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Downhill Mountain Biking

Downhill mountain biking is a UCI mountain-bike discipline: riders individually complete a technical descent with steep sections, corners, jumps and obstacles. The fastest valid run time on the MTB downhill course decides.

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Classification

Category Cycling sport

Family Cycling Family

Level Variant

Getting started

Kurzbeschreibung Technical mountain-bike racing downhill against the clock.

Geeignet für Suitable for more experienced riders who take technique, protection, speed and line choice seriously.

Cost High: better start with rental downhill bike, bike-park class and full protection. Bike, maintenance, protection, bike-park/lift passes, coaching, races and travel. Bike park, MTB club, skills school or UCI/national federation pathway. Increase speed only after braking, cornering and line control.

First progress Body position quickly; safe technical descents need consistent training.

Fitness level high

Was du brauchst

downhill/enduro bike
full-face helmet
pads
gloves
suitable course
coach/bike-park briefing

First steps

choose bike-park beginner line
learn body position
modulate braking
read corners and lines
increase speed gradually

Bike-park class, MTB club, skills coaching or guided group.

Respect full-face protection, pads, course clearance, weather, lift/park rules and suitable difficulty.

Weitere Angaben

Aliases Downhill MTB, DHI

Tags outdoor, mountain-bike, downhill, dhi, timed-racing, downhill-mountain-biking, cycling-sport, radsport-familie

Rules and format

Die Grundlagen

Ziel

Complete the technical downhill course legally in the fastest valid time.

Teilnehmer

Individual starters by category.

Teamgröße

Individual scoring; teams/trade teams may exist by series.

Spielfeld

Technical mountain-bike descent with start, obstacles, corners, safety zones and finish.

Dauer

Timed run by event/qualification rule.

Wertung

Valid elapsed time plus possible penalties.

Gewinnbedingung

Fastest valid time.

Ausrüstung

downhill MTB
full-face helmet
pads
gloves
course/timing

Wichtige Regelpunkte

course cutting
equipment breach
start/finish breach
unsafe course use

Regelquellen

Federations and sources

Federations

Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI)
Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI)

UCI Regulations Union Cycliste Internationale · rulebook · high
UCI Mountain Bike Regulations Union Cycliste Internationale · rulebook · high
Mountain Bike Union Cycliste Internationale · official · high