Surget set for SBX night under Cortina lights
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“The winning feeling is always such a special one,” Surget says of Sunday’s triumph in Sierra Nevada, when he beat overall FIS World Cup leader Eliot Grondin (CAN) into second place.
“That ride has been there since the beginning of the season – it’s just the head wasn’t ready for the win.
“I didn’t have any special mental preparations for this event, I just kept working the way I have been the past few years. I think it’s important to always try to work on the little details.”
The Big Final in southern Spain clearly showed how in Snowboard Cross, the small details can make all the difference. On a perfect day for racing, the top four riders were separated by less than one third of a second, with Surget finishing only five-hundredths ahead of Grondin.
During a season of few other highlights, the 24-year-old says the manner of his win was more significant than the margin.
“Battling with Eliot for the victory was tremendous – he is so strong this year. I hope to have more battles like that in the next races.”
Grondin has effectively nailed himself to the FIS World Cup men’s podium this season, featuring on all seven and standing tallest on four. With his nearest challenger, Alessandro Haemmerle (AUT), now 301 points adrift in the overall standings, few could begrudge Grondin some “chilled” time out this week.
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