Posted by Lindsay

Hammer Update!! Mary wraps up an amazing season and plans for 2012...

words by Mary Moncorge

I've been laying low for the past month and getting ready for next season: diet, more hill climbing (trying to average 2000ft a ride with 6 rides a week) and mixing different riding disciplines for the winter: road, BMX, CX, trail/AM on the hardtail and some shuttles with the Nomad.

Photo Credits: Mike Lord and Stephanie Wolf - Six3events.com



I've been focusing more and more on XC riding and hillclimbs as it's one of my weakness and in order to get my butt up that mountain faster, I need to loose weight - vicious circle. The reason also for all this hillclimbing and XC is because UCI will be putting Enduro into their World Cup calendar in 2013 and I've decided to refocus myself on this. I love DH but I'm not that young and carefree and my body has been taking a beat-up the last 2 years. I'll still keep dong DH but Enduro is more were my heart tends to go: longer DH with some pedaling as well.

In addition to 5 DH World Cups (Val Di Sol, Fort Williams, Mt Ste Anne, Whindham and Val d'Isère - I can't miss this last one, it's on my Bday!), I'll be doing the Oregon Super-D series next year as well as as much Enduro as possible in Northern America to be ready for 2013.



Photo Credits: Mike Lord and Stephanie Wolf - Six3events.com
2011 was an amazing year for me: first year as a Pro, first year on a real DH bike  and even got UCI points to race World Cups - I've learned so much and I'm so greatfull to my friends (my BF Peter, Lindsay, Tristan, Megan, Chris R, Beth and Rosie) to have filled me with positive energy to keep going and pushing my limits. And a big Thanks to my sponsors as well, without which I wouldn't have been able to ride.

2012 is going to be HUGE! I can't wait.