It’s an action packed weekend what with the MSA World Cup Triple (XC, 4X and DH) and the Chatel Mountain Style going down in France. Results just in show that Samara killed it in the U23 and landed in fourth! Meanwhile in France Kelly McGarry… More ›
New Zealand’s up and coming cross-country rider Samara Sheppard has just signed a contract with Wheeler iXS XCO Pro Team, basing in Switzerland. Samara will join team member Esther Süss (World XC Marathon champion, 5th over all 2010 World Cups XCO) to compete in the… More ›
Wide Open has just hooked Samara Sheppard up with this sweet 2011 Turner Flux, kicking the stickered carbon hardtail she’s been riding out the door. Samara will be racing it for the first time this weekend at the 80km Huka XL in Taupo. More ›
Samara Sheppard chats about her deal with Wide Open and Jono takes a look at some new Marzocchi forks at the Wide Open Product Launch. More ›
Wow, what a hectic couple of days it’s been! After a midnight lights-out following an hour or so of banter and abuse dished around the Wide Open and Spoke crews, it was a 6:20am blaring alarm that got us dragging our carcasses out of bed… More ›
After her first World Cup experience in Champery on Sunday, Wide Open‘s Samara Sheppard checks in with a bit of a race report: More ›
Just saw this on the Wide Open website. “I thought I would send you some of the details about this Quiz Night I am having on Sunday. Shortly I will be off to Europe racing my first international season, building up to the World Champs… More ›
The other day we showed you Team Wide Open’s new Lycra kit that an un-named XC racer was going to fill. As of today we can tell you who, it’s none other than ex-Wellington now Rotorua based whippet Samara Sheppard. The talented cross-country rider has… More ›
Emma, the kids, and I headed up to Mt Vic today to catch some of the Mt Vic cross-country action and were not disappointed. We made it just in time to catch the first lap of the elite and under 23 fields and it was… More ›