Hermance, Vinco, Coustellier brothers pics

[Photo by Sergio]

Vincent Hermance, Marc Vinco, Gilles Coustellier and Giacomo Coustellier were in Chambéry last week end for a two days competition. Click here (http://photobysergio.ifrance.com/) to see the pics

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[20inchDUDE]

Awsome pics, incredible sectios! We need some vid!

[Mat_P]

:naughty:
sweet pictures, love your work.

[Patrick]

WTF??!?
http://photobysergio.ifrance.com/photos/chamb%E9ry/Hermance/Vince.jpg

[trials-online]

^^i saw a lot of kickers in the pics i would imagine hes on his way up

great pics by the way

[va_tick]

Looks so nasty!

[MIKE1968]

He just sprays this gay stuff on his cuts that makes them pink and run alot.

[va_tick]

what a fag...

[MIKE1968]

:p :)

[mcdub]

Nice pics.

[fabian_tonfisk]

i luv the V-Racing bike <3!

[MIKE1968]

It never ceases to amaze me how little video comes out of europe...I want to see the moves :(

[va_tick]

no shit!

[Cultiv8ed Stan]

Yeah sweet pics. Where are the results from this comp?

Also wheres the videos!! Im still waiting to see a good video of the World UCI Champs.:(

[Patrick]

^^there haven't been any good vids all summer from what I can remember. The only one (which was pretty damned good) was the SPA UCI event where the winning score was up in the 20's

[onefatpanda]

WTF??!?
http://photobysergio.ifrance.com/photos/chamb%E9ry/Hermance/Vince.jpg

Crazy height!

Gaussian blur used in the back ground? If so, any chance of an unedited pic of this?

[MIKE1968]

I think his lens did that...including taking all the spokes out of the wheel :hsugh:

[WhiteRavenKS]

im surprised the cousts didnt make you pay them to take pictarz and post them. rad stuff, some good shots in there for sure.

[mattyv8]

why does vinco always wear that skin tight black shirt.. hes always looking so stealth or something..

[Ross W.]

great shots!

[tybikes]

I counted four (possibly five) kickers throughout the various sections. Nearly one for every section!? Pretty tech too, launching to a log length wise and up to rear on a pointed rock...

[davidpastorino]

Hi everyone,

I made a small video from many little shots during the competition, only sunday.
U can see
Vincent Hermance - Vracing
Marc Vinco - Derangboy
Gilles Coustellier - Mbk
Giacomo Coustellier - Giacomo Promodel
Cedric Fontenoy - Giacomo Promodel
Guillaume Dunand - Kenny Bealay Promodel
Florian Tournier - The white strange bike

Here it is : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=toNCSBzu8Hw

[davidpastorino]

Vinco's Tshirt is unbelievable, you should try it and u'll understand why he always wears it ..

Results are :
1. Vincent Hermance
2. Gilles Coustellier
3. Giacomo Coustellier
4. Marc Vinco
5. Danny Butler

[trialsguru]

oh dear those sections looked huge! i just hope someone brings out a high quality full length vid soon!

did kenny beleay not go??

[20inchDUDE]

Nice video! We need more!!!

[LanceT]

Those were clearly moto trials courses that the biketrials guys were poaching, hence the kickers. But if I were them I would launch those kickers any way I could get them. The more the better. It just makes it a little more exciting to watch, and ride for that matter.

As a wise man once said: Kickers for life!

PS - Vinco looks like he is not quite making it in just about all the shots of big ups. I don't think that shirt is doing him any favors, that bike either. Just as an inflammatory and possibly controversial statement, it is my opinion based on observing a few videos, that Vinco doesn't really understand his own bike. The difference between TRA and him riding the same bike is considerable. He has amazing balance and experience, but his style hasn't really adapted to that geometry. Maybe he'll get it with more time. He should go the way of Caisso and ride a more conservative, updated version of the bikes he learned on. Oh well, he's way better than me so I should stop talking.

[Patrick]

makes sense Lance! This is why me, even at my world elite status, tends to stick to what I've learned on.. Shorter bikes with lowish bb's.:Wavey:

[MIKE1968]

TRA didn't ride the same bike as vinco. 1075 (or was is 1085?) vs 11111111mm.

At least thats what used to be true, TRA rides a cous now?

Vinco has always looked like a huge goof on that bike, and his spandex black everything that he wears every time he touches a bike doesn't help his persona in our land of mcdonalds and fat chicks.

[Matty]

Nice pictures. Good insperation.

P.s. I wish there was some good riders near me.

~matty :)

[Oskar]

I most be retarded but i cant find the fucking pictures on that spannish site :wtc:

[LanceT]

I remember before I even knew who Vinco was, Martyn A. and Cedric G. making fun of his, let's just say exuberant style at the Volvo team camp. They seemed to think he was a little over the top. I will have to say I can't disagree with them after seeing him burst into tears in Spain.

But I am not a fashion or style critic, I just think it's interesting to see the different styles and how the techiniques are progreesing with the equipment. Knowing how to read terrain and having great balance annd reflexes are always going to be assets in a competition. But as things progress, the older riders either need to adapt or succumb. Vinco looks off to me. And Caisso's incessant dabbing is a little weak as well. Again, easy to criticise as I am certainly speaking from my own more lowly skill level. I'm just a fan of those guys any way you look at it. But armchair trials riding can be fun.

PS - TRA originally rode the full-on 1115 Vinco before he made the move to the shorter one. Then he really started to bust the bunnyhops. What a guy...

[Patrick]

LT, how dare you call Caisso out;)

At 26 years old, and 5'4", weighing a buck o' five, he can still hang with anyone as long as you excempt him from the monster moves! I don't think he has the physical ability to go bigger than he does. Mad props to le petit monsieur:bigthumb:

armchair trials rules

[ChrisB]

nice pics, can't wait to see more vids!

[Photo by Sergio]

Awsome pics, incredible sectios! We need some vid!

The video of Chambéry is now available on Photo by Sergio (http://photobysergio.ifrance.com/)

[rush]

Golden.

[stefan]

merci beaucoup pour les photos !

about vinco : yeah i think he did great thing in 2000 like win the bercy indoor, or beat world champs when he wasn't even 18.
he is also the one that inovated the more : he is the first french who starter with a 26' looking like a 20' and he started rising BB.

10 years after, he is still with the best. not bad uh ?

about geo : i tried a short stem : it's much more fun. I even start thinking that 108 cm is boring, but effectiv. well, even BB @ - 20mm seems more fun.
shit, I'm too old or what ??

[Patrick]

Thanks for that vid! Deserves a new post so others can see it.. Good stuff

[philth]

Oh nice!