Not fair to judge on one race though is it, anything could have happened in Hill's run. From the info here he could have crashed for all we know..

Is the kid in the picture taking a shit?

They are = they're, not their.

That's actually a carbon frame! Looks sick IRL.

Yes, I read it. The article implies all you need to do to be a "privateer" is to love your sport, it's insulting. There's a little more to it than that. "I don't have rich parents" could mean they don't own a private jet and aren't millionaires. Great. Like I said, it's impossible to race abroad full time without a lot of money behind you - the only way is to work full time and race in your own country and gain some sort of sponsorship, perhaps getting out of the country a couple of times a year if you're VERY lucky. It isn't possible for a working class schmuck with more bills than dreams. My main beef with this "article" is it being less about inspiring people without sponsors to suddenly be able to race world cups as long as they love their sport enough and more about promoting Claire Buchar.

to be a privateer you’ve got to love your sport. You've also got to be lucky enough to be middle to upper middle class.