British Cycling have announced the talented few that will represent the UK at this year’s World Downhill Championships.
The World Downhill Championships will take place in Lenzerheide from the 5th – 9th September.
Elite men
Phil Atwill
Adam Brayton
Laurie Greenland
Danny Hart
Matt Walker
Reece Wilson
Elite women
Katy Curd
Rachel Atherton
Tahnee Seagrave
Junior men
Luke Birkett
Jamie Edmonson
Kade Edwards
Henry Kerr
George Kerr
Riley Scott
Morgan Tyrrell
Junior women
Maya Atkinson
Rosy Monaghan
So how good is our 2018 World Champs squad?
There is, of course, our two current elite National Champions, Matt Walker and Katy Curd. There’s also Kade Edwards and Rosy Monaghan who are current National Champions.
There are also already four downhill World Champions in the mix (Laurie, Danny, Matt Walker and Rachel). There’s five World Cup race winners (Danny, Matt, Laurie, Rachel and Tahnee) and there’s two overall World Cup winners (Laurie and Rachel).
All of the elite racers on the list, except for Brayton and Atwill, have had a top 10 at World Cup this season. Brayton isn’t slouching though and has won a British National this year.
So yeah, it’s a pretty strong squad with several of the riders in with very real chances of winning their respective World Champs titles.
Of course, there’s one notable absences from the list. Yep, no Gee Atherton. After a double wrist break at Val Di Sole and a slightly off-pace season, Gee won’t race World Champs.
Bring on September 9th for an epic downhill race!
