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[VIDEO] Sam Hill wins Canadian Open DH in Whistler, BC |
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Written by SuperHuman
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Monday, 29 September 2008 |
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Gee Atherton is runner up, Chris Kovarik takes third.
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WHISTLER, BC August 17, 2008 - The Canadian Open Downhill took
over the Whistler Mountain Bike Park today, the final day at Kokanee
Crankworx 2008. More than 260 riders took part in the race, having only
one run to clock their best time possible on a course that is said to
be as challenging as any World Cup course.
"All I can say about the course is, wow," says pro 4x mountain
biker and event announcer Stacy Kohut. "This is the closest we have to
a World Cup and I'm stoked to see the athletes bring their A-game and
take this race seriously."
In the Pro Men category, Sam Hill of Australia took first place
with a time of 3:09.6; Gee Atherton of the UK took second with a time
of 3:11.2; Whistler's Chris Kovarik took third with a time of 3:17.4
and Nico Zink of Belgium took fourth with a time of 3:19.1.
"It took a while to get comfortable with the course," says Hill. "I
tried not to stall in corners and hang it out where I could to get the
win."
In the Pro Women category Rachel Atherton of the UK took first with
a time of 3:45.8, rounding out an incredible Crankworx success story
for the Atherton family. Second place went to Tracy Moseley of the UK
with a time of 3:47.3; third place went to Whistler's Katie Holden with
a time of 4:01.1 and fourth place went to another Whistler local,
Claire Buchar with a time of 4:01.5.
This year's Canadian Open Downhill took place on a course that
started on Joyride connecting to the new line under Fitzsimmons
Express, across Old Olly Road, merging back into Joyride, across the
flats to Monkey Hands and continuing into the finish corral in Whistler
Village.
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