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Course Preview: Reece Wilson rides Val di Sole DH world championships course

Preview this year's track with the outgoing world champion

Trek Session Photo by: Bartek Wolinksi / Red Bull Content Pool

Downhill world championships are well underway on the infamously steep Val di Sole track. Riders have had time to practice on course. Qualification rounds start Friday, Aug 27 for juniors and elites.

Red Bull’s tapped none other than 2020 elite men’s world champion Reece Wilson for course preview honours. The Scottish rider previews what’s what and what’s new on the steep track, known as “The Black Snake.”

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What does he think of the changes?

“This is one of the roughest tracks I have ridden in a very long time”

– Reece Wilson

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Reece Wilson: Downhill course preview – Val di Sole world championships

What’s Red Bull saying?

Let the battle for the ? stripes commence. The 2021 UCI MTB World Championships kicks off this week in Val Di Sole, Italy and who better to show us down the track than current World Champ, Reece Wilson.