So after the rain in Austria we headed to Mont Saint Anne Canada and in World Cup fashion back to some rainy conditions. This track is always a favorite of mine, long and rough. We had a new rig to test this weekend, the new Carbon session 9.9 frame! All under wraps of course 
Quali was in the mud and holes were getting huge, last practice run Neko went down in a fast turn so Aaron and I checked out the hole on the line we were hitting ( which took Neko down ) and decided to look for an alternative. It’s always a risky move doing this without practicing it at race pace but one we had to take.
I went up for Quali and started fast, my speed was good but coming into that line the holes were just as big and trying to jump most of them landed hard in some deep mud, it took me off my bike so fast I didn’t even have time to blink. I was completely soaked on one half of my body, helmet , gloves and gear. I managed to regather for the rest of the run but my gloves were so soaked I was struggling to hold on. I made it almost to the end but hitting the last rock section my hand blew off the bar and I went down again. No points for me. This photo sums it up really…
For the Finals the weather improved and after regrouping I found some safer lines. I salvaged the weekend to finish 10th.
Next up was Windham New York, short and fast. I love racing in the US! I was feeling great all weekend, and ready to attack. Qualifying was really good, I put a great run down and came in 5th. I knew it was going to be pretty tough for the finals because the length of the course and how close everyone was on this course. I rode well however and hit the upper parts of the course good. A last second change in the final rock garden found me a little more time but being to eager to get to the finish lost a tiny amount of time “Overriding” the last 20 seconds of course. 6th place, oh so close to the podium this weekend!
