Whistler, north shore, vancover island, squamish, river runs through. Some of the best bits from Bottle Green Biking’s canadian adventure. www.bottlegreenbiking.co.uk

It all began with the XC athletes and a “Le Mans” style start run to their bikes. The XC riders climb around a few of the major hotels, cut through forest single-track and then loop back into the town. The XC portion ends with a climb up rue des Remparts, the main artery of Tremblant village. Once the riders complete their lap, their team number was radioed back to the start of the down hill course and their team mate would then drop in. For all your mountain biking needs in the day or night – RedBull.com

The program for the next winter Olympics may just feature a new extreme sport invented here in the capital – known as autoskiing. An innovative group of daredevils recorded themselves sliding down city streets being towed by a car! The video features the adrenaline-hungry Muscovites riding not just roadsides, but taking on pretty much anything they could get up, down or over.