Competitions Downhill in Transcarpathia Bashny.Net

In Transcarpathia, from 19 to 21 August 2011, was held the official opening of the Ukrainian Championship in downhill mountain bike discipline. See photo essay Oleg Grigoriev about this event.
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1. The track in baykparke "Pylypets" length of 2,350 meters and a vertical drop of 425 meters has been specially built Ivano-Frankivsk and Mukachevo prorider Cycling Federation.

2. The track turned out pretty complicated, with sharp descents and steep turns. Not all fans of thrills managed to keep his balance. But none of the competitor does not come down the road, even young girls climbed steadily after a hard fall and continued down the mountain road.

3. The competition was attended by about 110 riders aged 14 years to 40 years. From countries such as Hungary, Kazakhstan, Russia, Belarus and Ukraine. In cycling was also attended by 14 beautiful and brave girls.

4. Many of the frames was glued information about the blood group of the owner of the bike.

5. To participate in such competitions requires quite a serious preparation. The speed of the descent on a mountain track develops up to 100 kilometers per hour. After 5 minutes of the descent, jumping over rocks and roots of trees, many simply collapses.

6. Downhill - downhill, which is a type of mountenbayka. The athlete should as quickly as possible to pass a line consisting of sections of varying difficulty and at different angles of inclination.

7. Downhill - unpredictable, extreme and traumatic sport is not suitable for everyone. For the young, brave, strong and hardy folks, this is probably one of the most vivid impressions on the sport. But it is worth noting that such a pleasure, as good, super-durable and lightweight mountain bike will cost you an average of 3,000 to 5,000 dollars. Also fling here a couple of thousand dollars on all sorts of accessories and clothing.