What a finals! Congratulations to Kio Hayakawa who dropped an amazing run to take the top spot followed by Yu Shoji and Moto Sasaki. Top 4 all Japanese with Masato Ito closely behind.
Photo: UCI.
Kio Hayakawa wins FiseWorld / UCI World Cup in Montpellier
everyone brought their A-Game and it was exciting to watch! Kio is on a tear lately & it’s been amazing watching his progression these last few years, true prodigy!!!
No podium spot for Matthias in three contests now.
And you will see maaaaaany more Fred…..
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=blWYf6XT20g —-Skip to 6 1/2 minutes in for flatland. Most likely from the prelims.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G9Z-24n41vk —- Kio’s run. @1:56, never seen him keep that link going like that before, no wonder he won eh. Kio does not discriminate, pegs or pedals, he just makes it happen.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wsKFp_wMb40 —-Yu Shoji.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o43lCyFPSlA —-Moto Sasaki.
Check the FISE page, they might post more runs, I won’t clog up the comments here any more.
Mad respect to Kio ……..this winning run, in my opinion is ” set in stone ” as one of the greatest in Flatland’s history . The entire run gets crazier and crazier as he knocks out line after line. SLLLAMMMMMMMED beyond belief ! It’s a MUST WATCH contest run…..and I’m sure will be a heavy contender for contest run of 2022 ,for the year end awards . Congrats to him…..
Respect to Yu , Moto ……..hell , all the riders . This contest looked to be a pressure cooker , as it seemed that everyone was on point with their lines …..thank for keeping us updated , Effraim !
big fan of Moto´s crew and Yu Shoji is so amazing. He looks so chill on the bike and does such hard stuff. And so rad how he takes his time pumping those halfpackers to get into the next trick, he is not in a hurry. So dialed. Watching him ride and it might just be the hat but I really miss Benjamin Hudson in the contest mix.
Congratulations!!
Even when France isn’t on the podium, France is on the podium, lol.