The second day Bell almost battled her self into the finals but came 1 spot to short. She became 8th and Britt missed out on the top 16 by a tenth of a second and came 18th. Now we have to leave the pool en join all the Dutchies in LAAX.
Sunday, January 27, 2008
Puy St Vincent
Befor heading out to the Dutch Championships in Laax we made a little stop in Puy St Vincent for 3 SBX competitions. Puy St vincent is a nice little ski area 40km south of Briancon. A lot of riders came to the little resort to ride the nice pow and ofcours the cool course. We stayed in an appartment with the sunweb snowboard team and another dutchie called Casper. After the Europe Cup we chilled out in our nice warm outdoor pool. THAT’S LIFE! 
The second day Bell almost battled her self into the finals but came 1 spot to short. She became 8th and Britt missed out on the top 16 by a tenth of a second and came 18th. Now we have to leave the pool en join all the Dutchies in LAAX.
The second day Bell almost battled her self into the finals but came 1 spot to short. She became 8th and Britt missed out on the top 16 by a tenth of a second and came 18th. Now we have to leave the pool en join all the Dutchies in LAAX.
Tuesday, January 22, 2008
SEEFELD
After riding in Bad Gastein and paying a little visit to the local bar The Silver Bullit, I headed up to Seefeld to do a little fotoshoot for a Dutch mag called The Panorama and for the people who know it; No not a naked picture in the snow hahaha. I met up with Britt, who almost came directly from Slovakia and we started looking for a cool drop. Seefeld is a nice little place but you see a lot of old people wearing fur, its quite funny. We found our drop, shot some cool pics and went to an anmaizing 5 star hotel called Klosterbrau. There we met a famous and very friendly Dutch chef called Cas Spijkers. We chilled and drank a beer with him befor heading out to a little party.
We met a lot of cool people that evening and had a great time! Thanx Pieter and Helene from the Panorama and Protest for this little trip!!
Check out / buy the PANORAMA on 23/01/2008
Greetz BNB
We met a lot of cool people that evening and had a great time! Thanx Pieter and Helene from the Panorama and Protest for this little trip!! Check out / buy the PANORAMA on 23/01/2008
Greetz BNB
World Cup Bad Gastein
After a nice vacation in Klosters Switserland the time had come to drive off and start riding some competitions. 
The picture is me beeing silly in Klosters hahaha I dropped Britt off in Ellmau. She would leave for Slovakia the next day with Pepijn to ride a FIS SBX.
I met my coach Frank German and my fellow teammate Rob in Bad Gastein for the World Cup SBX. The next day we checked the course but we couldn’t ride it yet so we went to the Felsen Thermen. With the world cup credentials we could enter for free, NICE!
The next day it was the first and only training day. Rob and Frank went earlier because the guys trained first and after a nice breakfast I joined them on the course. The course looked fun, rollers on the landings and take offs of kickers and that kind of monkey business. After looking at the guys training it was our turn. I gave the kick off of the training and it was on. It was a pretty fast and cool course.
After training we evaluated it and had a bite to eate because we were starving at that point.
Qualifyingday… pooooring rain and all the teams seeked cover under the trees and whatever they could find. I started pretty late in the pack of girls and was driven to end up in the top 16. The top part went really well, pushing everything and staying uber high in the burms. After half of the course I crashed really hard in a burm and the lights went out for a sec. When I convinced the docters on course that I was ok I went back up, iced my face (read now swolen and blue) and started on my second run. It went well, I was fast but made a little mistake at the end and ended up in 19th place. Bummer but now I can’t wait till the next World Cup!
Greetz Bell
The picture is me beeing silly in Klosters hahaha I dropped Britt off in Ellmau. She would leave for Slovakia the next day with Pepijn to ride a FIS SBX.I met my coach Frank German and my fellow teammate Rob in Bad Gastein for the World Cup SBX. The next day we checked the course but we couldn’t ride it yet so we went to the Felsen Thermen. With the world cup credentials we could enter for free, NICE!
