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Downhill MTB injury risks

Pain vs Reward S1 E1

With downhill mountain biking getting faster every year, riders face new injuries that come with pushing limits. Athletes talk about the risks and how they deal with the pain when things go wrong.

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Featuring

Tracey Hannah, Greg Minnaar, Gee Atherton, Bernard Kerr, Marcelo Gutierrez, Rachel Atherton, Michael Hannah

Subtitles

Turkish, French, Polish, Italian, Russian, German, Japanese, Portuguese, Spanish

Release Year

2017

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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.
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Foot and knee injuries
5 min
Downhillers' feet and knees are subject to quite a beating on the track, but science is speeding recovery.
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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.
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The broken collarbone
4 min
When it comes to injuries, there's one club every pro downhill rider belongs to: the snapped collarbone.
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Torso injuries
5 min
Athletes and doctors struggle with the protection and rehab of one of the body's most vulnerable sections.
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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.
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Mental fitness
4 min
Find out how DH mountain bikers deal with the psychological challenges of injury.