Continuing the proud tradition of South American urban downhill races, the Taxco Downhill has all the ingredients you need to put on a good show: lots of vert, narrow streets, dogs, pedestrians, a frenzied crowd, and a good collection of jumps and drops posing various degrees of risk to life and limb...

For the 2012 edition, which was held on Nov 2-3, an illustrious list of riders showed up with Brendan Fairclough eventually coming out on top in the men's finals:
- Brendan Fairclough 3:17.48
- Mauricio Acuña 3:17.94
- Neko Mullaly 3:18.03
- Chris Van Dine 3:22.25
- Ricardo Preciado 3:22.42
- Bernardo Cruz 3:24.77
- Carlos Castillo 3:32.21
- Jose Villalobos 3:36.00
- Dante Harmoney 3:40.56
- Arthur Babcok 3:41.37
The women were at it as well, with Luana Oliveira taking the win with an impressive margin:
- Luana Oliveira 3:49.22
- Jaqueline Harmony 4:04.14
- Lorena Dromundo 4:12.63
- Katie Holden 4:57.92
Coverage is still a bit hard to come by (we'll update this feature as we get more), but we've dug up a couple of videos that do a good job of showing just how gnarly this event was. First up, trying to hang with Brendog is never an easy thing:
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Here's a longer trackside video - don't miss Will White's massive boosts over the jump section...
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Here's a POV edit from Luana Oliveira showing just why she ended up taking such a convincing win in the Women's:
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Stay tuned for more as we get it.
jasonvelocity
10/22/2013 7:13 AM
t.martin
11/15/2012 6:04 PM
ManuCortiñas
11/5/2012 8:33 AM
Circuitazo! Me encantaría ir a competir a ese urbano!
GOZUMBI www.manuel---martinez.blogspot.com
alfarac
11/5/2012 7:42 AM
johncobbmail
11/5/2012 2:45 AM
How do we find out about these races in advance and can you enter or do you have to be invited ?? anyone please let me know, not just for this one for all of them around the world,
thanks
PointOne
11/5/2012 12:20 AM
iceman2058
11/5/2012 12:32 AM
Geographically, you are correct of course, but in spirit, this event definitely took place in South America.
johncobbmail
11/5/2012 2:43 AM
CRFRDH
11/5/2012 6:37 AM
johncobbmail
11/5/2012 7:59 AM
ALF
11/4/2012 9:55 PM
sspomer
11/4/2012 8:24 PM
Ian Collins
11/4/2012 11:46 PM
sspomer
11/5/2012 6:08 AM
sideshow
11/4/2012 5:50 PM
Andre Palmer
11/4/2012 5:37 PM
EIVOMEDIA
11/4/2012 5:37 PM
tuzo_biker
11/4/2012 5:00 PM