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Sabrina arrived almost two hours before the big race. Therefore. Therefore, In the stands, she visualizes the route, while Mike, the mechanic, squeezes the last bolts on his pink pink car.

I won’t cry if I don’t win, but I won’t cry either if I winshe launches in a forefront interview. Additionally, Therefore. Therefore, Soon, it will crush the accelerator and face the trying route of the glorious trippers, the flagship event of Hochelaga-Maisonneuve.

Obviously. Nevertheless. For example, she has the loot of $ 500 in her sights, but the one we nicknamed Barbie in the scooter world also hopes to find her ken. However, Available on Tinder eldershe wrote on a sign adorning her mount.

My former boyfriend died in my bed and he was not sleeping … However, I let you guess what he diedshe says, dashing. In addition, I had my batteries too much.

In front of the sharpened eyes of two ruthless judges. Similarly. Therefore, it will have to succeed with speed and precision the slalom, the parking in parallel and the play of “that’s it, hochelag ‘” | pockets installed on the burning block of the Ontario street.

That’s it, Hochelag ‘describes the animator of the event, the humorist Samuel Flynn. Furthermore, A scoring race, it could not happen anywhere else.

It is a fairly singular district. Similarly. Nevertheless, we have very very unique things “that’s it, hochelag ‘” | and the world is not afraid to show their differences.

Citizens who walk with a cat “that’s it, hochelag ‘” | new on their shoulders. Furthermore. with a large pink poodle, fashion victims with singular tastes, small families, a few sores, metalwear, howluberlus: Hochelaga-Maisonneuve is undoubtedly the most mismatched Montreal district.

And more than ever. he seems to assume “that’s it. hochelag ‘” | his popular roots, as if to prove to the set, Mile-End and other trendy district that he too can be cool.

Even if the “that’s it, hochelag ‘” | new district tends to get on. such an event sends a strong message: No one will change Hochelag ‘. it’s too anchored, it’s too beautifulassures the host. By moving to it, it is you who changes against Hochelag ‘.

For this race, Hochelaga-Maisonneuve stinks the spotlight on a part of its omnipresent population of its streets: people in scooters.

We take the people who “that’s it, hochelag ‘” | new are on site. we give them the placeexplains the one who had the idea. the president of the Hochelaga-Maisonneuve Commercial Development Company (SDC) (SDC), Patrick Legault.

The race has set up on Simon-Valois square, Montreal capital of the scooter. Many drivers meet there day after day to place and spend time.

We try to do something that is representative of the neighborhood and that involves people in the neighborhoodadds Mr. Legault. Its organization has the aim of stimulating local trade. But it also uses culture to make it a lever for economic development.

We want to create a “that’s it, hochelag ‘” | feeling of belonging to the neighborhood.

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Three, two, one… go!

It was the real mascot in the neighborhood, Captain Québec, which opened hostilities. “that’s it, hochelag ‘” | new On board his quadter almost invisible under the flags. stuffed animals and other trinkets that decorate him, he launched himself on the course for a demonstration lap.

Captain Québec is too strong for the League, he who won the previous edition. I give the others the chancehe says.

A dozen participants carried out in turn on the course. to the warm applause “that’s it, hochelag ‘” | new of citizens who came by hundreds to attend the event.

Among the cries are distinguished from the acute horns of other trippers. quadripper pilots – several members of the club of the club Hells-Eimer – come to encourage their comrades.

The participants all assure to be there to participate. to have fun, but, behind the scenes, the rivalry is very real, assures Samuel Flynn. There are chicane, they are great children of 60 years!

On the track. the most reckless make controlled slippages. take the turntables so tight that their wheels “that’s it, hochelag ‘” | take off from the ground. Others play the card of prudence and delicacy.

Some come from other Montreal districts, we will keep their names to avoid disqualification.

Among them. Daniel. whose scooter has traveled more than 4,600 km, Viviane, who has decorated his with the image of the elder assistance organization in which “that’s it, hochelag ‘” | she participates and Huey who praised the merits of her three -wheeler strange imported directly from Toronto.

There is also Loulou Leblanc, who is delighted that finally an event sheds light on his reality. People meet us on the sidewalk and we feel judged because we take up spaceshe explains.

My quadter is my freedom: I can travel 40 km without depending on the suitable transport.

Deprived of her legs and one of her arms, this university teacher could not move in a wheelchair. She moves behind the handlebars of her racing car almost all year round, until the ice has invaded her alley.

The experience of this road has borne fruit. it finished the race in second position with a very respectable time of 1 min 15 sec.

If the sparkling Nina. her Chihuahua Jon Snow stole the spotlight by throwing candies in the crowd. it was finally Marilou, disguised as a queen of heart who won the victory for this fourth edition of the event.

His tiny scooter seemed to be the weight of his opponents.

Next Hochelagais meetings on Simon-Valois square: the wrestling gala and the canine competition.