Physiological Correlates of Cycling Performance in Amateur Mountain Bikers by Donvina Vaitkevičiūtė, Kazys Milašius

“…Aerobic fitness of high-performance mountain bikers explains about 40% of variance in performance. …”
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ASPECTOS FISIOLÓGICOS E DE TREINAMENTO DE MOUNTAIN BIKERS BRASILEIROS by Vitor Pereira Costa, Fábio Yuzo Nakamura, Fernando Roberto de Oliveira

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ANAEROBIC CAPACITY OF AMATEUR MOUNTAIN BIKERS DURING THE FIRST HALF OF THE COMPETITION SEASON by Ryszard Jarosław Zarzeczny, Mieszko Podleśny, Anna Polak

“…The aim of this study was to investigate whether anaerobic power of amateur mountain bikers changes during the first half of the competition season. …”
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Analgesic agents administered by ambulance personnel to mountain bikers and hikers on trails in Western Australia by Paul J. Braybrook, Hideo Tohira, Deon Brink, Judith Finn, Peter L. Buzzacott

“…Paramedics reported traumatic aetiology for mountain bikers in 92 % of cases and hikers in 58 % of cases. …”
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Types and anatomical locations of injuries among mountain bikers and hikers: A systematic review by Paul John Braybrook, Hideo Tohira, Tanya Birnie, Deon Brink, Judith Finn, Peter Buzzacott

“…To assist medical personnel in the management of these patients we attempted to quantify the types and locations of injuries sustained by mountain bikers and hikers. Objective The objective of this systematic review is to identify the type and anatomical location of injuries for both mountain bikers and hikers. …”
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Exploring Chinese millennials’ experiential and transformative travel: a case study of mountain bikers in Tibet by Akke Folmer, Ali (Tanya) Tengxiage, Hanny Kadijk, Alastair John Wright

“…Findings - For Chinese millennial mountain bikers in Tibet, experiential travel motivations and experiences are important. …”
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Can yoga pranayama practices improve burnout in elite mountain bikers: A single-arm pilot study by Wei Liang, Li Le, Cun Yaling, Yuan Hongbo, Zhang Yu, Deng Yunzhu

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MECHANICAL DEMANDS AND PACING PROFILE ADOPTED BY ELITE MOUNTAIN BIKERS DURING DIFFERENT CROSS-COUNTRY EVENTS by Rhaí André Arriel, Anderson Meireles, Hiago Leandro Rodrigues Souza, Roberto Carlos de Matos Leite, Moacir Marocolo

“…Thus, the aim of this study was to report the mechanical demand and pacing behaviour of twelve male elite mountain bikers on cross-country short track (XCC) and cross-country Olympic (XCO). …”
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The ecological validity of traditional standing and novel bicycle balance and agility tests for predicting performance in mountain bikers by K. Buchholtz, M. Lambert, T.L. Burgess

“…Our novel bicycle balance tests have adequate validity to be used as measures of performance in mountain bikers.…”
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The relative peak power output of amateur mountain bikers is inversely correlated with body fat but not with fat-free mass by Rhaí André Arriel, Juliana Alves Graudo, Jorge Luiz Duarte de Oliveira, Guilherme Guedes Silva Ribeiro, Anderson Meireles, Moacir Marocolo

“…Methods: Forty male amateur mountain bikers attended the laboratory on two non-consecutive days. …”
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Reported Hydration Beliefs and Behaviors without Effect on Plasma Sodium in Endurance Athletes by Beat Knechtle, Beat Knechtle, Daniela Chlíbková, Pantelis T. Nikolaidis, Thomas Rosemann, Josef Bednář

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Why Do You Ride?: A Characterization of Mountain Bikers, Their Engagement Methods, and Perceived Links to Mental Health and Well-Being by Lisa Roberts, Gareth Jones, Rob Brooks

“…The results have succeeded in identifying some disparities in mountain biker characteristics and engagement methods. …”
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100% woman : la course d’une cycliste trans contre la controverse by Lucie Pallesi

“…The documentary 100% Woman: The Story of Michelle Dumaresq follows the first two years of Canadian downhill mountain biker Michelle Dumaresq’s career. As a national champion and member of the Canadian team, her participation in national and international competitions at the beginning of the 2000s provoked strong reactions from her opponents because she is a trans woman. …”
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ASPECTOS MORFOLÓGICOS E FISIOLÓGICOS NO CICLISMO DE ESTRADA E MOUNTAIN BIKE CROSS-COUNTRY by Vitor Pereira Costa, Fernando Roberto de Oliveira

“…Especula-se que as características morfológicas dos especialistas em montanhas são semelhantes aos mountain bikers (178 ±0,1 cm de altura, 65,3 ± 6,5 kg de massa corporal, média e desvio padrão). …”
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Overuse Injuries Associated with Mountain Biking: Is Single-Speed Riding a Predisposing Factor? by Michael T. Lebec, Kortny Cook, Drew Baumgartel

“…Though mountain bikers are at significant risk for overuse injury, there is minimal quality research describing this relationship. …”
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Autotelic personality as a predictor of engagement in sports by Mikicin Mirosław

“…Material and methods: The study examined fifty athletes (volleyball players, basketball players, track and field athletes, rugby players and mountain bikers) following competitive events. The methodologies used included NEO-FFI Personality Inventory by Costa and McCrae to determine the level of personality traits and Flow Questionnaire (Csikszentmihalyi) to measure the level of subjective feeling of the state of engagement.…”
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Recreational value of mountain biking at Putrajaya Challenge Park, Malaysia by Che Ibrahim, Nur Syuhada

“…The questionnaire used for the onsite survey was designed to capture the socio-economic variables about mountain bikers, mountain biking participation characteristic variables and travel cost component variables. …”
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"You just took the jump too slowly” by Mike Lloyd

“…The first provides context and a contrasting case: we view five mountain bikers taking a large gap jump in quick succession, where it is the fact that they are closely linked that helps establish the minimum speed required to take the jump. …”
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Psychological profile of high risk sports athlets by Tanja Kajtna, Matej Tušak

“…The research attempted to compose a psycjhological profile of high risk sports athletes, based on personality, values and sensation seeking. 38 high risk sports athletes participated in the research (alpinists, sky divers, parachute gliders, white water kayakers, downhill mountain bikers, motocross riders, downhill skiers and Nordic jumpers, the non risk sports athletes consisted of 38 swimmers, track athletes, sailers, still water kayakers, rowers, Nordic skiers, sports climbers and karate players, whereas non athletes were equalled with both groups in age and education and included 76 non athletes. …”
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Geological landscape and stone heritage of the Genoa Walls Urban Park and surrounding area (Italy) by Alessandro Sacchini, Maria Imbrogio Ponaro, Guido Paliaga, Pietro Piana, Francesco Faccini, Paola Coratza

“…Today the park is frequented by hikers, mountain bikers and tourists. The map shows three different elements of the park: lithological and geomorphological elements, cultural and landscape heritage sites and the trail network. …”
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