American downhill rider Aaron Gwin has gone viral with this daring descent at the UCI World Cup in Austria.
By Brian Canty
American Aaron Gwin will be dining out on this one for a while yet, we suspect.
The talented downhill mountain-biker was taking part in a UCI World Cup event in Leogang, Austria, last weekend but disaster struck as he left the starting gate when his chain broke.
Have a look at this clip to find out what happened next:
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Incredibly, he somehow managed to maintain his composure and coast his way down the entire course to win by 0.045 seconds; the 12th World Cup victory of his career.
“First pedal out of the gate the chain snapped,” explained Gwin afterwards.
“Luckily, there is not much pedaling here except for the middle section, so I just tried to put my head down and charge as hard as I could.
"It was a little bit windy, so I was just trying to tuck, and make the most of it. It was just 'game on’ and try to push as hard as I could.
"I can’t believe it, it’s awesome. For some reason, I have weird things happen here every year.
"So when the chain broke, I thought, ‘Nope, not today, there’s air in the tyres so I’m getting it down’.”
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