Aaron Gwin
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Aaron Holmes Gwin |
| Born | 12/24/87 |
| Team information | |
| Discipline | Mountain bike racing |
| Role | Rider |
| Rider type | Downhill |
Aaron Holmes Gwin is an American professional downhill mountain biker from Morongo Valley, California. He is recently known for breaking on to the international World Cup scene after about 8 months of riding downhill.[1] Many see Gwin as the savior for US downhilling on the international scene since his 10th place finish at the Mont Sainte-Anne World Cup in 2008 was the first American top 10 finish since 2004.[2]
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[edit] Early biking career
Aaron Gwin started his cycling career off early racing BMX from age 4. By age 8 Gwin was racing all the nationals. At age 12 Gwin moved on to motocross and raced up until he was 17 when he quit due to constant injuries. In 2008 at age 20 Gwin was loaned a bike by fellow professional downhill racer and good friend Cody Warren and was encouraged to compete in a race. In his first race in the Fontana Winter Series he got 3rd and began racing from then on, quickly signing with Yeti Cycles.[3] He has since won two United States National Championships for Downhill, in 2009 and in 2010. Both were held in SolVista, Colorado
[edit] Riding style
Much of Gwin's style and skill come from his motocross days, and his whips and jumping technique show it in videos. He also gained a lot of flow from racing BMX for so many years, bringing him success in Dual Slalom and Mountain Cross. (2011) Aaron is currently team mates with Justin Leov, Tracey Mosely and Neko Mulally. Aaron joined the Trek World Racing Team in November 2010 after relocating to Temecula, CA.
[edit] Results
- 2008
- 10th place, Sea Otter Classic Downhill
- 7th place, MSC #2 Chalk Creek Stampede Mountain Cross
- 1st place, MSC #2 Chalk Creek Stampede Dual Slalom
- 4th place, Deer Valley National Dual Slalom
- 4th place, Deer Valley National Downhill
- 1st place, MSC #5 Blast the Mass Downhill
- 1st place, MSC #7 Snowmass G3 Downhill
- 1st place, MSC #9 MSC Gravity Finals Downhill[4]
- UCI Mountain Bike World Cup, Downhill:
- 10th place, Mont Sainte-Anne, Canada
- 8th place, Schladming, Austria[5]
- 2011
- 1st place overall for the 2011 UCI Mountain Bike World Cup, the first American to ever win a World Cup Overall Title [6] and the first man to win 5 World Cup DH races in one season [7]:
- 1st place, Pietermaritzburg, South Africa [8]
- 5th place, Fort William, Scotland [9]
- 1st place, Leogang, Austria [10]
- 1st place, Mont Sainte-Anne, Quebec [11]
- 1st place, Windham, USA [12]
- 3rd place, La Bresse, FRA [13]
- 1st place, Val di Sole, ITA [14]
- 1st place, US Open [15]
[edit] External links
[edit] References
- ^ http://bikemag.com/features/onlineexclusive/8-27-08-online-exclusive-aaron-gwinn-is-turning-heads
- ^ http://www.pinnedmtb.com/aarongwin_interview08.htm
- ^ http://www.bicycling.com/article/0,6610,s1-6-12-18376-1,00.html
- ^ http://www.usacycling.org/results/index.php?compid=274107&all=1
- ^ http://62.50.72.82/ucinet/uci.asp?page=rankings&discipline=mtb&ryear=2008&ridercategory=me&l=eng
- ^ http://www.pinkbike.com/news/Aaron-Gwin-2011-World-Cup-Overall-Winner.html
- ^ http://www.pinkbike.com/news/Val-di-Sole-World-Cup-Aaron-Gwin-wins-5th-WC-DH-of-the-season.html
- ^ http://www.rockyroads.net/mountain-bike/dhi/4519-unbelievable-first-place-run-by-aaron-gwin-in-pietermaritzburg.html
- ^ http://www.pinkbike.com/news/Fort-William-World-Cup-Greg-Minnaar-has-won-the-DH.html
- ^ http://www.uci.ch/Modules/ENews/ENewsDetails.asp?id=NzM4MQ
- ^ http://www.pinkbike.com/news/Mont-Saint-Anne-World-Cup-2011-Aaron-Gwin-wins-DH.html
- ^ http://www.pinkbike.com/news/Aaron-Gwin-has-won-the-Windham-DH.html
- ^ http://www.pinkbike.com/news/La-Bresse-World-Cup-2011-Minnaar-and-Moseley-win.html
- ^ http://www.pinkbike.com/news/Val-di-Sole-World-Cup-Aaron-Gwin-wins-5th-WC-DH-of-the-season.html
- ^ http://www.pinkbike.com/news/US-Open-Aaron-Gwin-and-Jill-Kintner-win-DH.html
