Podcast: Vaea Verbeeck - Queen of Crankworx & Aggressive Downhill Racer by JettaLazza

Until Sunset - Vaea Verbeeck

Queen of Crankworx and 3 times DH national champ Vaea Verbeeck talks about how she reconsidered her career after a broken femur. For us she defines the word of progression in the sport and we got to film with here for a Shimano "Make Your Mark" video. She gets into how working on power moves is what opened up her riding possibilities and gives some great tips on how to approach features that you feel might be beyond your current level.

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Young Vaea was looking up to Sam Hill. Sam Hill was based out of Bromont, Quebec which is where I started biking.

Interview from the Shimano Make You Mark episode with Vaea Verbeeck. Filmed at The Coast Gravity Park at the Sunshine Coast in BC, Canada.

I did not process I broke my femur…meanwhile I am staring at my foot in my face.

At first I was intimidated. This kind of riding is stressful with the exposure or Rampage style riding! You know you’re gonna be out of your comfort zone.

• Athlete : @VaeaVerbeeck
• Produced : @AnthillFilms
• Sound : @JettaLazza

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