Photostory: Red Bull Monte-Descend 2012
It wasn't all about the World Cup at Mont-Sainte-Anne last weekend. Monte-Descend was also in town
The 4th edition of Monte-Descend took place at night time during the UCI MTB World Cup stop at Mont-Sainte-Anne.
Two-man teams of mountain bikers (downhill and cross country) race against each other in a 90-minute endurance race through the resort village and trails of Canada's premier MTB venue.
Daylight training
Marc-Andre Fortier trains for the Red Bull Monte Descend with a ride during the day.
Pre-race briefing
Competitors share a joke and a drink before the Red Bull Monte Descend event. The two-man team that completes the most laps of a combined XC and DH course in 90 minutes are declared the winners.
Ramp it up
Former Red Bull athlete Claudio Caluori was one of the competitors at Monte-Descend.
Remi's flying
Remi Villeneuve of Canada grabs some air.
Rocky road
Benoit Rioux rides over rocky terrain on the cross country part of the Monte-Descend course.
Taking the trails
Philippe Cyrenne-Blanchard and Jonathan Allard on the cross country trails of the Monte-Descend course.
Silver Medal
Philippe Cyrenne-Blanchard and Marc-André Fortier took second place at Monte-Descend.
A hard day at the office
A mud speckled Claudio Caluori at the finish line. Claudio and his cross country partner Thomas Frischknecht went on to win Monte-Descend.
