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Transgender DH Mountain Biker Wins National Title, Talks About the Struggle
Transgender athlete Kate Weatherly won the 2018 New Zealand Mountain Bike Championships in the DH event.
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Watch: How Aaron Gwin Realized Downhill Mountain Biking Is a Team Sport
Five-time World Cup overall champion downhill mountain biker Aaron Gwin has learned over his career that it's not just him out on the course.
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Racing Enduro Is Inherently More Dangerous than Racing DH
Enduro races are more dangerous than DH races, despite DH racing having a more aggressive image. Remote courses, limited pre-rides, and pared-down safety gear all increase the risk of racing enduro.
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Watch: Claudio Caluori Chases Brook Macdonald Down the Vallnord Track
Round 4 of the 2017 World Cup Downhill series takes place this weekend in the tiny principality of Andorra. The track is a big departure from the previous round in Leogang with plenty of raw, natural features. Follow along as Claudio struggles to keep up with Brook Macdonald and to stay on the slippery track.
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Watch: Claudio Caluori Leogang Course Preview
It’s been a quick turnaround for the World Cup teams. After racing in Fort William, Scotland, last weekend, the series moves to Leogang, Austria, for Round #3 this weekend. Leogang has been one of the more bike park-y tracks on the calendar and it looks to have been smoothed even further for 2017. Some riders are complaining …
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