Sky, snow and pure speed. Franco Vargas launches off the iconic Juanito Bridge at Santísimo Downhill 12 in Chicón, Urubamba - Cusco, with the dramatic snow capped peaks of the Sacred Valley disappearing into brooding Andean storm clouds directly behind him. It is one of the most breathtaking backdrops in all of South American downhill racing and Franco owns every inch of it — wheels in the air, body compact and controlled, fully committed to the line that leads him deeper into the heart of this legendary mountain. There are race tracks and then there is Chicón. There are riders and then there is this moment.