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Through my eyes #1 – Punta Ala

On 21/05/2013, in CG Racing Brigade report, Videos, by CG

Cedric Gracia Through my eyes #1 – Punta Ala from Lucas Stanus on Vimeo.

Punta Ala, the first Enduro Series!

We arrive on Tuesday night in Punta Ala, Italy, to do some practice because the track is around 65km and 2000m of climb; it’s difficult for me and needed one or two days of recovery before the race.

After practicing on all specials, number 1 and 3 were the most technical, number 2 the fastest, 4 and 5 important to see who will have enough power until the finish!

I get mechanical problem on stage 4 during the race, I have to run the full stage + the liaisons all the way back to stage 5.

If I look at the race I think I did ok and I could better for sure on next round of Enduro Series.

Thanks to my sponsors, Kevin from Pit Stop and see you to next race in Fort William!

The Sergeant

Cg

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BDS Round 2 Fort William

On 13/05/2013, in CG Racing Brigade report, Videos, by CG

10 months ago I couldn’t even imagine I will be back racing in Fort William again ! Well I was wrong … Just so happy to be able to ride with my mates and Josh help me out on the course to make me confident again ! This is a special thanks to him ! Thank Josh you are a good Lad.

Yesterday I place 22 around 12 seconds behind Danny HART. I know it sound much but I am on the good way, I feel good on my V10 from Santa Cruz and it was another big test for my DVO suspensions ! So happy as well on my Shimano brakes who was mint the all weekend, especially in Fort William conditions. The track was destroy but a really good training before the WC. Thanks to Kevin from PIT STOP (www.pitstop-mtb.com) for the incredible work on the bike and the determination on your work ! You are part of the LADS.

Next stop, first round of Enduro World Series in Italy next weekend.

The Sergeant

Cg

Ride.io – BDS Round 2 Fort William on Pinkbike

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Port Angeles, USA

On 28/04/2013, in CG Racing Brigade report, by CG

I met my friends from DVO to have our first hard testing on race conditions and sure we did that! I smash 21 runs on my new set of suspension and not even a little bad feeling and failure during the full weekend! The track was fast at the top with big breaking bumps and sharp rocks, and then connecting to a wood section with roots and slippery corners. Conclusion suspension testing was a great success and now I can’t wait to ride my Santa Cruz V10 with my DVO suspension at home!

I got 20th this weekend, could definitely shave some seconds off but this will come slowly after some more time on my big bike!

Special thanks to Doug from Santa Cruz and Shimano for the hard work this weekend, my new Saint brakes feel mint like always.

Thanks to Miami too for the fun weekend and congrats for the 2th place! You rock!

See you soon for more racing action.

The Sergeant

Cg

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Sea Otter Classic

On 24/04/2013, in CG Racing Brigade report, by CG

Sea Otter was great for me, not really in term of racing results but more about competing with the boys from the WC again and meet up with sponsors and fans.

Like always the Sea Otter was full of great people who love biking and want to see what is the latest cool bike! I guess Santa Cruz killed with the BRONSON 27,5 bike; nice work boys! I want to say thanks to DVO for the incredible work they done on my suspension ! You guys rock and I love the commitment you guys put in the products.

About racing aspect, I qualify good in Dual (11) but I been taking out in the early stage because I made a mistake in one corner I guess mistake are not a loud !
DH was incredible if you look at the results, we all so tight ! I got 15th only 3 seconds behind Gwin the winner. For me this Sea Otter was special, 9 months after my crash I am back to racing at the high level and this mean a lot to me.

Thanks to the sponsors for their support and the sergeant is ready for some more action!

The Sergeant

Cg

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Vigo Bike Contest – Mondraker Enduro Series Round 2

On 28/03/2013, in CG Racing Brigade report, by CG

First race enduro for me in 2013 and first victory and obviously I’m really happy about it. But in the beginning he didn’t start to good for me, it was raining, not so easy, 1000m of positive level, 5 different tracks, all of them difficult and technical, with the rain it just make it a harder. Definitely had a good time, 4 hours of racing, a lot for me and really tired about the practice the day before to be able to look to all the different tracks.

Was good to came back in Vigo, I think it’s a really good playground for enduro; there’s no lift so we have to ride up