It's race day here at GMBN, but with a twist! We'd often wondered how an elitelevel cross country MTB rider would fare compared to a regular rider on an EMTB, and with Isaac joining the GMBN team we got a chance to find out. We whisked our content creator Matt away from editing videos (and his tea and biscuits) to Bike Park Wales to see if he could beat former World Cup XC racer Isaac. With a grueling course picked out featuring some lengthy, technical climbs and challenging descents, we got our stopwatches ready and let them loose...

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