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East Coast Isolation: Mountain Biking in West Virginia

You don’t end up in Snowshoe, West Virginia, by accident. It is, decidedly, in the middle of nowhere. The nearest town of any size – Marlinton – is 30 miles away, and its population barely cracks a thousand people. From Atlanta, where I live, it was a nine and a half hour drive, the last …

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5 Ways that Lift-Served Downhill Mountain Biking Can Make YOU a Better Rider

Like most of you, I am not a downhill racer. In fact, the thought of barreling down a steep line littered with rocks and roots often terrifies me. The first season I was invited to ride a downhill course with friends I declined, worried that I would not be able to keep up, or worse, that …

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Watch: Crazy Urban DH – Johannes Fischbach’s Winning Run at Taxco 2016

Johannes Fischbach’s winning run from the finals of the Taxco Urban City Downhill, 2016

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Controversial New Rules Handed Down by the UCI for 2017 DH Racing

The UCI management committee recently met to discuss rule changes across several cycling disciplines, one of which was downhill mountain biking. After already reducing the Female Elite field size to 20 for the downhill finals for the 2016 season, for 2017 it will be further reduced to 15, while at the same time the number …

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Watch: Red Bull Hardline – The Hardest Downhill Race Ever?

With massive jumps, technical terrain and a huge road gap this certainly is Downhill racing on another scale. Take a look at the track and listen to some of the riders opinions, including the mad man Dan Atherton who designed the track.

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