Truth of the day: the return of the Missile!

OK – we know this will only appeal to readers of a certain vintage, but this made our morning when we heard it:

World-beating piranha-loving wild child Missy ‘The Missile’ Giove is racing this weekend’s Windham World Cup DH.

Now we know the MTB world loves a good rumour, so went straight for the facts – and here she is, tucked away quietly on the last page of the UCI entry list:

Oh yes. Yes. YES. We fervently hope that she doesn’t stay that quiet on race day. If you want us on Saturday, we’ll be sat in front of RedBull TV…