While the UK’s best were slugging it out in North Wales at the British Nationals, Aaron Gwin was after keeping the Stars and Stripes another year.
The US National Champs headed to the backwoods of West Virginia for a track that looked to have the rock garden straight out of Cairns, with the rain to boot! Local hero Neko Mulally had to get some blurry pictures from the sidelines and cook dinner as he recovers from a broken scaphoid.
Luca Shaw took the fastest seeding time. Did Gwin take the win when it counted?
