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A good rider is a good crasher. Crashing happen often in downhill bike. But as you get better and know your limit and the bike limit, you crash less often.

When you crash in DH bike, there a lot of possibilities to avoid big injuries. Always avoid rocks and trees first of all And really important, try to reduce the impact by absorbing it. Crashing with style is important

When you go really fast and you happen to lose control for a reason, sometime i just jump out of the bike and let it go and i try to run. Sometime when the track is really incline, i let go the bike and try to catch a tree or a branch. But yea crashign often happen, thats why he have a body armor. That's me with my friend bike.


Yet in 3 years of DH i made a few injuries but nothing that ended my season completly. I'll tell you my main injuries.

I slip on a north shore(set up of bridge made in piece of wood) and my middle finger got stock between 2 piece of wood while i crashed and it fliped over. While i was heading down to the chalet after that crash, i crashed in a turn because i couldn't handle my bar well and i end up twisting my wrist in that crash. I couldn't drive my standard car after that

I crashed 2 time on my head. 1 time i fall on the head but i was able to roll and absorb a part of the crash with it. But 1 time my front wheel stocked between 2 root and I smashed my head on the ground and got KO.

Did a big air and landed sketch, i had to put my leg on the ground and when i did, it dislocated my femure bone. Got back in while i was flipping in the dirt but that thing hurt so much.

Thats about it. The rest is a lot of cuts bump and scars. But even with all these injuries, I feel lucky i still can ride and i can't wait for next season