The next day it was the first and only training day. Rob and Frank went earlier because the guys trained first and after a nice breakfast I joined them on the course. The course looked fun, rollers on the landings and take offs of kickers and that kind of monkey business. After looking at the guys training it was our turn. I gave the kick off of the training and it was on. It was a pretty fast and cool course.
After training we evaluated it and had a bite to eate because we were starving at that point.
Qualifyingday… pooooring rain and all the teams seeked cover under the trees and whatever they could find. I started pretty late in the pack of girls and was driven to end up in the top 16. The top part went really well, pushing everything and staying uber high in the burms. After half of the course I crashed really hard in a burm and the lights went out for a sec. When I convinced the docters on course that I was ok I went back up, iced my face (read now swolen and blue) and started on my second run. It went well, I was fast but made a little mistake at the end and ended up in 19th place. Bummer but now I can’t wait till the next World Cup!
Greetz Bell
Friday, October 12, 2007
WORLD CUP & BYE BYE CHILE
World Cup
After having spend 3 days in the Hyatt it was time for some action. The first two world cups snowboardcross of the new season are in Valle Nevado.
After a seeing how the guys were riding the cool course it was our turn. The cours that the shaper put down for us was technical, good and a lot of work. It started off with al couple of mini Wu-tangs, 6 narly rollers and then you arrived at the first curve. After that there were a lot of jumps, turns, a step-up and more rollers. By the end of the cours you’re gasping for air and on that alititude it’s not easy.
The second day was a little bit of training and qualifing. Bell was riding very good keeping lines, speed and accelerating where she could. Unfortunatly it was not enough to get a place in the top 16. Bell came in at place 24. But that didn’t keep us from a little party. Jacobellis and a Norweagian guy won the first cup.The next quali would be in two days.
They put in some new features at the start for the 2nd race and they changed a little bit in the rest of the course. We had 3 traingruns and right after that qualifing. You had to get used to the new course really fast. Bell had it down after 2 runs so she headed up to the qualifyer ready to go and full of confidence. She was a little bit too eager to go and messed up the new features at the start in her first run. In het 2nd run she made a couple of little mistakes and that cost her top 16. She ended up 23rd and was a little disapointed.
The closing party of the World Cup was awesome, the french and americans having foodfights, a lot of beer and crazy dancing.
We stayed in Valle Nevado 1 more day to take some pictures in the park befor we headed up to Santiago and the beach. Sebas took us to this sushi place and it was the best sushi we have EVER eaten.
The next day we took of to the beach with a ski team from Vail. We stayed in little cabanas right at the beach (sooooo nice). After a nice dinner and a good night of sleep we were ready to do some surfing! The water was sooooo cold (good we had some nice wetsuits) that after 2 hours you didn’t feel your feet anymore. The waves were big and a lot of close outs but that didn’t stop us from trying to drop in, hell you can’t surf in Chile every day…
After a full day of sightseeing in Santiago the next day, we went to the airport and headed up to Florida. We chilled out there for 2 days before we catched our flight home.
Now we’re batteling our jet leg and looking forward to seeing everybody at the Private premier this Friday!!
Seee you all there!!
After having spend 3 days in the Hyatt it was time for some action. The first two world cups snowboardcross of the new season are in Valle Nevado.
After a seeing how the guys were riding the cool course it was our turn. The cours that the shaper put down for us was technical, good and a lot of work. It started off with al couple of mini Wu-tangs, 6 narly rollers and then you arrived at the first curve. After that there were a lot of jumps, turns, a step-up and more rollers. By the end of the cours you’re gasping for air and on that alititude it’s not easy.
The second day was a little bit of training and qualifing. Bell was riding very good keeping lines, speed and accelerating where she could. Unfortunatly it was not enough to get a place in the top 16. Bell came in at place 24. But that didn’t keep us from a little party. Jacobellis and a Norweagian guy won the first cup.The next quali would be in two days.
