Leigh on her way to victory / Sicklines.com
Leigh Donovan takes her Intense 951 to a win at the winter downhill series, a whopping 10 seconds over 2nd place! Leigh Donovan found a little time away from work to go play in the perfect conditions out at Fontana. It had rained on the course pretty heavily on Friday, but by race day, Sunday, the track was flawless. Leigh hiked up Sunday morning for a couple of practice runs and had the course dialed.

Fontana 2010 Winter Series #3

Pro Women

1.Leigh Donovan 2:44:50

2.Joy Martin 2:54:50

3.Gabriela Williams 2:54:79

I had the technical stuff pretty dialed, but once I got to the wall my body seized up again! I could not pedal too good, but I tried to dig a little deeper than last weekend here, where I just about to came to a complete stop! (Leigh laughs hysterically at this point). I also put on a new back tire for this weekend. I had a full DH tire setup last weekend and everyone said I was nuts, so I put the SPECIALIZED Captain on the rear and noticed a big difference in acceleration.

I am not used to these tires yet because they are so amazing, they hook up like nothing I ever used back in my day, tires just were not this good when I was racing 10 years ago. I am really stoked with specialized tires.

Leigh also raced this weekend in some of her new gear: I just landed a deal with FOX Clothing and GIRO, so I was in a completely new kit, which is usually a bad idea, but everything fit perfect right out of the box and I felt like a pro again! It has been nice to be at the point where I can just pick the best stuff now instead of riding for whoever pays the most money like the old days.

Leigh s next event will be coaching the RAYSMTB.com womens only clinic in Cleveland Ohio on Feb. 20/21 and then the Southridge winter series finals on the first weekend of March.

For more info www.leighdonovan.com