Race Report: Olympic Track Test Race - Rio de Janeiro

Oct 14, 2015
by Pinkbike Staff  
The stars of cross-country were in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil this weekend to try the newly built track that will be the stage for the 2016 Olympic Games. Aquece Rio is the name of the test event on the track that is 5.4 km long. The men rode 7 laps, while the women rode 6, but with the weather being blue skies and 32 Degrees Celcius, the organization decided to remove one lap for both categories.

Athletes liked the track built by Nick Floros (who built the London track), that had different rock gardens, jumps, pump sections and a long climb. The track doesn't favor one particular riding skill and was going be tough for everybody. The track will likely have no change in its design for the Olympics.

When asked about how the track compared to World Cups, most of the riders said that they preferred natural, more forest-like tracks with roots, but that it's important to have built tracks with technical features that look good on TV to help encourage more people to be interested in the sport. These riders have to be able to ride any kind of tracks anyway.

The women's race was lead all the way by Italy's Eva Lechner (01:20:13), followed by Poland's Maja Wloszczowska (01:20:55) and Sweden's Jenny Rissveds (01:21:25). The best Brazilian was Raiza Goulão (01:26:25).

The last 4 laps of the men's race were lead by french Maxime Marotte followed closely by Nino Schurter. By the end of last lap, Nino attacked in a fast sprint that gave him the victory by 2 seconds. Italian Andrea Tiberi was third (01:22:32). Julien Absalon had a crash and did a recovery race, he finished 4th. The best Brazilian man was Henrique Avancini, that lost the sprint attack for Absalon, getting the 5th position.

Always smiling Gunn-Rita Dahle
  Always smiling Gunn-Rita Dahle.

Rocky climb still in the beginning of the track
  Rocky climb at the beginning of the track.

The scary rock garden
  The scary rock garden.

Gunn-Rita Dahle was smooth in technical unfortunately the heat made her abandon the race
  Gunn-Rita Dahle was smooth in technical, unfortunately, the heat made her abandon the race.

Italian rider Eva Lechner was not afraid of the gap
  Italian rider Eva Lechner was not afraid of the gap.

The jumps were not a problem for canadian riders
  The jumps were not a problem for Canadian riders.

Rio de Janeiro

Rio de Janeiro

Rio de Janeiro

Rio de Janeiro
  Canada's Emily Batty.

Winners 1 - Eva Lechner 2 - Maja Wloszczowska 3 - Jenny Rissveds
  Winners!
1 - Eva Lechner
2 - Maja Wloszczowska
3 - Jenny Rissveds

Full results.

Warm up before men race. The area is inside a military base and this was used as training camp before
  Warm up before men's race. The area is inside a military base and was used as training camp in the past.

Men race started A lot of rider went to Rio to get prepared for the Olympics
  Men's race start! A lot of riders came to Rio to get prepared for the Olympics.

This was one of the most dificult technical sections where riders spend a lot of their training time
  This was one of the most difficult technical sections, where riders spend a lot of their training time.

Nino trying different lines
  Nino trying different lines.

Local hero Avancini rode hard and finished 5th one wheel behind Julien Absalon in the final sprint
  Local hero Avancini rode hard and finished 5th, one wheel behind Julien Absalon in the final sprint.

Spanish Antonio Hermida had bad luck with a flat tire and broken spoke and just finished one lap
  Spanish Antonio Hermida had bad luck with a flat tire and broken spoke and finished only one lap.

Maxime followed by Nino in the jump section
  Maxime followed by Nino in the jump section.

Another brazilian the young Luis Cocuzzi is 3 times sub-23 national champion
  Another Brazilian, the young Luis Cocuzzi is a three-time sub-23 National Champion.

Some XC style from Nino Schurter
  Some XC style from Nino Schurter.

Henrique Avancini the local hero was fast following Julien Absalon closely
  Henrique Avancini, the local hero, was fast and following Julien Absalon closely.

The track had a lot of technical features. This rock stairs was a bit off camber in the beggining but easy to roll over
  The track had a lot of technical features. These rock stairs were a bit off camber in the beginning but easy to roll over.

Sauser raced as invited rider. He is now performance manager for Specialized.
  Sauser raced as invited rider. He is now the performance manager for Specialized.

Off camber rock after the long climb
  Off camber rock after the long climb.

