Encouraged by her father to take up cycling, Manon quickly became one of the world’s best downhill riders. Despite her young age the Welsh mountain biker clearly dominated the 2014 season, winning the UCI Mountain Bike World Cup presented by Shimano and the UCI World Championships! The last two rounds of the 2015 UCI Mountain Bike World Cup presented by Shimano gave her a hard time, but Manon never gives up and we can’t wait to see her back in action in Lenzerheide beginning of July. It is time to get to know her a little better.
I AM: Name: Manon Carpenter Age: 22 Nickname: Moon (from my sister) Discipline: Downhill MTB Main success: 2014 World Champion and World Cup Champion
I LIKE: An actor/actress: Johnny Depp/Jennifer Lawrence A TV series: Come dine with me A movie: American Hustle A song: Riptide by Vance Joy An artist: Banksy A book: Hunger Games A colour: Coral A meal: Salmon stir fry A country: Wales A race: Fort William World Cups Another cyclist: My Dad (sometimes!) Another sport: Snowboarding A sport person: Stephanie Gilmore 3 things that you would take with you on a desert island: My parents’ dog Brie, a lifetime supply of chocolate and a mask&snorkel A person who inspires you: Jamie Anderson A motto: If something's worth doing it's worth doing properly A dream: Retaining the rainbow stripes in 2015
Something people don’t know about you? I love all things geology and was quite good at ballet when I was younger!
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