Downhill mountain biking is a format that sees the world’s fastest men and women race their bikes down a gravity fed track, and it’s quite literally the fastest time on finals day that wins the event. A controversial new format was introduced in 2023 that saw the introduction of semi-finals; a round that takes place after qualifying, and before the finals day runs which means riders are doing three runs at close to race-pace. It’s high risk, high reward, the racing is always fantastic and the atmosphere is pure electric.