Rudi had bad luck with a flat tire but managed to be top 10
  Rudi had bad luck with a flat tire, but managed to make top 10.

Jump section had stones angled perfectly to clear the gaps
  The jump section had large rocks angled perfectly to clear the gaps.

Nino flyes the giant steps jump section
  Nino flies the "giant steps" jump section.

Last lap - Nino follows Maxime closely during all race for a final sprint to victory
  Last lap - Nino follows Maxime closely during all race for a final sprint to victory.

Podium with 1 - Nino Schurter 2 - Maxime Marotte 3 - Andrea Tiberi
  Men's Podium
1 - Nino Schurter
2 - Maxime Marotte
3 - Andrea Tiberi

Full results.


Watch Julien Absalon on board race footage.

All photos by PedroCury.com
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76 Comments
  • 44 4
 I wish we had more XCO style courses like this in the US instead of the slow, boring "endurance" races with no features that have become so popular. XC racing should be fast and furious, not a 3+ hour slog, and the course should have drops, jumps, and rocks so some roady can't win, but I guess that just doesn't attract the cash from hundreds of beginners looking for an "adventure ride".
  • 11 2
 Agreed. Dirt crits are boring (for spectators and riders) and a big reason why Enduro is becoming popular. Mountain bike racing should be as technical as possible. If you live in a place that doesn't have a lot of technical you can still race on tight single-track and limit the long grass sections. I've considered doing events like Leadville but after looking at the course and the bike setups it favors roadies more than mountain bikers. My rule: if it can be ridden fast on a CX bike, it's not a great mountain bike trail!
  • 14 8
 "I've considered doing events like Leadville..."

I assume you mean the Leadville 100? One of the hardest mountain bike races in the country? Sure buddy, sure
  • 1 0
 Adjustable seatpost mandatory = even more technichal featured circuits = great show.
  • 4 0
 hayden- You can push through any race even if you haven't trained for it. It really really sucks and you'll be sore for a week after but most riders can do it. in the first NH 100k race, I was just a dumb freshman in college that rode on and off and just for fun and finished... albeit after 8 1/2 hours, haha. I agree with thomp though, XC races would be better off on shorter more lap courses like this. This looks insanely fun and watching top riders do short powerful bursts is incredible.
  • 6 1
 @ryan83 So Dirt Merchant and A-Line aren't great mountainn bike trails?
  • 5 1
 @pedalfast-huckgnar touche' but the same rider is jumping further and riding faster on a mountain bike
@HaydenBeck It's an internet faux pas (you might need to google that) to talk trash about someone's riding ability on a forum. In fact, it's douchey in general to talk trash about someone's riding ability, even to their face. I've competed several marathon mountain bike races at the 50+ mile mark and have raced in XC, road and CX races. I have also actually ridden the trails on the course in Leadville. The vast majority of the ride is actually on fire roads or similar terrain (which is why you see riders concerned with "aero" positions) Most people, myself included, would enter with the goal of completion. It's still on the list but I'd rather spend the time/money racing on gnarlier trails.
  • 4 2
 @ryan83 you say it's an Internet faux pas to comment on one's riding ability, and immediately after you directly insult my intelligence.

I was not commenting on your riding ability, rather I was referring to your implication that the Leadville 100 is an easy event, and not worth your time.

I understand and agree that riding on rough terrain is fun and challenging. However, denoting the merit of races because they aren't "gnarly" enough for your bike skills just makes you sound lame. Would you call Danny Macaskill a wimp for riding a hardtail on a fire-road, just because he has the potential to ride on highly exposed ridges?
  • 2 2
 @dthomp325 you never been to a race. the beginners or last minute mtbikers are all "racing" the mini dh circuit. anyone can qualify for dh and enduro. to qualify or race an xc event takes years of training.
go watch some race live, and you ll get bored out of your mind to see the DH. XC is action all the time. waiting my time talking to trolls.
'nuff said.
  • 2 0
 @HaydenBeck my response was a little harsh but you're a classic troll. We were discussing the fact that often endurance and XC racing favors road bikers and not mountain bikers. Did you read the original comment by @dthomp325? In no way did I infer that riding/racing the Leadville would be easy, just that it's geared towards a different discipline that requires less technical skill that is not as spectator friendly.

XC races on more challenging terrain are more fun to watch/participate in (like the one in this article) and I'd love to see more of them.

