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@Howard
XC racing [as pointed out by 1608].
Basically hammering it around a technical off road track as fast as possible. What constitutes as technical is subjective, but basically the pros will be riding 'features' on short travel XC forks, 29er wheels and comparatively skinny rubber that would cause me significant bother on my 160mm travel, 2.4" rubber shod monster. All this whilst hitting crazy speeds on the uphills and flats, partly enabled by the fact that that bike would weigh about 8kg or less.
They are so good they make it look really dull. Think the Olympic MTB race.