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After a 28 hour trip ......dont ask how or why coz we dont know... we finally arrived at Fise in Montpelier in the South of France. As media partners this year we are helping to promote the event in the UK and we have to say it is once again probably the biggest event we go to in Europe. It is massive and even turning up late on Thursday afternoon found huge crowds watching people practice before the competitons start in earnest.

We managed an hour shooting on the wakeboard park but the rain ...yas rain .... not normally the case down here ... managed to dampen the spirits of everyone and by 7pm almost everything was packed away.

Friday morning and the rain was still hangning around. We thought it best to concentrate on the wakebaorders as they already had the pro's in action and everywhere else was still practicing or had the heats for the ams.

Some of the qualifying heats had been done the day before so with the rest of the qualifiers and the quater finals to get through this was a great chance to get shots of everyone. Yet again our trusty 300 - 800mm lens proved invaluable being able to follow the riders on every obstacle from one spot. Not normally how we would work, but with big crowds you cant always find a spot to shoot from ..and even if you do you have to get to it in time for the next rider.

 

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