The most decorated woman in XCO racing, Gunn-Rita Dahle Flesjaa has a new team in 2017. A veteran of the field, her passion for riding is as strong as ever.

Mathias Flückiger recaps his 2017 XCO season so far. After illness held him down during the first race and a big crash derailed his second, the young rider has proven that he’s more than capable of challenging for the podium.

Canyon Factory Racing is fielding the company’s first-ever DH team this season. It’s already begun to pay off, with Troy Brosnan getting his second-ever World Cup win just four stops into the new season.

Ride with Rob Warner and XCO Olympic Champion Bart Brentjens as they preview the track in Lenzerheide, Switzerland. The duo climb a lap through the bumpy course, racing through the trees and road gaps, planning very technical lines as they go.

With rain making the course a slippery gauntlet of mud, the men give it their all in Lenzerheide, Switzerland just to keep their tyres from spinning. Relive all the highlights from the down and dirty battle in a race where anything can happen.

Cross-country mountain bike's elite compete in an electrifying race on the 4km-long track in Lenzerheide, Switzerland. High altitude and long uphills combined with short and fast descents need to be overcome to succeed in the Swiss Alps.

In the black of the night, Loic Bruni is spotted by a ghostly, glowing craft intent on following him. As Loic descends into a wooded labyrinth, the flying visitor's intentions become clear, and the two take an otherworldly trip down the mountain.

Tahnee and Kaos Seagrave are hot, young stars in the UCI DH Elite category, with Tahnee taking her first World Cup win in 2017. Their father manages their careers, and together they have turned a family passion for downhill into a profession.

With the sport of downhill mountain biking getting faster every year, the riders are faced with new injuries that come with pushing the limits. The sport's elite talk about the risks and how they deal with the pain that comes when things go wrong.

The abuse DH mountain bikers' bodies take in the course of a year is enough to make anyone question their sanity. Their feet and knees, especially, take a beating, but training and science help make recovery better and faster than ever.

When a mountain biker falls, the arms and hands are the first line of defence in cushioning the body from impact. This leads to a high number of injuries in those areas, and for a pro rider, that can mean the difficult choice to end a season early.

This is what it looks like when a freeride MTB trick goes bad, but one little crash can’t stop a great rider. The best are always ready to keep going until they land it.

Ride with Claudio Caluori and Gaetan Vige as they preview Claudio's home track in Lenzerheide, Switzerland. The duo brave the high-speed and jump-heavy course, sending it through the trees and road gaps and making it by the skin of their teeth.

With the tour rolling into the hills of Vallnord, Andorra for stop six of the World Cup, resident course tester Claudio Caluori takes the first ride on the downhill track. With his usual gusto, Claudio tries to tame the tricky trail.

Claudio Caluori kicks off the 2017 UCI DH World Cup with his signature style course preview of the track in Lourdes, France. Claudio follows Swiss superstar Laurie Greenland through the slippery course, giving his over-amped analysis the whole time.

Claudio Caluori chases Australia's Jack Moir down the newly redesigned track at Fort William, Scotland. Claudio's screaming commentary previews what awaits the riders at the next stop of the UCI MTB World Cup on June 3, 2017.

With the finishing touches put on the newly redesigned course minutes before, Claudio Calouri and Marcelo Gutiérrez Villegas take the first run in Leogang, Austria. Competitors will love the course's new combination of jumps, berms, and wall rides.

Claudio Calouri is always up for a challenge. That's why, when he takes World Champ Loïc Bruni for the first run down the track in Vallnord, he proposes they do it on a tandem bike. Does Loïc have the confidence to take Claudio up on his crazy idea?

For the third year in a row, the new DH season is inaugurated in the foothills of the Pyrenees. Rachel Atherton tries to continue her unbeaten streak from the 2016 season, while on the men’s side it’s a fresh slate for the many podium challengers.

The season's first cross-country action returns to the scene of last year’s XCO World Championships. It’s a welcome return for both 2016 season runners-up, Annika Langvad and Nino Schurter, who each took the World Championship win here last year.

A perennial favorite, Albstadt has become one of the world’s best XCO destinations. Nino Schurter and Annika Langvad try to make it two wins in a row in the young 2017 World Cup season.

A month since the first downhill World Cup stop of the new season, the riders must find a way to deal with this physically demanding course through the Scottish Highlands.

The lightning-fast Leogang course is back for a lucky seventh year on the World Cup tour. This is where Rachel Atherton set a new record last year with her 10th straight World Cup win en route to her perfect season.

The DH and XCO riders share a stop for the first time this season in the high altitudes of Andorra. While the thin air may plague the XCO riders, it's the extraordinarily steep pitch of the course that the DH riders have to worry about.