So, I backed out of my second event! What was happening? And when you're flying through the air doing dangerous tricks on a bike and you don’t feel right, you should stop. Practise was fine, the course wasn't my favourite, but I was doing some good tricks and having fun, but once again, as the contest got closer I didn’t feel good, something was wrong. Unfortunately, I was all booked up to go to Crankworx Europe, so off I went, trying furiously to forget the start of the season. The following events didn’t go well, I didn’t qualify at FISE, then I didn’t qualify at 26Trix - the same events that the previous year I had won! This dropped my confidence so much, I was shit and I couldn't stop thinking about it. The following week was Swatch Rocket Air, so I rode my jumps a lot and managed to build up enough confidence to compete and I ended up getting 2nd, which was a good confidence boost, but really noticed the pressure from the last year's win. I felt a little like I was kinda lost in the air, so for the first time in my career, I took the difficult decision of missing my first contest. I got back from California and felt awful on my bike, great start to the season! Vienna Air King was up next and I didn’t even feel that comfortable doing tricks at my own jumps.
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