The World Championships is a special event – riders represent their home countries rather than their sponsors, in an attempt to claim the coveted rainbow stripes. Months of preparation accumulate to one, balls to the wall, flat out race run where the only thing that matters is the time it takes to travel between the start and finish lines – it's racing in its purest form. To help riders achieve their dreams, sponsors go all out to create some of the nicest looking, highest performing kit out there. We've scoured the internet to find the pick of the bunch, so keep scrolling to see who is wearing and riding what...
Myriam Nicole's Commencal Supreme DH
Jack Moir's custom Troy Lee Designs D3
Greg Minnaar's custom V10 29er
Aaron Gwin's custom three wheeler YT Tues
Tahnée Seagrave's custom Fox Rampage
Sam Hill's Nukeproof Mega 275C
Laurie Greenland's Mondraker Summum
Loic Bruni's Specialized S-Works Demo
Adam Brayton's Scott Gambler
Dean Lucas' Troy Lee Designs D3 and prototype Intense 29er
Danny Hart's Mondraker Summum and Bell Full9
Loris Vergier's Santa Cruz V10 29er
Bernard Kerr's Pivot Phoenix
Connor Fearon's Kona Operator
Gee Atherton, Rachel Atherton and Kade Edwards' red white and blue Trek Sessions
Emelie Siegenthaler's Pivot Phoenix
Mick Hannah's Polgyon Collosus DH9
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