The first Maxi Avalanche of 2022 in Vallnord Bike Park Andorra!
The format for Maxi Avalanche races is a qualifying race on Saturday split into 5 separate heats - The top 30 in each heat make the final with the tip 3 in each heat starting on the front row of the grid and so on. I managed to win my heat on Saturday meaning i had a good starting grid pick for Sunday.
On Sunday we race twice. Like motocross, with points allocated to each finishing position in the two races for an overall result.
I had a terrible start in race one and really didn't feel good finishing 9th. This is race two and the final race of the weekend - I got a much better start and eventually finished 4th. 9-4 resulted in 6th overall which a decent result but not what I'd hoped for.
Damien Oton was the overall winner going 1-1 and running away with both races.
The races start at 2300m altitude so high enough to make a bit of difference to the lungs and heart - I found myself at maximum heart rate for a large period of each race and feeling quite rough afterwards haha! Looking forwards to some more mass start racing in the coming weeks with the Mountain of Hell and Megavalanche.