Selected by Matt Wragg - The Nine Knights contest is a transplant from the ski scene, and we're grateful to whoever thought that was a good idea. Each year the course is more spectacular, and riders unveil bigger and more progressive moves; plus, there's a photography contest which pits some of the best shooters in action sports against each other. It doesn't hurt when you have Szymon Godziek going absolutely massive, stunning vistas, a castle, and a helicopter circling in the background either. This is mountain biking re-imagined as Hollywood spectacle (and without the aid of explosions or giant talking robots.