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A Shout-out to Our Local Fatbike Champion!

Karine Simard
by Karine Simard. Last updated on Feb 18, 2016 6:59 PM
Posted on Feb 16, 2016 7:00 AM. 1 min read time

As you may know, the Robotiq team loves all kinds of sports. We have amongst our ranks competitive cyclists, triathletes, ironmen, hunters, runners, hikers and swimmers. 

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This weekend our very own Mathieu Bélanger-Barrette, who many of you will know from his informative IMG_0279-169621-edited.jpgblog postings, competed in a winter downhill bike race, the Challenge Fat Bike Mont Sainte-Anne 2016. Yes, even in winter at temperatures of minus 25 C. And Yes, it's downhill like skiing, except on Fatbikes. This was a 15 km (10 mile) race with a 625 m (2000 feet) drop. Yep, they do it on bikes over trails in the snow and the cold! I’ll bet about now you’re saying: they must be crazy! Do you want to see what it was like? Check out this video.

In his own words: "I had a BLAST at the Challenge Fat Bike last weekend which was held at MSA. The mass start was given at the top of the mountain and led us straight into twisty single tracks, and finished at the bottom of the ski resort! A bunch of downhill guys and enthusiastic cross-country riders made the perfect mix for this type of event! I also ended up winning!"

Congrats Mat, we are proud of you!

You can follow Mat's adventures on his Instagram account: @mathbelangerb

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Karine Simard
Written by Karine Simard
Karine is a journalism-school graduate turned marketer with a side-step in sales and the addition of an MBA to complete her understanding of business. She has documented, marketed and sold products in the high-tech industry, from power monitors to people counters, enterprise software and telecom testing solutions. She cares about team dynamics, marketing and generating quality leads for her teammates in sales. Her mission is to bring sales and marketing teams together into one happy revenue-generating machine.
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http://robotiq.com

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