{"id":1306,"date":"2019-06-30T18:08:34","date_gmt":"2019-06-30T17:08:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bikesy.co.uk\/features\/?p=1306"},"modified":"2025-05-27T16:22:53","modified_gmt":"2025-05-27T15:22:53","slug":"watch-mass-rider-crash-at-the-mountain-of-hell-event","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bikesy.co.uk\/features\/racing\/watch-mass-rider-crash-at-the-mountain-of-hell-event\/","title":{"rendered":"Watch: Mass Rider Crash At The Mountain Of Hell Event"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The Mountain of Hell event in takes place every year at the end of June in Les Deux Alpes giving riders from around the world an MTB derby that starts at the top of a mountain glacier, with 2500m descent over 25 bone shaking kilometres.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed alignwide is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"1290\" height=\"726\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/zDUxktR57u0?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-GB&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The route takes in snow, ice, shingle and rock, and every year the organisers change the route to add adrenaline and spice to the competition.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text is-stacked-on-mobile\" style=\"grid-template-columns:45% auto\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"565\" data-attachment-id=\"494\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/bikesy.co.uk\/features\/just-for-fun\/worlds-best-full-suspension-mtb-finally-sale\/attachment\/27711tsdx2688341876_584d7abb38d6f\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bikesy.co.uk\/features\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/27711TSdX2688341876_584d7abb38d6f.jpeg?fit=1000%2C565&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1000,565\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-title=\"Full Suspension Beauty\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bikesy.co.uk\/features\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/27711TSdX2688341876_584d7abb38d6f.jpeg?fit=1000%2C565&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bikesy.co.uk\/features\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/27711TSdX2688341876_584d7abb38d6f.jpeg?resize=1000%2C565&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-494 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bikesy.co.uk\/features\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/27711TSdX2688341876_584d7abb38d6f.jpeg?w=1000&amp;ssl=1 1000w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bikesy.co.uk\/features\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/27711TSdX2688341876_584d7abb38d6f.jpeg?resize=300%2C170&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"mce_9\"><a href=\"https:\/\/bikesy.co.uk\/features\/just-for-fun\/worlds-best-full-suspension-mtb-finally-sale\/\"><strong>WANT MORE OFFROAD? <br>THE WORLD\u2019S whackiest FULL SUSPENSION MTB IS FINALLY FOR SALE &gt;&gt;&gt;<\/strong><\/a><\/h4>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a href=\"https:\/\/bikesy.co.uk\/features\/just-for-fun\/worlds-best-full-suspension-mtb-finally-sale\/\"><br><\/a><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>The final event is on Sunday is the highlight of the weekend. The riders set off in a massed start from the glacier at 3400m, and then it\u2019s downhill in the snow to 900m &#8211; giving an incredible 2500m of altitude drop. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>With 700 riders ready to hurtle down the mountain it\u2019s like the starting blocks of the 24 hours of Le Mans and you&#8217;d be right in thinking there might be a few spills, but this is another level.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We&#8217;re glad to hear from friends on the ground that everyone is generally ok, which is something to be very thankful for given the severity and the speeds involved<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>. The event was eventually won by Frenchman Kilian Bron who was quoted in the French press as saying he <strong>reaches speeds of 125km\/h which is a whopping 78mph, on the glacier<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p><em>Last year I remember, it was about 125 km \/ h on the glacier, there were 1000 people around me. You had to be in it, no choice<\/em>.&nbsp;<em>It is much anticipation and do not let yourself run on adrenaline, [&#8230;] you have to reason, to do things intelligently to finish in front. &#8220;<\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>You can watch his entire race winning awesome run here<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed alignwide is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"1290\" height=\"726\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/J_IFoSKTl1Y?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-GB&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>If you want to get started in mountain biking we&#8217;d recommend getting hold of a <a href=\"https:\/\/bikesy.co.uk\/b\/rockrider\/mountain+bikes\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Rockrider MTB<\/a> or a <a href=\"https:\/\/bikesy.co.uk\/b\/scott\/mountain+bikes\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Scott <\/a>and heading out to your local woods or bridleways to start out with. If you live in a hilly area and don&#8217;t like the idea of tiring climbs, take a look at electric mountain bikes from the likes of <a href=\"https:\/\/bikesy.co.uk\/b\/specialized\/e-bikes\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Specialized<\/a> or <a href=\"https:\/\/bikesy.co.uk\/b\/trek\/e-bikes\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Trek<\/a>, or if you just want a good no nonsense MTB that is more than capable for anything then check out the range of <a href=\"https:\/\/bikesy.co.uk\/b\/voodoo\/mountain+bikes\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Voodoo Bikes <\/a>as well. As you gain more experience you can try out a long distance trail such as our favourite <a href=\"https:\/\/bikesy.co.uk\/features\/knowledge\/quick-guide-riding-south-downs-way\/\">South Downs Way<\/a> or venture out to trail centres in Wales to see how you get on in big mountains. If you find you have a real penchant for hurtling down mountains at high speed you can also <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ucc-sportevent.com\/en\/mountain-of-hell-eng\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">enter the MegaAvalance or Mountain Of Hell<\/a> yourself! For anyone looking for a more affordable and sedate way of enjoying cycling we&#8217;ve also picked out the <a href=\"https:\/\/bikesy.co.uk\/features\/the-best-electric-bikes-under-500\/\">best electric bikes for under \u00a3500<\/a> to get you introduced to the world of cycling<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Live updates to follow as we get them<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Mountain of Hell event in takes place every year at the end of June in Les Deux Alpes giving riders from around the world an MTB derby that starts at the top of a mountain glacier, with 2500m descent over 25 bone shaking kilometres. 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