Road to Fise: Part 2

Jun 6, 2011
by Sam Davies  
With bad weather forecast we pessimistically drove to Montpellier for the first look at the course. We were greeted with rain upon arrival and puddles before take offs meant riding before qualification was out of the question.

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Due to the lack of riding and lack of food and drink in the fridge we bought some ‘essentials’ at the supermarket and checked out what else was happening at FISE. We met up with some of the other UK riders at the Monster RV which they’d also been road tripping in and tried to kill the time while the rain looked to be sticking around for a while.

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The day of qualifying came and although the rain had died down slightly the course was still wet. This didn’t stop the majority of riders who rode the course for the first time. After a short amount of practise qualifying started however it was postponed after a few runs due to the rain returning. After an hour of no riding the rain stopped and qualifying got back under way with Sam Pilgrim coming 3rd, Sam Reynolds 2nd and Lance McDermott taking the top spot for Sunday’s finals. Blake and Ray qualified although due to a registration mix up Danny and Adam couldn’t ride qualifying.

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The Best Trick contest started after qualifying taking place on the 13 metre gap mega ramp. 720’s, cliffhangers and various flip combos were attempted but Mehdi Gani claimed the title with a big triple whip.

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It was clear the weather was going to be a big factor for the week but the final was shaping up to be an interesting one.

Part 3 coming soon.

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8 Comments
  • 1 0
 I would like to say something like: mmh European Dimensions but Holy Sh*t Thats huge!
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 Triple tailwhip like martian hahah!
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 was that pilgrim riding the fire engine?
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 WTF ya its just a triple tailwhip.... Razz
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 Epic.
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 supper EPIC!!!!!!!
:P
  • 1 0
 sick triple tail whip!
  • 1 0
 So big....heh Razz







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