'It was a slap back to reality' - 'Rocket' Dave Ryding brought crashing back down to earth after World Cup lift-off
Dave Ryding ended last week on top of the skiing world only to be brought back down to earth with a bump three days later. In Kitzbuehel on Saturday, the 35-year-old from Pendle became the first Brit to win an alpine skiing World Cup event, claiming victory in the slalom on the legendary slopes in Austria. Ad/> By Tuesday, Ryding was not even the fastest Brit on the circuit, beaten by training partner Billy Major a couple of hours down the road in Schladming, with Major 18th and Ryding 20th.


