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Fast Life Episode 1 lands with a look at Iles World Cup Elite debut

Young stars Iles and Courtney reflect on what they learned from their first race with the Elites

Finn Iles Kate Courtney Fast Life

“If I could go back and talk to myself before the first World Cup of the season, I would say …”

The second season of Red Bull’s Fast Life has landed. This year, Canadian downhill sensation Finn Iles is joined by America’s rising cross country star Kate Courtney for the multi-episode web series focusing on World Cup mountain biking.

Both young riders graduated to in the elite category for the 2018 season. Iles after a successful Jr. downhill career that saw him finish no worse than 2nd. Courtney after winning the  2017 u23 World Cup overall.

Elite racing is a whole different level, though, and both have tough lessons to learn in order to adapt to the elevated level of racing. How did they deal with the pressure? What would they have done differently? Tune into Episode 1 of The Fast Life to find out.