They put in some new features at the start for the 2nd race and they changed a little bit in the rest of the course. We had 3 traingruns and right after that qualifing. You had to get used to the new course really fast. Bell had it down after 2 runs so she headed up to the qualifyer ready to go and full of confidence. She was a little bit too eager to go and messed up the new features at the start in her first run. In het 2nd run she made a couple of little mistakes and that cost her top 16. She ended up 23rd and was a little disapointed.
The closing party of the World Cup was awesome, the french and americans having foodfights, a lot of beer and crazy dancing.
We stayed in Valle Nevado 1 more day to take some pictures in the park befor we headed up to Santiago and the beach. Sebas took us to this sushi place and it was the best sushi we have EVER eaten.
The next day we took of to the beach with a ski team from Vail. We stayed in little cabanas right at the beach (sooooo nice). After a nice dinner and a good night of sleep we were ready to do some surfing! The water was sooooo cold (good we had some nice wetsuits) that after 2 hours you didn’t feel your feet anymore. The waves were big and a lot of close outs but that didn’t stop us from trying to drop in, hell you can’t surf in Chile every day…
After a full day of sightseeing in Santiago the next day, we went to the airport and headed up to Florida. We chilled out there for 2 days before we catched our flight home.
Now we’re batteling our jet leg and looking forward to seeing everybody at the Private premier this Friday!!
Seee you all there!!
Tuesday, September 25, 2007
PUCON
We arrived in Pucon after a really nice 11 hour busride. For like €15 you have the busride, food and a man who puts a blanket over you. Francois (the french guy who organised the whole week and shaped the course) piked us up at the busstation and drove us to our cabanja. We changed into our snowboarding gear and Dorian came to pick us up and drive us to the Volcano. The drive up to the Volcano is a 4x4 adventure on it’s self.
On the Volcano you go up with a red chairlift and then there are 4 lifts, a park and a BX track.
The first day it was misty but we still had a good day. Our cabanja is really cool, there’s a little fireplace to warm it up and during the day a guy comes and does our beds, puts wood on the fire and even does our dishes!
The next day was blue skies, we shot some cool pics and had a really nice day of riding. Pucon is so beautiful so if you ever have a chance of going there; GO!
The following day it was blue skies againg but there was so much wind that the volcano was closed. Piollo and Isabel (the brasilian team) took us for a ride and showed us the beautiful spots around Pucon.
The wind was gone down and the moutain opened, we had a very nice day of riding. At night the wind came back and for the next three days it took over the mountain. But there is not sutch thing as getting boared in Pucon. The first day we went rafting. It was a very wild river and cold as hell but didn’t prevent us from a little swim. After that we were obiously cold and drove to Los Pozones. These are natural hotsprings that are heated by the vulcano. This was heaven for our cold bodies hehehe After that we fell a sleep like babies.
We woke up discovering is was closed yet again. So we went for a hike in a national forest. The forest, lakes, waterfall and most of all the view are so beautiful! We hiked for 3 hours till we came to a point where we didn’t know if we were still on the trail. The snow was knee deep and we were making the track and other groups followed it. We didn’t make it to the top but we were really close!
Our last day it snowed so we chilled out, ate the biggest hamburger in our life, drunk some pisco sour and hoped on the bus to Santiago.
The world cup update will be next!
On the Volcano you go up with a red chairlift and then there are 4 lifts, a park and a BX track.
The first day it was misty but we still had a good day. Our cabanja is really cool, there’s a little fireplace to warm it up and during the day a guy comes and does our beds, puts wood on the fire and even does our dishes!
The next day was blue skies, we shot some cool pics and had a really nice day of riding. Pucon is so beautiful so if you ever have a chance of going there; GO!
The following day it was blue skies againg but there was so much wind that the volcano was closed. Piollo and Isabel (the brasilian team) took us for a ride and showed us the beautiful spots around Pucon.
The wind was gone down and the moutain opened, we had a very nice day of riding. At night the wind came back and for the next three days it took over the mountain. But there is not sutch thing as getting boared in Pucon. The first day we went rafting. It was a very wild river and cold as hell but didn’t prevent us from a little swim. After that we were obiously cold and drove to Los Pozones. These are natural hotsprings that are heated by the vulcano. This was heaven for our cold bodies hehehe After that we fell a sleep like babies.
