This morning legendary New Zealand mountain biker James ‘Dodzy” Dodds lost his life in a tragic hunting accident. Our thoughts are with his partner Gabby Molloy and the tight knit mountain biking community of Rotorua. But Dodzy’s infectiousness grin and his positive attitude will be felt much further afield than Rotorua as the thoughts and condolences flooding in to Gabby’s Facebook page attest to. His passing is a huge loss not only to friends and family but to the global mountain biking community as a whole. He will be dearly missed.

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RIP buddy, such a good guy, will be saddly missed ..
RIP. Thank you for everything you contributed to mountain biking in NZ. You’ll be dearly missed.
sad news. met em only once showing off the zerode in roto. his smile and enthuiasm made a lasting impression. rip dodzy
Very sad news, thinking of Gabby at this time.
Damn, that’s awful news.
I am very sad to hear this. Rest in peace 🙁
Couldn’t believe it when I saw the news this morning – great teacher, great innovator and a top guy. Very sad news.
Oh my goodness! I’ve just heard that is just the worst news! Gabby my heart goes out to you and both your families. I wish you the best in this MOST difficult time and like many others out there my thoughts are with you