Turns Out Racing Down A Glacier On Bikes Is A REALLY Bad Idea

The "Mountain of Hell" bike race in France was marked by a massive pileup in the opening minutes.
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It’s a bike race that starts by going downhill on a glacier. What could possibly go wrong?

Well, for starters this, which happened during the Mountain of Hell race in the French Alps at the end of last month:

Then there’s this:

And then this:

Also this:

Eventually, some walked their bikes ― which sorta made it not a bike race anymore:

No one was seriously hurt, at least. And making it down without wiping out looks pretty exhilarating.

Here’s the winning run:

(H/T digg)

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