Crankworx Les Deux Alpes - Polygon Air DH - Practice
Today's Polygon Air DH Practice started out sunny and the track ripping. With practice going until about 1pm and seeding runs starting up at 2pm, the day seemed to be going well until all hell broke loose with the weather bringing heaps of rain and thunder. Crankworx officials postponed the race and Whip Off contest until the afternoon hoping the weather would clear. As the day went on, the weather got worse. Official word statement form Crankworx is that DH practice will be at 8:30am, racing will start at 11am, slopestyle and dual slalom training from 9-1, and Whip Off Contest is still to be determined.
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 The morning was a beamer. It was all sun, smiles and ripping up the Les Deux Alpes lawn. Rachel Atherton waits on a red flag underneath the avalanche barriers. |
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| Atherton. Surely too tired of winning to win tomorrow. |
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| Lorenzo from the lift. The ride up gives you a clear view of the course. In under a minute, it's a real crabshoot who will come by while you're on the way up. |
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| Danny boy warming up for the day. The steep technical track could do him well come race day tomorrow. With Gee on fire, it's anyone's call on who can take it. |
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| Matty Stuttard riding the confidence high of his 4th place on the steep and gnarly BDS at LLangollen last week. |
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| 100% focus from Bulls man, Masters. |
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| Team training |
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| Nick Beer making his way on the upper half. Dirt was dialed this morning after a little drizzle last night left the course running smooth. Tomorrow? Not so much.. |
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| GT's Mattia Roncaglia finding the flow after the wood section, just as the thunder starts to rattle overhead. |
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| Menacing black thunder clouds on the prowl soured proceedings this afternoon and stopped the lifts for the day. |
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| Brendog checking in with the boys in the Giant tent trying to borrow some compressed air to get his fork all dry. |
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| Flooded out.. Nick Beer puts on some touches to his bike before his tentative seeding run. Due to the heavy rain, his efforts will have to wait until tomorrow. |
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| Wet wet wet...the (terrible) soundtrack to Tuesday at Crankworx France. |
Stay tuned for more action from Crankworx Les Deux Alpes.
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