@MojoMaujer I don't even know where to begin with that...so I won't.
  • 2 0
 I think there is XC and endurance. those two are a bit different: XC is more fierce and technical while endurance is more about speed over distance, and enduring the elements. I think personally the XC courses in the Olympics are very much about giving show to the audience and this is great. the endurance races are more about the rider rather than the show.
I like both, it is just about knowing the difference.
All of the things today are going side ways, becoming more specialized and extreme in their category.
May be XC is no longer about long endurance but more about sprints and technical ability and endurance is about... endurance.
Think about it.
  • 6 0
 @Mojo I've raced expert XC for 20 years and I've been racing Enduro for the past 3 years.


I would say enduro is significantly harder for me, and the level of competition at a BME type race is much greater than a typical XC race, but that probably mostly has to do with my body type (skinny) and years of XC experience.


The reality is that all mtb disciplines are equally difficult at the highest levels, and I don't have anything against XC, in fact I love XC, I'm just bored with the easy beginner courses we have here in the US. Give me a WC style XC race for legit expert XC racers with technical features and I'll love it.

Note there are some decent courses, for example I really like the Gowdy Grinder in Cheyenne.

I got into racing because going fast is fun. 3+ hour endurance races just aren't that fun to me because I can't go fast enough to make it fun for me. It's not appealing as a rider or spectator. A nice fast and furious 1:30 hour XCO style race on the other hand, is short enough to haul ass and rip turns.
  • 2 4
 @dthomp325 Enduro may be harder because you are 20 years older bro!!!

Sorry I missed the endurace part and you may be right on it. But also endurace races at least in eurpoe are aimed to older guys.

Either way it is fun. I mean, It should be fun riding any bike anywhere.meaning beach cruiser, beaters etc...

i just think it is silly all the kids think wc level xc is boring etc. etc. and dh is super exciting when they only see it on tv....

then they go to a race and think it is ok to bully (from a ski lift or something) the people riding and watching xc...

i mean... you know what i am trying to say.
  • 2 1
 Have done a couple 100 mi races, but chose them carefully so that they weren't a snooze. Haven't done Leadville buy have read about it and watched vids of the course and it is not technical and it favors the cardio gifted, eg elite roadies. Enduro at the high levels requires more endurance and sprinting watts than people give it credit for. I have been happy that WC XC courses are getting more technical. I think ideally those courses should make the choice between a hardtail and full sus bike a tough one.
  • 1 0
 @MojoMaujer I love WC XCO style racing, I'm complaining about the fact that we don't have that type of racing available to amateurs in the US anymore. Fast and hard just doesn't attract the same amount of money for promoters, because it's, well fast and hard. XC racing in the US is mostly skewed towards endurance races like Leadville that attracts hundreds of riders and big $$, which although definitely a very hard race, doesn't require much skill or top end speed. That's probably why we suck at WC XCO, we have very few races like that back home.

For me, pedaling along at a moderate pace and trying to match my hr/power goal for 3+ hours (10+ for Leadville :O), just isn't any fun, and is way too slow to make bike handling challenging. I would prefer WC style racing 2 hours so I can hammer my guts out of every corner and hit some drops and jumps and techy pieces to keep it fun.

@jasdo
> Enduro at the high levels requires more endurance and sprinting watts than people give it credit for

I would say it's pretty damn hard even at the lower levels. I'd say the top-half of the BME amateur category is as competitive as a CAT 1 XC race, and 20 minute stages are freaking hard, it's comparable to a short-track XC race aerobically, but of course you have the danger and mental elements on top of it.
  • 1 0
 @dthomps325 I was down in the US last winter. There were a couple of XC races I thought about doing. But after pre-riding each course, I decided not too. It was awful, at one race in St. George Utah instead of picking the fantastic technical single track found in abundance in the area they used fire roads that ran beside the single. It was horrible.

