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
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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