
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- South Africa
Through his charity Songo, Christoph is showing kids what riding a bike is all about.
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- Fayetteville, AR, United States
With the school year now behind them, the Bicycle Coalition of the Ozarks now get to look back at the impact they had on 2400 third through fifth grade students throughout Fayetteville, Arkansas. Thanks to the...
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- Columbus, OH, United States
The Ohio Mountain Bike Association is working with Columbus Metro Parks to build a 12 mile single track trail at Chestnut Ridge Metro Park. Due to be completed this year, it’s one of 45 mountain bike trails in Ohio...
- Youth
- NY, United States
Contact: Paul Skilbeck paul@nationalmtb.org 415.516.1444 www.nationalmtb.org The Executive Director and Development Director of the National Interscholastic Cycling Association, Matt Fritzinger and Ben Capron, will...
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- Lincoln, MA, United States
In May, CYCLE Kids held an inaugural charity bike ride out of Lincoln, MA called Breakaway. The event proved to be a huge success as nearly 100 riders came out to enjoy three different rides throughout Lincoln and the...
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- Marin County, CA, United States
Mother Nature was kind to Nat and Rachael Lopes, organizers of the 2011 Ales & Trails event. The sun shone brightly, and the wooded glen that served as home base baked in the warmth of late spring. It wasn’t just the...
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- Berkeley, CA, United States
The National Interscholastic Cycling Association recently received a major human resources boost when Ben Capron stepped away from his post as Chief Brand Officer of Specialized Bicycle Components to become the...
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- Monterey, CA, United States
From Lea Davison, Specialized rider and founder of Little Bellas: With the help and support from Specialized and the amazingly successful fundraising effort from First Gear, the Little Bellas Sea Otter camp was a huge...
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- Los Angeles, CA, United States
A letter from Eric Woods, Specialized Territory Manager for L.A. and Orange County: All, On behalf of everyone at Cynergy Cycles I would like to thank all involved with “An Evening in Fast Company” a charity gala...
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- Los Olivos, CA, United States
Competition between the Northern and Southern California is closer than ever
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- Colorado Springs, CO, United States
Kids on Bikes, Inc. (KOB) is a non-profit organization dedicated to providing brand new bikes and safety equipment to under-served children in the Colorado Springs area. Their cornerstone ABCs (Academics, Behavior, and...
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- London, United Kingdom
Specialized is delighted to announce their association with the world’s leading sport for development charity, Right To Play.
- Health
- Japan
Following the horrible disaster in Japan, people around the world have been trying to help in their own way. Upon hearing about the disaster, current National XC, Short Track, and Cyclcross champion Todd Wells decided to...
- Youth
- Monterey, CA, United States
First Gear, Specialized’s initiative to get more kids riding bikes, barreled into Sea Otter this year, its first public event. The response was great; from the upbeat panel discussion and advocacy award at the Bicycle...
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- Monterey, United States
Over the past six weeks, participants in the First Gear Sea Otter Challenge raised $6706 for two causes that are getting more kids riding bikes. Congratulations to everyone!
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- London, United Kingdom
Families across the UK will get outdoors on two-wheels this summer as part of a series of events, dubbed “Fresh Air Miles,” organised by charity Sustrans and sponsored by leading bike retailer Specialized, as part of...
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- Novato, CA, United States
Update from Nat and Rachael Lopes, Hilride: Last week we led a Community Design Workshop for the Stafford Lake Bike Park in Marin County to present our 60% Master Plan design. We brought in our demo fleet of new bikes...
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- Cambridge, MA, United States
Specialized partner CYCLE Kids Inc., a Cambridge based non-profit organization that created an innovative physical activity and nutrition curriculum for physical education and literacy classes, is expanding programming to...
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- Lisbon, Portugal
Escolinhas is a program of the Portuguese Cycling Federation (FPC) that helps get kids all over Portugal riding bikes. Thanks to a school program that travels the country, cycling has become a part of many...
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- Felgueiras, Portugal
The leaders of Portugal’s Radical Park project have figured out the best way to a youngster’s heart – sheer adrenalin. The Project revolves around a bike park in the village of Felgueiras – the Specialized Extreme...
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- Los Angeles, CA, United States
A red carpet entrance was just one of the special touches that made the Kit Karzen Foundation kickoff a night to remember. With over 200 supporters turning out to Cynergy Cycles, food trucks, a silent auction, DJs and one...
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- VT, United States
Ten years in, Dirt Divas is stronger than ever. The non-profit mountain bike program from Girls Move Mountains has been making a massive difference in the lives of Vermont girls for the past decade, teaching riding...
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- CA, United States
The Whole Athlete-Specialized Cycling Team held its first team training camp of 2011 at the Whole Athlete Performance Center in Marin County, California. True to the company’s holistic philosophy, the team not only...
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- Tokyo, Japan
In recent months, Specialized Japan has been tackling a major safety issue on the streets of cities across Japan: the blatant lack of helmets. While cycling is a popular form of transport, and many companies have been...
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- Chicago, IL, United States
Mayor Daley’s Bicycling Ambassadors are Chicago’s primary source for bike safety information and encourage more residents to ride bikes. From May to September every year since 2001, the Bicycling Ambassadors talk...
