On The Pegs July 2019 - Volume 4 - Issue 7 | Page 66

On The Pegs
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It’s not often a new international trial event is created, but that’s what Felipe
Koberg has done with an event that will bring an international roster of pro and
amateur riders to a competition and experience that was inspired by the Scottish
6 Days Trial, but designed to introduce more riders to that style of competition as
well as increase the participation of US riders (and their families). It doesn’t hurt
that the event takes place in Costa Rica, which is close enough to the equator to
deliver comfortable weather as many northern hemisphere riders are preparing
for snow. We got a chance to speak with Felipe, a who holds a German/Costa Rican
dual citizenship, travels and competes in Europe frequently, and who’s been liv-
ing in Costa Rica for his whole life other than five years he spent in the US getting
his graduate degree. The photos you see are courteous of the pre-running Felipe
organized last year to work out all the details for the inaugural event that runs this
November 29, 30, and December 1st.