there's no skill in downhill ridding, lol what an idiot!
there's tons involved I'm off road but even on road it takes both skills and balls to do 40/50mph and around counters, slightest bit of sand / grease anything and its game over! you need to look for and avoid these were possible, you need to balance your weight on the right place so you don't slide out in a sharper comers ect ect! oh so its a KOD not a KOM its still a skill, ask any pro rider they will say the same, I know for a fact I can't descend as fast as a pro rider even if I was twice as for and had the same level of bike!