That being said two weeks later for a 100 miler they did use the single track. I can't imagine doing Zen trail at the tail end of a 100 mile ride.
  • 28 2
 Nino for rampage
  • 17 1
 I wholeheartedly believe he could find a line down Rampage and do it with style... on his Spark.
  • 25 7
 I didn't read the article but these look like the most boring lines Rampage has ever seen. These guys don't stand a chance.
  • 6 0
 Imagine Rampage riders racing this XCO track with lycra and hard tails?
  • 3 0
 they'd be fucking around and probably drinking beers as they ride
  • 2 0
 And smoking some weed shure
  • 5 0
 Ha yea, and going really fucking slow. XC is a different sport bro bros.
  • 2 4
 Yeah. One that's boring as fuck. As you can tell ho this got a short snippet. BIKES of rampage get longer articles than this whole event.
  • 2 3
 omg... the internet generation... go see a race for real and figure out which one is boring to watch. not saying one is better than the other, but dh even on red bull is never live, they cut 1/3 of the run otherwise people get jaded. you wait two minutes, see the run for 5 sec. than wait 2 more minutes. xc is is action, passi g all the time. from the front to the very end. xc is way more complex, you need to understand a little bit about cycling to get it. watch a couple of giro d'italia then you may get it.
'nuff said.
  • 2 3
 @mudmandhbrazil you are kidding right? you know these people are real athletes and besides what you see on (fake) videos they go to bed early and eat veggies? the only one I ever seen properly drunk after a race was petey. all the other ones may have 1 (one) beer. go see a wc race and you see them getting coffee at 6am, in their flip flops, all clean cut like they come out a gap poster, with their manager along.
'nuff said
  • 1 0
 @MojoMaujer you are kidding right? Ive been in a WC DH race and tons of racers was going to nightclubs in the night before the race and drunk the entire bottle of vodka and in the morning of the race they was there looking like shit. But in XC its diferent. Im am talking about DH riders not XC riders that for shure need to be fit and focus to win a race but downhill racers drink a lot and smoke a lot of weed. Look at Sam Hill yellow teeth and tattos
  • 2 1
 Mojo you just hate rampage because your spandexed ass can't get himself to ride off a drop or jump. DH is awesome, its a sweet vibe. DH is Rally racing. XC is like shitty and slower Nascar. like nascar if the cars did 5mph. i've watched some races and they're pretty boring.
  • 1 3
 @TFreeman Let's talk after you are allowed to get a beer... it's on me.
  • 1 3
 @mudmandhbrazil lol... you have a wide wide wide fantasy. or maybe you are talking about the amateur "racers"?
wc races are done in places without any "nightclubs" for miles and miles.
Second where did you see this race? in brazil?
Any pro dh rider does not drink, including the ones publicizing their "lifestyle".
  • 1 0
 You a*shole you think I need to lie in the comments of Pinkbike??? If you think that f*ck you. Maybe you are a shity teenager that font know that Brasil had 2 DH World Cups in 2005 and 2006 and Aldo had a XC world cup. Maybe you dont know that Brasil had some Red Bull faces with Gee Atherton Philip Polc or maybe you dont know that the Santos urban DH race that hapens every year including this year lots of World Cup riders come to this face. Maybe you think Brasil is in Africa PR somewhere else. I sow with my own eyes lote of this riders drinking the night before the race and Also going f*ck prostitutes and Aldo sniffing lots of cocaine e smoking marijuana. I just saw DH riders doping it not the XC. So keep in tour straight fantasy world and go to a XC website talk that shit
  • 3 1
 oh no, im only 20 and throw down harder than you. i'm so upset. how many clips of some XC race have circulated the interwebs and been all over news networks? 20 million views on kelly mcgazza's back flip. it was aired on Fox news, CNN and espn. no one gives a shit about some XC rider getting a wedgey.
  • 1 1
 Mojoshit I will never go to a XC website talk shit about XC since I love DH and XC. After what TFreeman said I think you should put your tail betwin tour legs and run
  • 1 3
 @mudmandhbrazil I raced DH. Maybe in Brazil they party. Def 10 years ago when it was not so popular and little $ people party more. But all top DH nowadays are pretty straight face.They have personal managers. No team manager. Personal managers following them everywhere. Maybe when they come to Brazil they party (and who wouldn't, it is my favorite place).
Don't need to insult like a puss.

