INSIDE THE WORLD'S MOST DANGEROUS MOUNTAIN BIKING CONTEST

Men's Health, March 2019

In the arid wilds of Utah, elite riders clear 20m canyon gaps and fly down sheer cliff sides. But what drives them to tread such a precarious line between glory and disaster? I dropped in to find out.

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(After reporting on the event, I shared a celebratory pitcher of margarita with the UK team, then the next morning attempted to summit a rock formation called Angel's Landing with a hangover. That endeavour did not make it into the article.)