Sea Otter 2010 - Troy Brosnan Interview

by Jordan Holmes
Apr 14, 2010 at 23:54

The Monster Energy Specialized race team is a force to be reckoned with this season. Recently they added young gun Troy Brosnan to the team, so I sat down and had a quick chat with him at Sea Otter about his career, and the bike he is riding.

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Monster Energy Specialized has some big names on their team this year. Sam Hill and Brendan Fairclough were the originals, but recently Troy Brosnan has been added to the roster. Troy is a 16 year old ripper from Australia who is in it to win it. He has already had some great finishes at international events like Crankworx in Whistler.


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For more pictures of Troy's bike and from the Sea Otter event click here. Also you can get more information on Troy on the Specialized Website.
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66 Comments

  • + 28
flag DHstinkySPOT (Apr 15, 2010 at 5:21)
 So dope. Like the new lever bodies on the codes too. And i like how he is well spoken unlike other pro athletes in other sports, where when they open their mouths you wonder how they even got their pants on in the morning
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flag RaleighVoid (Apr 15, 2010 at 6:01)
 he needs to get training. get peddlin' boyo!
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flag adrenalinaddict (Apr 15, 2010 at 6:37)
 What a lucky kid! But is it just me, he didnt seem very Stoaked? - Still Bike is looking sweet tup
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flag RaleighVoid (Apr 15, 2010 at 7:31)
 i had to look it up... Stoaked - "Ready to go, full of adrenaline and fired up for any challenge, usually involving steep mountains or homemade ramps."
yeh he seems pretty laid back but then again when youre touring with a big MTB team youre gonna be laid back arnt ya. maybe when he dons his helmet and pads he turns into a DH monster.
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flag SpikeX (Apr 15, 2010 at 8:30)
 He's more 'stoked' that he wants to show. He just doesn't want to appear overly excited otherwise he feels he wouldn't be taken as professionally and seriously as he would like. You can tell he's pretty thankful for his family and they mean a lot to him, but he tries not to make it a big deal when he thanks them at the end and stuff.
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flag maxeponken (Apr 15, 2010 at 10:33)
 Anyone more who wants to see Sam Hill? Heard he had a knee injury and couldn't race this year, Want to know if that's true!!!
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flag norcofreerider8 (Apr 15, 2010 at 19:41)
 Saw this kid with his bike today, suuuuch a sick sxt.
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flag stinker (Apr 15, 2010 at 20:07)
 i never herd of world cup on an sxt but its not like you cant do the same shit with 1.3 inches less travel
  • + 3
flag norcofreerider8 (Apr 15, 2010 at 20:23)
 What? Sea Otter isnt a world cup.
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flag WestCoastRider7 (Apr 15, 2010 at 23:41)
 hes only using his sxt for sea otter; theres no need for a full blown dh rig on that course
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flag sam-hopkins (Apr 16, 2010 at 4:16)
 He's not even that good, Lew Buchanan is guna f*ck him over this year.
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flag InTheDarkMedia (Apr 16, 2010 at 6:02)
 he is 16, and has a long way to go... howd do you know how his results will go? have you even met him? it seems harsh to judge considering the world cup hasnt even started
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flag edd-stevens (Apr 16, 2010 at 13:43)
 To be fair, lewis buchanan will dominate him.
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flag cDizzle27 (Apr 18, 2010 at 2:16)
 @sam hopkins - +1 tup
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flag whitetux (Apr 15, 2010 at 5:53)
 a bit too much hype for this guy me thinks, there are faster juniors out there
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flag Matt-W (Apr 15, 2010 at 8:04)
 definatley.
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flag tom-cuthbert (Apr 15, 2010 at 8:29)
 Watch out for Dan Franks from NZ at worlds, he should be there, and right up near the top.
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flag dezim (Apr 15, 2010 at 9:10)
 i agree with whitetux, seems like the only reason hes getting so much hype is because he got picked up by monster. still, im sure he's a very talented rider.
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flag b4life (Apr 15, 2010 at 11:49)
 i havnt seen any video's or anything of this guy riding ? so i dont really know how good he is...
i guess we'll find out this year!
  • + 3
flag whitetux (Apr 15, 2010 at 13:19)
 i mean, lewis buchanan from innerleithen in Scotland is riding for the evil team which is relatively large and there is no hype there and he is just as fast if not faster than most elites in the uk, same with sam flockhart who has signed on for lapierre with two top riders and little hype there
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flag downhilldj127 (Apr 15, 2010 at 14:11)
 I think all the hype is because, a) He's buddies with Sam Hill, and b) He is on the same team as Hill. He is a damn good rider though, rode with him in Whistler last year.
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flag Goose76 (Apr 15, 2010 at 17:19)
 Troy is a super quick and smooth rider, just wait when he starts to build strength as he's a whippet at the moment. His results in Australia at a comparative age to Hill, Rennie and Kovarik have surpassed what they had achieved.

Regarding promotion Specialized is probably a larger magnet for the media attention but that means the other teams just need to work more, it's not that hard to work out.

