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Died during a training ride after colliding with a vehicle [282] [283] Iñaki Lejarreta: Mountain biker December 12, 2012 Spain Killed in a training crash when his cycle was struck by a car [284] [285] Burry Stander: Mountain biker January 1, 2013 South Africa: Died during a training ride after colliding with a vehicle [286] Amy Dombroski ...
3 Downhill Racers. 4 Trials Riders. 5 Dirt Jumpers/ Freeriders. 6 Top mountain bike coaches. Toggle the table of contents. List of professional mountain bikers. Add ...
Sam Hill (cyclist) Sam Hill (born 21 July 1985 in Viveash, Western Australia ), is an Australian professional enduro mountain biker and former professional downhill racer. He was two time consecutive UCI World Downhill Champion during years 2006–2007 for Iron Horse racing team. [1] He won the 2010 world championships in Mont Saint Anne ...
Biography. Born in Cassidy, British Columbia, [3] Smith was (as of September 2013) 2nd in the world rankings on the Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI) Downhill Mountain Bike circuit. In 2013 Steve Smith secured his first overall victory in the UCI DHI World Cup by winning the last race in Leogang, Austria. [4]
Megavalanche (nicknamed "Mega") is a enduro mountain bike race held annually at the Alpe d'Huez ski resort in the French Alps since 1995, and annually on the island of Réunion . The Alps event, being the more widely publicized and famous among downhill cycling enthusiasts, starts on the glaciated summit of Pic Blanc in Huez and descends to the ...
On land, the speed record registered by a rider on a 200-meter flying start speed trial was 133.28 km/h (82.82 mph) by the Canadian Sam Whittingham riding the Varna Tempest, a streamliner recumbent bicycle in 2009, [19] at Battle Mountain, Nevada. His record has been surpassed by 0.5 km/h by Sebastiaan Bowier of the Netherlands in 2013 setting ...
Downhill mountain biking ( DH) is a style of mountain biking practiced on steep, rough terrain that often features jumps, drops, rock gardens and other obstacles. Jumps can be up to and including 12 meters (39 feet), and drops can be greater than 3 meters (10 feet). The rider commonly travels to the point of descent via a ski lift or automobile ...
Downhill mountain bike rider: Harley Davidson: A628, Derbyshire [nb 1] [4] Pete Conrad: July 8, 1999: 69 American Third person to walk on the Moon: 1996 Harley-Davidson: Ojai, California [nb 2] [5] [6] Norifumi Abe: October 7, 2007: 32 Japan Motorcycle racer Yamaha XP 500 TMAX maxi-scooter 500 Kawasaki, Kanagawa, Japan [nb 3] [7] [8] Luc ...