“It’s great having a pit bitch”

“Everyone who rides competitively knows how their bike works and how to fix or bodge it when something goes wrong. But when you’ve got a mechanic, it’s a load off your mind. You don’t have to worry about your bike at races. Back in 2013, I had a nightmare with mechanicals at every round of the Enduro World Series bar one. Everything that could go wrong did. Maybe not all of it could have been avoided with the support of a mechanic, but it would have helped. It’s all the little things that add up to get a good result on the day.”