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.

Season 1

Downhill MTB injury risks

Downhill MTB injury risks

Pain vs Reward S1E1
Downhill mountain biking's elite talk about the new risks involved with the sport as it gets more competitive.
2 min
Foot and knee injuries

Foot and knee injuries

Pain vs Reward S1E2
Downhillers' feet and knees are subject to quite a beating on the track, but science is speeding recovery.
5 min
Hand and arm injuries

Hand and arm injuries

Pain vs Reward S1E3
Arms and hands can be injured often in DH mountain biking, and no one knows that like the pros.
6 min
The broken collarbone

The broken collarbone

Pain vs Reward S1E4
When it comes to injuries, there's one club every pro downhill rider belongs to: the snapped collarbone.
4 min
Torso injuries

Torso injuries

Pain vs Reward S1E5
Athletes and doctors struggle with the protection and rehab of one of the body's most vulnerable sections.
5 min
Head injuries

Head injuries

Pain vs Reward S1E6
Top MTB riders explain how they balance the risk of head injuries with the desire to go faster at all costs.
3 min
Mental fitness

Mental fitness

Pain vs Reward S1E7
Find out how DH mountain bikers deal with the psychological challenges of injury.
4 min

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