23/05/13
Morgane Charre – Downhill Women
Years on the World Cup circuit? 2013 will be my 4th year on the circuit
Do you ever wear lycra? ahah…No way!
Flats or Clips? Flats
What gets you dancing? Icona Pop
Favourite sportsperson? Kilian Jornet
Ever tried haggis? Not yet!
No. of Twitter followers? Hmmm.. I’m not on Twitter at the moment!
Other sports? Ski and MX
Favourite TV show? Desperate Housewives
How does it feel coming into the Fort William finish arena? The crowd in Fort William is always the most amazing of the year, crossing the finish line here is an incredible feeling!
23/05/13
Floraine Pugin – Downhill Women
Years on the World Cup circuit? I started as a Junior in 2006… So I’m now starting my 8th year on the circuit. Can’t believe how fast this goes!
Do you ever wear lycra? I actually wore lycra at the Fort William Worlds in 2007 as we were all wearing skinsuits at that time! It looks pretty bad but I have to admit it felt faster, especially in the windy upperpart.
Flats or Clips? Clips
What gets you dancing? A world cup win or being in a good state of mind, with good sound and good mates are enough
Favourite sportsperson? I’d say Kilian Jornet, even if I don’t have the same vision of mountaineering (I would be more of a slow hiker who takes time to enjoy the moment), what it does is unbelievable and he’s so into his thing!
Ever tried haggis? Of course! I always like to try local stuff. But I don’t really want to know what’s inside..
No. of Twitter followers? Hummm, not that many.. 203. I might need to get a bit more active tweeting!
Other sports? Ski! Both alpine skiing and ski touring. I love going in steep couloirs, such an amazing atmosphere!
Favourite TV show? How I Met Your Mother
How does it feel coming into the Fort William finish arena? It’s incredible, you’re so exhausted by your run but the crowd makes you push even harder!
23/05/13
Myriam Nicole – Downhill Women
Years on the World Cup circuit? 6 years
Do you ever wear lycra? Yes, for the world champs in Fort William
Flats or Clips? Both
What gets you dancing? Any music except metal! A good rock’n'roll is one of my favourite.
Favourite sportsperson? I love a lot the MX rider, they can race 17SX and straight away start with the MX season, Chad Reed is my favourite.
Ever tried haggis? No, never!
No. of Twitter followers? I don’t have twitter
Other sports? Skiing, Mx, Swimming, any sport on two wheels!
Favourite TV show? Lost, Masterchef
How does it feel coming into the Fort William finish arena? It’s amazing, next time I come I should wear my heart rate to see how high my heart goes, it’s crazy! The crowd is awesome!
23/05/13
Emmeline Ragot – Downhill Women
Years on the World Cup circuit? 10 years now
Do you ever wear lycra? I did wear lycra, because everyone was doing it to gain time, but i hate it. Now it’s banned anyway
Flats or Clips? Clips for sure
What gets you dancing? Red Hot Chili Peppers
Favourite sportsperson? I think Loeb
Ever tried haggis? I did have…. I even have a haggis whistle
No. of Twitter followers? I don’t have twitter
Other sports? Moto
Favourite TV show? Grey’s Anatomy
How does it feel coming into the Fort William finish arena? It give me goose bumps
23/05/13
Rachel Atherton – Downhill Women
Years on the World Cup circuit? 8 years I think…
Do you ever wear lycra? Yes all the time! Road bike, xc bike, gym to name a few…
Flats or Clips? Clips mostly, flats for home fun
What gets you dancing? Nelly and Kelly! Irish folk/rock music, grew up on that stuff, northern soul, and good old drum and bass!
Favourite sportsperson? It was Lindsey Vonn until she went out with Tiger Woods, now its Red Bulls freeskier Grete Eliassen
Ever tried haggis? No!
No. of Twitter followers? About 25k
Other sports? Motocross, Moto Enduro, Skiing, Climbing, Dancing
Favourite TV show? Him and Her
How does it feel coming into the Fort William finish arena? It feels AMAZING, everyone cheering and saying your name as you hit the last jump and cross the line. For me personally in the last few years there’s been that moment when the cheers turn to groans and I realise that I have got 2nd and not 1st. The crowd tell me everything with their noise – last year it was the single worst feeling I had all year, that noise telling me I had lost the win, seeing their faces change as I cross the line. It haunts me still but gives me motivation each day. Just the fact that the whole crowd feels my pain is something amazing in itself. 
So I’ll try again!
23/05/13
Matt Simmonds – Downhill Men
Years on the World Cup circuit? 7
Do you ever wear lycra? Only on the road bike
Flats or Clips? Clips
What gets you dancing? Nothing, I can’t dance
Favourite sportsperson? Bradley Wiggins
Ever tried haggis? No
No. of Twitter followers? 1,864 & going up fast, give us a follow @mattsimmondsdh
Other sports? Motocross, Climbing
Favourite TV show? Russel Howard’s good news
How does it feel coming into the Fort William finish arena? The feeling you get is unreal, fans, horns, bells anything that makes noise & it’s all for you and that’s a hard feeling to beat. The fans make Fort William World Cup and that’s why I love racing here
23/05/13
Steve Peat – Downhill Men
Years on the World Cup circuit? 20
Do you ever wear lycra? Yes, under my baggys!
Flats or Clips? Clips all the way
What gets you dancing? Being very drunk!
Favourite sportsperson? Happy Gilmour
Ever tried haggis? Yes, love it
No. of Twitter followers? 33,000
Other sports? Trials and enduro motorbikes
Favourite TV show? No time for TV
How does it feel coming into the Fort William finish arena? Unreal, best and loudest crowd ever!
23/05/13
Danny Hart – Downhill Men
Years on the World Cup circuit? 5
Do you ever wear lycra? All the time on my road bike and XC bike.
Flats or Clips? Clips
What gets you dancing? Few beers, partying with friends and good tunes
Favourite sportsperson? So many but probably Valentino Rossi.
Ever tried haggis? Nope
No. of Twitter followers? Right now 8,199
Other sports? MX, BMX, I’m down for anything really.
Favourite TV show? Jeremy Kyle.
How does it feel coming into the Fort William finish arena? When you have had a good race and your up on splits it feels out of this world.
23/05/13
Josh Bryceland – Downhill Men
Years on the World Cup circuit? 7
Do you ever wear lycra? On Halloween
Flats or Clips? Clips
What gets you dancing? Mac Miller
Favourite sportsperson? Matt Powers
Ever tried haggis? Yeah I’m into it
No. of Twitter followers? 10k ish
Other sports? Skateboarding, drifting, women
Favourite TV show? Don’t really watch telly
How does it feel coming into the Fort William finish arena? Usually relieved to be done racing down that brutal bugger
23/05/13
Brook MacDonald – Downhill Men
Years on the World Cup circuit? 6 years
Do you ever wear lycra? Yea only road riding. I try stay out of it as much as I can haha
Flats or Clips? Mainly Flats
What gets you dancing? A good crowd at a World Cup
Favourite sportsperson? James Stewart
Ever tried haggis? I have tried it in 2011 at Fort Bill! It’s pretty tasty, I liked it!
No. of Twitter followers? 4,900
Other sports? Rugby
Favourite TV show? Home and Away
How does it feel coming into the Fort William finish arena? Best feeling ever. I love coming down the whole track, let alone coming into the arena. I feel pretty privileged to enter there with 10,000 spectators watching!
