CAMBORIU, Brazil (transcendmagazine.com) -- Just got this quick update in from Berny Pizarro who is in touch with numerous riders at the venue. We will keep you up to date on the proceedings as fast as Berny can Translate for us.

"The course is not very technical, most of it is kind of open and with lots of trails, and just a techical part at the botton were it gets connected with de 4X course..... and the fastest riders of today in the DH course, were Athertons, Fabien Barel and Greg Minnar..Vanessa Quin and Sabrina Jonnier are looking fast for the Girls.

Lopes and Kitner are flying in the 4X course, Prokop and Gracia looked pretty fast too.

tomorrow they have timed sesion trainings.. that's all I have.. "