Lenzerheide focused on downhillers and mountain bikers early on, and meanwhile 300 kilometers of trails can be ridden. There are tricks to tame the high spirits of amateur athletes.
Downhill is one of several disciplines in mountain biking – and a playground for the fearless.
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Antoni Villoni is at the top of the mountain. He wears a Go-Pro camera. A mountain bike trail lies ahead. He sends off a radio message and gets on his bike. A first small jump, a second. Villoni picks up speed. It can get up to 70 km/h. Then he approaches a jump. He jumps off, spins his rear wheel once around the fork and tries to get back on the pedals. But he slips, falls and hits the rough ground.
