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I was further excited when a Google search for the sport returned surprisingly few results. What does the sport look like? Can you do it on a unicycle or one of those old-timey bikes with the giant tire? Does your rifle go on your back or in some sort of scabbard like you would on a horse. So many questions! Mountain bike biathlon is a summer twist on the sport that Scandinavians invented to hold off Napoleonâs army, trolls or something else like that. The original mix of cross-country skiing and target shooting dates back centuries. One of the first official clubs formed in Norway in 1861 and was called Trysil Skytte-og Skiløberforening, which in English translates to something that likely involves fewer letters. ....