Morewood/ Blackmountain take 1st and 3rd at Lyon Avalanche Cup

After a great season opener at the Sea Otter Classic, Fabien Cousinie and Florent Payet have been back in France preparing for the 1st World Cup round to be held in Maribor in two weeks. Attending the Avalanche Cup n Lyon this past weekend, Cous Cous and Payet were flying the team flag high in-front of a high-stake crowd including the CEO of Blackmountain, Pjilippe Lasalla.

The Avalanche Cup series, somewhat of a “mini” World Cup, with many of the top gravity riders in the world in attendance. As strange as it may sound, the lack of pressure on riders at events like these often brings out the best in the field as nobody is concerned about the points race of the World Cups, and for many younger, less experienced riders this gives them a great, low-pressure platform to prove themselves against some of the best in the World. With mixed weather and a great course, this years Lyon event was bound to do just this. Check out the [Fr]English report from Morewood/ Blackmountain Captain, Fabien Cousinie: HERE

Men’s DH Results:

1. Fabien Barel (Mondraker Factory Team) 1:27.566

2. Aurélien Giordanengo (Mondraker Factory Team) 1:28.938

3. Florent Payet (Black Mountain Morewood United) 1:29.579

4. Thibaut Ruffin (Commençal Superiders) 1:30.791

5. Carlo Gambirasio (Surfing Shop) 1:31.030

6. Fabien Cousinié (Black Mountain Morewood United) 1:31.731

Men’s 4X Results:

1. Fabien Cousinié (Black Mountain Morewood United)

2. Thibaut Ruffin (Commençal Superiders)

3. Florent Payet (Black Mountain Morewood United)

4. Aurélien Giordanengo (Mondraker Factory Team)

Video Intro:

An artistic eye definitely runs strong in the Charrier family; with Jaycee [Jean Christophe] now the media front-man of Bos Engineering, and formerly involved with Sunn Bicycles as well as Commencal in their respective hay-days, a new, younger Charrier is beginning to show his face in the sporting industry. This Charrier, young Victor, is the son of Jaycee, and with a keen interest in film is the producer for many of the Bos Engineering promotions as well as the Morewood/ Blackmountain video below. With a great eye for photographic art this talented Frenchman is bound to make an impact on the mountainbike seen very soon:

Video by Victor Charrier

Looking forward to seeing the big guns come out at Maribor! Check back soon for a Sam Hill injury report.

Ed.