At this year’s Fort William round of the World Cup it didn’t seem to matter where I looked, there was always a kid with some form of ‘Ratboy’ banner. It seems that he is the new idol for many young riders, and it’s not surprising. Josh ‘Ratboy’ Bryeland is one of those annoying riders who just seems to be blessed with pure natural talent, he always makes things look effortless. That in itself is style in our books, but with seemingly endless amounts of time he can also turn the style up a notch whenever he wants. Sickening.

Here’s his team mate and mentor Steve Peat talking all things Ratboy in a special edition of This is Peaty…