Les deux alpes, France.
After fort William where everything was organized perfect, this weekend was a bit 'different'.
DH: The first day off practice was cancelled due to a lack off course marshals!! After one and a half day of practice we already had to race. I thought I had a good run going but when I crossed the line and looked at my time I knew it was not good enough for a top 10 place. I ended up in 12th place.
foto: Beerten - Jonnier - Moseley - Suemasa
4XMy 4X race went better than the DH. I quallified 2nd behind Katrina Miller. In the semi-final I had a bad start and did not manage to get to the Final. I went through to the B-final for place 5 till 8. I was good out off the gate and won the B-final. A 5th place in the 4X
Then our trip moved on to...
World cup #3Schladming, Austria
Schladming is famous of the big skiing area. This year is the first time that they were organizing a World Cup Mountainbiking.And they did a great job.
DHThe DH course was really fun to ride, but hard to race on. It was steep and bumpy from start to finish. I did an easy qualifying run and qualified 12th. The first part off my final DH run went smooth and I tried to keep off the brakes as much as I could. And then… I felt my rear-end sliding…flat rear tire. I still came down the last bit off the course but not as fast any more. A 14th place was the best I could do with a flat tire.
4XWhen I saw the 4X track I knew I was going to like it. It was fast and had some big jumps in it. For the first time in my world cup career I qualified 1st!! In the semi-final I was good out off the gate and I won.And then the final…..Sabrina Jonnier was a bit faster out of the first turn, but I still was close on here back wheel. In the last turn I tried to pass here on an inside jump. I could not make the turn and went over my bars. I grabbed my bike and I still menaced to stay in 2nd place!!!!!
