On The Pegs December 2019 - Volume 4 - Issue 12 | Page 155

On The Pegs
VOL. 4 ISSUE 12 - DECEMBER 2019
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finale, section 7. Adding to his substantial lead from Qualify-
ing, Smage was magically able to clean the whole Shoot Out
to take the win. “The sections were toned down from the
day before but still challenging enough to where you re-
ally had to focus and give every thing you had to stay clean.
Luckily, I was able to stay clean the entire Shoot Out. I’m
really happy with my riding and this is such a cool event, to
ride with all these guys together, to stay together at each
section. Having the crowd involved and watching the whole
thing just adds to it; I’m really happy with my riding today
and happy this event is growing and getting better and bet-
ter.”
In the Women’s Class, Louise worked a slight point advan-
tage after Qualifying into a large-margin win over Donna
Fox. “Today went really well, I rode the best I could have… I
was able to be consistent and strong on the bike. This type
of riding played to my advantage, because I enjoy big grippy
rocks.” Donna, on the other hand, struggled a bit with com-
ing from the British traditional-rules-traditional-terrain type
of trials: “I arrived at section 7 and I’m really sh*t at splats no
matter how I try! Splatting is just my weakness!” We’ve all
been there, Donna.
Super Trial Final
1. Pat Smage 8
2. Alex Niederer 45
3. Josh Roper 49
4. Alex Myers 61
5. Daniel Blanc-Gonnet 74
1. Louise Forsley 30
2. Donna Fox 38
1. Dalton Land 25
2. Dylan Lozano 81