Name: Oscar Saiz.

D.O.B: 28/08/1973.

Age: 33.

Residence: Barcalona, Spain.

Height: 183cm.

Weight: 74kg.

Discipline: Downhill mountain bike.

What bike are you riding this season: Giat Glory.

Home Track: La Taroana.

Favourite Track: Kaprun, Mt Saint Anne, Schladming.

Favourite Terrain: Soft Dirt.

Worst Terrain: Flat pedally sections.

Biggest Injury: Chick bone and nose.

Favourite Music: U2 and The Cure.

Recommend an album: Lots of ‘em.

Favourite Burgtec Component: Penthouse Flats.

Favourite Vices: Bite my fingernails, women aswell.

Favourite Movie: On any Sunday.

What makes you tick what makes you want to ride: Seeing my DH bike ready clean and fresh in my garage.

What makes you want to race: Racing for me is a way to learn, I like learning.

What do you love about racing what do you hate about racing: Love to learn and win. Hate eating shit.

Recommended reading for road trips: Moto GP mags or Enduro and MX.

Favourite road trip: Hawaii.

Claim to fame: Being a top guy once and a dinosaur today.

First race and memory of that day: L’ Aetlla 1991.

What was the result: 2nd.

First bike you raced downhill on: Nistriker Arriel.

First Sponsor: Alpinestar.

Why did they sponsor you: They saw talent and I won the National title 93’.

Other Hobbies: Race cars, motorbikes and messing around.

What got you into Downhill in the first place: Came from trails background. I saw it was technical and the speed.

How long have you been downhilling for: 15 years.

Training: DH as much as I can and a bit of XC.