The urban downhill race Red Bull Valparaíso Cerro Abajo Valparaiso in Chile is the most famous race of its kind. It took place for the 20th time last weekend. Johannes Fischbach, who has won the race in previous years, wanted to be part of it. That's why the full-time e-bike racer removed the motor from his racing bike so that he could take part with a vehicle from his outfitter. Ride reported on the project. 

"I wanted to fight for victory," writes "Fischi" on his Instagram profile. He has the most dangerous part behind him, namely the part where the riders jump down a series of stairs, with a wall on the right and a railing on the left, both barely wider apart than the width of the handlebars. 

A kind of step-down with a 90-degree bend follows. Not actually difficult for pros like Fischbach. But he gets stuck with the rear wheel and goes over the handlebars. "My head was already in the next section of the track, unfortunately my rear wheel was still on the ramp." He didn't see the crash coming at all, he continues. He hits the ground hard and stays down for several minutes.

 

 

 

 

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He said he felt pain in his back and neck as well as a strange twinge and pulling in his legs. "From then on, it was really first. I didn't want to risk getting up, I wanted to be taken to hospital to have everything x-rayed." The doctors finally gave the all-clear: nothing broken or fractured. Several of his competitors in the race, commentator Rob Warner and numerous spectators express their relief in the comments. Rider Adrien Loron writes that he hopes Fischi will be at the next Urban Downhill race in Mexico.