Buggy Rollin

Graveyard call near house

Back to the Graveyard call race near annecy, with blue suit now. That’s the place James Kelly tried the BUGGY ROLLIN suit. That was not easy, because the other skaters were laughing-kidding. Thus and as a good skater, but he was not a good student. James was refusing to hear what the master would say to help him. Maybe he was too proud ? Or maybe he had to protect his star status? It is difficult to start a new sport. Obviously the first steps must be done in private to be focused and at peace. He had the courage to go up against the easy jokes of his pairs. Thankfully, and have a nice word for the camera.

Care less

The armor was not treated with tenderness. Maybe he did not know the value in work of the things he used. It is always hard to see an armor that has demanded so many hours of work crushed on the floor.

Graveyard call videos

Skate house Media made a video of James Kelly finishing with images of jean Yves in Blue suit.

jean yves also made his own video of the Graveyard call day with split screen sequences. You can check the lines in the miror of the helmet visor.

Teolo Padova Race

World Championship downhill in Italy in Teolo Padova. At noon, it was a hot lead under a grandiose and brilliant sun. We had a big straight line to gain momentum. Then a sequence of turns too flat and an acceleration output. the first turn, a closing right, concentrated all the attention and the attention of the spectators alone.

Teolo Padova protocol

As an official competition of the International Skating Federation, it follows a protocol with an opening ceremony : speeches, presentation of athletes and show. That for, Jean Yves Blondeau, a great specialist in opening ceremonies, was the only representative of the downhill pilots in show. He created a choreography on a 5-tempo music specially for this event.

Camera mal

He also made a video in multi-view. During the shooting, it was so hot that the neuron was also overheated. Jean Yves did not see that the camera placed at the back of the leg was going to touch the ground at the landing and also at the right turn. The fish eye lens of the camera hit the ground, unscrewed, and the lenses that compose it scattered in pieces on the road …

video no hands

Rollerman : hairpins with no hands (Teolo Keyneose)

video mutliviews

Rollerman race Tello, multiplex view

Happy on concrete.

What a joy to participate in the first race of concrete on fire in Altenberg 2009 in Germany, organized by Philippe auerswald. Altenberg is perhaps the most beautiful track in the world. It is a true initiation rite. We are born in the light by springing from the tower, we die in turn three, and all that happens next is beyond life. It is a varied and fast track well maintained, painted in white, which rolls its turns in the slope of a mountain fold peoples fir. In the far north we see Desden sending us his cold wind.
At that time, Jean Yves liked to dress in a long-haired sweater, which participated in the legend.

Altenberg 2009 was a beautiful race, where the Philipp network is in full swing with his family and friends. Andy who has a wrapping business has arrived with an Impalla 66 low rider, and the parents greeted us with love.

Soap of Seares.

Jean Yves Blondeau and Yvon Labarthe were invited in Spain for a soap box race at Seares.

Shares is a bit far from the Alps. It is a village on the North coast of Spain. The region is called Asturias, it is on the way to Compostela. We made the road with Yvon Labarthe after breaking the world speed record in BUGGY ROLLIN at Mont Ventoux of 116 Kilometer per Hour.

good cider

We arrived in the early afternoon, and we were greeted with cider that is poured over the shoulder. Every one went drink before 3pm. It was not possible for Jean Yves to make the first descents in the afternoon. Yvon Labarth courageous and unconscient tried the downhill after the welcome lunch but he finished on the roof in the scenery. The reception was hardly too warm.

crash place

If the road was not very exciting, the people were nice. The road had one difficult turn situated down in the village. So it was the place where all the villagers were waiting for crashes. And crashes were a lot.

out of space

With our hi tech profiled equipment, we felt a little bit like astronauts in the soap box event.

We made Speed record of Rollerman 116km/h in 2008 at Mont Ventoux. We were on our way travelling from Izoard pass to Seares Spain. It was agreed that we would use any mountain good to roll. Indeed we had a lot of scouting some lost narrow mountain roads. We knew Mont Ventoux’s reputation from long time. But this was the first time to see it from very close.

Yvon makes every one go faster

It is impossible to go slow when Yvon Labarthe is on the same road in luge. And by simply testing the road it changed quickly to become a chase for speed record. The decision was taken in a blink. Obviously every one was prepared to this eventuality.

