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The other cross-country formats

  1. What are the rules for mountain bike marathons and multi-day stage races?A marathon is one long cross-country race of 60 to 160 kilometres, on a single loop or at most three laps.

Downhill and the gravity formats

  1. What do the flags mean in downhill, and when does a rider get a re-run?A waving red flag means stop immediately: there is a serious accident ahead.
  2. What is four cross, and what do the coloured cards mean?Three or four riders race side by side down a short course of jumps and banked turns, and the first two in each heat go through to the next round.
  3. How do enduro and pump track races work?Enduro is several timed stages, mostly downhill, joined by untimed liaison sections.
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