Downhill World Champion Loic Bruni says he and Finn Iles have been blown away by their new team mate Jordan Williams’ speed.

Williams, 18, is starting his first World Cup season with Specialized Gravity and has made the move up to the Elite men’s field along with last year’s Junior overall champion Santa Cruz Syndicate star Jackson Goldstone.

Bruni, 29, says Williams was initially a mystery to him.

 “Jordan was a question mark last year, I was like: ‘How is he going so fast?’ He was the quiet assassin,” he said. 

“Jackson was a lot more in the media, famous, whatever and Jordan was as fast as Jackson, faster sometimes.

“I didn’t really have an idea of him before I got to meet him with the team.

“He’s a legend, he’s super chill, really nice - always up for anything.”

Bruni, who has won five Elite World titles, can’t wait to see what Junior World Champion Williams does on the same bike as him.

“We rode together in California, enduro bikes, and I was mind blown by the speed,” he said.

“I was like: ‘Why are you going so fast man? We’re chilling’ There were Specialized engineers and he’s like: ‘Yeah I’m chilling’ and I’m like: ‘No you’re not’….He was smoking Finn and I. 

“I’m so excited to see how good he is…with a good bike too, the same more or less weapons. So it’s scary but it’s good for me. 

“I’m getting older and older and it’s good for me to have these young guns, nice ones, to come and kick our asses, it’s a good thing.”

Watch the full video to hear Loic’s thoughts on the season ahead including what he has to say about his new bike and how important his relationship with his long-time mechanic Jack is.