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I've been waiting for weeks for good conditions to film some ride in Vallnord Bike Park for the 2019 season. Good conditions for filming means cloudy sky, and we had none since Vallnord Bike Park opened for the 2019 summer. In this video, I'm following Felix, a 14 years old French rider. We are riding the upper part of the bike park and mud was really sticky, slowing us down a lot. Anyway, it was another great day of riding in Vallnord and youngsters keep on amazing me.

Winter is here and it's better to go skiing, rather than mountain biking. Actually, I wanted to test this new snowscoot, which supposedly gives out similar sensations than a mountain bike. At least, I can still use a handlebar. It's a lot of fun, but I think it's way more sensitive than a mtb.

One of the most iconic track of Vallnord Bike Park is the lower Commencal. The Commencal trail goes from Cubil, at the top of the bike park, to La Massana. The Lower section, which goes from Pal station to La Massana is a must for anyone riding a mountain bike in Vallnord. It is a blue level trail, but anyone, from beginner to pro, can find it fun. It takes about 10 minutes to go down, including 70 corners. In this video, I'm following Manon, our UCI Master Downhill Mountain Bike World Champ 2018. Check out how she preserves speed in corners. She is actually way better than me. After 5 corners, I'm feeling dizzy and want to open up my brakes to go flat out in a straight line. Also, in this video, I'm testing a new mount for the GoPro (I'm testing the new GoPro Hero 7 Black) for mountain biking. I mount the action cam on the chin of my full face helmet. Please let me know what you think of this view.

It's been a wonderful 2018 season at Vallnord Bike Park, Andorra. The UCI Mountain Bike Downhill World Cup was superb, and the bike park has improved, like it does every year. There are still a lot of things to change, but it's getting there little by little. In this closing day of Vallnord Bike Park, I'm riding with Manon and Eduard. All the other local riders stayed in bed because the closing party was heavy last night. Today, I'm also testing a new mount, on the chin, with a GoPro Hero7

The ultimate test for the #GoProHero7 has to be the World Cup track at Vallnord Bike Park. We are at the end of the season. The trail is beat up and my downhill bike (Santa Cruz V10) needs a rest. Let's do one more lap with friends on the Vallnord World Cup track to see how the GoPro Hero 7 handles stabilization in extreme conditions. When riding a mountain bike, it doesn't get steeper and gnarlier than this. After all, we might be on the toughest track of the UCI Downhill Mountain Bike World Cup circuit. I love it though. It's brutal and scary, but so much fun.

The new GoPro Hero 7 Black offers sweet stabilization. I don't think it's as good as a gimbal, but definitely the best ever digital stabilization. Picture is awesome, but Youtube compression algorithm is struggling with action packed footage. I've been happy with my small GoPro Session 5, but this new Hero 7 Black is changing the game. Chest mount is a not as hassle free as Helmet mount, but I like the footage. More testing to come... #gopro #hero7

Carbonera is a blue level track at Vallnord Bike Park. This trail serves as liaison to the mid section of the bike park, leaving Pal station to reach the chairlift which goes up to Plat de la Cot. It's a short, easy and flowy trail without any major feature. All riders can ride this track, beginners included.

Biting the dirt while going full speed in a straight is a first. It's the end of the season 2018 at Vallnord Bike Park and we are enjoying the last days of ride with friends. Weather was perfect, grip was insane, and everyone was in a great mood. Riding your mountain bike in these conditions remind me why I love this sport so much.

Always hard to stay in the wheel of CG, even when he is not going flat out. Vallnord Bike Park shapers did a wonderful job on building nice berms and smooth jumps. Tracks are great for end of the season. 2018 was another great one in Vallnord. My hometown bike park keeps on improving every year.

It's always hard to keep up with Cédric Gracia when you ride like a lemon. This is our last run, after a full day of doing laps in Vallnord Bike Park 2018 Season. Time to think smart and cut the track to get ahead. Otherwise, do what you can to not get smocked after 3 corners.

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Maxiavalanche Superior is an iconic track at Vallnord Bike Park. In 2018, like every year, the famous Maxiavalanche race took place in Vallnord Bike Park. You start all the way at the top of the mountain and you finish 17km later at the bottom in La Massana. This part of the track is called Maxiavalanche Superior. It's a red, but there isn't much complicated obstacles. Any downhill mountain bike can handle it fine.

It's not everyday you get to ride a new track in Vallnord Bike Park. In 2018, we are lucky to have the Col de la Bottela track. Vallnord Bike Park tries to bring up a couple of new mountain bike trails every year. Thank you guys for the awesome job. This new side of the mountain deserves tons of trail.

VALLNORD WORLD CUP 2018 UCI Downhill Master World Championship Crash & Fail Edition At 49, after 4 years of downhill mountain biking, I decided to enter the Master World Championship 2018. The race took place at home, on the World Cup track in Vallnord Bike Park, Andorra. I entered last year, but I was injured. This year, they closed the World Cup track at the beginning of the season; thus, no advantage being a local rider. Conditions were epic on first day of practice. I skipped morning session to enjoy the afternoon without rain. It was still very slippery and I kept washing out. Except the big crash on a 7 meter jump, I didn't have scary moments. Footage of next day practice is crap because sun was out and there is too much shadow in the forest. There was nothing very interesting though. We were not allowed to film during qualification and final runs. I finished 14th in 6:40 while my goal was Top 10 in under 6:30. Not too bad for a first downhill race experience, but I can do better on this track. My next goal is going under 6 minutes.

Cubil is a red track at Vallnord Bike Park. Here is one of my first runs of 2018 on this very nice and fast track. If you ride a downhill mountain bike, Cubil is a track where a big mtb shine. Saturday at Vallnord Bike Park, Andorra is busy in 2018. Don't mind me if I cut the track at the end, to go down the hill flat out, freeride mtb mode.

Sur les 10 bike patrol du Bike Park de Vallnord, il n'y a qu'une seule fille en 2018 Apparemment, les step down et drops ne sont pas son truc, mais pour le reste c'est flat out! Ride on girl

I was not racing Maxiavalanche Vallnord 2018, but I thought it would be fun to see what I could do with my XXL Downhill mountain bike on this twisty and gnarly track. This year, Maxiavalanche track was definitely oriented technical and tricky. There is not much space to go pass other riders and not many fast sections.