After
Nico Vink fractured his wrist in episode 4 of Tales from the Soil he needed a
little time to rest. Now he's back on it and fiending for some hard lines. He
finds them in the French alps at the Chatel mountain bike park in Portes du
Soleil. The Chatel bike patrol team has been working hard on the park this
season and they have come up with some sick lines and jumps. One of Nico's
favorite lines was called 'la serpentine'. The trail has an amazing flow and is
really mellow but when Nico rode it fast there was suddenly a bunch of new lines
and obstacles to get creative with. It was like a different trail altogether!
After la serpentine Nico transitioned to some of the black trails that are more
downhill style with loads of steep root sections. For a guy rehabbing a gimpy
wrist Nico is KILLING
it.
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