Uploaded June 2021 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago
France's Maxime Pinot is the favourite to finally beat Chrigel Maurer at the Red Bull X-Alps this year. We caught up with him at the pre-race press conference where he told us about his new glider, beating Chrigel in the Bornes to Fly and the mental work – including auto-hypnosis – that he's been doing for the last 18-months to prepare.
France's Maxime Pinot is the favourite to finally beat Chrigel Maurer at the Red Bull X-Alps this year. We caught up with him at the pre-race press conference where he told us about his new glider, beating Chrigel in the Bornes to Fly and the mental work – including auto-hypnosis – that he's been doing for the last 18-months to prepare.










