Mountain Biking Downhill (MTB)

Category Bike

“ Defeat is not the worst of failures. Not to have tried is the true failure - George Edward Woodberry ”

“ If you race mountain bikes, you’ve learned to love to suffer. - Nino Schurter ”

“ Maybe life isn’t about avoiding bruises. Maybe it’s about collecting the scars to prove we showed up for it. ”

“ Defeat is not the worst of failures. Not to have tried is the true failure - George Edward Woodberry ”

“ If you race mountain bikes, you’ve learned to love to suffer. - Nino Schurter ”

“ Maybe life isn’t about avoiding bruises. Maybe it’s about collecting the scars to prove we showed up for it. ”

“ Defeat is not the worst of failures. Not to have tried is the true failure - George Edward Woodberry ”

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There is nothing safe about charging down a narrow trail sometimes no wider than a foot at speeds up to 64 kph (40mph), all while navigating through boulders, rock gardens, 10-foot drops and tight corners. As such, the only trails that qualify for XDGE are those ranked as Black diamond and Double Black diamond by the MTB project.  The world speed record for mountain biking is held by Eric Barone (aka “Red Baron”) who reached 227.7kph (141.5 mph) on a snow packed mountain in Vars, France on March 18, 2017, at the age of 56!

FICOR Score

(Fatality & Injury Classification of Risk)

Discipline : 1 Very Difficult
Discipline : 2 Extremely Difficult
Fatality Rate of 1: X Participants
Severe Injury Rate of 1: X Episodes
Severe Injury Rate of 1: X Participants

FICOR score is based on XDGE's proprietary scoring system

Minimum score to be considered for XDGE is 50, and the maximum is 100. This FICOR score is based on available data combined with XDGE's proprietary scoring system which weights several factors based on importance, including: insurance risk scores for the particular activity being evaluated, reaction time available as an adverse event unfolds, speed, height, depth, technical difficulty, ability to mitigate risk during activity, availability of backup equipment, involvment of other participants, location of activity, mental focus required, outcome resulting of most mishaps such as death or hospitalization, and a determination of the likelihood of having a major accident if that sport is done frequently.