THE PILOT - Amaury Pierron

Published 2023-05-25
Two World Cup Downhill Championship titles with a space of four long years between them, connected by the resilience of one man. "The Pilot" is a story about Amaury Pierron.

From his explosion onto the scene at the highest level and his journey through rehabilitation from bad injuries, to his recovery in 2021 and his return to racing after nearly two years off… Discover the story of Amaury and the road he travelled to win the World Cup DH overall for a second time and make 2022 his best season yet.

With "The Pilot” by the Sleeper Collective team, you’ll be riding alongside the best (pilot) in the world - Amaury Pierron.

"I've always loved watching athlete docuseries and always thought it would be great to do one some day. It was when Sleeper Collective were filming me on the DH World Cups last year that we decided to go for a longer format. It became an important project for myself, Sleeper Collective and COMMENCAL. It was cool to have the Premiere at the cinema in Andorra, where I live and train all year round. Can’t wait for you see that too!" - Amaury Pierron.

Rider: Amaury Pierron
Film & edit: Sleeper Collective

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All Comments (21)
  • @stevet9938
    Re-watching this after Amaury layed down two of the greatest winning runs in history back to back in 2024.... The Pilot part 2 will be even more riveting.
  • @TeddyParker
    How did SleeperCo just take over downhill production overnight? This is the kinda coverage we all want for everything we care about. Props to those lads.
  • One of the best documentary videos I´ve seen in the last couple years... A lot of emotion that can be felt as you are watching it. Animal!
  • @shdw_co
    Insane work Sleeper Co!!!! Hands down one of the best sports docuseries out there and on pair with similar stories that Netflix have put out. So excited for 2023 DH Season.
  • @nicholkid
    This came on autoplay and I ended up watching the whole thing instead of playing Zelda.That proves how good this was I think! Amaury has been my fave rider since I got into downhill. To see him go through all those injuries and come back even better is really inspiring.
  • @vitalmtb
    🔥🔥🔥🔥 can't wait to see this season kick off! YEAH MOMO (finally finished the movie...SUCH AN AMAZING FILM! great work sleeper co, amaury and crew!)
  • i dont know nothing about downhill racing, but this documentary is awesome. top tier quality
  • @rpiian
    One of my favorite riders to watch. Amaury is a freaking animal.
  • @hobmarg
    18min in and have to comment already that this is now WCDH canon, mandatory watching... another 10/10 production by Sleeper, hats off guys, take a bow... Also another reminder of how much we will miss Rob Warner on commentary this season.
  • @ianrendall201
    Absolutely captivating from the start. Nobody doing it like the Sleeper Collective. Max, Glen, Harry and Tamara totally smashing it. 👏🤟
  • @Dydhy23
    Une tuerie comme d’hab… merci a commencal , a la team, aux riders, rideuses, aux monteurs, merci pour les frissons et les yeux brillant , LOVE .
  • @ride-time
    This is the best MTB video I've seen in years. I'm so glad I sat down to watch the whole thing.
  • @Garrett-G
    Incredible story! Excited to see this season kick off!
  • If a banana stuck on a wall with american tape is art, this videos is on another level like this is the best documentary and also the best summary of a season i've ever seen in my life.
  • @BockaufBiken
    Amaury is the man! He is so valuable to the sport and has taken it to a new level with his engaging manner. Much love MOMO <3
  • Maaaaaan, what work. Amazing film, images, music, text, everything. Riding a bike it’s a pleasure for everyone, of course, but when you put meaning in the act of down a mountain with your bike, when you depend to be fast, to be perfect, to not wrong, that’s the time when your life received meaning. So, in this film, we can feel that energy. 🇧🇷 🇧🇷 🇧🇷 🇧🇷 🇧🇷
  • Best bike documentary I've ever seen man do I love amuary, such good footage everything just perfect
  • @lucasdh13
    C'est pour ça qu'on aime ce sport ! Nous avons découvert tout le processus de création du V5 avec "This Is Us" (au passage incroyable). Maintenant un focus sur Amaury Pierron dans ce film / documentaire que dis-je chef-d'oeuvre ! On passe part tous les états de la joie, à la tristesse de voir que mentalement Pierron n'est pas au top et qu'il essaie de tout donner malgré tout. L'une des meilleurs partis selon moi c'est l'étape de World Cup à Gets ! Ayant été spectateur sur place, juste en revoyant les images toutes les émotions qui remonte c'est fou ! Un triplet français sur cette étape ce n'est dû jamais vu ! La folie, la fierté que d'être Français et de voir tous ces athlètes sur le podium. (Merci à David Douillet d'avoir essayé de décrédibiliser notre sport...) Une réalisation by Sleeper Collective des artistes dans le domaine ! Un montage d'une perfection folle. Bref tout est fou dans ce doc merci à tous de nous faire vivre ceci. Un grand bravo à toute l'équipe Commencal pour pousser encore plus loin chaque fois ce sport. ENG : That's why we love this sport! We discovered the whole V5 creation process with "This Is Us" (incredible, by the way). Now we focus on Amaury Pierron in this film/documentary, or rather masterpiece! We go through all the states of joy, to the sadness of seeing that mentally Pierron isn't at his best, and that he's trying to give it his all in spite of everything. One of the best parts for me was the World Cup stage in Gets! Having been a spectator there, just looking back at the images brings back all the emotions, it's crazy! A French triplet on this stage is unheard of! It's madness and pride to be French and to see all these athletes on the podium. (Thanks to David Douillet for trying to discredit our sport...) Produced by Sleeper Collective, artists in their field! Insanely perfect editing. In short, everything in this doc is crazy. Thank you all for bringing this to life. A big bravo to the Commencal team for pushing this sport even further every time.
  • @clem2nc642
    Merci de ce reportage sur Momo ! Incroyable travail de tout le monde !
  • @TAZMON20
    It's never about how you fall but how you rise up, excellent work, see you in Fort William.