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- Sydney, Australia
Some athletes have a hard time with retirement, but not Natalie Bates. Natalie is a former Australian pro cyclist who raced professionally for teams in Holland, Italy and Germany, and represented Australia at four senior...
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- Melbourne, Australia
Amy Gillett was killed while training in Germany in 2005. She was a true Australian athlete, having attended the Olympic Games in Atlanta for rowing before moving over to cycling and representing Australia at the 2002 and...
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- London, United Kingdom
Specialized and Sustrans, a UK-based sustainable transport charity, teamed up to lead a summer of bike rides across the UK designed to get people outdoors on two-wheels.
- Youth
- Morgan Hill, CA, United States
It started with the tempting Christmas treats that popped up on desks and countertops, but the holidays were officially welcomed at Specialized HQ with the annual Rebekah’s Kids party. Now in its eighth year, the...
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- San Jose, CA, United States
Too early on a quiet Saturday morning, 700 dedicated people crawled out of bed and made their way to the San Jose Convention Center. Those who had come before were ready, but the first-timers were blissfully ignorant.
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- Germany
A new twist on mountain biking skills acquisition is drawing in a whole new crowd of excited riders in towns of all sizes across Germany. To help support mountain biking and encourage more riding, a team led by bike...
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- Germany
A program to train mountain bike guides in Germany has been seeing incredible success and plans to keep forging ahead. A good mountain bike guide can make all the difference. One that knows the region, the trails, the...
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- Cambridge, MA, United States
The ‘Likes’ poured in during the six week ‘Likes 4 Bikes’ campaign, and the results are sure to cause some smiles. As of November 1st, the Specialized official Facebook page had 39,154 ‘likes’. So? Well,...
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- Morgan Hill, CA, United States
Bike to Work Day was made extra special in 2010, as Team Saxo Bank stopped by to say hello before heading off to the Amgen Tour of California Before heading off to the Amgen Tour of California, Team Saxo Bank stopped by...
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- Monterey, CA, United States
As part of its continuing effort to invest in the future of cycling, Specialized Bicycle Components built on its partnership with IMBA and IMBA-affiliated clubs this year, in support of the 6th annual Take a Kid Mountain...
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- Lake Tahoe, CA, United States
More than 100 volunteers turned up for a whirlwind day of trail building, finishing some two-thousand feet of trail building and even managing to sneak in a couple of rides. “If only we could do this every day… think...
- Youth
- Mont Sainte-Anne, QC, Canada
The National Interscholastic Cycling Association appears to be a great place for high school riders to hone their skills, as five riders from the program have been selected for the USA Junior National Team.
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- Marin, CA, United States
Mike’s Bikes, Specialized and the Marin County Bicycle Coalition partner to support cycling safety following a brutal hit and run in San Francisco . Specialized Bicycle Components has pledged $4,000 to the Marin...
- Youth
- Sun Valley, ID, United States
The smiles spread clear across Blaine County as Specialized partnered with the Wood River Bicycle Coalition and dealer The Elephant’s Perch to create miles of smiles on a Sunday . The Blaine County Recreation District...
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- Morocco
It’s a good thing they were supporting Doctors without Borders, because after one of the most challenging mountain bike races on the planet, the Specialized team would need them. 5 days, 500 km, and some of the...
- Trail
- Boone, NC, United States
Rocky Knob Park began with a dealer grant through Specialized and before they knew it, had half a million dollars to build a 185-acre outdoor recreation park What began as a Specialized dealer grant matched by Bikes...
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- North Augusta, SC, United States
With help from the Specialized Dealer Grant, Andrew Jordan’s Bicycle is working tirelessly to open a new pump track for the kids and kids at heart of the North Augusta region. AJB’s own manager Drew Jordan was...
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- MA, United States
CYCLE Kids (cyclekids.org) is a non-profit educational organization based in Cambridge, MA, founded in 2004 to address the epidemic of obesity and inactivity among children in the United States. Along with Ace Wheel Works...
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- Faro, Portugal
The eighty-two kids of an orphanage in Faro, Portugal, were literally jumping for joy when Specialized showed up with a whole whack of bikes in tow. Luckily, calming them down for bed wasn’t our job.
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- Athens, GA, United States
A letter from Micah Morlock, Specialized Dealer: Racing bikes, going to school and working in the shop during my college years got me a couple race wins, a couple of degrees and a partnership with Harry Rozek and Dave...
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- Kayamandi, South Africa
Songo was born because Specialized XC-MTB rider Christoph Sauser wanted a partner. He was preparing for the Cape Epic, an 800 km behemoth, and thought his race would be well served by a strong partner to ride with; a...
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- Ethiopia
Forget planes, trains and automobiles - the bicycle is the new way to see the world. At least, that's the way the growing network of Biciaventura Solidaria riders see it. The Spanish travelers are avid globe trotters and...
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- Leavenworth, WA, United States
The tears were flowing at a gathering for Northwest festival organizers, and it was a good thing. Coming together to give kids the surprise of a lifetime will do that to even the most stoic of teams. With help from the...