Wednesday, 28 February 2007
ITW with Ewen Fernandez
-I'm Ewen Fernandez,i'm 18 and i'm living in Bouayes in the suburb of Nantes.During the week i'm living in Nantes in a special building for sportsmen and i'm also studying in a special school what allows me to train twice a day with my teammate Thomas Boucher and Yann Guyader and some other French skaters.
-You join the Matter-World inline center team for your first year senior with 4 former world champion,i guess it will be such a cool experience for you to skate with world class skaters along the marathon season isn't it?What are the main goals for you during this very first season in the world circus?
-I always dreamed to join one day a Top team and contest the biggest races worldwide like the World-Inline-Cup and this dream comes true thanks to Matter and Powerslide because they gave me the opportunity to race the Biggest marathon worldwide.The coming season is gonna be a great experience for me because i'll race with big champions(My mates)and versus the fastest guy on earth.I'm eager to race my very first big marathon.I'm realistic i know it is gonna be tough at the beginning cause i'm a new comer on the WIC and everybody has a big experience but i will do my best to help my mate on order to catch some good results.I know that's what i have to do, to become one day the leader of a top team, that's the game.I really don't wanna disappoint Matter and Powerslide cause they gave me a really good apportunity to show everybody what i'm able to do and i know there's a lot of skater that like to be in such a team.
My goals for this very first season in senior with the Matter team are; first to help my mates as much as possible at each marathon and get some podium at the national champs in order to be in the national team for the European and World championships.
-You raced last week in Portugal with the French national team with your mate Thomas Boucher, it seems you done quite well ,tell us in few word about this experience.
-This race was my first race in senior and it was a good way to learn the way to skate against world class skaters like Pier Davide Romani and Garikoitz Lerga, it was also my first race with the senior national team. There was already a good complicity and we found easily automatism.I was always focused and i was listening to Thomas's advices in order to work as well as possible and help him to catch the victory easily.I learned a lot with Thomas ,because the races are a way different from junior races.I wish i will learn a lot along the season with Nelson, Jorges, Yann and Thomas and continue to improve myself.
-For this very first season in senior your race schedule will be smaller than the other member of the Matter -World inline center team,you will contest the French Inline Cup and three world-cups abroad(Basel,Sempach and Berlin), how do feel and what is your approach before the coming races pretty different from the traditionnal races you were used to skate?
-I really enjoy skating marathon eventhough it has to be raced a way different from the traditionnal races.I'll have to stay wise during the first K on order not to be done after 10k.I feel pretty good and i'm ready to rumble.I'm no so nervous, i would say i'm eager to race with my mates and work for them till i'm dying :).I think i can be usefull for them as i got 2nd last year at the marathon of the World championship in Anyang "Korea" behind Peter Michael member of the Powerslide phuzion team.
-Aside from the marathon with Matter , being member of French national team is also a goal for you isn't it?
-The national team is and will always be a goal for me,i think it's an honor to represent his country at Euros and Worlds.Moreover i dream to contest the Worldchampionship in the coming seasons, that's why it's important to me to be part of the team
-Anything to add?
-I just would like to say a BIG THANK to Matter and all the Poweslide crew(Matthias, Jurgen, Joost, Patrick etc) for giving me the opportunity to race at the highest level and having confidence in me.
-I also would like to thank Thomas Boucher and Yann Guyader because thanks to them i achieved my dream while joining the Matter team and they are also helping me a lot daily at the training while giving me a lot of advices
-Last thank to my coatches Pacal Briand, Arnaud Gicquel and Chrystelle Bouchet
I'M READY FOR THE SEASON TO START
Fabio Francolini's profile.Member of the Powerslide Phuzion world team
Bronze medal 10K relay Road
World championship Suzhou"China":
Silver medal 1000 meters Track
Silver medal 20k elimination Track
2006: European championship Cassano d'adda "Italy":
Silver medal 15k elimination Track
Silver medal 10k points Road
Silver medal 20k elimination Road
Bronze medal 10k relay Track
World championship Anyang "Korea":
Silver medal 10k relay Road
World inline cup:
Second place WIC Dijon "France"
Second place WIC Suhzou "China"
Monday, 26 February 2007
Coming next
-Next week will be available Jorges Cifuentes's profile and tech release about the well known XXX frame which is now available in several colors(Gold, Red, Pink, Blue and World champion edition"Pascal briand") and lenght from 12'8 to 13'3
Feel the taste of SPEED
Tuesday, 20 February 2007
Ronan Sanchez winner in Pola de Siero
Monday, 19 February 2007
Lagos race report:Last day
Lagos race report:Day 2
Results of the day:
500meters:
1st:Thomas Boucher FRA Matter-world inline center
2nd:Mauro Casu ITA Bologna
3rd:Inigo Vindondo ESP Marianistas
10k points:
1st Thomas Boucher FRA Matter-world inline center
2nd:Pier davide Romani ITA Bologna
3rd:Ewen Fernandez FRA Matter-world inline center
Sunday, 18 February 2007
Lagos race report:Day 1
Full success in argentina for the Powerslide girls
After winning on the track Powerslide girls keep going.Melisa Bonnet member of the new World inline center-Powerslide team took the victory in the marathon of Mar del Patin.Her mate,Natalia Arturo Finished in a good sixth place.These two girls will contest the WIC in europe in the upcoming season with Nachi Shinozuka from Japan and Yvonne Burgi from Swizerland.It should be a good mix for winning many races along the marathon season.Their first race all together will be the team time trial in Basel.In this same race Silviana posada took the silver medal while Sandra Gomez got 5th which is a good results for a skaters coming from Europe as she's still training in the cold.
