FISE

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Just got back from FISE in Montpellier, France. Was a sweet Slopestyle comp part of a big extreme sports week with bmx, skateboard, wakeboard and more...

Went out there for a week left last Tuesday was a little sketchy with the planes and all this Volcano issues but all was good chilled on the first day had a look at the course looked RAD drop off the bridge to big old step up with a 4m kicker (insane) cool little pump track double to road gap knarly opposite wall ride to step up hip last double then quater to wall at the end.

Did not do much for the first few days as the course was still being built and the weather was a bit on and off with rain. Rode it for the first time Wednesday afternoon drop off the bridge was a bit daunting but really easy carrying loads of speed and still just managed the step up. wall ride was just about impossible to get to the down ramp so only rode the drop and step up.

Thursday everyone else turned up had one look at the wall ride and said no ways is it going to work. so Jamie Goldman, Mike Montgomery, Pierre edward ferry and I spent ages changing it to make it better.

Friday was the Experts comp on the course and we had just finished changing the run out of the wall ride and tested it
The French riders are insane just sending all sorts of tricks and smashing everywhere fun to watch though.

Partied every night at a club called Ayers Rock was an Ausy bar pretty cool had some crazy times in there, but never drank only Monster.

Saturday was supposed to be the day of qualifying but it was crazy windy and the riders called it off because it was to dangerous, So instead they had a best trick on the last to keep the crowds happy. Some good tricks went down Yannick Granery did flip wips and crazy dump 3's but in the end Mike Montgomery won with a flat spin 720.

Sunday and we had to wake up really early because qualifying was at 9am and practise started at 8 because there was less wind in the morning got my first qauly run out the way and the wind picked up so it was called off again. We then decided to change a few things on the course and start from the landing of the step up. Quite a few riders did not like the idea of riding in the wind and were trying to call it off but it went ahead so most of the guys did not ride, i was well up for riding just a bit bummed we couldn't do the whole course. managed to qualify in 5th then had the finals later in the evening.

Rode really well did not do anything crazy just kept consistant and battled through the wind. Other riders were strugling with the windy conditions but everyone got through ok. Thought i had done good enough for top 5 so was happy with that then missed the price giving because i went back to the hotel to drop off my stuff got back and was told that i had won which was amazing best fealing ever to win a big comp like that and so stoked so i came first with Yannick Grannery in second.

That night was a big party night for me, then flew back to the UK on Monday.

This year has started off better than i could of imagined now looking forward to IXS Dirt Masters in Winterberg, Germany this weekend going to be EPIC!!

PEACE!!