Snow bike pioneer Brock Hoyer is hungry to add another Winter X Games gold medal to his arsenal.

Hoyer, 30 of Williams Lake, became the first person ever to win a snow bikecross gold medal at last year91裸聊视频檚 Aspen X Games 91裸聊视频� the first time the sport was held at the event 91裸聊视频� and wants to put the rest of the world on notice he is only getting better in the sport.

91裸聊视频淭hat91裸聊视频檚 the plan 91裸聊视频� to show how hard I91裸聊视频檝e been working and to go down and win another gold medal and bring it back home,91裸聊视频� Hoyer told the Williams Lake Tribune. 91裸聊视频淚91裸聊视频檓 even more prepared this year after realizing what needs to be done in terms of changing [bike] setups and all that.91裸聊视频�

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This year91裸聊视频檚 2018 Winter X Games will once again be held in Aspen, CO., from Jan. 25-28. To prepare for the elevation change and to get acclimated to the conditions, Hoyer is heading south of the border early to train.

91裸聊视频淚91裸聊视频檓 way more prepared this year,91裸聊视频� he said. 91裸聊视频淢entally and physically more prepared and feeling really good on the bike. It91裸聊视频檚 been going really well in that respect.91裸聊视频�

The summer of 2017, however, wasn91裸聊视频檛 so favourable.

With a background as a professional motocross rider before transitioning into the fledgling sport of snow bike racing, Hoyer typically utilized the summer months as off-season training.

The province91裸聊视频檚 wildfires of 2017, particularly in Hoyer91裸聊视频檚 training grounds of the Cariboo, didn91裸聊视频檛 do him any favours.

With the backcountry closed and an off-road vehicle ban enforced due to the wildfires, Hoyer started looking at other ways to train. While downhill mountain biking, he sustained an injury forcing him to require surgery.

91裸聊视频淏eing hurt set me back a bit,91裸聊视频� he said. 91裸聊视频淏ut I just had to work harder to catch back up, that91裸聊视频檚 all. With the backcountry closure I crashed mountain biking and tore a ligament in my thumb. Had surgery the next day and started the road to recovery. I had a cast on and was still in the gym working to get back.91裸聊视频�

And since snow conditions have allowed for it, Hoyer has been back on his snow bike training up at Yank91裸聊视频檚 Peak in the Cariboo and putting in work in the gym.

91裸聊视频淚91裸聊视频檝e been working with a trainer, Tyrel [Lucas] from Total Ice Training Centre, and he91裸聊视频檚 been helping me get back to where I need to be strength wise,91裸聊视频� he said.

91裸聊视频淚91裸聊视频檓 just training as hard as I can. Doing more bike prep, more testing. I haven91裸聊视频檛 even gone back to work [since the injury] getting ready. I91裸聊视频檝e just been totally trying to focus and get prepared for this race.91裸聊视频�

Asked whether he thinks he91裸聊视频檒l have a target on his back after winning 2017 gold at the X Games, Hoyer said he91裸聊视频檚 not too worried about it.

91裸聊视频淚 felt the same way going in last year,91裸聊视频� he said. 91裸聊视频淓verybody was gunning for me, anyway.

91裸聊视频淚91裸聊视频檓 going to do my best to repeat. I91裸聊视频檝e been working harder and putting more time and effort into it and hopefully it will pay off.91裸聊视频�

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