Happy Holidays Everybody!!
It's good to be home for the holidays and take a small break from bustling airports. In mid November to early December we had a training camp followed by our first World Cup race of the season in Austria. I had never raced that venue before but I really enjoyed my time on the course there. Unfortunately, the course layout didn't allow for many passing opportunities and I wasn't able to make it happen. On some days that is just how it goes.
Next on the schedule was Lake Louise, Alberta. This was a venue that was completely new to the tour and looks like it will be better in the future. The course had its quirks as did qualifying day. Even though snow isn't unwelcome in our sport, it can definitely be inconvenient. Snow and wind make the speed on course change dramatically from run to run and I wasn't able to link a good run together once the course started to speed up again. I just missed out qualifying through to the heat racing but as always I am happy to walk away healthy. The heat racing had a lot of wrecks in it and many competitors weren't quite as lucky. We are heading back to Europe on January 6th for the next 3 races at 2 venues. There will be a double header in Andorra and then a single event in Veysonnaz, Switzerland. I'm excited to get back on the course and make a push to get on the podium. Thanks for reading and enjoy the time with your friends and family!
It's good to be home for the holidays and take a small break from bustling airports. In mid November to early December we had a training camp followed by our first World Cup race of the season in Austria. I had never raced that venue before but I really enjoyed my time on the course there. Unfortunately, the course layout didn't allow for many passing opportunities and I wasn't able to make it happen. On some days that is just how it goes.
Next on the schedule was Lake Louise, Alberta. This was a venue that was completely new to the tour and looks like it will be better in the future. The course had its quirks as did qualifying day. Even though snow isn't unwelcome in our sport, it can definitely be inconvenient. Snow and wind make the speed on course change dramatically from run to run and I wasn't able to link a good run together once the course started to speed up again. I just missed out qualifying through to the heat racing but as always I am happy to walk away healthy. The heat racing had a lot of wrecks in it and many competitors weren't quite as lucky. We are heading back to Europe on January 6th for the next 3 races at 2 venues. There will be a double header in Andorra and then a single event in Veysonnaz, Switzerland. I'm excited to get back on the course and make a push to get on the podium. Thanks for reading and enjoy the time with your friends and family!
