The man does fly!

We all ask ourselves how Paul gets around a course so fast. At first we thought it had solely to do with the undies. Dismissing that as a silly notion, we then reverted to the fact that it simply must be the exceptional Felt bikes that he chooses to ride with their responsive handling and complient ride. Whilst that is entirely true, we knew that it couldn't be the whole story. Perhaps it was the MtBuffalo rides he does with various Australian champions? Or the gene pool that is the Van Der Ploeg Family?

All was revealed when we stumbled across this photo on Farkin.net, which gives the whole game away.



He just flies!

This shot is uphill after a vicious dip on the Gravity course, and Paul has completely defied gravity (jk.) and given away the secret of his speed. By not touching the course, he removes himself from all that can slow him down!

Amazing :)