If Frenchman Victor de le Rue has lived in the shadow of his older, more famous brother, the freerider Xavier, then this was the season where he stepped out of it and became a superstar in his own right.

Those who’ve watched his rise have long been predicting that Victor had a part like this in him, but his Absinthe Films’ ender still had many people saying “holy shit!” Unfortunately the part isn’t available for free online, but iTunes will happily take your money for it if you’d like to be similarly wowed.

Meanwhile his compatriot Mathieu Crepel a man who is arguably still better known as a pipe rider than a backcountry wizard, had a similarly impressive part in the movie. Does this mark a shift towards La France for Absinthe?