Looking back on life can be a funny thing, thankfully we have a knack for forgetting the bad and our recollections are sometimes viewed through rose-tinted spectacles. Sometimes we had a solid plan, sometimes we winged it.
Talking to Hans Rey, it becomes apparent that his longspanning career was never just down to luck, there was plenty of forethought – mostly he had a plan, but sometimes he had to wing it too. An example was when he embarked on the most challenging adventure of his life. Hans had turned 50 in 2016 and in terms of being a professional mountain bike rider he was getting on.