Goodbye to a legend of world cup DH. Great to see your boys run out to you after your run today the champagne spraying at you at the finish line.
How is it that Mick never got the bigtime factory support he deserved? He's always been a fan favorite, always been known as someone who puts in the extra effort, always been stylish and a helluva rider. And yet, even back in 2001 when all DH bikes were bad he was on Haro, which had a uniquely bad bike - and he was STILL competitive. Can you imagine what would've happened if he'd been on a factory team with a decent bike back then? He never got the big-name support one might think he should have. Am I missing something and wrong?
Fine, he's not had Minnaar's results or Troy's consistency, but he also never got the support they did was was still a finals qualifier for TWENTY years. Twenty years of being one of the top riders in the world. The GOAT is the only other rider to do that, right?
Dude is a legend. Up and coming Aussie riders are damn lucky if he stays on for support. Fabien Barel has surely been a reason for the French domination we've seen, so it'd be amazing to see Oz start pushing them back thanks to Sik Mik
