Did you know a French Man is dominating the sport of mountain biking?

Julian Absalon is the winningest rider in world cup history. He is the VeloNews cyclist of the year. It has been 18 years sense a mountain biker has had that honor. I think it funny that a French man is dominating the sport of mountain biking while an American, worse yet a Texan dominated the sport of road racing for so many years in France.

If you want to get up to speed on the whole Olympic mountain bike thing get the movie OFF ROAD TO ATHENS http://www.offroadtoathens.com/ . It is a very entertaining documentary that details the whole European vs American sport of mountain biking. This movie really gives you insight on how series the sport of mountain biking is in Europe, trust me you will have a whole new understanding for the sport after watching this movie.