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Following his 2020 DH World Championships win, Reece Wilson’s downhill racing career got a massive boost that helped land him a spot on Trek’s Factory DH team. Unfortunately, several challenging, injury-marred seasons followed. But 2025 is shaping up quite differently with the introduction of his newly formed AON Racing team, so we sat down with Reece to find out what inspired him to build a team from the ground up; his decision to partner with Gamux; why belt-driven gearbox bikes are the future; his insane new Lotus; and a whole lot more.
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TOPICS & TIMES:
Leogang 2020 (3:23)
Worst Injury (6:30)
Curse of the Rainbow Stripes (8:12)
Reece’s “Niggle” (9:23)
AON Racing (11:35)
Gamux Partnership (14:21)
How the Team Riders were Chosen (21:01)
Gates Belted Purse Chances (27:13)
Benefits of Gear Boxes and Belt Drives (29:17)
Tell us about the rest of the build (33:46)
Reece’s Sweet New Lotus (37:33)
DH Training on eBikes (42:37)
Nicolai eMTB Partnership (44:20)