Sam Pilgrim Takes off in Switzerland - Video

Apr 28, 2016
by Flying Metal  

This Friday and Saturday, the best mountain bikers in the world are flying through the air of the ice rink in Thun. One of them takes off even earlier. The Englishman, Sam Pilgrim, who not only won the Swatch Rocket Air in 2013 but also took the overall FMB title that year, flys through the beautiful Swiss mountains to be at the contest on time.

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Watch the Live Stream of Swatch Rocket Air 2016 here on Pinkbike:

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Sam Pilgrim flying over the Swiss mountain range

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7 pm BST Saturday, April 30
2 pm EST Saturday, April 30
11am PST Saturday, April 30
4 am AEST Sunday, May 1st
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Ready for take off


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21 Comments
  • 12 0
 Super cool to actually SEE the rider talking through the course. And how can ya not love Sam Pilgrim, he's an OG for sure.
  • 10 0
 the 360 !!! super nice gopro setup!!!
  • 8 0
 Casually narrating a backflip. I can barely hit one jump without holding my breath or getting winded.
  • 2 0
 Or massively nose-casing and eating either dirt or tree bark
  • 8 0
 And i worry about casing a 3' double.
  • 6 1
 ...just that easy
  • 1 0
 That camera angle makes him look like one of those chickens that does not move his head when the rest of his body is moving. Hilarious. Check it out for yourself: www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y2_LfcJoa2A
  • 2 0
 His brakes are set up moto style aren't they?
  • 2 1
 pretty usual in the united kingdom I think... Rear brake on the left (I couldn't!!)
  • 5 0
 @RedBurn: everyone here does it that way!!!
  • 3 0
 Yep thats the norm Smile
  • 3 0
 Reason is, here in the US, when riding on the road, you make hand signals with your left hand. You generally don't wanna hit your front brake with one hand on the bars! Across the pond, you crazy Brits drive on the wrong side the road! So ya gotta make hand signals with the right hand. So the front brake goes on the right Smile And I personally run moto brakes, cuz I'm cool like that Razz
  • 2 0
 "When riding on the road" Oh you! hahaha Wink

(Yeah it's the same thing in most of Europe too - makes sense too Smile )
  • 1 0
 That made a grumpy man smile!
  • 3 1
 Sam friggin Poppins/
  • 2 0
 Sam's not even phased.
  • 1 0
 HOW does someone do that so easily haha
  • 1 0
 Cool camera setup, tough it makes him look like a boble-head
  • 1 0
 Claudio- take note, I expect you to paraglide to the top of fort William.
  • 1 0
 love it!
  • 1 0
 Oh Sam!







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