Coming from a cycling-crazy country like France, it's easy to imagine Oton as a little kid racing a tiny road bike around his local église, or perhaps sending a small-wheeled mountain bike down the trails just outside of town. But this wasn't the case. Instead, Oton, whose father raced motorcycles, gravitated toward throttle twisting, and raced "enduro moto," until picking up mountain biking seriously just five years ago.
Ten minutes with Damien Oton
Ten minutes with Damien Oton