After a flat out week riding downhill i was looking forward to some time off the dh bike, riding 4x…. The Belgium worldcup in Houffalize promised to be a good race with huge crowds and a lot of fast guys there, so i wasn’t about to pass it up for a weekend off. After missing the practice session on thursday i had a bit of catching up to do before the qualifying on friday. I rode with Dan loads to get the feel of the track and scope out where the passing spots were going to be, something i thought i should know after not doing gates for ages…. The track was super fast and pretty sandy, but the thing that really made the race was how many lines there were in each turn, pretty much every turn there was a wide line or a tight inside flat turn, if you had the minerals for it.
On race day i was feeling pretty quick on the track and having a lot of fun, my gates were pretty weak, but a wide first turn meant this wasn’t to much of a problem. After moving through the rounds with the odd scuffle here and there i found my self in the semi final. Perfect. Except that Athy was there as well…. Racing my bro is always fun but it never usually goes well for both of us. one of us was going down. Out of the start i was on the outside and slightly lagging, i left the 4x boys to crack on with pedaling down the first straight and decided it was on for the first turn, i railed it pretty high then dropped in super tight and inside lined the other 3. Dan was pinned behind me and riding really well so leading the semi i was stoked and had the rest of the course dialled….. into the last turn i looked back to see that athy had dropped back to 3rd after a stall in some loose sand, I knew this wasn’t good for him and that he needed that final position, so team orders in place and a slightly bemused looking crowd, i braked up for the finish letting Jared and Athy past. It was a weird feeling letting it go, but Dan rode well. Bros before ho’s, i owed it to him and no doubt he would do it if roles were reversed….
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