I tried to catch Shane Leslie’s DH run, but missed it. Instead I got this kid, who was also hucking the big jumps. Same jersey but once I zoomed in, I realized wrong bike, Shane rides for specialized. He didn’t have his best run, but he’ll be back. He is Junior National Champ after all!
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| Not Shane, but same jersey! |
Spectating the men’s elite race is another highlight of my race weekends. I’m done racing, so the pressure is off. I can just heckle and cheer and walk around the course. They seem to be going about twice as fast as we are. Watching men’s World Cup’s live is a whole other game though. Nino and Julian battle it out at the front, sometimes the fluckilnigers are up there and Kabush is usually around top 10. Sometimes they’ll even do a wheelie or a tail whip for the crowd. Fontana and Fuhmic are always good for taking the bigger line, bigger drop and always a turn bar or whip! I think it’s a requirement when wearing baggies!
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| Nino! |
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| Julian |
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| Geoff |
The other race I watched was "Ride The Plank". A silly "race" the night before the World Cup events begin. It was hilarios and looked freeezing!
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| Ride the Plank! |
