The first round of the 2023 UCI Downhill MTB World Cup kicks off this weekend in Lenzerheide, and is set to be a thrilling weekend of racing. Numerous exciting stories are developing with the return to action of six times DH world champion Rachel Atherton and also Tahnée Seagrave who has had a Fox Racing kit drop released to celebrate her return. Giant has now also released a fully redesigned downhill bike, the Glory Advanced, one of the best downhill mountain bikes of all time, with a pedigree of results that has seen previous models ridden by some of downhill mountain biking's greatest riders like Rob Warner and Danny Hart.
The new Giant Glory Advanced will race this weekend at the Lenzerheide DH WC but already has a title under its belt with Luke Meier-Smith riding the Glory to the Australian DH National Champs earlier this year on a pre-production model. Meier-Smith isn’t the only rider that’s been involved in the redevelopment of Giant’s downhill bike, with the Giant Factory Off-Road Team involved in the design and development. Remi Thirion has also ridden the prototype model on the downhill circuit for two years and has taken several top 10 finishes.