You need to have the helmet in the luggage, the friends to drive the bus and hold the camera, the good weather, and few people on the road. Everything was there. The road is almost a straight line over a mile and a half, with a pin on the right and rocks to accommodate a straight wipe out. Braking is important. And the safety distances eat the speed that is gained just before braking. It was still a reasonable descent where we were not in the risk margin. Three years after the previous record of 110 km / h at Oberwiesenthal, it was good news to celebrate the progress of the armor and the pilot.

The race of Rollerman at Izoard Pass France

The col de l’Izoard is famous amound the cyclist to be one of the most difficult pass of “tour de France”. If it is difficult for cyclist it is good for downhill BUGGY ROLLIN. So it is a place that hosts very nice events. And Rollerman at Izoard pass France was good thing to do. The pass has different visual spaces, green valley direction Briancon, stone and cliffs on the wild side.

Two sides of a coin

Sensation made by rolling of the sides of Izoard is very contrasted. On the north side, the long green valley offers long straight fast lines. In opposition to south side where the mountain drops violently to the deep valley. While the road tries to stay on the rocks it would not be a good idea to miss any curve. This side is a struggle to survive.

The video of Rollerman at Izoard pass France

It is also the place where we made the film speed warriors with Nicolas Bonnefoy.

Jean Yves Blondeau went as Rollerman at Darnetal French championship

Not the best place but he best men

Situated in normandy, Darnetal is not the most mountainous region of France, but it can be the one that houses the worst band of irreducible riders in Braie. Not exactly the same place as where Asterix and obelix use ti live but strong mind people are running interesting events. This is why the region sometimes hosts a major competition. It was the championships of France. And we were there and Yvon Labarthe too.

Rollerman at Darnetal pictures

Rollerman at Beaufort to make pictures that will stay in memories.

Rollerman and Danny Strasser at Cesana Torinese Italia.

We were on the road with Danny Strasser Through Italy to film the Cesana Olympic bob track, and looking for jumps on pass streets. We were able to enter the Olympic track of Cesana with the help of Nicolas Bonnefoy and Stefano Bombard. the track turns like a square. every turn is segmented in several parts. so it makes this track very special.

the pictures of rollerman at Cesana Bob Track

The film of rollerman at Cesana Bob Track

Rollerman at Beaufort french alps.

Aftreward we went to Beaufort near Mont Blanc for the film “Just a dream?” made by Danny Strasser Staring Jean Yves Blondeau. The story is a guy played by Jean Yves Blondeau who is exploring ruins. He finally finds a street and drew that someone is rolling on.

Pictures of Corentin Fohlen of rollerman at beaufort.

During the filming Corentin came to make some pictures of rollerman at beaufort on Cormet de Roseland pass. The road is slaloming on the south side of Mont Blanc.

 

 

More than Athletes

Sarajevo Challenge is a movie. After the rehearsal of the Bob track training with Philippe Auerswald and Danny Strasser, Red Bull has launched a series of Bob bobsleigh races in Sarajevo. It was the first international competition in Sarajevo since the Olympic Games followed by long years of horror of the war.
a bubble of oxygen where everything is broken, where people fight to recover everything that can be sold, where food is not yet a thing assured.

New leisure life ambassador

The Sarajevo Challenge is to bring new hope and pleasure in life, Rollerman is the Ambassador for peace, that people learn to live happily together again, for ever, sharing the challenge of sports instead of anger of heavy past.

The video of Sarajevo Challenge

 

First steps in China

Jean Yves Blondeau presented his dancing show of BUGGY ROLLIN on Daft Punk music in Suzhou. Rollerman Choreography in Suzhou was his first time in china with Seba for a show in China. It’s a new era that is opening with China starting to rollerblade, with its opportunities, and its magic encounters, Chinese beauties touched for an instant, but which, until then, have always been too short, and have lost in the labyrinth of translations or electronic networks whose non-compatibility is controlled by the state.

Understand is not easy

It takes a lot of time to get a blur idea of what happen in term of behavior and relation between people in China for a lost french man as Jean Yves Blondeau. He would act more efficiently if he could get the key of communication with the great people of china.

pictures of Rollerman Choreography in Suzhou