The second world cup in Scotland just wrapped up and the weekend was pretty exciting. Although I was having fun on the track and enjoying it, I had trouble getting up to speed for the quali on saturday. The track here is very fast and made of gravel, so its unlike almost all the riding I have done in the past. Most of the other competitors have raced this track before which really helps you get into it a lot quicker. I had a solid quali saturday, but knew I needed to pick up the pace to do a ride I was happy with. For my race run I had a good warm up and went out fast. I rode the top really well and went through the woods fast, then had a crash just before the second split. I was disappointed to crash and upset to move backwards in the points. Its an empty feeling to come this far from home and put so much into a race that ends up like this. I gave it my best shot and really road the top the way I wanted to, so I am proud of that. My team was the top team overall this weekend and we got an award, which was pretty cool. The next few races should be more comfortable for me because I have been to the venues before. Next weekend I race in Leogang, Austria for the third round of the world cup. I think I will like the track there and I'm looking forward to that one.
1 Greg Minnar RSA 4.43.854
2 Danny Hart GBR 4.45.153
3 Brook Macdonald NZL 4.45.788
4 Gee Atherton GBR 4.46.857
5 Aaron Gwin USA 4.47.047
71 Neko Mulally USA 5.11.339
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