FORCES

POSITIONING

GUY BRIDGE:

(Rider closest to the camera)

This is the last day of the event and the wind was probably the strongest it had been. It was also the most consistent and steady breeze we had ridden over the week, so there wasn’t any area of the course that was particularly paying off in terms of wind shift. I probably start around 80% of races mid to pin end of the line, aiming for max VMG, which can be a risky tactic, especially on a course as short as this one in Austria as you don’t spend much time riding up the beat before you have to tack. If I’m not able to tack on the layline and cross the other riders before they reach me I would be dictated to by them as they would have all the rights on starboard.

I didn’t know exactly where Connor and Florian were at this time, but I knew where they’d started. My kite lines are only 12 metres, so I’d say we were within 20 metres of each other, but as it’s so early