Day 1: Track Walk
The Monday after the Fort William World Cup was complete it was a 3am wake up call and we were off to Val di Sole for the second World Cup. Despite its rugged reputation, the Val di Sole track has looked after me with podium results for the last two years. I was really looking forward to another World Cup after a mechanical at Fort William. Despite the mechanical, I was still able to salvage a decent result, but not what I was looking for. The track walk went well. The track looked as if it would live up to its reputation: brutal, steep, rocky and rooty. I was looking forward to practice in the morning.
Day 2: Practice Day
The first day of practice went … More