New video: Gautier Grollemund rides Teva MTBike shoes

Gautier Grollemund rides Teva MTBike shoes from Val Grollemund on Vimeo.

Here you have my new video presenting the new Teva MTBike shoes, starring my brother Gautier Grollemund riding fat with

We shot that in our home back country near Rodez, Aveyron - France.
Watch and share!!


Gautier Grollemund all smiling during the shooting.

I really love this photo!!


The new Teva MTBike shoes.

Gautier in the massive stairs of Balsac.

Many thanks to Gautier for his sick ride, his confidence and his priceless help, also thanks to Teva for their support!!

Seeya. Ride life.

Red Bull Dolomiten Mann 2011 - Team Optisport

Team Optisport offered me a spot in their team to compete at the famous RED BULL DOLOMITEN MANN 2011 in Lienz Austria!!!!
It's simply the hardest and the most extreme outdoor sports race by teamof 4 persons!!



Team Optisport and I are looking for partners/sponsors for the RED BULL DOLOMITEN MANN 2011!!!
Our goal: top 5, nothing else!!

Keen on supporting us in this great adventure??

Feel free to contact us, and we'll send you our sponsorship resume.

Team Optisport on Facebook.
www.optisport.fr

Or contact me directly.

Promo videos of the Espace Eaux Vives of Saint Pierre de Bœuf

During my rafting season in Saint Pierre de Bœuf (near Lyon, France), I realized two little promotional videos for their website and locals medias

Here to begin the trailer (2minutes video clip):

Espace Eaux Vives Saint Pierre de Boeuf - Trailer from Val Grollemund on Vimeo.

Here you have the teaser (Advert clip):

Espace Eaux Vives de Saint Pierre de Boeuf - Teaser from Val Grollemund on Vimeo.

Feel free to contact them for more infos:
www.espaceeauxvives.com
Tel. : 04 74 87 16 09
Cellphone : 06 86 75 44 63

Thanks to the Espace Eaux Vives, thanks also to the rafters, Andy, Gaspard and Florian!!
Seeya soon!!

Natural Games 2011

As every year took place the last weekend of June the Natural Games in Millau, Aveyron, France.
Teva invited me this year for the freestyle kayak contest and the boater cross, also to make photos during the weekend!!

My bro Gautier was also there invited by Teva also to film the "Teva MTBike Slopstyle" finals!!

Friday, after a long training afternoon in the little hole of Millau, I put my feet in the dust of the "Teva MTBike Slopestyle" course to shoot some photos.

The crowd watching the Teva MTBike Slopestyle finals by night.


Teva MTBike Slopestyle.


Gautier Grollemund was filming the Teva MTBike Slopestyle.
Video will be online soon... Stay connected!!!

Saturday too place the Freestyle kayak contest.
Long time I didn't compet in my freestyle kayak, was hard to found back my marks for the contest in that little hole, but it was so good to be on the water!!
I ended 23rd... So close of the 1/4 finals...
Well I took out back my photo camera and shoot a bit the Freestyle contest...


Mat Coldebella qualifs winner, he'll end 4th at the final!!


Mathieu Coldebella air time!!


Mathieu Dumoulin will win the contest with a sick final run!!!!
Congratz!!


Saturday afternoon took place the boater cross qualifs.

The boater cross semi-final was by night in front of a massive public!!!
There were so many people came along the river course to watch the boater cross, 1st time I paddled in front of a huge public like that!! Siiiiick!!


Welcome to the fight club.



During the boater cross, I got my spot for the semi finals where I got dismissed after a great fight!!!
Eric Deguil wan the boater cross aheading Fabrice Poueyto and Nicolas Peschier!!


Eric Deguil during the boater cross qualifs.

One more time the Natural Games were a sick event, water, sun, good atmosphere, good music, fat ride, well... A great riding weekend!!!
See you probably next year!!

Teva Extreme Outdoor Games 2011

On June 4th to 12th, I was in Italy with buddies from Pyrenees, more exactly in ValChiusella and Ivrea, to compet at the Teva Extreme Outdoor Games 2011 first stage of the AWP World Series 2011.

We arrived few days before the races to train on the Chiusella race sections.
The water levels were just perfect the 1st days. GO BIG, home is too far away!!!

