On The Pegs June 2019 - Volume 4 - Issue 6 | Page 98

On The Pegs 98 …Always Keeping The Faith “Despite so many problems in my career I’ve never given up on myself. Through the injures I’ve always been fighting. I don’t believe in luck but sometimes you do need a little to have everything come together. It’s not always down to the rider. You can have a mechanical or catch a slower rider in the wrong place and then lose energy and flow by overcoming that. I always knew I was good enough and finally after four years of trying at Extreme XL Lagares I finally did it.” …Just Focus On Yourself And What You Can Give “I think the key to success was not thinking about other riders and what they were doing. I only focused on myself and the effort I could give. On lap one, even though I wasn’t at the front, that was the speed I could ride at. Then when things came good, my speed improved. If I had to panic early on because Mani had a six-minute lead then I may not have won. Instead I would have made mistakes. The best thing I could do was to keep pushing myself, keep my riding clean and not stress. With about half a lap to go I was told Mani was two minutes in front, so I pushed at 100 per cent. Once I saw his helmet I knew it was my race to win.”