@TFreeman, i buy you a beer when i see you. wait... you can't drink.
  • 2 0
 good thing i don't wanna drink. woo woo. who cares seriously. probably have more fun on the trails. enjoy being a pompous little ass in your little bar. no one gives a shit.
  • 2 0
 how do you hate DH WC racing yet "know" so much about it?
  • 1 1
 you called me a liar and I hate lies. the beggining of the comments was about Rampage riders and you mixed all.
  • 1 3
 i don't hate it. i love it. never said i hate it. what i hate is the internet image of dh vs xc.
until few years ago, mtbking was one sport with different disciplines. everyone got along.
nowadays kids in america and anglo saxon plaaces think that dh is cool and macho and xc is for wimps.
when i see a race in the us, the dh spectators and amateur racers play bully with xc racers and crowd.
Hold on... all they do yell when they are on the ski lift....
either way being a bully like a football player or college dorm does not belong to cycling and especially mtbiking.
I can not even say that DH is boring to watch live compare to XC that people got aggro LOL...
Really go see races... DH most people are there to "party" doubt most are even riders. XC there are people of all ages and really into it.
  • 13 1
 This is the line everyone else used cause Aggy wouldn't let them use his.
  • 5 1
 Look, I acknowledge that all these riders are better than I, and maybe I don't understand the nuances of XC racing, but their center of gravity is so high on those bikes over those rocks it makes me cringe. It's almost like they're asking to go over the bars. I would think a dropper post would give them such an advantage when things got rough so as to negate a half-pound weight penalty.
  • 1 0
 I totally agree and can not understand why the evolution of the dropper post has not made it to elite XC racing. The advantages gained far out weighs the weight penalty. As I always say to my weight weenie riding gang, If you wanna keep weight down take it off your ass...
  • 2 0
 Except that the speed advantage of a dropper post on the gnarliest bits of an XCO course is pretty small, and the extra weight does cost on the climbs. You spend much longer going up than down. Sure it eliminates some risk, but these guys are thinking about winning, not avoiding losing.

BTW @chillaxin - I'd love to hear you tell Julien Absalon to lose more weight off his ass... Wink
  • 1 0
 Wingguy, yeah weight loss of any elite XC riders ass would be pretty tough being most are super lean and low body fat already. The comment was meant for the Non-elite or simply the rest of us, that you could probably save more weight and even be faster by losing weight of your ass rather spending big money for a 1 lbs. drop off of a bike.
  • 1 0
 @TheR do you ride an XC bike? They are a difference beast.

On a trail bike a dropper post is absolutely necessary, the geometry makes them just about un-rideable with the seat up. An XC bike is a different, you stand on them differently, you just don't need the dropper to descend. A dropper would help, but not enough overcome the 20 second weight penalty.

