Maribor DH - iXS European Downhill Cup 2014 with Team SC Intense

Slick roots and rocks greeted the racers at the Maribor round of the iXS European DH Cup. Team SC Intense checks in with a report and ripping video!

The past weekend Team SC Intense went to Maribor, Slovenia, for the first round of the iXS European Downhill Cup. After many World Cup races here, it is only the second time the team has been to Maribor for the European Cup. Check out our video from the weekend!

The track is still one of the best on the circuit and everybody was very motivated to race it. The weather forecast for the weekend was mostly rain and cold temperatures – perfect to test our newly arrived team set up. While the team riders were checking out the track on Friday morning, Gavin our team mechanic, was preparing our Intense M9’s so they would be running perfectly for the start of practice. All of the team riders loved riding the wet, rough track and got some descent practice runs done.

During training on Saturday it stopped raining and the riders started to put the dry tires back on. Unfortunately the afternoon seeding runs didn’t go very well. Jack, Joe and Lars had big crashes and Joel made a few mistakes in his run. Jack aggravated the shoulder injury he was already riding with, Joe hit the ground very hard and was sore in a number of places, and Lars hit his head very hard. However all the team riders were looking ahead positively to Sunday and racing.

On Sunday Morning all of the riders were checking out some new lines because the track had got very rough and a lot of holes were forming. For race runs the sun came out and the track dried out. All the team riders put down a solid run without crashing but ended up a bit off the pace because of their various injuries. Nothing is serious and all of the team riders should be fully fit for the next event.

All in all it wasn’t the best weekend for the team’s results, but importantly our material held up perfectly! The team riders have now headed back to their homes and are preparing for the World Cup in Fort William. They are very motivated and looking forward to the event.

Thanks to all of our sponsors and the people that supported us throughout the weekend.

Joe Connell 47th
Jack Reading 54th
Lars Peyer 83rd
Joel Andrey 193rd
Credit: Team SC Intense
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