Video: Danny Hart speaks of Worlds win

Danny Hart (Great Britain) on his gold-medal winning ride.

Danny Hart (Great Britain) on his gold-medal winning ride. (Image credit: Tour of Japan)

Jaws dropped across the globe as Danny Hart (Giant Factory Off-Road Team) threaded his way down the precipitous slopes of Champery in Switzerland to seize the rainbow stripes in the downhill at this year's UCI Mountain Bike World Championships, slicing through the mud and throwing in one of his signature whips in sight of the finish line crowd for good measure.

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