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21 - AMB PHOTO AWARDS – PRESENTED BY SHIMANO

Calling all talented photographers! We have launched a global search for the best images that truly capture every aspect of mountain biking. You could be in with a chance of earning the title of ‘AMB Photo Awards Photographer of the Year – Presented by Shimano’ as well as a huge cash prize.

36 - GET FAT THIS WINTER

Everything you ever wanted to know about riding a fat bike – including the best places in Australia to get those big wheels rolling.

54 – CRANKWORX ROTORUA

Takurua Mutu explains how he put Rotorua on the global MTB map by bringing the famous Crankworx event to New Zealand – a crazy festival of the sport that you simply have to experience at least once.

62 – THE WORLD’S A STAGE

The prospect of riding 545km and climbing more than 15,000m in just seven days won’t have everyone salivating with excitement – but inspirational events such as The Pioneer and Cape Epic could spark a global explosion of week-long racing.

72 – THE GOLDEN TRAILS OF CENTRAL OTAGO

Take a trip across the ditch, but also back in time, to traverse tracks that were painstakingly hand-built by prospectors desperate to strike it rich and find gold in the Clutha Mata Au river in the 1860s.