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Loosefest XL 2019 Course walk with Sam Reynolds and Nico Vink
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The Hills are Alive | Dropping in at Loosefest XL

Jul 172019

Something special has been brewing in the hills of Malmedy, Belgium, as the XL edition of Loosefest is set to turn heads in the world of Mountain Biking this week. Nico Vink, the main man behind Loosefest has been steadily beefing up the existing line over the past month into one of the most impressive Fest Series courses we’ve seen to date.  

Nico - “We’ve gone all in this year, there was some margin to go a little bigger, so we started with widening the landings and making some additional transfer lips for when things are running really fast.”

Nico, Clemens & Sam run us through the Loosefest XL line in the official course walk from the Fest Series where you can get a good look at what this roller coaster of a line has to offer this year. 

We can’t wait to see more…

Day 2 - First top to bottom riding session at Loosefest XL Day 2 - First top to bottom riding session at Loosefest XL Loosefest XL 2019 Course walk with Sam Reynolds and Nico Vink Loosefest XL 2019 Course walk with Sam Reynolds and Nico Vink

The rest of the Fest crew and invited riders have now rolled into town and already things have been heating up on the hill as a couple of top to bottom runs have gone down. Well, after a few rather tentative rock, paper, scissors matches determined who was going to get it done first. Not shy of being the guinea pig, Sam was the first rider to do ride the line top to bottom.

Day 2 - First top to bottom riding session at Loosefest XL

Starting at the top of the course, as Sam Reynolds calls it -  “The calm before the storm. The enjoyable berm section gives the start of the course a super relaxing feel but in the back of your mind you just know what’s coming up next!”

Loosefest XL - Day 1 - First hits
Loosefest XL - Day 1 - First hits
Loosefest XL - Day 1 - First hits

The first hit is absolutely no joke, when you’re hitting speeds up to 80km approaching the first lip. Sam Reynolds, Remy Morton and Damon Iwanaga demonstrate with some huge leans.

Day 2 - First top to bottom riding session at Loosefest XL
No pads, zero f*%cks given. Aussie shredder Remy Morton has been a major stand out so far on the first laps through the course, casually floating through the line with style for miles. Remy took a really bad crash at Loosefest in 2017, which put him out of action for over a year, so seeing him come back and conquer the line with ease had the boys roaring with stoke! Remy is the man.

If you happen to live in Belgium you can check out all the action live during the Loosefest XL Public Days going down this week. Stay tuned for the official course preview dropping tomorrow on Monster Energy and make sure you're following The Fest Series for daily updates.

 

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