Marine Cabirou
After taking her first Elite World Cup win in Val di Sole Marine Cabirou then went on to another two World Cup victories and a bronze medal at the World Championships in Mont-Sainte-Anne. We caught up with Marine to talk about lockdown and her incredible 2019 season.
I had a good offseason but things are a bit complicated because we are locked down at the moment so we are doing home training and gym sessions but it’s complicated because I can’t ride.
Yeah, actually for two months we have been on lockdown, it’s been a really long time and hard for me. From next week we should be good to go and ride outside.
I think I will ride my downhill bike.
Yeah, I had a really good season last year and I’m really happy with that season. My plans are a little bit the same, to stay on the top of the box and after winning the last three World Cups I now want to win more races.
I had a really good year with Scott. After the World Cups, I have been working in the winter with Ben Walker andwe have been doing a lot with the team and working on the new bike. All the team are really dedicated at the World Cup and they have been really good as a sponsor, Scott are really happy with the new team, it’s a really good thing.
It was a really good race for me. I felt a bit that it was like the perfect race run you know. I just did a little mistake in the middle of my race run but I still focused and I pushed hard. I love this track, the type of track that’s really steep and technical. Everything was so good for me.
Yeah, you know this track is one of the best for me, or has been for me. To take my first win here makes me very happy because it’s just one of the most difficult tracks of the year.
Yeah, it was really difficult in Lenzerheide because the race was really close with Tracey. I had made many mistakes with the rain and everything on the track, I’m not sure that on my run it would be good to take the win but I won and in the same second as Tracey, it was just crazy for me.
Ah, it’s a bit difficult because I had a little bit more pressure because I know I can win and everybody wants to win. But yes, of course, it is better because in your head you know you can win so it’s easier to win once you already know that you can do it.
Yeah, I didn’t have a really good World Championships because I had a lot of pressure on my shoulders and everybody was telling me ‘ah you’re going to win’ and everything. I think with all of the pressure I made many mistakes in my race run and I didn’t have a good feeling on my bike. I would push but every time there was some mistake. I’m really not satisfied with my race run but I am close to the win. It’s not too bad but I was still not happy with the race.
Yeah, it’s also a good feeling because it was my first podium finish at the World Championships. I took a lot from the experience which should be good for the next one. I was really hungry after the World Championships and I wanted to end the season on a good one.
I was feeling really confident because after a shit race before in Mont-Sainte-Anne I knew if I have one chance to win the overall I want to win this race. I had a really good feeling on this track and I was just happy to take the win again.
The track was difficult because you had a lot of rocks and a lot of jumps. It was a really technical but a bit flat at the same time. I loved all of the jumps. I’m a little bit crazy on these kind of things so it was good for me.
The overall was so close, but Tracey had more pressure on her than me because she was first and she couldn’t make a mistake because I was really close behind her. For me it was wasn’t that bad and I just had to ride my bike my best. Tracey, she needed to be 6th or 7th to be behind me, it’s a game and I didn’t get it this time, we will have to see next year.
I was happy to take the win on this race, but a bit sad because we were really close in points for the overall. But it’s a good feeling when you win and with Pompom and Tahnee back it was good.
It was really good because my goal was to take at least one World Cup win last year but I won three World Cups so it was amazing for me. It really gave me a lot of confidence for the next season.
Now I know I can win a World Cup my goal will be always to aim for the series win but we will see what happens.
Yeah, it’s a bit strange because they say maybe we will start in September but I dunno if everybody can come and be in the same place. I dunno what will happen. That don’t really change for me, I just stay focus on my goal.
Yeah, I’m very much waiting for the new season and I just want to ride my bike and be outside. Yeah, I think it was going to be a good season for me before everything happened as we had a good offseason and testing went well. I was really ready for Lousa and the season to begin.
It’s a bit strange because we are on lockdown at home so it’s a bit complicated to stay motivated and everything. But my trainer has kept up my planning so we are training to do something every day. But yeah it’s going to be good to know when it’s all going to get started.
Yeah, I think a bit because we haven’t been able to ride our bike or get as much testing done but we maybe have three months before the first World Cup so we have a bit of time to do some of the testing and riding our bike. Basically getting everything ready for the season start. But yes we are definitely at a disadvantage.
I will go ride my bikes, my road bike, my downhill bike and everything. Also, I will do some testing with the team, although it’s a bit of a strange situation in France because you can’t have more than ten people in the same place so it gets a bit complicated. But after that, we will do some testing.
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