Podcast: Amaury Pierron on His Career Thus Far, Injuries, & Winning the Overall at MSA - 'I Don't Even Know How I Did It'

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mi-bike (Jan 20, 2022 at 0:32)

"the man who, when he’s on, is the fastest Downhill rider on the planet." This is such an amazing statement, partly because it's probably true, but also because this exact statement applies to a whole lot of other guys on the DH World Cup circuit! It's a pleasure to watch the world's best battle it out race after race and year after year ...

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Jolinwood (Jan 20, 2022 at 0:39)

His Les Gets run 2019 is my absolute favourite downhill run tho, nothing ive seen on youtube beats that. Legendary

samnikora (Jan 20, 2022 at 1:05)

@Jolinwood: Watched it so many times and never get sick of it!

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Ricolaburle (Jan 20, 2022 at 1:21)

So true ! And by the way, when I'm on, I am the fastest downhill rider on ... Well, nervermind...

MTB-Ohana (Jan 20, 2022 at 2:26)

@Jolinwood: youtu.be/ReQ2xACdRxQ for the people that don't want to go search for it.

vhdh666 (Jan 20, 2022 at 2:28)

@Jolinwood: from 3:17 it's great
youtu.be/-t5zTg-NE_k

scruff0372 FL (Jan 20, 2022 at 3:06)

Amazing to watch him just riding on the grass at the start, totally over the limit, or rather extending the limit.

jokermtb FL (Jan 20, 2022 at 9:28)

@Jolinwood: it's as if he's floating in space

scott-townes (Jan 20, 2022 at 9:36)

Eh, I'm more of a fan of his rap career.

mbourget (Jan 20, 2022 at 12:49)

@Jolinwood: Now that's a proper two-wheel drift!

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hardtailpunter (Jan 20, 2022 at 2:02)

Pierron is one of my favorite DH riders to watch. With him, it's always all or nothing, and on the right day, he rides right at the edge of what's physically possible - just like the famous Les Gets run.

jokermtb FL (Jan 20, 2022 at 9:29)

He reminds me of Danny 'Magoo' Chandler, mx racer from the 80's who always rode at the limit and beyond

george-thompson FL (Jan 19, 2022 at 4:58)

Sorry, forgot to credit - all photos Keno Derleyn for Commencal Muc-Off

mi-bike (Jan 20, 2022 at 0:37)

Wait, as the article author can't edit your post? I thought this restriction only applied to the proletariat in the comments.

george-thompson FL (Jan 20, 2022 at 8:36)

@mi-bike:

I uploaded it & sent to editors for approval so my choices were... create a whole new one or add to comments! Sorry @kenoderleyn!

Nakat (Jan 20, 2022 at 1:59)

Go Momo! Hâte de te revoir au top, tout mon soutien pour cette saison, fais nous rêver frérot!

commental (Jan 20, 2022 at 2:09)

Really hoping he stays fit this year. One of the most entertaining riders to watch.

HadrienButte (Jan 20, 2022 at 0:10)

New new bell bell

eric-knowles (Jan 20, 2022 at 9:41)

you smell, you smell, you smell.

legrandzebre (Jan 20, 2022 at 12:03)

Vends nous du rêve! :-)

iduckett FL (Jan 20, 2022 at 5:06)

Physics, what physics...

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kazwei FL (Jan 20, 2022 at 0:14)

Hey Amaury, how is the education program going?

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bmxconan FL (Jan 20, 2022 at 1:14)

Yeh how did Amuary get away with his corn row episode.....? Well you know being racist. Using the N word (3 times) in an instagram post in the 21st century doesn't really fly

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ben13bm (Jan 20, 2022 at 1:20)

Get a grip. False outrage because he picked a different hairstyle and singing the lyrics to a song with expletives

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michaelheinrich FL (Jan 20, 2022 at 1:33)

he got away by learning his lesson. Either to get better educated and more sensibel on that topic or to just adapt to the new hyper sensitive world where when you make one stupid mistake guys like you love to throw it in your face years after be embracing the utterly stupid act of cancel cultue. Amaury is a world class athlet and a young man! There is a difference between being racist and using racist words from a song.

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commental (Jan 20, 2022 at 1:40)

Get your facts straight. He didn't use the n word at all. He reposted something his black friend originally posted which contained the n word in writing and song. Does his black friend think he's racist? Highly unlikely.

pen9-wy (Jan 20, 2022 at 4:16)

@ben13bm: yeah this cultural appropriation situation generally sometimes is unnecessary outrage.
Its very rarely done with the desire to insult or offend.
More often than not its actually meant as a compliment

tgr9 (Jan 20, 2022 at 6:38) (Below Threshold)

he had an all-inclusive weekend at a formula 1 gp with the mercedes/monster team as part of his "education"...

mhoshal (Jan 21, 2022 at 21:46)

If he's racist for rapping to a song then just about every white person who listens to rap is racist including me. I know just about every NWA song word for word. I've also said that groups real name without the abbreviation so I must be racist...