VIDEO: Taming the beast – Mont-Sainte-Anne Practice

Broken bikes and broken riders, the Mont-Sainte-Anne track more than lives up to it's brutal billing.

Now in it's 25th year, the Downhill World Cup track here in Mont-Sainte-Anne, famed for the toll it takes on those that race it, is showing no signs of mellowing with age.

Such is the brutality of this beast it would almost be easier to list those riders that didn't get punctures or some other form of mechanical during Thursday's practice session. But don't take our word for it, check out the moving picture action below courtesy of the Parkin brothers...

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