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brazil, DH, red bull, rio, urban, video, Videos - February 7, 2017

POV Video: Crazy-Steep Urban Riding Down the Streets of Rio

The streets of Santa Marta favela weren’t built for bikes, but try telling that to Filip Polc. Built into the hillsides that overlook the sprawling metropolis of Rio, these suburbs are characterized by steep and super-narrow streets where walking is the only possibility. One favela is Santa Marta, and urban downhiller Filip Polc was keen …

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Watch: Rugged Adventure Racing Through New Zealand Wilderness – Red Bull Defiance

Over a two day, grueling 142km course, 132 athletes set out for what might be the gnarliest adventure race in the world – Red Bull Defiance. The competition brings a whole new meaning to the term endurance racing, with a course that boasts 142km of gruelling terrain to traverse over 2 days, coupled with freezing …

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GoPro View: Urban Downhill MTB Over Crazy Stairs and Gaps

This is what a championship run through the steep streets of Colombia looks like from the perspective of the rider. The ramps, wallrides, and staircases of all sizes may be daunting, but Marcelo Gutiérrez Manizales fearlessly takes on each challenge.

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Watch: Matt Jones Throws Huge Tricks in Slopestyle MTB Training Session – Sound of Speed

The warm summer evenings of the FMB World Tour season may have drawn to a close for another year, but that doesn’t mean that Matt Jones – one of the UK’s big names in terms of freeride and slopestyle riding – has any intention of hanging up his bike Matt decided to give us a …

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bmx, red bull, video, Videos - January 18, 2017

Watch: Riding Vertical Walls on a Bike

Yes, this is a BMX video. But step back for a second and just look at what this guy is doing on these tiny wheels, and ask yourself: “how is this possible?!”

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