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Rider: Aaron Gwin Location: Mont Sainte Anne, Canada

Camera: Nikon D5 Lens: Nikkor 24-70mm f2.8 Settings: 62mm 1/500sec at f5.6 ISO 800

“The MSA start hut is a photographer’s favourite with its natural ‘studio-light’ and pitch-black background. Riders queue up and drop in fast during practice so you have to be quick, but I got lucky with Gwin as he gave me this passing bad-ass look. It was the same year he would destroy the field in the pouring rain on one of the most legendary race runs of all time.”