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Claw Talks about the Bearclaw Invitational

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What were your major considerations when designing this year’s course?

Bearclaw Well, there are lots of things to consider when designing a course such as how technical, how big, how well do you want the lines to flow together, way too many things to think about, glad that part’s over.
Sterling and I were chatting about how the course was not only rider-friendly, but really great from a photographer’s perspective, in terms of easy access to multiple sick shots. Did this factor into your course design for this year or was it just an added benefit to a course designed for the best rider experience?

This was one of the biggest factors because I love building great looking stunts that shoot well for my personal segments, so why not build a contest that shoots well too? Continue reading ‘Claw Talks about the Bearclaw Invitational’

Bearclaw Invitational Winner: Jamie Goldman

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on August 28, 2008
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Jamie Goldman was stoked to offer some thoughts about this year’s comp on Vancouver Island:

What were the best things about this years’ course?
I really like how the course is all gravity fed and that there is not much braking or pedaling. The course starts out small and tech and moves gradually into the bigger faster lines. I love how it has everything.

How did you like it better — or worse — than last year’s Bearclaw Invitational course?
Last year was a similar course but it had 2 lines. I liked it equally but this year had a bit of mud. Continue reading ‘Bearclaw Invitational Winner: Jamie Goldman’

Goldman Grabs ClawWorx Comp

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on August 27, 2008
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.jpg After a slow, sticky start on Friday morning, the course for the third Bearclaw Invitational became a bit more pedalable and the decision was made to bump up the event start to that evening, to beat an incoming storm that was rushing to the island about a day earlier than anyone expected. For Photos and More Story Continue reading ‘Goldman Grabs ClawWorx Comp’

The GIANT Giant Slalom

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on August 26, 2008
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Zeus Would’ve Been Proud

At this years Crankworx there was yet another new event on the mountain for folks to enjoy. It was a marriage between the huge, fast action of last years 4x, and the tight, flowy party of dual slalom. Giant Bikes stepped up to the alter and produce the two races the Giant Slalom. For Video and Story Continue reading ‘The GIANT Giant Slalom’

Trick showdown-V Dub Money Grub

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on August 20, 2008
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This year the Kokanee Crankworx took notes from its Colorado counterpart and put a best trick comp into the mix of the infamous week-long mountain bike festival. And it was more than just big tricks and bikes we were treated to a handful of brave kids on their bikes throwing down some of their best tricks out of their quivers. At stake was $6,000. $3,000 for each different section of the boneyard they were riding.

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Euroslopestyle Arrives at Whistler

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on August 16, 2008
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Spaniard Andreu Lacondeguy and Brit Lance McDermott snapped up the top two podium places at CrankWorx Slopestyle 2008 with some of the tricks that captured wins for them in European comps.

Whister local Brandon Semenuk rounded out the podium.

Lacondeguy captured the attention of judges with a double back flip followed by a slew of other stunts on a course that virtually everyone, from riders to media pros, agreed was flowier and perfected for tricks.

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Hours Before CrankWorx Slopestyle 2008

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on August 16, 2008
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Whistler arrival time: Sometime after 3 AM Saturday morning. Mental state: Delirium. Actual time that we started sleeping: Around 5 AM. Wakeup time: Probably way too early.

.jpg Since that time, I’ve:
Chatted with Doug from Corsair Bikes (and anxiously awaited the prospect of demoing their Konig).

Scored some insider information from Lance McDermott about his plans for the comp as we chatted inside the fabulous Monster industry lounge located mid-course, which will be perfect for periodic escapes from the heat.

Learned from one of the Monster guys that the actual forecast temperature is 37 Celsius (that’s about 104 Fahrenheit for you Yanks), as opposed to the 35 Celsius forecast I heard. Argh. Looks like I’ll be scoping out shade in the Monster lounge and elsewhere on the course between now and 9ish tonight.

Spoke for seconds with Cam McCaul, who seemed hell-bent on getting up the hill to initiate course domination.

Crankworx DS and Garbanzo DH

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So Whistler Blackcomb is at it again. They bring us the most diverse gravity bike event of the year - Kokanee Crankworx. Gee Atherton wins the Garbanzo DH. This race is one of the longest Downhill Races in the world. It rained to make an already grueling track that much more difficult:

“We practiced on dry trails well before the race, so when the rain came, it changed everything,” says first place winner Gee Atherton. “You had to pick new lines and just go for it.”

Gee Atherton (UK), grabbed first with a time of 14:20.4; second place was Sam Hill (Aus), with a time of 14:37.8; third place went to Marc Beaumont (UK), with a time of 14.44.6 and fourth place went to Dan Atherton (UK), with a time of 14:50.0.

“This was not an easy track to begin with and the weather made it even tougher,” say Sam Hill, second place in this year’s Monster Energy DH. “I had a crash in the middle of the course and one of my shoes came off, I had to stay strong and keep motivated to make up the time.”

The top rider in the women’s category was Rachel Atherton (UK), with a time of 16:48.9; Fionn Griffiths (UK), took second place with a time of 17:25.1; Denise Uyesuqi (CAN), took third place with a time of 18:32.7; and Whistler local Rebecca McQueen took fourth with a time of 18:41.9. On a note close to home, Seattle’s own Joy Mutoli placed 9th in the pro women. Way to go Joy!

Full Garbanzo DH Results

For the second year in a row, and by “popular demand” Kokanee Cranworx on Saturday held the Dual Slalom. The up and coming racer JD Swanguen beat out many more seasoned racers. The course was technical and damp and according to Stacy Kohut, “the weather really forced the athletes to be conservative to stay on track.” Nico Vink took second. Chris Herndon of Decline/Team America took third ahead of his teammate Cody Warren. In the Pro Women Anneke Beerten took first ahead of Rachel Atherton. Fionn Griffths finished third and Kathy Pruitt was fourth.

Closer to my home in Seattle, Luciano Worl took 2nd in the Junior X. Watch for him! Brad Tibbs and Clinton Fowler both took 4th in their categories. You can watch them featured in our video on the Fluidride Cup DS here.

DS Results

Bromont World Cup

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on August 3, 2008
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Sam Hill comes back and beats Greg Minnaar to take the Bromont WC DH. In similar rain drenched conditions to Mont-Sainte-Anne the same world cup racers found themselves at the top on the stack. Luke Strobel coming back from a broken wrist had a tenth place finish. This made him the highest placed US rider.

The following photos of Bromont and Mont-Sainte-Anne are provided by Keith Valentine at Phunkt.com
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Mont-Sainte-Anne World Cup

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on July 25, 2008
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Saturday DH Update
Greg Minnaar takes the the Mont-Sainte-Anne Downhill for the men. This is his first win at MSA, even with a foot dab in the rock garden that knocked him sideways, threating to take him down. Minnaar was thrilled as he took the top box in the podium and the series lead in points. In second by 1.73 seconds was Sam Hill. Gee Atherton, Steve Peat and Fabian Barel complete the mens podium. The top USA finisher is the young upstart Aaron Gwin in ten place. He’s definitely a story to watch.

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