MEGAVALANCHE 2023 La Réunion 🥈 | Big crash in the start 💥

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MEGAVALANCHE 2023 La Réunion 🌋🏝️

After the crash at the start, I could race for the top 3. Some bad luck for Damien Oton put me in 2nd place.

Congrats to Hugo Pigeon for his impressive win! 👏🏻

📸 Thumbnail: CR Photo/ Inovphoto

Avg heart rate : 177bpm
Max heart rate : 187bpm

Avg speed : 27.7 km/h
Max speed: 66 km/h

Bike:
- Scott Genius ST 910
- EXT Era v21 fork/EXT Arma shock
- Michelin wild enduro tires
- Shimano XTR groupset
- Wheelstuff handbuild wheels

[Rafael-Clain]

Cette performance est vraiment incroyable, j'essaye d'etre la tout les ans pour vous encourager !!!!

[AhmedAliRazzaq-xqhj]

Congratulations for 2nd place . And again huge pigeon winner .

[dragopalavra]

Wow! Really great riding! Awesome nature, landscapes and of course: your skills! Best from Vienna!

[luismartins]

I can admitt that it adds some flavour to the overall difficulty of that track but still Olivier...let's admit it, you're an elite athlete. You can't be riding into an incomming car in the middle of the street. You're a lot younger than me but still, me, at 44 years old must tell you that injuries are definitely gruesome and not welcome. A shunt with that Peugeot could have been horrible. I wanted to go riding today, to see where I was with my leg but, no luck, raining cats and dogs. Before I bid you adieux and until next time I say to you again: leaving Killi and Stephan behind you all the way from the glacier to the podium. That's A Game, right there! Good for you! And thak you very much for your good wiches. Much appreciated! All the way from Coimbra, Portugal, I wish a merry christmas and happy Holidays! Good Ridings!

[marcvanderveken]

Geniale ontwijking van die groene kar man. Fenomenaal. Prachtig gedaan bosse.

[broncoll]

Dude my hart is betting as fast as yours bro just by watching this video

[luismartins]

Another La Réunion and another show of proper physical prowess. Well done mousieur Bruwiere!!! Tip my hat to you, again, sir! But was it just me or this year's course was a lot more gruesome and confusing than last year?...And that peugeot when you were on town tarmac coming right at you was simply NOT cool!!! Right now I'm recuperating from a small muscle tear in my right thigh after a big shunt, on my bike, in the middle of a dense fog, at 01h in the morning in Coimbra, Portugal(yes, yes, what was I thinking?...). Your videos trully get me itching to be able to return to my bike again. Be well brave warrior and good ridings!

[qwasdr]

Impressive pace, you're a machine!

[JokerScribe]

Watching videos like this inspired me to taking up mountain biking again, have even managed going down steps of 6 😋 I now realise that bike parts on most retailer bikes are subpar for heavier riders so have begun replacing all parts. Tires and innertubes are better but eventually go tubeless. The online supplier of my bike put normal inner tubes in it when Presta valvue inner was required for the holes of the wheels...ffs. Recently my seat steam snapped off underneath the seat when I was riding, but luckily slowly so it sort of felt the bike snapped in half. Fine, no injuries, stayed on the bike. But gonna replace all parts of my bike totally pimping it up, to make it a proper 'CHAD BIKE' 😁Not these cheap parts that come with the supplier. Buying a proper seat steam and seat, with suspension in the seat as suspensions seem to be good for the bike not just the rider. The gears system, including derailers and cracks need to be replaced at some point. Spend 150 a month on it until it is just a beast. 👹 Might give the mountain a go but bike needs a lot of upgrading and pimping up.

[lazybearjla]

how do they even know where to go next? there's no guides or even arrow smh, I know they do like a prep run but still, remembering the exact route while battling it out with others and riding your heart out will for sure mess w/ my head and make a mistake sooner or later.

[traceyneale]

As the first time watching you do the Megavalanche I now know it’s a race of luck. I have watched many and you hesitated many times didn’t take the risks and didn’t seem to me to be racing at full capacity. True your a champion in your sport from what I have googled but it lacked the wow factor that the other 3 riders I have watched do this race. ( not the same one mind you). If I put all 4 of you in a race then that would be epic. Let go… be a little wild and stop thinking of the prize. I know you are probably the better rider but you need to just let go and enjoy the sport 🍻👍

[neaituppi]

25:30 That seems odd that they let their dogs, that freak out about bikes loose like that.

[MadilynSendangan]

Desember29 love u guys miss u ampeng nice dance nice atayear so

[MudmanDH]

Amazing result nice race, Reunion is one of the most beautiful places Ive been. But this start was horrendous that funnel to the pole was like a trap to catch racers very bad done start from organizers, and also the trails almost has no tape or markings very disapointing, racers could get lost all the time anyway amazing race.

[bramcortvriendt]

Proficiat! Dit jaar met extra hindernissen. Karren en honden op de weg. 😂

[padmeamidala]

I watched many races of this type on YT (Mega France, Hell, Cervinia). I had to wait for this one on La Réunion to see dogs, people, vehicles threatening the safety of the riders. 🤯 I wouldn’t have the courage: I would expect a sudden obstacle at every turn.

[MadilynSendangan]

Desembwr29 love u guys miss u ampeng nice dance nice atayear so

[Robdorange]

Whaa zo fysiek, mor blijven gaan zijt em. Vet!

[OLinUnix]

Where was your camera mounted? It appears to be under your helmet visor? Great video!

[eifelitorn]

38:47 daam, a bit too close for comfort I'd think :D