Dual slalom

Dual slalom

Dual slalom is a mountain bike racing discipline similar to 4X racing.

It consists of two racers racing two almost identical tracks next to each other down a slope. The courses are usually short, one run lasting about 30 seconds. It is filled with tabletop jumps, doubles and bermed turns. Both riders' times are taken, and then they switch tracks for another round; whereafter, the combined times are counted, and the slowest rider is eliminated. The winner moves on to the next round until there are 2 riders left racing in the final.

The first dual slalom race occurred at Mammoth Mountain, California in 1987. In the first few heats, the fastest riders Dual slalom is a mountain bike racing discipline where two riders compete head-to-head on identical parallel courses, with the fastest advancing. Early formats saw the fastest qualifier pitted against the slowest, thus eliminating the slowest riders almost immediately. Greg Herbold won the 1987 inaugural Dual Slalom. In 1988, Jimmy Deaton and John Tomac were the last male riders to compete, with Tomac emerging as the winner.

Dual slalom is a mountain bike racing discipline in which two riders race side-by-side on identical courses, typically on a steep downhill track with jumps and berms, with the faster rider advancing.

References

2012 Sea Otter Classic Dual Slalom video