Name: Rhys Willemse
Favourite way of saying Hello: Hey!!!
Lives at: Chambers Flat, Queensland
First Downhill Ride I was …14…years old
I am now …18.. Years old
Current bike: Ancillotti Tomaso DHP
Bikes name:
Dream bike: Ancillotti Tomaso DHP
Favourite 3 Australian trails:
1. trail 1 Illinbah
2. trail 2 Hobart
3. trail 3 Kennilworth
Overseas trail I want to ride the most:
Maribor, Italy (Val Di Sole), Schladming Austria
Pet Goats Name: Hairy Harry
Scariest Downhill moment:
Racing in Mont Sainte Anne, Canada 2009. Coming into the rock garden. I took the line I always take, when my front wheel clipped a rock and the bike thew me over the handlebars...i thought I had broken some bones in my back, but turns out it was just severe bruising. I was sore for weeks after that crash.
Best race results so far:
2009 4th World Championships - Canberra
2009 Australian DH Junior Champion
2009 13th Maribor World Cup
2009 39th Fort William World Cup
2009 1st British NPS Series DH & 4X Round 2
2009 2nd Australia National DH Series
2008 Australian Junior 4X Champion
Sponsors: WITH THANKS!!
Ancillotti Team Racing
Doganaccia 2000
Formula
UFO Blast
San Marco
Renthal
Maxxis
Landini Auto Ford
Ecogrid
UNIT Clothing
For The Riders
What do you really want someone to say to you one day ? Congrats on being world champ!
Racing or riding with friends ??? Both but I prefer to be racing.
Food that makes me chuck: Brussels Sprouts
Food that makes me smile: Mum’s roast
Best downhill tip for newbies: Start off with a good bike if you can afford it. My mistake was buying a cheap hardtail as my first bike. My parents spent heaps on replacing broken parts... lol Also, don’t buy a frame thats to big for you. Relax, have fun and enjoy the ride.
Best downhill tip for experienced riders: Make sure your shocks are set up right. Then hang it out and just go for it.
Best bike mod ever made: Using a cut tyre as a mud guard.
Who do you like to beat the most ? Whoever is in front of me at the time.
Biggest injury and how:
I’ll need 2 pages for this! lol
6 months ago, while riding my moto with my mates, I decided to do ONE more lap. My mate Liam was out on track and he decided it was time to come back in. As I took off to do ONE more lap, Liam turned around and started to head back to the car. Unfortunately we didn’t see each other coming around the bend and had a head on. I ended up over the handlebars and I think my leg took the impact of Liam’s bike, because I ended up with a broken femur, broken finger and broken hand. My first race back this year was the Australian Champs. That’s when I discovered that my hand was still broken. I ended up in 6th place, which wasn’t bad considering.
To top things off, I arrived in Italy 5 weeks ago, was there for 4 days and we were doing a training session. On the LAST run, my arse end slid out near the bottom of the track, as I put my arm out to get back up, my team mate was close behind me, and didn’t have enough time to miss my arm. I broke both bones in my arm, needed surgery to put my bones back together and to make things even more interesting, the doctor operated why I was still awake. So now I missed Maribor where I finished 13th last year and I’m hoping like hell to make it to Fort William world cup.
Favourite Australian Downhill site: www.downhilldownunder.com
http://rhyswillemse.blogspot.com/
Favourite way of saying goodbye: Ciao!
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