2024 World Cup DH Privateer fund

Raising money to donate to the fastest Privateer award, at all of the UCI MTB DH World cup Downhill events this season that I will be doing the WynTV video series at.

I wasn't sure if I would run the donation fund again this year, as I have had several brands also jump on to sponsor the cause, but in the past few years I saw how much joy people have had being able to donate and help the fastest privateers and I also had many people message asking how to support the cause, so I had to get the fund going again.

I know from my own experience how much of a tough road it can be to making it to become a pro rider competing as a privateer, especially with the current direction of the sport! And I know how much of a difference a small amount can make to help a rider on their journey to get there.

The previous award winners are,

DH WC Privateer Award winners

Leogang: Johannes Von Klebelsburg

Val Di Sole: Tuhuto Ariki Pene

Lenzerheide: Camile Balanche

MSA World Champs: Hugo Langevin

Snowshoe: Luke Meier-Smith

EWS Privateer Award winners

Canazei: Louis Jeandel

Les Orres: Raphaela Richter

Northstar: Matt Stuttard

Zermatt: Edgar Carballo

Finale Ligure Trophy of Nations: Bart De Vocht

2021 privateer award winners

WC DH

Leogang: Ronan Dunne

Les Gets: Isak Leivsson

Lenzerheide: James Macdermid €500 to Albertas Turba (on the 26” DH bike)

Maribor: Lachie Stevens Mcnab

VDS worlds: Izabela Yankova

Snowshoe 1: 2000 Dante Silva

Snowshoe 2: 2000 Kirk Mcdowell

EWS


Canazei 1: Mirco Vendemmia

Canazei 2: Irenee Menjou

La Thuile 1: Slawomir Lukasik

La Thuile 2: Brady Stone

Scotland: Corey Watson

Also 1000 to Jess Blewitt to help with her recovery after that nasty crash at Snowshoe.

2022 privateer

Lourdes: Taylor Vernon

Fort William: Christopher Philogene

Leogang: Louise Anna Ferguson

Lenzerheide: Antoine Rogge

Andorra: Preston Williams

Snowshoe: Simon Chaplet

MSA: Roger Viera and Wei Tein Ho

Les Gets Worlds: Stacey Fisher

EWS

Petzen: Matthew Fairbrother

Burke: Carter Krasny

2023

Roger Viera

Taylor Vernon

Ian Gionnet

Dani Castelanos

Joshy Frotha

Connor Finnis

Dylan Maples

Chris

Leo Grisel

Kale Cushman

Some of these riders went on the achieve amazing results and actually also the majority of them have in fact gone on to become professional riders now living out their dreams and one in fact became an Elite World Champion too.

So let's get behind those that need the support, I will be presenting the award at each of the World Cup events that I am at this season.

All donations will be added together after Loudenvielle World Cup and divided equally to be paid out to all winners throughout the 2024 season equally, the cheques presented at each event is just the calculated from the current total at the time.