2011 UCI World Championship At Champery
Wednesday, October 5, 2011 at 9:31PM Great Britain’s Danny Hart gave a masterful demonstration of what downhill racing is all about as he careered down Champéry’s track undeterred by the torrential rain and treacherous conditions that graced the last day of racing at the UCI Mountain Bike & Trials World Championships.
At just 20 years old, the young but incredibly powerful young athlete put on a technical performance that belied his age and earned him the title of World Champion. In front of a delighted crowd, Danny Hart set off at full speed, never losing control of his bike, even on sections that had seen veteran riders slip and slide off course. He cut more than 11 seconds off the time set by Damien Spagnolo (FRA) who had waited in the hot seat during 10 riders before being relegated by Hart, who was bronze medalist as a Junior at the 2009 Worlds in Canberra.
