Paraplegic Martyn Ashton tackles World Cup DH course

Martyn Ashton, the former mountain bike trials world champion and star of the Youtube sensation Road Bike Party, tackled the World Cup downhill course at Fort William, Scotland in a video titled Down Not Out.

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Ashton suffered a serious spinal injury in 2013 during a trials demo at Silverstone’s Moto GP, England. During a stunt, Ashton fell backwards from a 10-foot high bar abruptly ending his career and changing his life. Despite being told by doctors he would never walk again let alone ride a bike, Ashton made a triumphant return to the trails in 2015.

Riding with fellow trial riders Danny MacAskill, Chris Akrigg, and Blake Samson in the Snowdonia mountains, United Kingdon in a video called Back on Track, Ashton thrilled fans.

In a new video, Ashton tackled a World Cup level course. Ashton was abroad a custom made bike with a motor for assistance in sections where riders would usually pedal and instead of a saddle the bike is equipped with a seat like the ones used by disabled skiers. Aboard his custom machine, the 41-year tackled a course which annually hosts the world’s best DH mountain bikers.