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Introduction and Purpose: While it is important in all sports, mental resilience is more important in sports, especially in sports, where the athlete’s competition with the competitor and nature is high-level. This study aims to investigate the mental resistance of cyclists who participate in competitions at the high level of fighting, such as the Turkish Mountain Bicycle Championship. Method: The "Mental Resistance Measure in Sport" was applied to the athletes who participated in the Mountain Bicycle Turkey Championship held in Rize between 19-20 July 2018 to investigate the mental resistance of cyclists. The data of 146 athletes who completed the scale were evaluated for the study. The validity and reliability analysis by Sheard and his friends (2009) was carried out by the Turkish adaptation of the Mental Resistance Scale by Altıntaş and Koruç (2016). The scale consists of three sub-dimensions and a total of 14 questions. The Cronbach Alpha reliability ratings of the scale are in the form of Trust 0.72, Continuity 0.71 and Control 0.66, respectively. The data obtained from the scale were primarily tested for normality. As a result of the normality test applied, the T-test was applied in two-group comparisons for normal distribution data, the One-way Anova test in three and higher group comparisons, and the Mann Whitneu-U and Kruskal Wallis H test were applied in non-normal distribution data. The data was tested at a value level of a=0.05. The findings and findings: The findings of the study showed that mountain bicyclists have age, year of exercise, and gender variables influenced their mental resilience levels. As a result, the age of cyclists increases their confidence in themselves. It can be said that male cyclists are more controlled and comfortable than women under pressure and in unexpected circumstances. Keywords: cycling, sports, mental resilience

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