Downhill Mountain Biking

Whether you take part as a hobby enthusiast or as a competitor, the sport of Downhill Mountain biking is a thrilling one. It has become a respected sport and is followed keenly in the USA, the UK, Europe, Canada and Australia. It’s exciting for spectators too, especially when a race is won against the clock by the closest of margins. The current Downhill World Champions for the men’s and women’s competition are British brother and sister, Gee and Rachel Atherton. Speeding down extremely steep slopes on two wheels has caught the imagination since the first race in California in 1976, although purpose built bikes for downhill mountain biking were not developed until the 1990s.