Vincent Bressol: Aces High

October 31, 2008 @ 5:00 AM

Benjamin

But you’ve found a balance?
Yeah, I’m good. I did my share of partying, though. But, it’s all right, I’m feeling good… Well, now, I’m at a stage where I’m not too sure about what’s going to happen, but I’m good here.

So, what happened with Cliché, then?
What happened is that Thibaud and I got fired. But, it’s been a long story. For my part, it started with being kept out of Cliché. I had some words with Al [Boglio, Cliché TM] a while ago, and after that, for the last two years, you’ve seen it, I never got one ad. And it’s not that I wasn’t skating, I would just get denied. Many of the tricks in this interview I shot for ads, for example. And when you’ve been part of something from the beginning, and you’re not being pushed to the front, you disappear from the brand, you just sink. The exact terms would be “slow death”. That’s how it happened. As for Thibaud, I don’t want to speak for him…

Were you not supposed to work for Cliché?
I was proposed that when they told me it was finished… of course, I’m not interested at all! [laughter] I have no desire of having to deal again with that atmosphere.

So, for you, the page is turned…
Yes. And from now on, no hard feelings!

So, where do you stand now?
Sponsor wise? I must say I’m in between two chairs, I’m not too sure, yet. We’ll see… I’m fully thinking, it hasn’t changed anything in my skating. Then, we’ll see how things turn out. As I always say, it’s all about the relationship you have with people. I’m discussing things with people. Some things I got offered surprised me! Between you and me, the skate market in Europe being what it is, there are not that many companies out there, so that’s more or less what’s there. But, now I’m still in a haze.

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How long have you been pro, now?
Seven years, I think.

Apart from riding for Nike, I know you also work for them, right?
Yes, it must be one year, now. But it’s less than part- time. I am being a rep’ for the shops in South of France, so I tour them for two weeks, every three months. It’s a good compromise, that allows me to go back in France and see people I appreciate there, and I have loads of time to skate. Plus it’s keeping me in the working world.

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You felt like you wanted something else than just worry about where to skate every morning?
Exactly! I’ll tell you why: because when you’ve been skating for more than 15 years, you do lose a bit of motivation. And I have a lot of energy, so when they asked me, I thought that was a good alternative. It’s also a good break from Barcelona once in a while, and that’s pretty good, too.

How would you describe your life in Barca these days?
A typical day: I’m going to try to wake up early. If I have things to do for Nike, I work in the morning. It’s not like I’m super active, either, hey? It’s more of a balance. And then, I’m skating with all the people I meet. Compared to when I arrived here, I’m a lot more integrated. I learned Spanish, and I skate with a lot of locals. Just speaking the language makes it so much easier. Then, I’ll probably skate the classics, Macba, Paral-el, I’m not complicated! And recently, we all started skating the mini in the Hey! Ho! shop, with Luy-Pa [Sin] and Raph [Brunis]. Raph is the mini ramp surfer! And apart from that, we all play poker, like 90% of people this year… do you play?

No, no fixed gear and no poker for me!
[laughter] All right!

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