Strange Planet: Daredevil Bike Race

Talk about an adrenalin rush. Our friends over at Gadling found this terrifying helmet-cam video of a racer participating in Chile’s annual downhill bicycle insanity, the Valparaiso Cerro Abajo Race. Watch this adventurous rider speed along narrow pathways, fly over treacherous jumps, and (around 36 seconds in) navigate past a dog that wanders onto the course.

VCA 2010 RACE RUN from changoman on Vimeo via Gadling

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