1 Season
Pain vs Reward
The price of speed in downhill mountain biking
With competition pushing downhill mountain biking forward at lightning speed, the risks riders face are also changing. Take a look at common injuries and how the pros deal with the harshest slams.
Downhill MTB injury risks
2 min
Downhill mountain biking's elite talk about the new risks involved with the sport as it gets more competitive.
Foot and knee injuries
5 min
Downhillers' feet and knees are subject to quite a beating on the track, but science is speeding recovery.
Hand and arm injuries
6 min
Arms and hands can be injured often in DH mountain biking, and no one knows that like the pros.
The broken collarbone
4 min
When it comes to injuries, there's one club every pro downhill rider belongs to: the snapped collarbone.
Torso injuries
5 min
Athletes and doctors struggle with the protection and rehab of one of the body's most vulnerable sections.
Head injuries
3 min
Top MTB riders explain how they balance the risk of head injuries with the desire to go faster at all costs.
Watching
Mental fitness
4 min
Find out how DH mountain bikers deal with the psychological challenges of injury.