Max Commencal is enthusiastic about the athletes he works with, and you will often see him hugging riders at the finish line of World Cup downhill races.
No matter who you were rooting for, the elite races in this year's 2021 World Championship DH mountain bike race were won by two legendary role models of the sport on a rocky and rooty course.
While no one was surprised to see an extremely difficult downhill track on offer, the cross country course in Val di Sole, Italy, was one of the most technically challenging we've witnessed.