Cycling: Leuchs retires back to NZ

Three-time Olympian Kashi Leuchs has ended his international mountain biking career to return home to New Zealand and promote the adventure sports industry.

Leuchs, 31, spent 12 years as a professional rider and represented New Zealand at the first Olympic mountain biking race in Sydney nine years ago.

He finished 17th and also competed at Athens in 2004 (28th) and Beijing last year, where he placed 24th.