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'''Gravity biking''' is a sport involving riding specially adapted [[bicycle]]s down steep hills at high speeds.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/cities/2019/oct/02/we-live-for-gravity-biking-deadly-sport-is-way-of-life-in-medellin|title='We live for gravity biking': deadly sport is way of life in Medellín|last=Daniels|first=Joe Parkin|date=2019-10-02|work=The Guardian|access-date=2019-10-03|language=en-GB|issn=0261-3077}}</ref> It is popular in the [[United States]] and [[Colombia]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/av/world-latin-america-49450515/the-gravity-bikers-risking-death-for-thrills-in-colombia|title=Risking death for thrills in Colombia|website=BBC News|language=en-GB|access-date=2019-10-03}}</ref> The sport is risky, and has been banned in the town of [[La Ceja, Antioquia|La Ceja]] in [[Antioquia Department|Antioquia]] after a series of deaths and serious injuries.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://thebogotapost.com/antioquian-town-bans-gravity-bike-la-ceja-council-to-begin-confiscating-modified-bicycles/29288/|title=Antioquian town bans gravity bike; La Ceja council to begin confiscating modified bicycles|last=Harindranath|first=Arjun|date=2018-04-25|website=The Bogotá Post|language=en-GB|access-date=2019-10-03}}</ref> |
'''Gravity biking''' is a sport involving riding specially adapted [[bicycle]]s down steep hills at high speeds.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/cities/2019/oct/02/we-live-for-gravity-biking-deadly-sport-is-way-of-life-in-medellin|title='We live for gravity biking': deadly sport is way of life in Medellín|last=Daniels|first=Joe Parkin|date=2019-10-02|work=The Guardian|access-date=2019-10-03|language=en-GB|issn=0261-3077}}</ref> It is popular in the [[United States]] and [[Colombia]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/av/world-latin-america-49450515/the-gravity-bikers-risking-death-for-thrills-in-colombia|title=Risking death for thrills in Colombia|website=BBC News|language=en-GB|access-date=2019-10-03}}</ref> The sport is risky, and has been banned in the town of [[La Ceja, Antioquia|La Ceja]] in [[Antioquia Department|Antioquia]], Columbia after a series of deaths and serious injuries.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://thebogotapost.com/antioquian-town-bans-gravity-bike-la-ceja-council-to-begin-confiscating-modified-bicycles/29288/|title=Antioquian town bans gravity bike; La Ceja council to begin confiscating modified bicycles|last=Harindranath|first=Arjun|date=2018-04-25|website=The Bogotá Post|language=en-GB|access-date=2019-10-03}}</ref> |
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== References == |
== References == |
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Revision as of 19:20, 27 November 2021
Gravity biking is a sport involving riding specially adapted bicycles down steep hills at high speeds.[1] It is popular in the United States and Colombia.[2] The sport is risky, and has been banned in the town of La Ceja in Antioquia, Columbia after a series of deaths and serious injuries.[3]
References
- ^ Daniels, Joe Parkin (2019-10-02). "'We live for gravity biking': deadly sport is way of life in Medellín". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2019-10-03.
- ^ "Risking death for thrills in Colombia". BBC News. Retrieved 2019-10-03.
- ^ Harindranath, Arjun (2018-04-25). "Antioquian town bans gravity bike; La Ceja council to begin confiscating modified bicycles". The Bogotá Post. Retrieved 2019-10-03.
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