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Minnaar Finshes #1 in Giant Slalom at Kokanee Crankworx 2008 |
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Written by SuperHuman
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Saturday, 16 August 2008 |
Beerten Takes Spot in the Pro Women Category
The GIANT Slalom took center
stage today, Day Seven of Kokanee Crankworx 2008. With a list of
world-class riders charging for the finish line two-at-a-time,
spectators onsite and watching via webcast on Crankworx.com and
Go211.com witnessed big crashes and big finishes in the high speed,
head-to-head race event.
The GIANT Slalom weaved its way through the Boneyard Slopestyle
course in the Whistler Mountain Bike Park with two riders going
head-to-head over jumps and through berms into the finish corral in the
village. Each rider had two runs with combined times counting for the
qualifying rounds and seeding.
Reigning champ Brian Lopes crashed hard in the final race leaving
him in second place overall. First place winner Greg Minnaar stopped on
course to check on Lopes before riding down to claim first place in
what could quite possibly go down as the most exciting final in Kokanee
Crankworx history.
With Greg Minnaar of Pietermaritzburg, SA and Brian Lopes of Laguna
Beach, USA finishing first and second respectively; Gee Atherton of
Llangynog, UK took third and Guido Tschugg of Amerang, GER took fourth
In the Pro Men category.
"The race was close in the first round," says Greg Minnaar. "It's a
tiring race and we were both giving it our all, its good to win."
The Pro Women category was won by Anneke Beerten of Marienvelde,
NED; Sheryl McLeod of Dunedin, NZ took second; Helene Fruhwirth of
Giesshuebl, AUS took third place; and Lorraine Blancher of Revelstoke,
BC took fourth.
"It was a good race and a good course," says Beerten. "I've been
training all winter on the BMX track and it really paid off this year."
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