We have internet again finally and I can get you all up to
speed! I just raced the 4th round of the IXS European cup series in
Wiriehorn, Switzerland. I had raced there before in 2011 and I was looking
forward to getting a really good result leading up to worlds in two weeks time!
We had been staying at Christian Textor’s place in Germany
and we had so0 much fun that we decided to stay until Friday morning and leave
at 5am in the morning. We arrived just in time for practice and we were all a
bit tired after the early start. I just wanted to get in 4-5 runs to get to
know the track and conditions. The track had changed a lot since I raced it in
2011 and I was loving it! It was FAST, dry and loose with some cool technical
sections too.
On Saturday after 5 practice runs and loads of fun it was
time for the seeding runs. I tried to stay relaxed and just have smooth run
without going all out which is exactly what I did. I came down with a time of
4:08 which had me in 6th spot, my best ever seeding result at a
European cup. I was really happy because I knew I had some time which I could
take off for the race run.
On Sunday I put in 3 solid runs in the morning, 2 of which
being full runs to ensure I had the flow of the track down. I felt really good
and knew I could have a good one. Thankfully the weather stayed dry which was
awesome and the track was sooo dusty!
Race runs were upon us and soon it was my turn, I was so
keen to have a good one that when the beeps sounded I actually got a bit too aggressive
and blew the first 3 turns by going in too fast. I knew I had messed up
then and there but I refocused on the rest of the run. I was almost at the
finish when I hit a flat left hander a bit fast and had a full on 2 wheel
drift! I thought I was crashing and somehow saved it J I got to the finish with a
time of 4:08:41 which left me in 11th spot overall. Its bitter sweet
because it’s my best European cup result so far BUT if I had a solid run I
would have been a good few spots higher up. I’m still stoked and I had a blast,
now it’s back home for world champs!
I have also moved into 19th in the European rankings!
Thanks so much to everyone for all the support! Also to my
awesome sponsors: INVESTEC, morewood, Seattle Coffee co, Virgin Active, my
trainer John Wakefield @science2sport, Cycles Africa, Manitou, Hayes, Sun
Ringle, Odi, Adidas eyewear, Red Bull SA, Bell Helmets, Leatt protectives,
Csixx, Spank and Faithwear.
Until next time… Keep an eye out on www.ixsdownhillcup.com for the Wiriehorn video recap, I did a little interview ;)
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