The third race of the South Australian downhill series was the ‘away race’ at Melrose in the FlindersA�Rangers Region, three and a half hours away from Adelaide.
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Connor Fearon tells us more about his week in Fort William, how his race went and what he is up to until the next World Cup.
Continue reading “Inside Info: Connor Fearon – Fort William”
Another World Cup and another win for Aaron Gwin, this time it wasn’t as big a winning margin as we have seen from Aaron. It was an interesting race with the weather creating havoc for many riders. There were plenty of surprises with some riders doing extremely well while others really struggled.
Qualifying at Fort William is all wrapped up and there were a few interesting results! The top spots were dominated by the local riders all keen to win their home world cup. A few other riders have also put their hands up to challenge for the win, with the top 20 separated by less than ten seconds, this race looks like it is going to be the closest of the season so far.
World Cup number 3 is upon us, Fort William has been a regular on the World CupA�calendar for years now. While the track hasn’t had dramatic changes it will still require riders to be on their toes. The biggest changes are found at the bottom of the track where riders (after surviving the top part of the track) will have to negotiate some big moto style jumps as they head into the finish.
Have a read of how Connor described his week at Val di Sole including what happened during his race run;
After round one in South Africa we had a two month break to go home and relax. I wouldna��t get this opportunity through the rest of the season, so I trained pretty hard at home. The next trip would be almost 4 months long with 6 World cups. The first was Val Di Sole which I was looking forward to. I had my best result of 2011 there and I really liked the track…
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