BIG UPDATE

Wow, I havent been on here forever. Its not that I havent cared, I just have been really busy. While in Europe I tore my mcl, and I just got done rehabing my knee in November. I have been balancing going to school, rehabing my knee, and working out at the gym to get my leg strength back. Luckily, it is now December 10th, and I am done with school. I am looking forward to getting back on my snowboard and having a nice winter break.

Back from Italy

Italy was one of the craziest events I have attended, there was an Olympic style opening ceremony for all of the countries, a huge dinner and lots of entertainment. The people of Teolo know how to party! The race unfortunately was on a very slow track, making many skaters push from one corner to the next because of the lack of slope. The heat never let down and it was one of the hottest times I have ever skated! When it came to race day, I came in well to the first corner, to find a board of a fallen rider in my path. This sent me into the haybails, eliminating from the competition. No serious injuries, just didnt have enough time to recover from the crash to win the heat. I may have had a ton of bad luck with the past three races, but the trip in Europe has been so much fun, theres no need to grieve over losses!

Graveyard Call Photos

Had a ton of fun in Annecy, France. The race track was very slim, but made for some great freeriding. I ended up crashing in my second race heat because I misjudged a corner and slid out.

Good Picture

Finally found one good picture of me from Peyragudes.

Blog Update

I was hoping to update the blog with some cool pictures from my last race in France. Unfortunately, I have not found any good ones yet, but I will post some when I find them. The race course was great, the people were awesome, and I was lucky enough to have my parents show up to watch me race. As I was coming in to the first turn, I was cut off by the lead rider, and instead of taking him out and the rest of the race heat, I decided to bail off of my board, eliminating me from the race. You can see the crash in this video at the time 4:42





I also got to ride with the loaded guys and you can see there video here, and also their writeup about Switzerland.

http://www.loadedboards.com/adam2/blog/index.php?2009/07/20/250-loaded-in-switzerland

New Video

Swiss Update

Went to swim in Lake Hallwyl with Michael and his friends.




Then I went to Lucern to meet up with the Loaded Crew and skate some garages. Here is the owner J and his dog in front of the shop.




Later on we hit some runs with Ramon, and he took us the Airflow Skateboards Factory where we met the owner Chris Hart.

Pass tours

Been having a lot of fun out in Switzerland!






Been doing a lot of camping and been hitting a ton of fun hills!




The picture taken above is about halfway down the hill, it is a 32 minute mammoth bomb of the most intense riding I have ever skated. Speeds vary for 55+ mph in the straights to 35-50 mph in the corners, the tunnel section is 1 1/2 car lanes wide and pitch black... you are constantly on your toes as to what is happening next. The surface is smooth in sections, but the corners have what it seems to be tank tracks in them, so if you predrift late you will get eaten up!

Unfortunately, my gopro died halfway down the hill, but I will load the footage I have soon.

It is crazy to be in Switzerland, coming from Colorado I thought I was at the highest level of hills, but coming here was like moving from a green run to a double black diamond on the slopes, it is easy to see why the best skaters come from Switzerland....they have the gnarliest hills!

Now in Egliswil, Switzerland

I was picked up at Zurich Airport by my swiss friend Michael Oury. We headed back to his house which is in the small village of Egliswil.

Here is Michael in Front of his house:





His house is over 130 years old, it was a former farm house, now converted into a house his entire family lives in.


Here is a picture of the Night Blue Special, the car we will be driving from race to race




His family is very nice, I even got my own room to stay in.




We are headed out to go skating, so I will be back shortly with more pictures.

Brian Holden - Colorado Longboarding

I made this video with my friend and it has gained a lot of attention!






It even made it on the front page of Silverfish Longboarding .com

http://www.silverfishlongboarding.com/Articles/Video_Reviews/Colorado_Longboarding_-_Brian_Holden/

Snuck into the Loaded Video

Me on the News

New Blog 5-24-09

I created this blog so I can put pictures, videos and updates for my friends, fans and family to see while I travel through Europe this summer.

Here is the itinerary of my races I plan to be skating this summer:

June 29-July 4 Chill on Swiss Hill in Tomils, Switzerland

July 15-18 Peyragudes 2Luxe Cup in Peyragudes, France

July 24-25 The Graveyard Call in Argonnay (France)

July/August 31-02 Padova Grand Prix in Teola, Italy

August 8 – 9 Koenig der Berge Cup in Austria

August 12 – 15 Kozakov Challenge : Euro champs, in Kosakow (near semily) Czech Republic