We woke up discovering is was closed yet again. So we went for a hike in a national forest. The forest, lakes, waterfall and most of all the view are so beautiful! We hiked for 3 hours till we came to a point where we didn’t know if we were still on the trail. The snow was knee deep and we were making the track and other groups followed it. We didn’t make it to the top but we were really close!
Our last day it snowed so we chilled out, ate the biggest hamburger in our life, drunk some pisco sour and hoped on the bus to Santiago.
The world cup update will be next!
Friday, September 14, 2007
CHILE
We packed our bags, said goodby to our friends, mom, kneus and our dog and we we’re off to the airport. The plan is visiting our Dad in Florida, get over the jetlag and fly on to Chile. After spending some nice hot days in Florida we we’re off to Chile. The flight started of with some delays and finished with a detour to Conception befor arriving in Santiago. In Santiago Sonja and Sebas were ready to pick us up and drive us to the mountains. After 40 hairpin turns we finally arrived in Farallones, a little place under Valle Nevado, where we would stay untill the World Cup started.
Farallones is a little town with tiny houses and a lot of dogs running around. We stayed in a little refugio with some locals. The refugio was not so nice but the view made up for it! The sunset is so beautiful there, looking out on the mountains and Santiago.
The first night we were already invited to a BBQ where we ate some really good meat and drunk the drink of Chille: Pisco.
The first day we went snowboarding in El Colorado (the slopes that belong to Farallones) and it was killing. Because you’re up so high you feel your legs get tired so fast.
The next day we walked down to the main road up to Valle Nevado and hitch hiked our way up. Valle Nevado looks like a french skifactory there are two hotels and two other buildings, that’s it. The slopes are very nice and its pretty big. There is a cool park, pipe and a boardercross track. The sun was buring all day long and we rode the whole day so we thaught that we deserved a bier. ;)
We met a brasilian girl who rides BX and she told us about a nice place called Pucon that also has a park and stuff. Because we wanted to see more of this beautiful country we decited to go. So one day later we we’re on a bus…
You’ll hear how awesome Pucon is the next update!
Seeeeee Ya
Greetz BNB
Friday, August 31, 2007
Wednesday, August 29, 2007
Back Again
After a really awesome season with trips to Japan, USA, Canada and France I was reunited with Britt. And we travelled to the Belgian Open in Les2alps. Britt still couldn't ride but parteeee... The Belgian Open was great!
After undergoing knee surgary again (Bell this time)we trained together and enjoyed the Summer. We went mountainbiking in Klosters, surfing in Mimizan (Also winning a surfboard in the Pura Vida surfbar!!!) and snowboarding in Saas Fee.
Now we're in Florida visiting our dad and in a couple of days we're off to Chille for a month! We hope to ride a lot of pow and ride well in the 2 Wourld Cups there! We'll be updeating our blogspot frequently so check in once in a while!!!!
After undergoing knee surgary again (Bell this time)we trained together and enjoyed the Summer. We went mountainbiking in Klosters, surfing in Mimizan (Also winning a surfboard in the Pura Vida surfbar!!!) and snowboarding in Saas Fee.
Now we're in Florida visiting our dad and in a couple of days we're off to Chille for a month! We hope to ride a lot of pow and ride well in the 2 Wourld Cups there! We'll be updeating our blogspot frequently so check in once in a while!!!!
Tuesday, January 16, 2007
Update till 16 / 01 / 07
I came back from Whistler and it was amazing!! So much snow!! We went cat boarding on an epic snow day. I’d never ridden so much powda. We built a kicker and we got some really cool shots that week.
The day after I came back, I took my grandpa and his car (hihi) to Switzerland. After being sick for a week but still having a super Christmas with my family, some friends came to visit us and we celebrated the New Year quite well ;).
