Watch – Alex Fayolle – Chinese Downhill
Alexandre Fayolle had his first trip ever to China to race the Greenland Downhill Race in Enping. We are happy to bring you back some images in a very classic race report. It can sound a little boring but when we think about it, it’s pretty cool that now when we go film a DH race in China, it looks like any other great national races in the world! It’s really good for the sport to see a DH race in this country with a top level of organization, from the track, the crowd, the logistics, etc… The organizer even threw some fun in around the main DH event like in the good old days with a modified version of 4X turned into a 2X and with a Whip off.
This was my first time in China and I really liked my experience.They had done a crazy load of work on the trail and shaping was really well done. The scenery from the top of the track was beautiful with the view on a lake. We started on a ridge to cross a jungle and finish on some yellow dirt. The conditions were really dry and to be honest the track was technical, super fast and had big jumps, just the way I like it!
We think it’s pretty cool that China is getting onboard with our sport. It might be time for a DH World Cup in this country? We hope more UCI world cup riders make it to Enping next year, Alex is a pretty straightforward person, and if he liked the track, it means it was pretty sweet!
