At the Snowboard Big Air World Cup in Graz, Austria, Andreu Lacondeguy successfully managed the first mountain bike backflip from a Snow Big Air Ramp. What an athlete who thinks of doing such a thing is like is shown in a few sentence beginnings, which the 19-year-old Spaniard had to finish in the most possibly truthful way.

A backflip from a Snow Big Air Ramp feels like ...

... every new experience you’re afraid of: When you’re getting ready for it your heart pounds right up into your throat because you’re so scared. By the time you’re in the middle of it, you’ve already forgotten the fear.

Should anyone want to try the same thing, he’d better ...

... tell me about it. I’d really like to take part in a contest where snowboarders compete against mountain bikers.

Whenever I’ve just completed a particularly difficult trick I ...

... try one that’s even harder.

The last time I trained on my bike was ...

... yesterday.

During training I ...

... tried out some new tricks on my BMX with my friends. We had a blast!

You can tell it’s my bike because ...

... my chain is pitch black.

If I’m not on my bike you’re likely to see me ...

... where there’s a great party going on.

I never leave the house without ...

... um, clothes. And seldom without my bike and my helmet.

And a little personal secret: The biggest difference between me and my brother Lluis, who’s on the same team as me, is ...

... that Lluis is much smarter than I am. He always thinks before doing something. I try the trick, have a huge crash and then think about whether it worked or not afterwards.

A bit of wisdom about life that you absolutely have to share is ...

Have fun and ride your bike as much as you can!
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