The look of a battered girl who’s grateful she could still ride finals!
In true freeride comp fashion, @naturalselectionbike was a rollercoaster of a week! Even leading up to it was a challenge. Get back up to strength, go to NZ, bring back my tricks, get fired up, get humbled.
Hurt my shoulder and neck on a funky airbag fall. Couldn’t lift my arm up for 10 days leading into the event! 🙃 Had to relax the body for it to release and work just in time.
Also tested the body during practice but it was all worth it. Loved riding all sorts of features all week! Challenged myself and it felt good to do that again. NST itself was awesome. I wanted the girls to have the option to ride the bigger line too... I think the field has proven itself this year. Looking forward to continued growth there!
So insanely proud of all the riders! It’s quite technical this site and they all achieved so much it’s incredible to watch the process.
Shoutouts to the physios that keep us on bikes, and to the event staff and media for giving it their all on this one. Hope you enjoyed the show! It lives on RedBull TV 🍿
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Photos:
@laurentbilodeau@rach.hadfield@riley_mclay@wolisphoto
Natural Selection Bike drops tomorrow! That’s going to be a good watch. Cheers to a sick media squad out there! @naturalselectionbike ➡️ RedBull TV
🎥: @laurentbilodeau
For this year’s event, @vaeaverbeeck brought her Scott Gambler with a full DH setup. 210mm rear travel, a Fox 40 up front, and a mullet wheel configuration.
📺:Watch NST Bike Aotearoa on May 5 (May 6 NZ) exclusively on Red Bull TV. 🚀
Favourite jump at Darkfest 🤌 Just need to face a 90 footer and a wizard before you can unlock that one but when you do god damn it feels good!
🎥: DJ @jacobgibbinsphoto