In the men's race Kepa Caballero from Alessi-Powerslide finished 6th
Friday, 16 February 2007
Berenice Moreno's profile.New comer in the powerslide family
Blog and rolling-alliance home page news
Powerslide is working hard to improve its promotion and its communication.We hope that everbody is gonna be satisfied
Thursday, 15 February 2007
Powerslide girls in Mar del Plata Argentina
Wednesday, 14 February 2007
Powerslide Team TT helmet
Nelson Garzon's profile.Member of Matter-World inline center team
Family name:Garzon
Age:21
Place of birth:Bogota
Hometown:Bogota"Colombia"
Club:F.San mateo
Current Team:Matter-World inline center
Former team:As it's gonna be his first year on the WIC, matter team his first team
Career highlights
2005:World champion 10k points road(Suzhou-China)
silver medal 20k elimination road
silver medal 10k points-elimination track
2006: Bronze medal relay track(Anyang-Korea)
Bronze medal 20k elimination track
Silver medal 20k elimination Road
Tuesday, 13 February 2007
Some pictures from Cartagena Bolivar 150 years
Coming soon
Alexis Contin's profile.Member of Powerslide world team
First name:Alexis
Family name:Contin
Age:20
Place of birth:Saint malo
Nationality:French
Hometown:Joure"Nederlands"
Club:Levallois SC
Current team:Powerslide world team
Former team:Rollerblade world
Carreer highlights:
2004: World champion marathon (Laquila-Italy)
2 times european champion
2005:World champion 20k elimination track and both relay road and track( Suzhou-China)
Winner of WIC Rennes and WIC Nice
5Th WIC overall ranking
4 times European champion
2006:Winner WIC class1 Biel
3rd WIC class1 Paris
Switched to ice during the inline of season
Pascal Briand's profile.Member of Powerslide world team
First name:Pascal
Family name:Briand
Age:30
Place of birth:Saint-brieuc
Hometown:Nantes"France"
Nationnality:French
Club:RC Penthièvre
Current team:Powerslide world team
Former team:Salomon(97-05)
Career highlights:
1997-2003:Numerous time winner of WIC events
world champion sprint 1999(Santiago de chile-Chile) 2001(Valence d'agen-France 3 titles) and 2002(Ostende-Belgium)
13 times european champion
winner of WIC overall ranking 03
2004:4 times silver medalist World championships(Laquila-Italy)
2005:3 times world champion(Suzhou-China)
2006:4 th WIC overall ranking
2nd WIC Engadin
Winner FIC Rouen
Winner FIC Nimes
Winner FIC Lilles
Coming next Alexis Contin's profile
Monday, 12 February 2007
Sunday, 11 February 2007
CARTAGENA BOLIVAR 150 YEARS
CARTAGENA BOLIVAR 150 YEARS
Powerslide world team 2007
Yann Guyader's profile.Member of Matter-World inline center team
Family name:Guyader
Age:22
Place of birth:Nantes
Hometown:Nantes "France"
Nationality:French
Club:Asta
Current team:Matter-World inline center
Former team:Mariani WRC,Timmerman-Powerslide
Career highlights:
2006:world champion relay track
silver medal marathon
4 times european champion
winner WIC Engadin setting new marathon record 51'13(fastest marathon ever) and WIC Munich ISPO
3rd WIC Rennes and WIC dijon
2005: silver medal 10k road WC Anyang
european champion 15k track and relay road
Coming next Pascal Briand's profile
Ewen Fernandez's profile.Member of Matter-World nline center team
Family name:Fernandez
Age:18
Place of birh:Saint Lô
Hometwon:Bouayes"France"
Nationality:French
Club:Patineurs d'herbauges
Current team:Matter-World Inline center
Former team:As it's gonna be his first year senior,Matter is gonna be his first team
Highlights:
2006: Silver medal marathon junior WC anyang
2005: Gold medal relay track junior WC Suzhou
2004:4 times junior European champion
Coming next Yann Guyader's profile
Thomas Boucher's profile.Member of Matter-World inline center team
First name:Thomas
Family name:Boucher
Age:24
Place of birth:Nantes
Home town:Nantes"France"
Nationality:French
Club:ALSS
Current team:Matter-World inline center
Former teams:Saab-salomon,Powerslide world team
Career highlights:
2006: world champion relay track
european champion relay road,500m road
national champion marathon and time trial
2005: world champion relay road and track
silver medal 500m road
bronze medal 300m track
3 times european champion
2004: world champion 1000m track
Coming next Ewen Fernandez's profile
Saturday, 10 February 2007
MATTER road wheels 07
The new "juice"Matter road wheels range will be available on spring 07 in three hardness "yellow 87A","natural 85A" and "green 83A" and five sizes "80mm-84mm-90mm-100mm-110mm"
New marathon wheels"marathon lite" are already available in two hardness "yellow 87A and "green 83A" and two sizes"100mm-110mm"
Stiffer with higher rebound to get a better roll on long straight marathon races
For further information about the wheels just
have a look on matterwheels website http://www.matterusa.com
CARTAGENA BOLIVAR 150 YEARS
First day:track races
Friday, 9 February 2007
MATTER-WORLD INLINE CENTER team 2007
NEW POWERSLIDE C6 BOOTS
* fiberglas shell
* SHMR Technology (super heat mouldable resin - very easy heatmoulding)
* microfiber upper material
* 195mm mounting
* x-slot mounting system
* Neoprene/Lorino Lining
* Waxed laces C6
Brand new frames
Core XXX Alu 110mm x 3+100mm x 1