Downhill (Fast)

Insane (technically just Peruvian) cyclist Alejandro Paz has become something of an internet sensation after the latest video upload of him hurtling down a bolder-strewn mountain, seemingly moments from ongoing disaster, has been endlessly reposted and blogged about. Now as much as we love the video – forever only a slip away from earning £250 from Harry Hill – Cyclo thought we should bring you something a little different as we prefer this early video of Paz at the Campeonato Nacional de Downhill. Seldom have we seen such a perfectly illustrated example of just how close one nudge left or right is from spelling very bent spokes…