every one wailing on mtbing?
Football is not harder at sunday league level than xc/dh mtb at wc level.
Conversely riding Cannock chase once on a Sunday morning before drinking seventy five lattes is not harder than premier league football.
To those saying that you can take up mtb late and become an elite racer you are talking rubbish. You couldn’t take up dh racing/xc racing/cycling at 25 and make it to elite level. Just like you can’t take up any sport at 25 and become a professional/elite.