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THE STAR ON THE RISE
Charlie Aldridge
Young Scottish mountain biker Charlie Aldridge became a UCI Junior World Champion in 2019, when he won gold in the junior Cross-country competition at the UCI Mountain Bike Worlds in Canada. His second title came three years later when he won the British National Championships at Cannock Chase.
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That course was not so kind when he returned there for the Commonwealth Games later in the year. Despite being on track for a medal, a crash on the penultimate lap pushed him into 16th place. Since then, Crieff-based Charlie’s luck has returned and he has taken medals at the European Continental Championships XCO Under 23 race and the 2022 UCI Mountain Bike World Cup.
2023 marks the final year he will be competing in the Under 23 category, and as he comes of age, the supportive home crowd will be wishing him the smoothest of rides on the very bumpy course at Tweed Valley.
