Dual or duel? Either way what we have here is a rare glimpse of riding in the Ukraine, this is an semi urban event, but I’d love to see more from the big U. Heavy rain before the event combined with autumn leaves meant the course was slippy and technical. Dropping 300+ stairs, hitting dirt berms, wooden jumps and sprinting through the streets made the race a challenge for all the riders. Valentin Popov took the win.
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For many Olympic athletes, “retirement†is a four-letter word, one which is reserved for a day when their skills have faded, and the glory has long since disappeared. But for 1996 Olympic Mountain Biking bronze medalist and 2012 U.S. Bicycling Hall of Fame inductee Susan DeMattei, retirement was something she had to be talked out of, just months before the crowning achievement of her athletic career.
THE OLYMPIC DREAM
The year was 1994Â Â …Â More
Ryan Leech has ridden mountain bikes professionally for over sixteen years now; over that time he has been responsible for creating a whole new style of trials mountain biking, performing live in front of tens of thousands of fans and pushing the boundaries of what was considered possible on a bike.
The second in the “Why?” series exploring questions within the bike industry, this short documentary was created as a companion piece to Ryan’s article, “The Cons Of Being Pro”, in which he discusses the pressures involved in performing at such a high level, how they can affect an athlete’s perception of themselves and how they could change.