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Downhill

HÖLL AND HATTON TAKE THE GOLD IN INNSBRUCK DOWNHILL

How these two downhill racers strategized for speed & kept it both mentally and physically cool.

Under cloudless skies and uncharacteristic heat, Valentina Höll and Charlie Hatton earn the distinction of the elite winners of the 2022 deuter Downhill Innsbruck Presented by Raffeisen Club.
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USA CYCLING NAMES 2022 NATIONAL TEAM

Check out the list of mountain bikers who made the team this year

The USA Cycling National Team exists to recognize and support cyclists who represent the United States of America at the highest level of the sport. It is a group of top Junior, U23, and Elite athletes who strive for international results…
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JACOB JEWETT AT LEOGANG

Sick action from the World Cup downhill race

Maxxis didn't identify the rider or the photographer, so we went online to comb through the results to see what rider had the number 150 on his plate.
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FINN ILES: HOW HE BECAME A STAR WHEN HE WAS 14

We interviewed Finn and checked out the bike he was riding when he won hs second Whip-Off World Championship in Whistler in 2016.

Finn won his first Whip-Off World Championship in 2014, the day before his 15th birthday. We interviewed him for this feature on him in late 2016, after he won his second Whip-Off World Championship. Today, Finn is one of the top downhill…
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VIDEO: DOWNHILL RACING IN 1979

Check out this television news story about the Repack downhill races in the late 1970s

Watch legendary riders Gary Fisher and Charlie Kelly race the Repack course and talk about the early days of the sport
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WOMEN’S QUALIFYING RESULTS AT FORT WILLIAM

The World Cup race is tomorrow

The Elite Women battled for the top qualifying spots at Fort William on Saturday. Unlike the Elite Men's qualifiers, the British riders all finished outside the top five. Multi-time UCI World Champion, World Cup champion and young mother…
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CARBON OR ALUMINUM—WHICH IS BETTER?

Bike parts are lighter and offer better performance than ever. The gains are largely due to improvements in material technology, such as switching from metal to carbon fiber parts. These lighter and “better” parts come with a…
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THE WORLD CUP DOWNHILL BATTLES HAVE BEGUN

Europeans get off to a flying start, but Canadian and U.S. racers make the podium too

Switzerland's Camille Balanche and France’s Amaury Pierron came out on top as the 2022 UCI Mountain Bike World Cup downhill season started in style at Lourdes in France.
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CAN HE DO IT? AARON GWIN GOING FOR SIX WORLD CUP TITLES

Watch as Aaron Gwin prepares to battle for his sixth World Cup downhill title

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ADXu2hPmRbE CAN HE DO IT? AARON GWIN GOING FOR SIX WORLD CUP TITLES Aaron Gwin has won five overall World Cup downhill titles He's aiming to win his sixth this year. Will he make it? We'll start…
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CRANKWORX ANNOUNCES ITS 2022 WORLD TOUR

The series returns to Whistler, Innsbruck, Rotorua and one other location that has yet to be named

Crankworx has announced its 2022 World Tour, and it's back with a vengeance and breaking new ground. On the calendar, a four-stop schedule including the return of the iconic Whistler festival after a two-year hiatus, and the addition of a…
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