Cameron Cole was looking pretty relaxed at base camp. He rated his runs today as the most fun runs he has ever had. He is loving the mud. Cam had DH training with the big boys today, gaining a special exemption as he had 4x qualification at the same time as junior DH practice. I checked out his Turner 4x full sus bike. He has got the suspension so hard it almost feels like a rigid. But this is what you want, just enough suspension to take the edge off but not enough that he’ll lose power when he puts the hammer down.
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| NATHAN RANKIN |
The 2 stage boys, Glen and Nathan were also lapping it up. Apparently Nathan had one of the runs of his life today. Fully believable too, when you saw how tapped out he was on track. Glennie is really turning a lot of heads, and has picked up some pace since Nationals. Kieran suffered some hand damage but nothing to keep him out.
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| TOM HOLLAND |
If you’re interested in some stats on the NZ contingent, here they are:
75 Riders, 15 support staff, 2 DH mehanics, big tent, free water, toffee pops and a few other bits and pieces. DH mechanic, Declan Cox from Aro Valley, Wellington, has been wrenching on the DH bikes.
No mechanicals to date. So far they have just had to do a bit of cleaning and tuning.
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