On The Pegs January 2018 - Volume 3 - Issue 1 | Page 112

On The Pegs wrong. So, I wouldn’t say that anywhere was really better or worse for either of us. I think it comes down to more just being more familiar with the bike and knowing how you have to ride on that bike. I know he’s developed the bike he’s on pretty well, pretty far and been hands-on with that. He knows how it works and I know how mine works. They both can get the job done and work really well. So it’s just about de- ciding how you need to ride each individual area. Do you feel like that first day in Rhode Island was your best win of the year? Yeah, definitely. It’s one that will probably stick out for a long time, especially after the year before how things went then and how things typically would go for me in those conditions. To prove to myself that I can do it in those conditions I think will help me in the future too. Before it would be raining and I went bike riding in the rain and practicing and had no is- sues with that, it was just when I would come to the event I would lose that confidence and not be able to ride like I know I can. So to prove to myself that I can do it I think is just going to help me in the fu- ture. That one is probably going to stick out and be a memorable one. How much does Ryan help you? He really does quite a bit. All around from the men- tal side to the actual techniques and line choice and everything. It really depends on the day. If there’s an easier day he doesn’t have as much to help just because it’s pretty straightforward, but when things get challenging and tricky and there’s more lines to choose from, or if I do have mistakes he’s really good at realizing those mistakes and looking for different P 112 lines and suggesting differen ent gear choice. He’s been pr say. This year was definitely t worked together. If I made a what to say. If I found somew tioning I would know when know what to say. We worke know each other pretty well when I need help and when do my thing and all that. It w well as a team as we did this Do you feel like you impr mentally or technique-wis That’s a good question. I w cause I knew I had the techn slippery conditions. I just wa to use and a lot of that come mentally confident and actu rather than knowing they’re use them when you need th just getting over that block. I could do them, so when yo beat down like that it’s almo anything other than losing. S enough to not think about th not be bummed out that he’ and be positive and put ever test. It’s definitely a mental b with trials because it’s such a take can really get you down able to move past those mis has been the biggest challe