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Erice van Leuven (born 30 November 2006) is a downhill mountain biker from Aotearoa, New Zealand. She is the current UCI Downhill Junior Women's World Champion, [3] having won the title two years in a row in 2023 and 2024, and also the 2024 UCI World Cup Overall Champion for Junior Women.
Fourcross is a form of four-wheeled downhill mountain biking, which has the benefit of being suitable for disabled riders. It is a gravity sport, there's no propulsion. The rider has to actively use their body to corner bends and to prepare for jumps, through leaning their upper body and pumping their chair. [1]
Many ski areas are converted into downhill mountain biking venues in the summer, such as Whistler Mountain Bike Park and Fernie Alpine Resort, [9] alongside the specifically developed all-season downhill trails. At some courses, bikers ride gondolas, trams or chair lifts to the starting point, or "shuttling" with motorized vehicles is used to ...
The 1996 UCI Mountain Bike World Championships was the 7th edition of the UCI Mountain Bike World Championships. The events included were cross-country and downhill. The 1996 UCI Mountain Bike World Championships were the first to be held in Australia, all previous editions having been held in North America or Europe.
Fabio Wibmer (born 30 June 1995) is an Austrian cyclist and YouTuber who mainly practices street trials, as well as downhill mountain biking. He is best known for his online street trials videos, which are comparable to those by Danny MacAskill. He is sponsored by energy drink company Red Bull. [1]
Mountain biking (abbr. MTB) is a sport of riding bicycles off-road, often over rough terrain, usually using specially designed mountain bikes.Mountain bikes share similarities with other bikes but incorporate features designed to enhance durability and performance in rough terrain, such as air or coil-sprung shocks used as suspension, larger and wider wheels and tires, stronger frame materials ...
Éric Barone (born 4 November 1960 in Oyonnax, France) is a French cyclist.He holds the world downhill speed record for bicycle, on both snow and gravel. [1] On snow, his downhill speed record is 227.720 kilometres per hour (141.499 mph) achieved on 18 March 2017, on the speed snow track at Vars, France [2] while on gravel his downhill speed record is 172 kilometres per hour (107 mph), [3 ...
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