 Finn Iles at the 2018 UCI Downhill World Cup in Losinj, Croatia | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Born | 15 August 1999 Banff, Alberta | |||||||||||||||||
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (180 cm) | |||||||||||||||||
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| Current team | Specialized Gravity | |||||||||||||||||
| Discipline | MTB | |||||||||||||||||
| Role | Rider | |||||||||||||||||
| Rider type | DH | |||||||||||||||||
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