The long journey towards Tyrol undertaken on Friday by Pascal Genoud, his son Chris and their friend Jérôme Savary was definitely worth it. Arriving around midnight in Kitzbühel, the president of the Alexis Monney Fan’s Club and his two adventure companions slept for a few hours in their minibus, before heading towards the finish line of the Hahnenkamm races as soon as possible. rays of sun.
The perfect strategy to occupy a privileged place at the bottom of the Streif, at the finish line of the legendary World Cup downhill. Among the 50,000 fans gathered on the Austrian snow, the three Friborgs managed the feat of remaining recognizable… thanks to their chasuble bearing the image of the cantonal hero.
Thanks to their good energy too, certainly multiplied by the stratospheric performance of their favorite (2nd behind the Canadian James Crawford). “His descent was incredible,” exclaim Pascal and Chris. We immediately knew that his time would be enough to enter the 10.
Alexis Monney having started with bib number 4, the wait then took its toll on the trio’s nerves. “We believed in it for a long time,” they whisper. But the track has picked up somewhat. And some skiers, starting from behind, managed to get into the first places.”
Only one, however, managed to improve the reference time of the skier from Châtel-Saint-Denis: James Crawford, in this case, starting in twentieth position and victorious for the first time in his career, by eight tiny hundredths. Infuriating? “This gap is nothing,” they confirm. We don’t even know what that represents. But a podium in Kitzbühel is magnificent. We will never be disappointed with a second place.”
-Pascal, neighbor of the Monney family and former ski companion of Alexis’ father, has experienced some great emotions over the last few weeks, he who was already present at the end of December in Bormio to witness the first career victory of the 25-year-old skier. years. “Apparently, he likes difficulty and it works well for him,” he laughs.
On Saturday, the three members of the Fans’ Club, which now has 900 members – including one… Polish! -, did not wait long to shower the exploit of their favorite. Coups de blanc and local products allowed the group, well equipped and which grew over the hours, to wait in good conditions until the prize giving, carried out in the finish racket at the end of the race.
The rest of the program? A short detour to the Hôtel des Suisses to congratulate the hero of the day in person, before “making the bomb all night long”. One thing is certain: Freiburgers will have no trouble finding happiness in the Austrian resort!
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