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Alex Swann

Alex Swann

Age: 21
Occupation: Builder
Bike: 2010 Evil Revolt

Alex represented Australia as a Junior in 2006 at the Rotorua World Champs, and rode in the US for a couple of months with the Aussie Juniour DH Team. He has been riding pretty consistantly ever since. Alex had been riding on the Kona Factory Team for 5 years and represented well with podiums at most events, a couple of series wins and a couple of state champion wins. For 2009-10 Alex and Matt have changed bikes and teams and now represent Evil Bikes as part of the YVC Team.

Matt Swann

Matt Swann

Age: 27

Occupation: Manager at YVC

Bike: 2010 Evil Revolt Custom

Matt is the manager at YVC and the one who holds it all together, He's been riding for over a decade and consistantly finishes in the Top 10 at State Rounds. Matt also runs a small sideline business called Skilla Downhilla which offers Downhill Coaching.

Michael Bourne (Chuckles)

Michael Bourne (Chuckles)

Age: 16

Bike: 2010 Giant Glory 0

Chuckles and his arch rival Barrett are the Gippsland Boys that have no fear. They are consitantaly within a second of one another and often scare the pants of any spectator with speed and commitment. Bourny has been training and loves riding...With massive competition for 2009 it will be close racing, but with a little luck Chuckles will get a ride at a World cup or the Champs...

Ben Barrett

Ben Barrett

Age: 17

Bike: 2010 Kona Stab Deluxe

For 2009-10 YVC and Kona have joined forces to give Barrett the best oportunity of making Worlds, he definately has the potential and has proven his speed. Ben was on a Kona for 2008-09 and was on the podium at most races and has stuck with the new imporoved Stab Deluxe for 2009-10...The relults will speak for themself...

Matt Currie

Matt Currie

Age: 18

Occupation: Chippy

Bike: 2010 Giant Glory 0

Matt Currie has been on the YVC for 3 Seasons and is one of our top Elite Riders.
He has recently stepped up to Elite where he has been consistantly qualifying in the top 25...
His Favourite tracks are Long Gully in Healesville and Yackandandah...

Ash Swann

Ash Swann

Age: 24

Occupation: YVC Web Site Builder...Lots of other stuff too...Cheif importer of Titanium MTB Springs...You need a spring, speak to me...

Bike: 2010 Giant Glory 0

I Just race for fun...I can go fast sometimes and occasionally qualify in Elite, but most of the time just Fall off. For 2010 I am riding a Giant Glory 0 and love it, it is bloody light and it pedals like a dream. I need that to make up for my lack of pedalling...

Andrew Shannon

Andrew Shannon

Age: 16

Bike: 2009 Commnecal Supreme DH

Tom Wyatt

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Tom Wyatt

Age: 17

Tom has been getting faster and faster, the next gear will get him on the podium and may potentially get him a ride on a Worlds team. If he keeps training the way he has been he will be right up there with a chance.

Nick Shannon

Nick Shannon

Age: 11

Bike:Norco B-Line, can't wait for a new one...

Nick is a little gun and is always on the Podium at State Races, If he follows in his brothers footsteps and continues to ride (doens't get side tracked to Motorbikes) he will smash it...On a new bike, and if he checks that his front wheel is done up, like any young rider he could be unstoppable...

Kevin Backhouse

Kevin Backhouse

Age: 16

Occupation: High School

Bike: Morewood Makulu Custom

Aaron Riggall

Aaron Riggall

Age: 16
Occupation: School
Bike: 09 Commencal Supreme DH

Riggall is a little gun, always pushing the limits.
He was often on the Podium as an U15, and is on up there now in the U17's, he has a lot or natuaral Talent and can ride bloody fast, heres hoping he does a little more training and reaches his full potential...

Justin Backhouse

Justin Backhouse

Age: 14

Bike: 2010 Giant Glory 0

Justin, most well known as the Booty Hunter is almost as fast as his older brother Kev, he spends night and day on his bike and just loves riding. Justin is one of the personailties of the race scene and may just make it onto a Worlds team if he ignores girls for a couple more years...

Ryan Humphris

Ryan Humphris

Age: 17

Occupation: Deisel Mechanic
Ryan is our Beechworth Representative and has some sick style, Ryan has some sweet style and loves to smash out a few runs on the Odd occasion, he's pretty quick but better keep up the pace otherwise his younger sister Katelyn will be on his tail.

Shane Currie

Shane Currie

Age: Older

Occupation: IGA Manager (Coldstream)

Bike: 06 Kona Stab Deluxe

Katelyn Humphris

Katelyn Humphris

Age: 15

Occupation: School

Bike: Intense Socom (sick bike)

Chris Flynn

Chris Flynn

Bike: 2010 Giant Glory 0

Occupatioin: Mechanic

Chris has been continually getting faster and faster, and whilst he won't step up to Elite becuase he's a bit soft, he just loves riding and he's always here to help...

Jim Backhouse

Jim Backhouse

Age:

Jim is YVC's Team Manager and Resident Race Mechanic. Jim is the Glue that holds the team together, he often organises rides, race needs and generally just gets it all happening.

Tracy Whittaker

Tracy Whittaker (T-Race)

Age: 25

Bike: 2009 Ironhorse Team X

T-Race is a permanant fixture on the podium at all state races, she is also the Go to Girl for many of the Girls in DH. T-Race has been improving heaps in recent times and is making the effort to be as fast she can...

Leonie Picton

Leonie Picton (Elite Women)

Age:

Bike: 2010 Kona Stab Deluxe

Leonie is our Elite Women Maffra Representative who is just getting faster and faster. Her Favourite Tracks are Barjarg and Illinbah...