Behold, the Megavalanche mountain bike race: A 30 kilometer marathon in the French Alps that starts at the 3,300 meter summit of the Pic Blanc and ends 2,500 meters below in the Allemont Valley. After ...

Once a year, the best downhill mountain bike riders gather high in the French Alps for a race know as Megavalanche. It's a madcap 18-mile race down the side of a mountain. En route, riders pass ...

Downhill mountain bike races are nuts. You’re basically on a 40-pound motorcycle with no engine and barreling at 30mph or more over rocks, roots, cliffs, you name it—all while balancing on an insanely ...

The Megavalanche is a treacherous 32km scramble that begins almost 3300m on a glacier at the summit of a mountain in the French Alps. Riders must jostle and battle for position down Alpe d’Huez while ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Carnage ensues at the Megavalanche mountain bike event in the French Alps, as the world's best riders in the treacherous 32km ...

This superb short film follows Swiss Downhill Mountain bike champion René Wildhaber as he attempts to defend his six previous wins at Megavalanche, Alpe d'Huez in France. The Megavalanche 2011 ...

Every year, thousands of racers take on the twists and turns of the Megavalanche Alpe D'Huez. The downhill event begins nearly 11,000 feet up on a glacier in the French Alps. Watch the video above to ...

Jamie Nicoll attached a camera to his bike helmet before the start of the Megavalanche – a daunting downhill mountain-bike marathon that looks like it was designed by George R.R. Martin. Here are the ...