Sam Hill – Downhill Men
Years on the World Cup circuit? 12
Do you ever wear lycra? Yes
Flats or Clips? Flats
What gets you dancing? A good song
Favourite sportsperson? Chad Reed
Ever tried haggis? No
No. of Twitter followers? I don’t do twitter
Other sports? Motocross
Favourite TV show? Sons of Anarchy
How does it feel coming into the Fort William finish arena? It’s the best finish ever, the crowd there is amazing.
Steve Smith – Downhill Men
Years on the World Cup circuit? This is my 6th I think
Do you ever wear lycra? When I am smashing it on the roadie or XC
Flats or Clips? Clips
What gets you dancing? ______
Favourite sportsperson? Too many to name..
Ever tried haggis? Yes
No. of Twitter followers? 10K I think
Other sports? Fishing, Moto, Golf
Favourite TV show? CBC Hockey Night in Canada
How does it feel coming into the Fort William finish arena? It is a great environment with a lot of people. All I want is to see green, that will make me really stoked.
Aaron Gwin – Downhill Men
Years on the World Cup circuit? This will be my 5th
Do you ever wear lycra? Only on road rides
Flats or Clips? Both
What gets you dancing? Good tunes
Favourite sportsperson? Anyone who works hard and gives 100%
Ever tried haggis? Honestly can’t remember
No. of Twitter followers? Umm around 15,000 right now I think. Thanks guys! @aarongwin1
Other sports? Motocross, offroad trucks, jet skis
Favourite TV show? Shark Tank
How does it feel coming into the Fort William finish arena? It feels awesome, there’s more fans at that race than anywhere else I’ve ever raced, it’s definitely pretty amazing.
Greg Minnaar – Downhill Men
Years on the World Cup circuit? 14
Do you ever wear lycra? Yea when out on my road bike
Flats or Clips? Clips when racing, flats when riding
What gets you dancing? Bottle of whisky
Favourite sportsperson? Usain Bolt
Ever tried haggis? Sure, but never again
No. of Twitter followers? 24,350
Other sports? Surfing, Golf and Motocross
Favourite TV show? Modern Family
How does it feel coming into the Fort William finish arena? Electric
Gee Atherton – Downhill Men
Years on the World Cup circuit? 10
Do you ever wear lycra? Yes
Flats or Clips? Clips for going fast, flats going high
What gets you dancing? Red Bull, cola and Rum
Favourite sportsperson? Jackie Stewart
Ever tried haggis? No!!!!!
No. of Twitter followers? 29,200
Other sports? mx
Favourite TV show? Fresh Meat
How does it feel coming into the Fort William finish arena? Its one of the most memorable feelings in the world, and every time its different, but always quite emotional…
Katy Curd 4X Womens
Years on the World Cup circuit? This will be my 6th year on the World Cup circuit, racing a mix of Downhill and 4X, focusing for the last 2 years solely on 4X
Do you ever wear lycra? No or not on its own anyway! I’m more of baggy shorts and jersey kinda girl
Flats or Clips? Both! I always race 4X in clips but I ride DH with both clips and flats depending on the track
What gets you dancing? Descent music and probably a couple of beers!
Favourite sportsperson? I guess I’ve never really looked up to anyone but I admire anyone who puts their heart and sole into training for their goals. I also admire all the top athletes that can and have stayed on the top of their game for years.
Ever tried haggis? Yes and liked it!
No. of Twitter followers? 1,038
Other sports? Anything on 2 wheels and if I get the chance snow boarding in the winter
Favourite TV show? One Tree Hill
How does it feel coming into the Fort William finish arena? Nothing beats it, especially when you’re on for a good result. So many people cheering you on and as excited for the racing as you are, it’s the one race that I look forward to the most every year because of the crowd and the atmosphere
Anneke Beerton 4X Womens
Years on the World Cup circuit? 12 years
Do you ever wear lycra? Yes, once a year for carnival.
Flats or Clips? Clips.
What gets you dancing? Uhmmm…. “The chicken song” ?
Favourite sportsperson? Mohammed Ali
Ever tried haggis? Yep… but not a big fan of it 
No. of Twitter followers? 4,860
Other sports? Mostly just bikes; bmx, 4X, DH, road and dirtbikes.
Favourite TV show? Two and a Half Men.
How does it feel coming into the Fort William finish arena? It is an indescribable feeling…. Fort William is special, gives me goose bumps!
Scott Beaumont 4X Mens
Years on the World Cup circuit? 17 years now. Raced my first BMX World Championship when I was 7 – 26 years ago!
Do you ever wear lycra? Yes on road rides….. Only road rides!
Flats or Clips? Clips
What gets you dancing? Daft Punk
Favourite sportsperson? Ricky Carmichael. The GOAT. Nothing to say really about him that hasn’t been said before! Amazing MX rider.
Ever tried haggis? No, just not my thing!!
No. of Twitter followers? 4,200 – Hopefully that will increase now! @beaumontracing
Other sports? BMX, MX, Moto GP, Speedway, F1, Darts. Ross Tricker calls me the ‘World’s Number 1 Sports Fan’!!
Favourite TV show? Very tough question. Just can’t narrow that down to 1! 24, Entourage, Homeland, Sopranos, the Wire, Breaking Bad and here comes the curveball, Auf Wiedershen Pet!!
How does it feel coming into the Fort William finish arena? There is no feeling like it for riders. The home crowd goes wild whenever any British rider crosses the finish. We need their support more than ever in 2013……
Michal Prokop 4X Mens
Years on the World Cup circuit? 12
Do you ever wear lycra? When I do road ride.
Flats or Clips? Flats for fun, clips for racing.
What gets you dancing? A few drinks
Favourite sportsperson? Vale Rossi
Ever tried haggis? Never
No. of Twitter followers? 758
Other sports? Ski
Favourite TV show? The Office US
How does it feel coming into the Fort William finish arena? Great experience.
Here are the start times for the live streaming on www.redbull.com/bike of this weekend’s event in the Czech Republic.
Tune in at the following times to watch the races:
UCI Mountain Bike XCE Men & Women Elite
24.05.2013
15:45 – 18:00 (GMT)
UCI Mountain Bike XCO Women Elite
26.05.2013
09:15 – 11:30 (GMT)
UCI Mountain Bike XCO Men Elite
26.05.2013
11:45 – 14:00 (GMT)
