Aaron Gwin – The Story

Find out how Aaron Gwin climbed the difficult ladder to the top of elite Downhill and how he prepares for the upcoming season aboard his new YT Tues

If you’re the reigning UCI World Cup champion then the off-season should be a time to rest, polish your Instagram skills and reflect upon a job well done. But for 2015’s dominating force, Aaron Gwin, this hasn’t been the case.

He’s parted company with Specialized S-Racing and not so much found as built himself a new home with UCI World Cup newcomers, YT Industries.

We caught up with Gwin at home in California to find out a bit more about his journey to the very top of the sport and what he likes to get up to to prepare for the race season as part of our Downtime series.