Mountain biking
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Mountain biking 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 fe
Mountain biker riding at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London
US 25th Infantry Bicycle Corps, 1897
A cross-country mountain biker climbs on an unpaved track
Mountain bike touring in high Alps
Cross-country cycling
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Cross-country cycling is a discipline of mountain biking and mountain bike racing. Cross-country cycling became an Olympic sport in 1996 and is the only form of mountain biking practiced at the Olympi
Mountain biking
…stronger frame materials, and mechanically or hydraulically actuated disc brakes. Mountain biking can generally be broken down into distinct categories: cross country, trail, all mountain, enduro, downhill and freeride. The sport requires endurance, leg, core and back strength, balance, bike handling skills, and…
A cross-country mountain biker on a trail in Utah, USA.
South African Burry Stander winning on a dual-suspension Specialized.
A cross-country mountain biking race.
Start line for the under 23 men's cross-country race at the 2009 UCI World Championships.