Asa Vermette, the 16-year-old shaking up the downhill scene (with Neko Mulally)

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Payson McElveen

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4.9 • 727 Ratings

🗓️ 6 November 2023

⏱️ 77 minutes

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If you haven’t already heard of Asa Vermette, chances are, that’s about to change in a big way this coming year. The 16-year-old Durango native has been making waves in the downhill scene since he was 14, showing up at pro races and beating some of the sport’s top riders for the podium. He won most of his races this year, including the Enduro National Championship where he beat 3x world champ Richie Rude. 2024 will be the first year that he can compete in World Cups, where he’ll be racing as ...

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0:00.0	I like walked up halfway to the drop that Kamsink flipped in Kyle Strait Suey this year.
0:06.0	And I saw him talking.
0:07.1	I was like, no way I'll be able to talk to him.
0:08.6	And they were there and KAM came over.
0:10.5	He was like, give me a hug.
0:11.2	I know he's like, I know you are.
0:13.2	Really?
0:13.7	Yeah.
0:14.0	Oh, that's so cool.
0:15.4	And then he was like, you ever want to do this someday. And I was like, dude, it'd be crazy if I could. And then right after that, I talked to Kyle Strait,
0:21.7	and he was just, they're all super nice.
0:24.6	The top guys are just like super genuine.
0:28.1	It's showtime, everybody.
0:30.5	Showtime!
0:32.9	You've been living in a dream world, Neo.
0:36.7	This is the world as it exists today.
0:40.3	Life moves pretty fast.
0:43.3	You don't stop and look around once in a while.
0:46.3	You could miss it.
0:48.3	Listen, we talk about practice.
0:51.3	Repeat on the dude's room.
0:53.3	Donnie, you're out of your element. I see, you think this has nothing to do? We talk about practice. Repeat on the dude's room.
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