This week, I’m joined by one of the most promising up and coming riders of this generation, Vali Höll. Since Vali hit the world cup scene, she’s taken the junior women’s category by storm and until Fort William this year had never finished any lower than first. We sat down at the Les Gets world cup to chat about how she got into riding, beating boys at her first races, getting sponsored, racing with her heroes, injury and much more.

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