Aaron Gwin – Wikipedia

Aaron wine (Morongo Valley, 24 December 1987) is an American Mountain Biker. Specialized in the downhill, the specialty World Cup won in 2011, 2012, 2015, 2016 and 2017. ^[first]

Aaron began his career at the age of 4, in the BMX. From 12 to 17 years of age he devoted himself to motocross, but interrupted his career because of the continuous accidents. In 2008, at the age of 20, his friend Cody Warren (professional downhiller) gave him a bicycle by encouraging him to participate in a competition. In his first race, in the Winter Series fountain, he arrived third and almost immediately signed a contract with Yeti Cycles. ^[2] . With this team he won two American titles (2009 and 2010).

In November 2010, after moving to Temecula (California), he signed a contract with the Trek World Racing Team, where he ran together with Justin Leov, Tracey Mosely and Neko Mulally. In 2011 he won the absolute ranking of the World Cup, establishing, in Val di Sole, a new record: he is in fact the first man in history to win five downhill competitions in a single World Cup.

In 2013 from Trek he passed to Specialized and in 2015 he became the winner of the World Cup riding the new Demo 8 650b in carbon, with which he managed to win the Leogang race without chain. In 2016 he moved to the German brand Yt Industries (Team The Yt Mob), and repeats himself by making his world cup for the fourth time; Complete the poker in 2017, with the fifth World Cup, to which he adds the first coveted world medal, the bronze in the world championship review of Cairns.

In 2019 he officially joined the Intense Factory Racing Team team, with which he undertakes the development of the Tazer prototype with which he currently competes in the World Cup.

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