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Would anyone oppose moving the types of mountain bike racing to their own pages and just have small blurbs on this page? --
Ray17:17, 24 August 2006 (UTC)reply
I think the introduction should be more an overall about what mountain bike racing is. Current version goes straight into organizations coverning the sport. Maybe also a small history section would be good. --
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Cross Country Short Track
The definition is not correct. Short track is much like a cyclocross race. The racers make multiple laps of a short mountain bike course. The races are usually 40 to 60 minutes. The description currently on the Wiki works when describing the length of a single lap, but gives the impression the riders only do one lap. I think the original author might have been confused with dual-slalom. — Preceding
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Types of MTB races
Cross Country (XC)
XCO (Olympic Cross Country)
XCM (Cross Country Marathon)
XCE (Cross Country Eliminator)
SHORT TRACK (official UCI abbreviation is XCC) also called Cross-Country Short Track or Cross Country Short Circuit is a short, dynamic race for about 25 minutes.This discipline was also introduced with a great success in the famous overseas-bike festival, the Sea Otter Classic. The race is held on a shorter and simpler circuit (approx. 1 - 1,5km) with fewer amount of terrain obstacles, which naturally pushes the riders to ride in a group. Point scoring bonuses or prize money during each passage of the finish area provide a hard fight on the finish line of each circuit and also a great show for spectators.
http://mtbnmnm.com/xcc-short-trackhttps://www.redbull.com/int-en/xcc-short-track-2018-mtb-world-cup-albstadt-video ;it seems that the race type has much older roots than it is implied, late 1990is (or they just don't know their history) (mentioned here:https://www.velonews.com/2018/09/mountain/fat-tire-crits-arent-dead_479431); Spectator friendly
XCS (Cross Country Stage Race) is a race with several stages. Different races are permitted with the exception of XCE. The favoured ones are XCP and XCT races.
XCP (Point-to-point Cross Country) is a race that starts in one place and ends in another, in which riders are released in group. The circuit is smaller than that of a marathon.
XCT (Cross Country Time Trial) is a race against the clock and only takes place during an XCS.
XCR (Cross Country Relay) a relay race, between teams that include a junior rider, an U23, a male and a woman elite racer. Each covers a single round on XCO track. The order of participation is decided by each team’s strategy.
Gravity test
DH (Downhill)
DHI (individual start)
DHM (group start)
4X (Four Cross)
Dual Slalom
Enduro is the most popular type of gravity test.
Super D
Trial is sometimes considered a MTB discipline, but in fact it is a separate thing altogether with special bikes and techniques, even UCI considers it as completely separate discipline. Distinct from Cross Country Time Trial (XCT)
DJ (Dirt Jumping) is also a discipline derived from MTB. There are races of this type, but they take place without UCI’s approval. It takes place on a special track with platforms, involving a lot of jumping and tricks. Similar to this race is
Pump track.
24h MTB are races that take place during a 24 hours circuit, the winner is the one that covers the biggest number of laps. This also has no UCI approvement but is becoming extremely popular.