‘Descending is road cycling’s last mystique’ – Safa Brian on keeping up with the pros and embracing cycling’s raw beauty

There’s a high likelihood that even if you’ve never heard of the name Safa Brian, you’ve seen him ride a bike. His daring riding style sees him tackle descents across the world at breakneck speed in a bid to remind his audience not just of cycling’s raw beauty but also that less is almost certainly more. 

Brian Wagner, better known as ‘Safa Brian’, has been shaped by a life that has revolved around bikes, even if he was nearly 30 by the time he clipped into the pedals of a road bike for the first time.