Following his 2020 DH World Championships win, Reece Wilson’s downhill racing career got a massive boost that helped land him a spot on Trek’s Factory DH team. Unfortunately, several challenging, injury-marred seasons followed. But 2025 is shaping up quite differently with the introduction of his newly formed AON Racing team, so we sat down with Reece to find out what inspired him to build a team from the ground up; his decision to partner with Gamux; why belt-driven gearbox bikes are the future; his insane new Lotus; and a whole lot more. 

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TOPICS & TIMES:

Leogang 2020 

Curse of the Rainbow Stripes

Worst Injury

Reece’s “Niggle”

AON Racing

Gamux Partnership

How the Team Riders were Chosen

Gates Belted Purse Chances

Benefits of Gear Boxes and Belt Drives

Reece’s Sweet New Lotus

DH Training on eBikes

Nicolai eMTB Partnership

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