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The last episode of Greener Pastures depicts the showdown at Kozakov Challenge. Team rider Ramón made it into the consolation round placing seventh. Five out of the top ten were riders involved with Greener Pastures - Congrats guys!
Skate[Slate] called up Ramón and Patrick Switzerland to talk about the production background. Check out the interview on Skate[Slate] Riders congregating at the bottom of the hill hungry for another run
"Heaven sent" - Patrick Switzer and Ramón Königshausen drafting down the straight at 95km/h
James Kelly amped for another run despite the wet conditions
James Kelly's qualifying run
Patrick Switzer and Alex Tongue sliding during practise
James rocking a mustache and non-matching "eye-brahs"
Greener Moustaches
Ramón very, very focused at the start line
The top 16!
The anxious feeling you get before the rubber band snaps across the starting line…
Quarterfinals – Jackson and G-Mack hanging back
Semifinals I - Switzer just passed the GOG team mates Kowalski and Hertler toe-side predrifting in between them!
Semifinals II - George and Jakob Raab - who's got more exit speed?
Consolation finals - The Gang of Germany plus G-Mack
Consolation final - G-Mack following the Gang of Germany
…about to fight for a really close finish!
Switzer sailing towards victory
…Jackson closing in from behind but unable to pass Switzer before the finish line
King Switzer receiving congratulations ------------------------- Official release With the Greener Pastures filming section in Switzerland coming to a close, we were all ready to get to Kozakov and join the party. Oh yes, and practice the course with the best racers in the world, especially now that we had become comfortable with the European style road construction in a group dynamic.
------------------------- SUMMING UP THE TRIP
One of the many packing timlapses back in Switzerland
The Moovie Car as seen from a rider's perspective
Oh the blessed skate gondola!
Ramón and Yvon rescuing the "crash cam"
A water fall down from a rock…I see what you did there!
Dan and Martin of the 3Heads crew operating the octocopter
Going for a refeshing swim at the top of the gondola run
Yvon trying to tuck like a real man…
Samy actually just turned 5…
Jep…it was sorta sketchy…
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