Snow bike pioneer Brock Hoyer is hungry to add another Winter X Games gold medal to his arsenal.

Hoyer, 30 of Williams Lake, became the first person ever to win a snow bikecross gold medal at last yearB次元官网网址檚 Aspen X Games B次元官网网址� the first time the sport was held at the event B次元官网网址� and wants to put the rest of the world on notice he is only getting better in the sport.

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This yearB次元官网网址檚 2018 Winter X Games will once again be held in Aspen, CO., from Jan. 25-28. To prepare for the elevation change and to get acclimated to the conditions, Hoyer is heading south of the border early to train.

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The summer of 2017, however, wasnB次元官网网址檛 so favourable.

With a background as a professional motocross rider before transitioning into the fledgling sport of snow bike racing, Hoyer typically utilized the summer months as off-season training.

The provinceB次元官网网址檚 wildfires of 2017, particularly in HoyerB次元官网网址檚 training grounds of the Cariboo, didnB次元官网网址檛 do him any favours.

With the backcountry closed and an off-road vehicle ban enforced due to the wildfires, Hoyer started looking at other ways to train. While downhill mountain biking, he sustained an injury forcing him to require surgery.

B次元官网网址淏eing hurt set me back a bit,B次元官网网址� he said. B次元官网网址淏ut I just had to work harder to catch back up, thatB次元官网网址檚 all. With the backcountry closure I crashed mountain biking and tore a ligament in my thumb. Had surgery the next day and started the road to recovery. I had a cast on and was still in the gym working to get back.B次元官网网址�

And since snow conditions have allowed for it, Hoyer has been back on his snow bike training up at YankB次元官网网址檚 Peak in the Cariboo and putting in work in the gym.

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B次元官网网址淚B次元官网网址檓 just training as hard as I can. Doing more bike prep, more testing. I havenB次元官网网址檛 even gone back to work [since the injury] getting ready. IB次元官网网址檝e just been totally trying to focus and get prepared for this race.B次元官网网址�

Asked whether he thinks heB次元官网网址檒l have a target on his back after winning 2017 gold at the X Games, Hoyer said heB次元官网网址檚 not too worried about it.

B次元官网网址淚 felt the same way going in last year,B次元官网网址� he said. B次元官网网址淓verybody was gunning for me, anyway.

B次元官网网址淚B次元官网网址檓 going to do my best to repeat. IB次元官网网址檝e been working harder and putting more time and effort into it and hopefully it will pay off.B次元官网网址�

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