Day seven of Crankworx brought
exciting head-to-head racing into the heart of the village. Greg Minnaar
took the win over Brian Lopes, while showing great sportsmanship. After
a tight first heat, Lopes went down hard in a berm. Minnaar stopped
and ran back up to make sure Lopes was okay before taking the win, bringing
the crowd to a roar.
The track was a physical test
for the riders, and only the strong advanced.
Greg Minnaar:
“ You guys have no idea how
tiring that is. That first pedaling straight sucks your energy…”
The track was little over a
minute long, but for the win, the riders pedaled out the gate two-hundred
meters, and nearly the whole way down, over a dozen times.
Greg Minnaar
and Aneeke Beerten, both earning a nice pay check for their wins at
the Giant Slalom.
Chris Kovarik,
newly engaged, racing head-to-head with Gee Atherton in the round of
eight. Atherton advances.
Brian Lopes
leads a strong Gee Atherton in the semi-final, Lopes advances.
Gee Atherton
taking out Jared Rando in the round of sixteen.
Lopes and Minnaar
swap steps on the podium after the Jim Beam Air DH.
Story and pictures by Harold Woolnough UbikeTV
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