{"id":7361,"date":"2020-01-18T14:12:35","date_gmt":"2020-01-18T14:12:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/?p=7361"},"modified":"2020-01-18T14:13:00","modified_gmt":"2020-01-18T14:13:00","slug":"downhill","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/?p=7361","title":{"rendered":"Downhill"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Yesterday evening was the bib draw for the big race today. It&#8217;s good to watch but very busy.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/20200118_145722-scaled.jpg\" class=\"wp-image-7355 alignnone size-full\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1626\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/20200118_145722-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/20200118_145722-300x191.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/20200118_145722-1024x651.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/20200118_145722-768x488.jpg 768w, https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/20200118_145722-1536x976.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/20200118_145722-2048x1301.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Paul and Anne-Marie live opposite the stage, so we had a balcony party.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/20200118_145631.jpg\" class=\"wp-image-7356 alignnone size-full\" width=\"762\" height=\"485\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/20200118_145631.jpg 762w, https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/20200118_145631-300x191.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 762px) 100vw, 762px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s the perfect place to watch.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Photo-18-01-2020-10-34-43.jpg\" class=\"wp-image-7357 alignnone size-full\" width=\"777\" height=\"1600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Photo-18-01-2020-10-34-43.jpg 777w, https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Photo-18-01-2020-10-34-43-146x300.jpg 146w, https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Photo-18-01-2020-10-34-43-497x1024.jpg 497w, https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Photo-18-01-2020-10-34-43-768x1581.jpg 768w, https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Photo-18-01-2020-10-34-43-746x1536.jpg 746w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 777px) 100vw, 777px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>This morning the band started early. No-one&#8217;s sleeping in late today.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/20200118_150234.jpg\" class=\"wp-image-7358 alignnone size-full\" width=\"1633\" height=\"1145\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/20200118_150234.jpg 1633w, https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/20200118_150234-300x210.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/20200118_150234-1024x718.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/20200118_150234-768x538.jpg 768w, https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/20200118_150234-1536x1077.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1633px) 100vw, 1633px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>We had a lot of snow overnight, so the village should look lovely on the TV during the race. To win here you need experience &#8211; there&#8217;s no beginner&#8217;s luck on the Lauberhorn. Swiss racer Beat Feuz won for the third time.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/20200118_151225.jpg\" class=\"wp-image-7360 alignnone size-full\" width=\"1080\" height=\"881\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/20200118_151225.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/20200118_151225-300x245.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/20200118_151225-1024x835.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/20200118_151225-768x626.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1080px) 100vw, 1080px\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Yesterday evening was the bib draw for the big race today. It&#8217;s good to watch but very busy. 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