Crankworx DS and Garbanzo DH Results
WHISTLER, British Columbia (derailedonline.com) - USA Sweeps the Crankworx DS. What has come to be a highly anticipated race, the DS at Crankworx, was won this week by Kyle Strait (USA) that beat veteran Brian Lopes (USA) in heat after heat. Lopes took second. In third place was Neko Mullaly of Pensslyvania, USA, a talented young kid (16) that has made a house hold name for himself along the eastern seaboard of the US dominating the various gravity racing series. He's currently the youngest pro racer in the US competing on the Pro Gravity tour and various Canada races.
330 riders took part in the Garbanzo DH which decends 3,400ft on some of Whistlers most technical terrain in the park. As the dust settled from that man runs, Justin Leov (NZL) took the Garbanzo DH event with a two second margin over Chris Kovarik (AUS) and three seconds over Sam Hill (AUS).
Men Top Ten:
1. Leov Justin NZL Trek World Racing 13:44.55 +0.00
2. Kovarik Chris AUS Chain Reaction Cycl 13:46.61 +2.06
3. Hill Sam AUS Monster Energy, Spe 13:48.31 +3.76
4. Beaumont Marc GBR GT Bicycles 13:58.55 +14.00
5. Keene Curtis USA Specialized 14:02.55 +18.00
6. Neethling Andrew RSA Trek World Racing 14:11.32 +26.77
7. Smith Steve CAN MS Evil RACING, Re 14:16.96 +32.41
8. Atkinson Bryn AUS Crank Brothers, Inte 14:17.69 +33.14
9. Reading Jack GBR Ellsworth, ONeal 14:20.45 +35.90
10. Guardia Bernat ESP Massi 14:21.63 +37.08
For the women it was Miranda Miller from Canada that took home the check with an almost four second lead over second place Emmeline Ragot (FRA). The gap between second and third was very large, Kathy Pruit (USA) came in third twenty seconds behind first place.
Women Top Ten:
1. Miller Miranda CAN Santa Cruz 16:32.32 +0.00
2. Ragot Emmeline FRA Suspension center 16:36.01 +3.69
3. Pruitt Kathy USA Jamis 16:52.64 +20.32
4. Griffiths Fionn GBR Norco World Team 16:57.56 +25.24
5. Uyesugi Danice CAN CCN, Trek, Sram 17:12.70 +40.38
6. Carpenter Manon GBR Maxxis Royal, 661, Ticket2Ride 17:49.15 +1:16.83
7. Strand Katrina CAN Oakley, Shimano, Maxxis 18:03.81 +1:31.49
8. Mancer Kari CAN Whistler Bike CO 18:04.43 +1:32.11
9. Cashen Dawn CAN Cycle Path Kelowna 18:16.76 +1:44.44
10. Skoglund Lina SWE POC 18:20.73 +1:48.41
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Posted on Aug 10, 2009 09:35:19 -0400 by Brady.