every time . My first loop was a little unfortunate ; I just had a couple dumb mistakes , but from then on , I was able to keep improving and keep learning . I think after that , I only had one other dumb five and the rest of that was just little ticky-tack dabs , some of which I needed and some of them I didn ' t . Overall , it ' s really good .”
“ Today was pretty good ,” said Roper . “ I was a little bit tired starting out the day , but I took some of my Hammer Nutrition supplements and that got me rejuvenated and had a lot more energy . Today I think I rode okay ; it definitely wasn ' t my best performance , but I was making silly mistakes here and there . I think I ended up third for the day . I ' ve ridden these rocks before and I know this terrain pretty well , so I think there was a little bit of advantage there but all around , it was pretty dry and grippy and so that ' s where I excelled the most . It wouldn ' t have been possible without my minder Nigel Parker , so big thanks to him and all my sponsors .”
Alex Myers was determined not to let his little brother beat him a second time , and despite posting more points than Will in both the second and third loops , a better opening loop
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