HALEY SMITH FINISHES 9TH AT ALBSTADT WORLD CUP

Albstadt, Germany (May 20, 2019) – Canadian mountain bikers Haley Smith (Norco Factory) and Peter Disera (Norco Factory) each had career best performances on Sunday at the opening round of the World Cup in Albstadt, Germany. Smith cracked the top ten, finishing ninth in a world-class field of women, while Disera took nineteenth in the elite men’s competition.

“I have so many demons at Albstadt,” said Smith. “I’ve DNF’d before, and I was 50th last year. My goal today was to just beat the course and ride for myself, and I’m really proud that I did that. I knew I just had to be patient and ride to my own pace, because Albstadt is a race of attrition. I stayed calm and just picked people off the whole race.”

“After the short track on Friday I landed myself a second row start, so before I knew it, I was top-10. It wasn’t a great physical performance, and I had to fight hard mentally to stay in it.  It was a tough day all around, and when the skies opened up it got real wild out there,” said Disera.