If you can watch this without sweating, you should be studied in a laboratory. The Red Bull Genova Cerro Abajo race takes world-class downhill mountain biking speed to the streets, and Roger Vieira took that speed to the next level. Vieira took advantage of the week off from UCI Downhill racing and harnessed that speed to secure the top step of the podium at the 2026 edition of the race this weekend, and the POV footage had me on the edge of my seat.
Watch Roger Vieira’s insane winning run below, and catch the full replay at the end of this article.
Urban downhill racing made a return to the vibrant streets of Genova, Italy this last weekend with the third edition of the Red Bull Cerro Abajo Genova. This race turns historic alleyways, staircases, and narrow corners into one of the gnarliest-looking mountain biking tracks that descends 2.2 km (~1.4 miles) from Monte Peralto down to Largo della Zecca, descending almost 280 meters (919 feet) right through the beautiful center of the city.
The UCI World Cup is on a short break this week, but we were still treated to some absolutely insane racing as those brave enough lined up to push the limits through the urban maze carved through the city. The Cerro Abajo races are, to me, a little more intense than the UCI DH World Cup racing, due to the pure risk factor. Crashing on a UCI Downhill track can be disastrous, but the speed, mixed with urban terrain at Cerro Abajo races, is something else entirely, and it’s hard to imagine pushing a bike to the limits when you know the results of a crash would mean sliding on pavement or a set of stairs.
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