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Gravity biking

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Gravity biking is a sport involving riding specially adapted bicycles down steep hills at high speeds.[1] It is popular in the United States, Thailand, Brazil, Italy and Colombia.[2] It is risky, and has been banned in the town of La Ceja in Antioquia, Colombia after a series of deaths and serious injuries.[3]

References

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  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ "Risking death for thrills in Colombia". BBC News. Retrieved 2019-10-03.
  3. ^ 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.