Last weekend was the first round of the UCI MTB World Cup in Maribor, Slovenia. It is one of the most popular World Cups in Europe as there are always lots of riders and spectators. This year was even bigger than previous years with more than 300 DH riders and 100 Four Cross riders. During the weekend there were over 20,000 spectators watching the races!!!!

This year I decided I would focus on World Cup Four Cross events. It is different for me to just focus on one discipline per weekend. This way I can just think about the four cross and have more power for the race.

The Four Cross Course in Maribor looked like it was a part of the downhill track. It was full of flat corners, roots, stones, really difficult jumps and there was also a wall ride. It was fun to ride this course and I was enjoying it so much. I found a pretty fast line and in qualification I finished 2^nd place behind Dan Atherton.

In the race I won the first heat and finished 2^nd in another heat. In the quarter final I had a bad gate and was riding in the 3^rd position. As there were no places for passing the race was over for me. I finished 9^th place overall which was disappointing for me.

The next world Cup is in Andorra.

Kamil