Ā Thibaut Ruffin is a veteran in the downhill world. He's been racing at the top level since the late 90's, and as a result heās seen the sport evolve into the dynamic and global phenomenon that it has become.
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Over time his mission has moved from focusing on his own racing career, to managing race teams. Currently, heās managing arguably the fastest downhill team in the world, the Commencal Muc-Off Teamby Riding Addiction.
Their domination over the last couple of years has been a spectacle to observe. The team is going for theĀ top step at each race, and rarely outside of a podium finish.Ā
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In this episode, Thibaut opens up about life as the manager of the team, as well as racing at the top level whilst carrying out this role. We learn about how he deals with not only his emotions and mindset throughout the season, but also the mindsets of the whole team and crew.
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