UCI Mountain Bike World Championships in Les Gets, France, Australia’s Junior Downhill team was launched onto the biggest stage in global mountain biking. They were surrounded by the craziest fans, and needed to tackle one of the most intimidating events you could attend as a Junior rider. How do you even prepare for such an event? Coming from Australia where the mountains are small and the racing smaller, racing at a World Cup or World Championship event can be a shock to the system for even the most well-prepared athlete. That’s what Australia’s 10