Teva Extreme Outdoor Games 2011, Italy - Video 1# from Val Grollemund on Vimeo.

Eric Deguil in the 1st big rapid.


Eric Deguil, Max Mitaut and myself just upstream the road bridge.


Max Mitaut.


Moi même in the lower part.


On the evenings we talked about watching our race lines with GoPro video.

Here, a lil vid onboard with myself:

Teva Extreme Outdoor Games 2011 - On board with Val Grollemund from Val Grollemund on Vimeo.

Me at the end of the slide, the last big rapid.


Fabrice "Fafa" Poueyto.

We also paddled the "King of the Falls" section.
There were some cool carnages in it, throw bags, swims... Well, freeriding!!

Teva Extreme Outdoor Games 2011, Italy - Video 2# from Val Grollemund on Vimeo.

Unfornuately water levels dropped quickly and let us a shitty level for the races... Too bad...


Wednesday, race briefing in Fondo.

The race program:
Wednesday = long indiv race + "King of the Falls"
Thrusday = team race.

Right after the briefing, organizors said to Eric and I our kayaks were too long and were more than 2m60...
My FLUID BigBang is 2m70... We drive back to the campsite so pissed off, knowing the next day I'll have to compet with a kayak of a friend which one I never used before... :-(
I've to write here all AWP World Series could be competed with 2m70 maximum...



Hopefuly, Francesco Salvato lent me his kayak for the races.
My indiv long race was more than horrible, I was in the lines but I couldn't paddle my best level and there was'nt any pleasure... I ended 22nd... Damn...

Bastien Dantin in the finish slide.

Martina Wegman ended her indiv long race.

I got a lucky loozer card for the "King of the Falls".
A section I really like, it's steap and pushy!!!
But there again, go big with a boat you used for the 1st time is quite hard and I fuck it up with a 14th...

RonFisher (SWI) wan the race in the good way aheading a brighting Max Mitaut (FRA) and the always smily Sam Sutton (NZL)!!


"King of the falls" section.


Jakub Sedivy in the waterfall of the "King of the falls".


Me in the waterfall of the "King of the falls".

The next morning took place the 1st team race for the Freeride Kayak World Championship by team of Nations.
I competed with Stefun Pion and Bastien Dantin.
We ended 7th.

After the Thursday morning team race


Ivrea whitewater course.

The team sprint by night, where Stefun and I ended 6th with 2 correct runs.

Here we went again the next day with indiv races, Michele Ramazza lent me his kayak knowing I still cannot compet with my FLUID BigBang...
Same as Chiusella stage, I paddled in Ivrea without performing and without any pleasure.

Myself during the indiv sprint where I ended 32nd...
About the slalom, I failed on a disappointing 22nd spot...


The team slalom, Bastien missed the last gate of the slalom course so we had a 50seconds penalty... To ended 10th of that team slalom, last stage of the team races.

At the overall ranking of the Freeride Kayak World Championship by Team of Nation Stefun, Bastien and I were 10th.


Ivrea easy life.

Teva Extreme Outdoor Games 2011, Italy - Video 3# from Val Grollemund on Vimeo.

The classic sunday boater cross.

Sunday too place the boater cross, I got easily my spot for the 1/8 finals, before got dismissed in 1/4 finals after a fairplay matter of one of my German contestant during the run, where he didn't respect the rules... And me, they don't wanna let me compet cause of my too long kayak...
Daaaamn...

Gangsters Eric, Max, Bastien and Steve.

Max Mitaut 2nd of the "King of the falls".


The podium of the Teva Extreme Outdoor Games 2011:
Michele Ramazza 3rd, Sam Sutton 2nd and Mike Dawson 1st.


Best wishes for Valérie Bertrand who had a serious injury during the race on the Chiusella. Wish you a quick recovery!!

The report of my Teva Extreme Outdoor Games 2011 is really mitigated.
I ended 25th at the overall ranking.
Was so happy with what I was doing during my trainings but that shitty kayak switching for the races didn't help me at all to perform there in Italy.
I went back so disappointed, hoping the organizors will steady their rules on the AWP ones, especially concerning the kayak lenght...

I also have to paddle more than I did this winter and I've to work on my power, I'll have to go through the bodybuilding room!!

Well, I've some directions to work for next season...!!!!!!