I'll start warming up some humbe pie for you all when you see his results this year, hope your hungry as you'll be eating a lot.
  • + 1
flag downhilldj127 (Apr 15, 2010 at 21:40)
 I was just saying, Specialized is such a huge company that if you ride for them, you are going to have more media coverage than if you ride for Evil or Lapierre. The time he posted at the Canadian Open was phenomenal.
  • + 0
flag whitetux (Apr 16, 2010 at 0:35)
 Lewis buchanan beat former junior world champion, ruiridh cunningham (whilst getting fastest time of the day), now if that doesnt show that he is on it then i dont know what does
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flag downhilldj127 (Apr 16, 2010 at 8:13)
 No disrespect to Lewis, but he doesn't ride for one of the biggest bicycle companies in the world, thats all I'm trying say really.
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flag domino0 (Apr 16, 2010 at 11:46)
 lew rides for one of the BEST though, surely its quality that matters (not that spesh arent good, but tbh i think evil are better)
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flag dutchforce (Apr 15, 2010 at 5:39)
 damn the monster took him away from his mom quick Wink becoming pro at 16 seem crazy to me. I couldnt imagine having a job which required me to be overseas so much at such a young age even though its a pretty damn fun JobBig Grin
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flag cebelar123 (Apr 15, 2010 at 5:53)
 Monster stickers and so on. He must be fast with all that monster stuf on him.
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flag Taylor16 (Apr 15, 2010 at 22:38)
 hahaha
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flag gTuz (May 23, 2010 at 4:10)
 @ Sam Hopkins: Lewis Buchanan? I didn't see his name anywhere in the Maribor results? hmmm did he qualify? Maybe I misread it. Where did Troy end up? Oh yeh, fastest Junior by nine seconds... I doubt Specialized are in the business I hiring slow riders. They obviously regard him as a future champion.
A big team needs to pick up Connor Fearon, he's the only other kid in Oz that can give Troy a real run for his money.
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flag thehillscrew (Dec 18, 2010 at 13:52)
 Well if you knew anything his brakes failed in quali and crashed 3 times so I am not surprised he did not qualify
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flag j-rouch (Apr 15, 2010 at 23:55)
 AUSSIE-AUSSIE-AUSSIE, TROY-TROY-TROY Big Grin
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flag fullbug (Apr 15, 2010 at 8:03)
 i read somewhere he caught Hill's attention at a race or two and got asked to join soon after. if that's true he's gotta be pretty F'n quick for one of the fastest in the world to ask him to join his team?!!?!
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flag tom-cuthbert (Apr 16, 2010 at 3:46)
 dude did you even watch the video? it says in there *facepalm*
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flag bettyswallocks (Apr 15, 2010 at 6:31)
 Agreed Christo there are aster juniors but i still think he will be right up there!!
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flag mtnbikerbro (Apr 15, 2010 at 8:57)
 is that a bighit or sx? nice bike
  • + 1
flag DHrookie (Apr 15, 2010 at 11:50)
 SX
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flag freerider1057 (Apr 16, 2010 at 10:55)
 did troy remind anyone else of sam in the interview? just how he doesnt look at the camera all the time and how he answers questions... ( and no i dont mean the accent )
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flag blkmrkt78 (Apr 15, 2010 at 5:22)
 yeah troy
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flag M-a-R-c-I (Apr 15, 2010 at 6:05)
 He must be a very lucky and talented rider...I hope he could do wellSmile
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flag DHrookie (Apr 15, 2010 at 7:15)
 Need a close up of the brakes! Those calipers don't look like the old codes.....
  • + 1
flag elzorroinphilly (Apr 15, 2010 at 8:37)
 They look like Elixir CR levers on Code calipers... maybe that's how the new Codes will be.
  • + 1
flag seraph (Apr 15, 2010 at 15:00)
 They are new 2011 Codes, the levers are designed after the CR Mag and XX.
  • + 1
flag fantaman (Apr 15, 2010 at 16:41)
 The new code 4 piston caliper is less bulky and allot nicer,Avid has now made the best looking 4 piston brakes imo.
  • + 0
flag seraph (Apr 15, 2010 at 16:43)
 I disagree, I think the Saint looks much nicer.
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flag louis2468routier (Apr 15, 2010 at 17:06)
 You wanna see a Junior WORTH hyping?? Do a write-up about Neko Mullaly!
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flag cikudh (Apr 15, 2010 at 17:32)
 i saw a valentino rossi in him, ready to conquer every track in the world
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flag dtrainmiller (Apr 16, 2010 at 3:02)
 he`s made the brake switch over.....
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flag downhill101 (Apr 15, 2010 at 13:36)
 troy is the real deal, kid fricken hauls!
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  • + 2
flag Maraka12 (Apr 15, 2010 at 8:19)
 nice bike
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flag camdenthekid (Apr 15, 2010 at 16:13)
 so they added sam hills mini me to the team haha
thats pretty sweet
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flag mcquade93 (Apr 15, 2010 at 10:57)
 damn dude nicee
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flag dtrainmiller (May 30, 2010 at 5:43)
 gTuz....say no more!
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flag ktmpaul111 (Apr 15, 2010 at 11:29)
 livin' the dream......
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flag shardman (Apr 15, 2010 at 20:40)
 Is that really his bike? Never seen him race on flats before...
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flag mic9654 (Apr 15, 2010 at 16:41)
 new code's look sweet
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flag mic9654 (Apr 15, 2010 at 16:40)
 yeah troy pinn it
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flag flyordie3 (Apr 15, 2010 at 17:23)
 thats a cool bash gaurd
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flag sheffy7 (Apr 15, 2010 at 14:14)
 i want his bike its sick
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