I spend a lot time on both. On the trail bike dropper is a must, XC bike don't need it. What is stunning though is that on all but the gnarliest descents the XC bike can just about match the trail bike.
  • 1 0
 One other consideration is leg stress. When XC racers are descending over rock rolls etc with locked straight legs they're actually resting. The low down attack position is harder work. Even if XC riders had droppers they'd probably want to spend most of the time on descents stood straight up anyway.
  • 1 0
 yeah, I can see that technique being used more and more. I came from a DH background and when I started to take XC and AM style races more serious, I definitely used the downhill sections to close gaps and for recovery...
  • 1 0
 I made my comments after looking at the photos. When I had time to watch the video of the race, I could see why they wouldn't bother with droppers. It's only gnarly for a few seconds at a time, then on to more pedaling. I don't doubt these riders of all people know what they're doing, but I couldn't help but wonder.
  • 4 0
 The great part of the story was receving all this great athlets in Brasil. They went to bike shops and talked to people that was nice. Lools like the track is very artificial and I dont like artificial tracks but the riders liked it. The bad part is that with the money spent on the Olimpic Games brazilian government dont have money to hospitals, police and school and the only one that is happy now is the big contractors that are spending billions of tons of concrete to build all the places for competitions. Corruption is all over the place and Brazil is worst than ever. Anyway lets hope for a good race next year. Shame that everything is worst than ever, hospitals with sick people laying on the ground or corredor, schools witout teachers and food and the police doing shit all the time...
  • 3 0
 And what I heard is that we will not have the track afterwards... what a shame!
  • 1 0
 yes I forgot to say that the track will be destroyed and all that great work done to build this nice track will be lost..
  • 2 0
 If this is true, it is a real shame to hear because this maybe the best man made XC course I've seen. I would love to ride this course. It is properly technical and very entertaining.
  • 1 0
 yeah... first the world cup, now the olyimpics... i feel you, brazil needs and deserves more serious infrastructures than sports arenas... but the politicians, brick builders etc. etc. can pocket tons of money with these huge sports events. i can't believe they tore down the maracana to build that shaiser.
  • 1 0
 in Brazil they built a Velodrome for the Panamerican 2007 games in Rio de Janeiro. the place was very nice but we dont have many Velodrome bikers. than came the Olimpic Games and UCI and said that this brand new Velodrome is not good for the Olympics and they did what? they dismount the VElodrome and throu it in any place dismounted, that one was 10 millions of Reais and no one wants to mount it again. now Brazil is building a 147 Millions Reais new Velodrome just for that shit Olimpics Games.... I know that many countrys dont want Soccer World Cup and Olimpic Games cause the money spent is ridicolous and the come back for the population is almost nothing. we had Soccer World Cup last year and spent Billions of soccer stadiuns and now many of them are completlu useless and abondoned... and again public hospitals withou doctors, ray X and medecines, in school federal teachers recive something like 250 dollars for month to teach without food and security... police do shit all the time are seen drinking alcool with cops uniforms and stuff. corruption is all over the place... Brazil is like hell right now and the chriminals politics spending rivers of money in this shity games... shame
  • 1 0
 i fell you... a lot of money under the table going in politicians, land owners and brick builders. All corrupted. They could not pocket as much money building hospitals and schools. also i read about police killing kids to make rio safer, is that true?
  • 1 0
 every thing that you read bad about Brazil in real truth is thousands worst in real. Rio de Janeiro is called Hell de Janeiro... kid stab you to stole your bike and everything bad hapens. I lived in Europe and USA for many years and living here for me is like hell, now I rent my apartment in HEll de JAneiro and im living in the country side where I can find peace...
  • 4 0
 I admire the photographer Pedro Cury who took the time to locate remote slave strobes for lighting. He managed to place in such a way that the oil rubbed freshly-shaven muscle rippled legs of the men glisten in the light. Kudos for not altering my impression of XC racing.
  • 2 0
 He is an amazing photographer. Very experienced. Best photos in Brazil. www.pedal.com.br is a very nice bike website.
  • 2 0
 Eva is the number 1 xc racer... not in photo, in person. the other very popular one, very photogenic, can't remember her name now... she actually does not look that hot in person. eva superstar! and a great rider to boot!
  • 1 0
 Am I nuts or is Nino using a dropper? See thumb trigger in 4th photo of men's section. The guy in 3rd photo seems to have a Reverb... This is the first time I've seen a dropper in a world class XC race.
  • 2 0
 Yip you're nuts, it's the lockout lever for his suspension. That guy in the 3rd photo does have a dropper though
  • 1 0
 Looks like Hermida might have one as well? unless he has individual lock outs for front and read(instead of the xloc that does F and R on same button)
  • 1 0
 Gunn-Rita Dahle is time to retire. last race i watched you, you were walking your bike on the single track refusing to let the riders behind you pass. Plus we don't want 50-something at the olyimpics.
  • 2 0
 The GoPro-footage is actually by Julian Absalon. Schurter wouldn't loose time on the descents, would he? Wink
  • 1 0
 Good on board vid. That was a pretty cool track. I'd bust laps of that out if it was near me. Although I doubt I'd be doing it at that speed Smile
  • 1 0
 Does the staff at pinkbike think maybe they should proofread articles? I can find a number of grammatical errors. In every article, but this one was pretty bad.
  • 2 0
 Speaking of grammatical errors, nice sentence fragment above. "In every article, but this one was pretty bad" is not a sentence. I am a big fan of proper grammar, both in the article and among those who choose to comment about the grammar in the article. Thanks.
  • 1 0
 I'm not a "journalist", So I give no f*cks about my personal grammar.
  • 1 0
 what are the rules for passing in XC pro racing? especially when there is only 1 line, or the person in front simply blocks you?
  • 1 0
 Rules are you gotta be fast and make the pass happen if you've got the gas. In WC the starting position is extremely important and is based on current WC ranking, but personally I think they should have a short track qualifier for riders outside the top 20.
  • 1 0
 The descent that starts at 10:55 looks like a ton of XC fun! Particularly 11:20 - :36
  • 1 0
 this is a good track for riders like fontana... very similar to london, more rocks but not the very tech curve jump.
  • 1 0
 Go Jenny! Sweden represents Smile
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