We have finally got Chris' run in Maribor - still waiting for the rest of team but hopefully, they are on the way!!

The team arrived back at Chalet JoJo our base for the summer from winterandsummer.com. The guys have been itching to ride, but there has been so much to do and sort out after the first World Cup last weekend. They had a training ride yesterday up to and beyond La Grande Terche - a mountain opposite the chalet - but today was the first opportunity to get back on their downhill bikes. We still had bikes to sort out for this coming weekend so, with that sorted by the riders first, we were only able to catch a couple of hours late afternoon.

The boys are back in town...

Dave Garland from Stendec Performance Suspension has brought his vast suspension knowledge and spannering skills to mechanic for Chris Kovarik and Julien Camellini this season. Here he has documented what went on at the first World Cup in Maribor...

UCI points after the first race in Maribor has us at number 3 in the world. According to Nige, all riders can make it into the top 10 which will defiantely improve our ranking during the season - bring it on!!

1    ANC  ANIMAL COMMENCAL  81 points    
2    SCB  SANTA CRUZ SYNDICATE  70 points    
3    CRC  CHAIN REACTION CYCLES/INTENSE  67 points    
4    MER  MONSTER ENERGY / IRON HORSE  62 points    
5    SUB  SUBARU MOUNTAIN BIKE PRO TEAM  58 points    
6    TMX  TEAM MAXXIS  40 points    
7    SRS  TEAM SUNN  40 points  
8    SCT  SUSPENSION CENTER  32 points    
9    NWT  NORCO WORLD TEAM  30 points    
10   PIH  PLAYBIKER - IRON HORSE  28 points

The after race interviews from mtbcut.tv...