On 6 January I took off to the Dutch championships in Grindelwald. I could stay in the Protest house again so that was really chill. After a day of skiing with Anne-fleur (skiing is sooooo much fun hihihi) we celebrated the start of the Dutch Champs. On Tuesday we took off to Saas-fee were the half pipe contest was being held on Wednesday. The wind was blowing so hard during the contest that boards flew away and you had to drop in between gusts of wind. Anyway the competition went really well for me (although still missing some style in the pipe) and I ended up 2nd and Anne-fleur could prolong her Dutch title.
With the big air (long in run / small jump / flat or no landing) we struggled through the wind again. I managed to take the first place and prolonged my Dutch title on the big air.
The boarderX followed the next day and because I went knock out last year I wanted to ride good. I ended up with the fastest qualification time but you never know in a boarderX. It was really close between Eva Bakker and me but Eva just beat me by half a board and she also could prolong her Dutch title.
After coming home for 3 days and seeing that Britt was doing really well > walking without crutches and starting swimming, I’m off for about 6 weeks riding boarderX competitions and a couple of freestyle events. I’ll try to update you guys soon.
The day after I came back, I took my grandpa and his car (hihi) to Switzerland. After being sick for a week but still having a super Christmas with my family, some friends came to visit us and we celebrated the New Year quite well ;).
On 6 January I took off to the Dutch championships in Grindelwald. I could stay in the Protest house again so that was really chill. After a day of skiing with Anne-fleur (skiing is sooooo much fun hihihi) we celebrated the start of the Dutch Champs. On Tuesday we took off to Saas-fee were the half pipe contest was being held on Wednesday. The wind was blowing so hard during the contest that boards flew away and you had to drop in between gusts of wind. Anyway the competition went really well for me (although still missing some style in the pipe) and I ended up 2nd and Anne-fleur could prolong her Dutch title.
With the big air (long in run / small jump / flat or no landing) we struggled through the wind again. I managed to take the first place and prolonged my Dutch title on the big air.
The boarderX followed the next day and because I went knock out last year I wanted to ride good. I ended up with the fastest qualification time but you never know in a boarderX. It was really close between Eva Bakker and me but Eva just beat me by half a board and she also could prolong her Dutch title.
After coming home for 3 days and seeing that Britt was doing really well > walking without crutches and starting swimming, I’m off for about 6 weeks riding boarderX competitions and a couple of freestyle events. I’ll try to update you guys soon.
Sunday, December 10, 2006
Whistler
Heey
I'll be flying to Whistler with Protest this tuesday and we'll be staying there for a week. The day after I arrive in Amsterdam I'll be on my way to Switserland. After sleeping I'll go riding with the little sis and taking care of the other sis. So if I don't post any more, marry X-mas and a happy new year!
Greetz Bell
I'll be flying to Whistler with Protest this tuesday and we'll be staying there for a week. The day after I arrive in Amsterdam I'll be on my way to Switserland. After sleeping I'll go riding with the little sis and taking care of the other sis. So if I don't post any more, marry X-mas and a happy new year!
Greetz Bell
The Good and the Bad the Happy and Sad
THE BAD NEWS
Een week geleden is Britt heel slecht terecht gekomen na een kinked box en heeft daarbij haar voorste kruisband afgescheurd. Dit betekend dat ze deze winter heel weinig tot geen sneeuw zal zien. Ze wordt 15 december geopereerd in Deurne en dan zal ze 6 maanden zoet zijn met de revalidatie.
THE GOOD NEWS
Nu Britt niet meer mee kon naar de Europa Cup BoarderX in Kaprun besloot ik maar te vliegen. Lang leve Ryanair en zijn goedkope tickets! Gelukkig was Ripstar al vollenbak bezig in Kaprun en kon Bianca mij dus ophalen van de Airport. Eenmaal aangekomen kon Bas Elhorst bij de locale skischool een bedje fiksen.
De dag van de 1e wedstrijd lag de cours er hard bij maar we hadden wel mooi weer. Na slechts 1 trainingsrun, wegens de vele banaantjes die uit de cours werden gereden, kon het beginnen. We hadden 1 qualificatie run en dan hopen dat je bij de top 16 zat. Het was een mega sterk deelnemersveld en ik eindigde uiteindelijk als 21e!
