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THIS WEEK’S TOONIE:
When:
Aug 23rd
Sponsors: Skiis n Biikes / Dusty’s
Sign in: 5:30pm Dusty’s
Start time: 6:30pm
Course : Tunnel Vision - Big Timber
Après:
Dusty’s
MOUNTAIN BIKE MONARCHY Steve Smith, Casey Brown and Jack Iles were named Crankworx king, queen
and prince after the trio each posted multiple-event wins on Whistler Mountain.
PHOTO BY JOHN FRENCH
NEXT WEEK’S TOONIE:
When:
Aug 30th
Sponsors: RBC / Buffalo Bill’s / Mark Richards Gallery
Sign in: 5:30pm Top of Alpine Way
Start time: 6:30pm
Finish : Rainbow Trail Parking Lot
Après:
Buffalo Bill’s
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Brosnan said after the event that the
spectators played a role in his win.
“It feels amazing, I’m coming back
trying to have fun and get in a little
training before Worlds,” said the winner
from Australia. “It was a good night. The
crowd was pretty big and that helped.”
American racer Luca Shaw placed
second and he was followed by Bas Van
Steenbergen of Kelowna.
Melissa Buhl of the USA beat out
North Shore racer Micayla Gatto and
Steffi Marth of Germany in third.
“It’s been a long week with a lot of
events, so I feel really good about this
win,” said Buhl. “This is my first win at
Crankworx and I couldn’t be happier.”
LUNN, VAN STEENBERGEN TAKE
TEVA BEST TRICK
Two generations of B.C. riders walked
away from the athlete-judged Teva
Best Trick showdown on Thursday
night with $4,000 cheques and the
appreciation of a massive crowd.
The first hit was a straight air under
the big screen. There were a lot of solid
tricks and combinations — Sam Dueck’s
“That’s a trick that
comes out different
every time I train it...”
–JORDIE LUNN
Double Tailwhip, Martin Soderstrom’s
360 table and Yannick Granieri’s flip
whip stood out — but the one that got
the biggest cheer from the crowd, and
the most votes, was Jordie Lunn’s very
corked 720 spin.
“That’s a trick that comes out different
every time I train it, sometimes it’s a 360
with a flip, sometimes I get it right and
I land a corked 720,” said 29-year-old
Lunn. “It’s a fun one to do, and I was
definitely building up to it today.”
Tom van Steenbergen, the winner
of the second feature, is a young
competitor at just 16 years of age.
The second feature was the porch
trick off of the Kokanee Cabin at the
base of the mountain. Van Steenbergen
sewed up the votes with a front flip tuck
no-hander, with his hands well out to
the sides.
“It’s a trick I first got in the Air
Dome and then practiced it a lot, then
a few weeks later I tried it out on a trick
jump,” he said. “It didn’t go well at all.
I pretty much ate it. But a couple of
days after that I tried it out on a step
jump and landed it the first time, and
after that I just kept doing it.”
ROPELATO, KINTNER THREE-PEAT ON
PUMP TRACK
The second part of Thursday evening’s
double-header was a double three-peat
at the Ultimate Pump Track Challenge
presented by Rock Shox.
The event was moved from the top
of The Boneyard this year to Whistler
Olympic Plaza, resulting in a crowd of
thousands out to enjoy some head-tohead
racing under the lights.
The racers were seeded according to
their qualifying runs, and then paired off
on parallel pump courses. They would
race twice, switching sides between
runs, with the rider posting the lowest
combined time advancing.
For the third year running, Mitch
Ropelato of the U.S. took the men’s
event, edging out Australia’s Troy
Brosnan in the final. While Ropelato
was solid in every run, he also had a
bit of luck — Brosnan crashed in his
run and bent his bars out of shape.
Cody Johnson, the biggest surprise of the
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Ride starts at 6:30pm
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mountain bike trails and advocacy. Memberships are now available for sale online!
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