14 Exclusive interview with Salva Garcia -
Minder to Tarres, Colomer and Bilbao
In section 1, Marc go up this step and at this point the minder could not get close. This was a big problem with this crash. Many riders crash at this time and Marc was injured and go hospital.
What was the most common problem that you have as a minder ?
The problems are everything..... The problem is the wife ..the girlfriends...the bike...the factory ...the sponsors....the organisation ....is everything ha ha aha, altogether I have all of these problems and I have to keep the rider out of these problems.
What was the most common problem that you have as a minder ?
The problems are everything..... The problem is the wife ..the girlfriends...the bike...the factory ...the sponsors....the organisation ....is everything ha ha aha, altogether I have all of these problems and I have to keep the rider out of these problems.
A rare post crash photo where Marc picks himself up from the water.
Was the pressure on you big ?
Yes yes si ..but the biggest pressure comes for the rider when the competition start. As a minder did you like the indoor or the outdoor trial the best ? The same but the best time was the old rules ...not no stop. For the riders no stop is no good. Go go go go go but the riders no want this. For me it is better the rules of the indoor trial because my work is in one moment and one part of the section. They can stop and we can talk and I say him “Where you go ?“. Stop for one moment. No we go. One tyre to the left ...stop ...go go ...finish section. This is better. Now with no stop nobody talk to the rider and there is no chance to recover. Is not as good for the spectator and the rider also. |
After the race would you complete a form about the bike and give this to Paxau ?
No with Jordi, but with Marc, yes. We do this for the Japanese boys. No with Paxau because all the time he come to the races and speaks with us all of the time.
No with Jordi, but with Marc, yes. We do this for the Japanese boys. No with Paxau because all the time he come to the races and speaks with us all of the time.
If you saw Jordi upset or without concentration at any time are there any things that you could do to motivate him or concentrate him?
There is not specific formula. If from 24 hours you spend 15 hours with that person, every day, you know that person inside out, you do not even have to ask him how he is doing. You can see it, and you try to stop that moment and if that moment arrives subconsciously you know how to deal with it, to make it change. Jordi was motivated by succeeding at his job, every day.
There is not specific formula. If from 24 hours you spend 15 hours with that person, every day, you know that person inside out, you do not even have to ask him how he is doing. You can see it, and you try to stop that moment and if that moment arrives subconsciously you know how to deal with it, to make it change. Jordi was motivated by succeeding at his job, every day.