http://dirt.mpora.com/news/jerome-cleme ... anche.html

Fantastic result for Blinky. He must be uber fit right now.

radiusq wrote:http://dirt.mpora.com/news/jerome-clementz-wins-2010-megavalanche.html

Fantastic result for Blinky. He must be uber fit right now.

Right now?
He got 7th a couple of years back on a DH bike....

Really? Wow, that's a bigger achievement. Although I've yet to see an altitude map for the Alpe d'Huez track, it sounds like there's considerable climbing to be done.

I'd love to do this race myself one day after seeing it in so many videos over the years.

Jurgen Beneke and Vouliouz back to their old places in the top 10 huh...

33k long course apparently, saw a write up on PB. That's horizontal distance. No idea what climbs are.

radiusq wrote:Really? Wow, that's a bigger achievement. Although I've yet to see an altitude map for the Alpe d'Huez track, it sounds like there's considerable climbing to be done.

I'd love to do this race myself one day after seeing it in so many videos over the years.

Yip, 2007.
Pretty sure there were 4 Kiwis in the top 20, all on DH bikes. Scolzey was first off the Glacier, but punctured. Plenty of climbing

Nice write-up of amateur participating in the event - http://www.pinkbike.com/news/megavalanc ... -2010.html

Video makes me want to book for 2011.

Having Voullioz on his team must have helped, pretty sick, beat Wildhaber and Absalon who pretty much live to race the Mega, keeping it real with no gloves still as well, even in the snow, haha Now win another world cup, you're overdue for one