Four up, four down for Mack Manietta in Thredbo, Australia.
Manietta dominated his U15 age category at the recent Cannonball MTB Festival, winning the Australian Open Downhill by roughly five seconds despite crashing at the bottom of the track (5:37.227). Runner-up honours belonged to Joey Keynes (5:42.516) and Ashton Borthwick-Higgs was third (5:50.213).
The young Pembertonian isn't just fast, though. He displayed his aerial prowess by netting a $1500 grand prize in the Deity Whip-Off over Tom Young ($1000) and Aiden Dean ($750).
Another of Manietta's golden performances came in the Fox Flow Motion Cup (8:10.814). Silver medallist Reid Armstrong (8:24.653) and bronze medallist Taj Thornton (8:25.216) were well back.
Last but not least, Manietta overcame Braxton Bull in the dual slalom big final.
It's safe to say that Manietta's time with the Generation Specialized Development Team is off to a hot start, with mentorship from Sea to Sky mountain biking legend Finn Iles.
Click here for full results from Thredbo.
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