)This was a little contest organized by the local crew of young longskaters and surfers from Vendee (Atlantic coast)... it was the first event they organized... a nice day on the road of the coast, just by the sea.
In fact, the slalom race didn't happen: not much time left after the downhill and "uphill" race (yes going down, pushing by another way to the top and down one more time - strange but fun... really hard for our legs!!)
in fact we were few slalom sk8ers so it was more like a fun demo -everybody enjoyed to test slalom boards and to try at the end of the day a slalom - and some now have their boards and train now.
I hope for a real little slalom race for 2004...
Thanks to ConeRacing.com: Jani and Etienne, who lent boards, the chronometer, cones and slalom stuff.. and even a car that allow me and my friend Guillaume to bring all that there.
a few links (but no slalom pics):
http://perso.wanadoo.fr/respectglisse/l ... ontest.htm
http://vincent.berruchon.free.fr/pics/S ... ire2K3.htm
http://ashuf.free.fr/stgilles/StGilles.html