The trip overseas this year I knew it would be particularly difficult, after the shoulder injury the condition is rising slowly but are still not at the beginning of the season levels so you had to gamble well to bring home a good result and get good points for remain to fight for the TOP30 of the absolute !!!
The first race was in Colorado Crested Butte …. Unfortunately the second race day happens a misfortune, following a fall of a boy died and the race is canceled …
Condolences to family and friends! RIP Will Olson
On Monday, wake up early and Manuel and Valentina let’s take the Denver-Vancouver flight and then move in Whistler …
Tuesday fast Sgambati because Wednesday and Thursday could prove SS5 and the first part of ps2 who were all in the bike park!
Only Friday and Saturday instead you could try all the ps …
On Wednesday awakening the weather is not at all good, it’s raining and it’s cold … at the top there are 2 degrees !!! So I decided to rest a day to work better on the special days because anyway the bike park ps I know them enough already from previous years!
On Thursday the weather is good so you start spinning …. after the rain the ground the bike park is almost perfect …. It turns a little on special, and you do a little A-line to end the day !!! 😉
Friday instead we cycle a little because to go get ps1 is about 1 hour ascent and then we cycle a little bit also to take ps3 and to get to the chairlift ps4!
A quick search on all except ps4 I can make 2 …… The stages are beautiful, all to ride with a spectacular terrain and lots of roots !!!!! Wow, on Friday I had fun as hell !!!!
On Saturdays I can still pedalarmi 2 times the ps1 where the soil is improved but still popped up many new roots that currently do not create too many problems but will create in the race because in the afternoon is planned water !!!
In fact, as from Saturday afternoon prediction and all night it rains !!!! (It was almost 3 months that it was not raining)
The Sunday morning we wake up knowing that everything will be really very treacherous !!!!
PS1: all to drive, roots everywhere and a tear in very steep climb …. ps do a good, regular without pushing too much not to risk falling … I am quite satisfied! 27 are absolutely …
PS2: the first part of “Top of the word” is outdoors, many stones and some parts a bit faster then at some point you’re rushing to the left and the problems begin … them. a very long paths with points to pedal, a sea of ​​roots that you are never straight and a PS which takes about 15 min !!!!! Devastating…. Here too a regular childbirth without stra do because I know it will be difficult and long, but before mid reaches me by Mark Osborne that I was leaving behind 30 sec and that is pushing like hell (I was quiet start but I was not thinking so much!) So I still and I do go and I take this opportunity to pull me until I can … .all’inizio I struggle a little to pick up the pace because we are always sideways and pull very many wild cards then he drops a little the likely pace to fatigue and also I take my rhythm behind him and come down together !!! Grueling as special, probably the hardest! And how many risks !!!! 35 are absolute!
PS3: first part with fast straights and turns, and then in the end a nice single track with nothing difficult …. Here since it’s less tricky I try to push harder but does not go as I would like … in general a good ps but nothing special !!! 40 are absolutely …
PS4: Here, too, after a first part faster you put on a single track with slow steps on large stones that unlike the other was all much more wet and slippery …. Special this too good but in hard too pull the brakes …. I am 34!
SS5: about 15 minutes of descent only in the bike park … there is a bit of everything here … I try to adjust starting and push in the final but the energies now are few … but also quite satisfied with this ps !!! There are 40 …
Here’s arrival is great, cheering everywhere, final jump and large screen !!!! Yeahhhhhh !!!!
I can not hit my goal to be in the 30 but still end up 31 ever !!!!! higher and higher, and a very difficult race level … it was not what I wanted but I’m pretty pleased to have had a good race to do better … you had to risk a lot more !!!!
A win is Rude flying last ps ahead Barelli and Graves!
Now we need to get back into shape beautiful loads in the season finale !!!
Thanks to all those who follow me and cheering for me !!!!
Until next time,
bye Bye
Alex