Steve Peat and the almost-crash in Maribor
They say that the life of a good sports photographer depends on three things: 33 per cent skills, 33 per cent gear and 33 per cent luck. Well, I got…
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Steve Peat blasts through the rocks
Just a quick one from this morning’s practice runs. Steve Peat at the trickiest part of the course. The downhill finals will start in 45 minutes, first the women and…
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The weather and the gear.
Here are two photos from yesterday. I was lucky that the rain and the mud didn’t do any harm to my cameras and lenses. Will need to find some kind…
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4X – and the weather is still horrible
Just a quick post with the photos from yesterday’s 4X race. I ran out of batteries by the end of the day (how unprofessional), so I finished the day early.
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Downhill qualifications – and some more mud and rain.
Honestly, I thought I was prepared for rain. But this is beyond everything I’ve ever seen before. Worse than any cyclo-cross race. According to other photogs, we’ll see 40mm rain…
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Rain, rain, some more rain and mud
If I need to sum up the situation in a couple of word, I’d use the words above. The photos was taken around the middle of the course, it shows…
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Arrived in Maribor
After a moderately long flight and a definitely way too long train ride (almost three hours to cover 127 kilometers), I arrived in Maribor last night. The weather was nice…
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UCI MTB World Cup 2010: Women’s race in Houffalize, Belgium
It was seven in the morning and it’s already pissing down. To make matters worse, contrary to the hotel’s owner’s explicit promise, no one’s manning the reception which I wouldn’t…
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Top 3 men in Houffalize
What a race! One of my favourite rider, Jose Antonia Hermida Ramos won the elite men’s race, closely followed by another ex-world champion, Manuel Fumic. Due to the fact that…
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Top 3 women in Houffalize
The time is very limited so again, I have enough time to post photos of the top 3, more to come later. The men’s race will start in 50 minutes…
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