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MTB Racing Media
Journalists, Photographers, TV
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Zapata Espinoza
Bob Allen
Paul Skilbeck
Mark Dawson
Rob Warner
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Zapata Espinoza - Journalist & Photographer
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Click through the gallery
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1983 US Nationals
The first US NORBA (National Off-Road Bicycle Association) Nationals in 1983, would also be the first ever official MTB National Championships.
The race was held in the hills outside Santa Barbara, California.
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Steve Tilford (Raleigh) and Jacquie Phelan (Cunningham) won the titles.
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Click through the gallery for the Bicycle Sport magazine article, written by John Day and photographed by James Cassimus.
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