As usual the first weekend in October held the World Championship of Extreme Kayaking Oetz in the Austrian Tirol.
This year I went with David Arnaud car on Wednesday after noon '.
A little tired in the David
Thursday morning I made my one and only drive on the location of the competition. "
So I sailed mostly on the part of qualifying and only once on the part of the final.
Fabrice Poueyto
Eric Deguil
Myself
Mathieu Dumoulin
Me in the entrance of Champion's Killer.
Thursday evening took place the inscriptions, we sign the papers, one gets the jersey and we pay 120 euros ... Ooootch ...
The Frenchies
Steve Fisher on camera Jared Meehan.
Friday morning, it was therefore the day of qualifying. Warm Up
mandatory and everyone is a first run.
After the first run, only the 90 fastest make a second qualifying run.
And finally the 48 fastest among the 90 go in the quarter-finals in the rapid WellerBruke. I finished 38th
qualifiers and have therefore my ticket to the final fases.
Me in Champion's Killer in the qualifying.
Eric Deguil in qualifying.
Saturday morning, we're ready for the big day of World Championship Kayak Extreme. Warm Up
mandatory again, this is my second WellerBruke raids this year ... Suffice to say he'll play with it in faloir feeling!
For the quarterfinals and semifinals is a system of face-to-face.
The first of the final qualifying courses cons, the cons before last 2nd ... etc.
There are more than !
Photo: Michael Neumann
I even start.
I find myself in the quarter-final against an English Tom, I shit in the last drop and I'm out ...
I finished 31st in the World Championship but really disappointed with my naviguation in the quarter-finals. Go
faloir change a lot of things to be more efficient next year while in grade this good feeling on the water!
The dish at the outlet of the first section.
begins the middle section
Eric Deguil go safely to the super final finish 7th.
Fabrice Poueyto at the entrance of Champion's Killer.
Photo: Michael Neumann
Fabrice Poueyto in Champion's Killer to finish 14th.
Live on Freecaster.
Sat 1st Sutton, Michele Ramazza 2nd and 3rd Lukas Kalkbrenner.
Congratz boys!
And of course it ends with the evening! There's been good believe me!
Photos: Thomas
Tabarani
Jens Klatt and Manu Arnu Sickline for Adidas.
