Nick Beer, - usually a rather slow season starter -, pedals onto 9th place at the 2011 world cup start in Pietermaritzburg! Floriane Pugin and Emilie Siegenthaler both fought as hard as they possibly could and ended up on 5th and 7th.
It was not Nick Beer's favorite race track with the extremely long flat pedaling sections, and neither it was Floriane Pugin's or Emilie Siegenthaler's. The key was to stay focused, stay positive, and to find a way how to save enough energy through the top section to be able to sprint through the rest of the track.
Nick, Floriane and Emilie all managed to find the right mix of aggressiveness and coolness, - and their way into the top ten.
It was Nick Beer's first race of the season. Starting the season with a 9th place makes us even more curious what he will pull out at the upcoming world cups!
Fabien Pedemanaud did not find the right rhythm on this track and placed , but will certainly be attacking in Fort William.
While there was lots of tuning and adjusting on other team's bikes, SCOTT11 raced with the usual set up. The Schwalbe Wicked Will tires helped us a lot with it's low rolling resistance, so we didn't have to cut down any tires.
Before flying home to Europe tomorrow, SCOTT11 will try surfing at the famous beaches around Durban. Nick Beer, Emilie Siegenthaler and Freddy Hunziker will be competing next weekend at the IXS European Cup at Monte Tamaro, Switzerland. Fabien Pedemanaud and Floriane Pugin will be racing in Lourdes, France.
More info and more of Sven Martin's photos on www.scott11racing.com
Nick Beer on his flight to 9th place
It was not Nick Beer's favorite race track with the extremely long flat pedaling sections, and neither it was Floriane Pugin's or Emilie Siegenthaler's. The key was to stay focused, stay positive, and to find a way how to save enough energy through the top section to be able to sprint through the rest of the track.
Nick, Floriane and Emilie all managed to find the right mix of aggressiveness and coolness, - and their way into the top ten.
It was Nick Beer's first race of the season. Starting the season with a 9th place makes us even more curious what he will pull out at the upcoming world cups!
Fabien Pedemanaud did not find the right rhythm on this track and placed , but will certainly be attacking in Fort William.
While there was lots of tuning and adjusting on other team's bikes, SCOTT11 raced with the usual set up. The Schwalbe Wicked Will tires helped us a lot with it's low rolling resistance, so we didn't have to cut down any tires.
Before flying home to Europe tomorrow, SCOTT11 will try surfing at the famous beaches around Durban. Nick Beer, Emilie Siegenthaler and Freddy Hunziker will be competing next weekend at the IXS European Cup at Monte Tamaro, Switzerland. Fabien Pedemanaud and Floriane Pugin will be racing in Lourdes, France.
More info and more of Sven Martin's photos on www.scott11racing.com
Nick Beer on his flight to 9th place
4/25/2011 11:19am
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