He races in downhill and four cross, and is ranked 5th and 3rd respectively in the UCI World Rankings (as of January 2006) [1]. Gracia rode for the Rainer-Wurz SiemensCannondale team between 1999 and 2005, before joining the Commencal team in 2006. Downhill cycling (DH) is a gravity-assisted time trial mountain biking event. ... Entrance of UCI headquarter at Aigle (Switzerland) Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI) is a professional cycling union that oversees cycling events in the international community. ... Rainer-Wurz. ... Siemens AG (FWB:SIE, NYSE: SI) is the worlds largest electronics company. ... Cannondale is a major American bicycle manufacturer, headquartered in Bethel, Connecticut USA and manufacturing in Bedford, Pennsylvania USA. The company was founded in 1971 by Joe Montgomery to manufacture bicycle trailers for bicycle touring. ...
He recently took part as a guest editor for the 200th anniversary issue of mountain Biking UK or MBUK magazine.
Stands for Mountain Biking United Kingdom and is a magazine based in the UK. Currently it is Britains best-selling bike magazine. ...
Gracia, 25, hit a top speed of 123.8 kph in Sunday's mass start of 12 cyclists down the 2.6-km course with a precipitous total drop of 641 metres.
Trailing Gracia was 19-year-old Matti Lehikoinen of Finland with George Atherton of Britain third.
Gracia is the world champion at free riding -- he described it as "going off drops like six metres, stuff more like stunts" -- and was third in the downhill overall mountain biking World Cup in 2003.
With a life driven in the fast lane, Cedric is taking the world by storm.
With his great character and his phenomenal skill, Cedric is one of the most marketable personalities in the sport.
In 2006, Cedric will compete globally in downhill, 4X and select freeride events, which include: UCI World Cup Series, UCI World Championships, and select events in Europe and North America.
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