FISE First FMB Gold Event

Hi all, So just had the first Gold event of the FMB World Tour, FISE which was down in Montpellier France. I arrived there on Tuesday, off loaded our stuff in the hotel and went to check out the course. It was so good to be somewhere where it was sunny and warm, made a change from the rubbish weather in the UK. The course looked sweet apart from the roll in for the mega ramp which to be honest looked like you were going to G out so bad at the bottom and fly off into the river. the mega ramp was bigger this year and after climbing up the stairs and looking over the edge down the roll in I was not Loving it. The rest of the course looked good pretty much same set up as last year and I couldn't wait to ride it. So I built up my bike and went to practise, the mega ramp wasn't open so we had to start from the Amateur tower which was good because i wasn't ready to tackle the mega just yet. Met up with some of the guys who we riding a few American and Canadian riders, Cam Mccaul, Bass, Messere and Chubey. Was good to see them there. First run through went well the course felt good and we just sessioned that till it got dark getting a few bit dialled in. Wednesday and day of Qualifying, I got up around 9 so I could get in some more practise and Cam was already on course and had jumped the mega which was sweet because now I could ask how it was. I had a few warm up runs and then went up to give it a go it took me a while and seeing some french guy almost die as he G'd out at the bottom and his bike flying off into the river never helped my confidence but eventually dropped in and did it. It wasn't to bad a little tight at the bottom of the roll in but ok. Second run and because straight jumping it you could feel the wind I just flipped it and it felt much easier. Got my qualifying run dialled in and when it came to qualifying it was so windy that we decided not to do the mega and instead do the qualies from the AM line. I did a good first run which put me in 14th and my second run I stepped it up but had a bit of a over rotate on my three whip on the last and slid out so that was that. I ended up in 19th and top 18 qualified so i was a bit unhappy, the judging was a little off as Cam did a sweet run and came 20th so not sure what happened there. Anyway went out and enjoyed the FISE night life, went to the Strength In Numbers Premier which was so good that is a must see film. Thursday and finals started late due to the wind and rain but eventually got underway and the mega ramp was running good, was super fun to watch but I would rather have been riding. Some sick runs went down and in the end Pilgrim won with Sodastrom and Graneri 2nd and 3rd. Most of the riders left that night to RedBull Berg Line on the over night coach and I flew back to the UK on Friday morning. Had a good time, rode a sweet course, enjoyed the sun and got sun burnt so all good haha.. Ill try get a vid up when i find one. Peace