Bas elhorst (die nog niet eens een trainingsrun kreeg) en Rob Geerling vielen beide en waren gebeten om het zondag beter te doen.
Zondag zouden we geen trainingsrun krijgen maar wel 2 qualificatie runs. Bas en ik hadden de vorige avond een power wax mix gecreëerd en gleden als een malle! De 1e quali ging ik supersnel door de 1e kombocht en zo overshootte ik de 2e kicker en kon het net niet houden. Helaas viel ik ff maar stond direct weer op om toch een goede tijd neer te zetten. Doordat er weer zoveel mensen afgevoerd werden (ik denk wel 12 banaantjes ofzo) besloten de coaches dat ze geen 2e quali run wilden. Daar baalde ik enorm van want ik ging zo goed! Bas en Rob reden de 1 quali ook hard maar net niet hard genoeg en baalde ook van deze beslissing. Ik werd uiteindelijk op zondag 22e, Bas 48e en Rob 45e en dat moest natuurlijk gevierd worden in de Paletti!
Ik trok voor de laatste dagen het Ripstar appartement in en we hebben nog goed getraind met het Canadese team.
De laatste avond gingen we ff een biertje doen als afsluiting maar uiteindelijk kon ik van de kroeg naar het vliegveld.
Al bij al was het echt een super week! Ik kan bijna World Cups gaan rijden met de punten die ik heb gehaald en ik kan niet wachten…
Thanx to Ripstar!
Een week geleden is Britt heel slecht terecht gekomen na een kinked box en heeft daarbij haar voorste kruisband afgescheurd. Dit betekend dat ze deze winter heel weinig tot geen sneeuw zal zien. Ze wordt 15 december geopereerd in Deurne en dan zal ze 6 maanden zoet zijn met de revalidatie.
THE GOOD NEWS
Nu Britt niet meer mee kon naar de Europa Cup BoarderX in Kaprun besloot ik maar te vliegen. Lang leve Ryanair en zijn goedkope tickets! Gelukkig was Ripstar al vollenbak bezig in Kaprun en kon Bianca mij dus ophalen van de Airport. Eenmaal aangekomen kon Bas Elhorst bij de locale skischool een bedje fiksen.
De dag van de 1e wedstrijd lag de cours er hard bij maar we hadden wel mooi weer. Na slechts 1 trainingsrun, wegens de vele banaantjes die uit de cours werden gereden, kon het beginnen. We hadden 1 qualificatie run en dan hopen dat je bij de top 16 zat. Het was een mega sterk deelnemersveld en ik eindigde uiteindelijk als 21e!
Bas elhorst (die nog niet eens een trainingsrun kreeg) en Rob Geerling vielen beide en waren gebeten om het zondag beter te doen.
Zondag zouden we geen trainingsrun krijgen maar wel 2 qualificatie runs. Bas en ik hadden de vorige avond een power wax mix gecreëerd en gleden als een malle! De 1e quali ging ik supersnel door de 1e kombocht en zo overshootte ik de 2e kicker en kon het net niet houden. Helaas viel ik ff maar stond direct weer op om toch een goede tijd neer te zetten. Doordat er weer zoveel mensen afgevoerd werden (ik denk wel 12 banaantjes ofzo) besloten de coaches dat ze geen 2e quali run wilden. Daar baalde ik enorm van want ik ging zo goed! Bas en Rob reden de 1 quali ook hard maar net niet hard genoeg en baalde ook van deze beslissing. Ik werd uiteindelijk op zondag 22e, Bas 48e en Rob 45e en dat moest natuurlijk gevierd worden in de Paletti!
Ik trok voor de laatste dagen het Ripstar appartement in en we hebben nog goed getraind met het Canadese team.
De laatste avond gingen we ff een biertje doen als afsluiting maar uiteindelijk kon ik van de kroeg naar het vliegveld.
Al bij al was het echt een super week! Ik kan bijna World Cups gaan rijden met de punten die ik heb gehaald en ik kan niet wachten…
Thanx to Ripstar!
Wednesday, October 25, 2006
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