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No Room For Error - COMMENCAL/VALLNORD in Maribor
Starting the season on a track like Maribor was brilliant! Loam, roots, off-cambers, compressions, jumps, a breathtaking rock garden and a massive supportive crowd with us every step of the way. The rain might have rolled in to disturb the qualifying runs but the sun came back for the finals. And what a race! Probably one of the tightest ever and it got the new World Cup season off to a pretty exciting start!
We arrived in Slovenia to a nice surprise for everyone: our bus upgraded to a new truck! It's proof a lot of hard work over the off-season and there was such satisfaction to see how happy our staff and riders were when they saw it. We’re really proud to have a home like this for the next months and for the team to enjoy the best of the best.
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Amaury Pierron - 7th (+2.057 seconds)
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Rémi Thirion - 17th (+4.845 seconds)
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Thibaut Daprela - 1st Junior
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In the team ranking, we’re sitting in fourth place and we all know what we have to get to work on for the next round.
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Massive thanks to all our sponsors, our bikes are amazing and we’re glad to ride in such good conditions! See you at the next one in Fort William!
Photos Keno Derleyn / Video Jean-Remy Ceron
We arrived in Slovenia to a nice surprise for everyone: our bus upgraded to a new truck! It's proof a lot of hard work over the off-season and there was such satisfaction to see how happy our staff and riders were when they saw it. We’re really proud to have a home like this for the next months and for the team to enjoy the best of the best.
Amaury Pierron - 7th (+2.057 seconds)
 | I was hoping for a better result but I struggled a bit on this track. Thankfully, the morning before finals I felt better, not enough and not everywhere, but finishing 7th isn’t that bad. |
Rémi Thirion - 17th (+4.845 seconds)
| I pushed the limits, I made some mistakes at the top and got a bit tired at the bottom so I lost some time there but I’m really happy to finish 17th. |
Thibaut Daprela - 1st Junior
| "My run was really good, I just made one mistake at the top of the track and then, after that, I tried to have a clean run to the end! It wasn’t a crazy one but I’m happy, it was enough for the win!" |
In the team ranking, we’re sitting in fourth place and we all know what we have to get to work on for the next round.
Massive thanks to all our sponsors, our bikes are amazing and we’re glad to ride in such good conditions! See you at the next one in Fort William!
Photos Keno Derleyn / Video Jean-Remy Ceron
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