Kona Factory Team - Val D'Isere, France

Aug 2, 2012 at 4:41
by Liam Renaut  
After a big long break. The Australian Kona Duo head to France for the 6th round of the UCI World Cup. Never been raced before, the guys where keen to see what the track was like and they found out quickly, steep and wild.

After having one of his best results in Windham, Mitch 'Dingo' Delfs was finding it hard to find his stride on this new French terrain and after having the ever so wondeful weather of Europe, he found himself in an unexpected Qualifying run, MEGA RAIN. Luckily in his favor, a lot of the other competitors to follow weren't expeting this either and he managed to make it into the top 80.

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Still finding it hard on the track, he was unable to put together a race run like Windham and get a result that he was stoked with, finishing in 45th, he moves on now to World Champs & Norway, where he will try and continue the Windham fashion that we all know he can easily achieve.

On the other end of the spectrum, young gun, Connor Fearon is now more than half way through his first full world cup season, progressing further and further toward his goal of the season, top 30 overall. He has finished 27th 2 times in the past and was really hoping this round could be his first top 25 debut.

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After feeling so much at home on this French track, Connor was definitely looking like he could pull away with a top 20 here. In true wild australian style, connor was not holding back and was letting loose!

Walking away with his best result ever, 22nd. Connor is look to still improve and get better with more experience.

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