Ok, so downhill biking is scary enough in the summer...fancy trying it on snow covered mountains in the winter?
Winterbike was born in 2005 in Maine. The race involves 30 or so bikers that set off in groups of 3 or 4, to see who can get to the bottom of the bottom of the slope the fastest. There are a series of heats with the top finishers competing against other top finishers. The bikes are modified for winter terrain with studded tyres so any pile up can seriously hurt. At speed there's more sliding and crashing than eating dirt...but as we know, it's not a sport if someone can't get injured :-)
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