April 17/07 10:09 am - Sea Otter Classic: Men's DH
Posted by Editoress on 04/17/07
Sea Otter Classic Monterey California
Report courtesy Kathy Sessler, Santa Cruz Syndicate
The Santa Cruz Syndicate riders had a terrific outing at the Sea Otter Classic with a podium result for each event they entered. Leading the way was Nathan Rennie smoking the international downhill field by 2 seconds. He was stoked to win, and credits his Kenda semi-slick Short Tracker rear tire for aiding his victory. Steve Peat had a great run and followed Rennie in with a 3rd place downhill finish, both on their new Santa Cruz prototype V-10's. Rennie says, "I'm happy with my win. It's a great way to start the season. I must say I had a great run"
Jamie Goldman was in fine form flipping his way into a 3rd place run in the dirt jump competition. Goldman was the first to gainer the step down that preceded the gigantic rhythm set. He and Greg Watts were the first two to qualify into the finals. In the final run he did a flip to 360, and on the final hit he double whipped but side-saddled out missing the pedals, but still rode out of it. Goldman on his run, "I'm pretty stoked on it! That was the first time I ever tried a double whip on dirt."
John Waddell was in the Syndicate podium charge, mixing it up with the Expert men in the cross-country race on Sunday. He powered his way through two 20-mile laps, finishing the race in 3rd place.
On Saturday, after getting a super soaker on the Dual Slalom qualifier and waiting through a rain delay, Steve Peat got faster and faster through his rounds. He made it to the semi-finals matched up against Jared Graves, Graves advanced. In the small final Peaty raced Bryn Atkinson and beat him with two of his best runs of the day, finishing 3rd overall.
Steve Peat says this about the weekend, "It was good to get two thirds. Weather played a major factor, as usual. The Syndicate pulled through with great performances. I was stoked to be on the podium with Rennie. I look forward to more podiums for the Syndicate this season."
Pro Men's DH (April 15th)
| 1. Nathan Rennie (Aus) Santa Cruz Syndicate | 2:13 |
| 2. Jared Graves (Aus) Yeti / Fox Racing Fa | 2:16 |
| 3. Steve Peat (GBr) Santa Cruz Syndicate | 2:16 |
| 4. Filip Polc (Cze) | 2:16 |
| 5. Chris Kovarik (Aus) MS- Intense Factory_ | 2:17 |
| 6. Jurgen Beneke (Ger) Old World Plaster | 2:18 |
| 7. Cedric Gracia (Fra) Oakley/Commencal | 2:18 |
| 8. Bryn Atkinson (Aus) Gt Bicycles | 2:19 |
| 9. Gee Atherton (GBr) Animal Commencal | 2:19 |
| 10. Chris Vandine (USA) Cannondale The Cut | 2:19 |
| 11. Ryan Finney (USA) WTB Fox Santa Cruz | 2:19 |
| 12. Brian Lopes (USA) | 2:20 |
| 13. Cody Warren (USA) C-Dub Racing | 2:20 |
| 14. Duncan Riffle (USA) Honda Ironhorse | 2:20 |
| 15. Dan Atherton (GBr) Animal Commencal | 2:20 |
| 16. Eric Carter (USA) | 2:20 |
| 17. Mick Hannah (RSA) Cannondale The Cut | 2:21 |
| 18. Shaums March (USA) Mmr Camps Marin Bike | 2:21 |
| 19. Justin Leov (NZl) Yeti / Fox Racing Fa | 2:21 |
| 20. Sam Blenkinsop (NZl) | 2:22 |
| 21. Geritt Beytagh (USA) Morewoodbikes Usa | 2:22 |
| 22. Jared Rando (Aus) Giant Mtb Team | 2:22 |
| 23. Waylon Smith (USA) KHS | 2:22 |
| 24. Dave Cullinan (USA) | 2:22 |
| 25. Curtis Keene (USA) Cane Creek | 2:22 |
| 26. Ross Milan (USA) Yeti / Fox Racing Fa | 2:23 |
| 27. Andrew Neethling (RSA) Honda/Turner | 2:23 |
| 28. Christopher Herndon (USA) Core Creek | 2:23 |
| 29. Curtis Beavers (USA) | 2:23 |
| 30. Mark Weir (USA) WTB/Santa Cruz | 2:24 |
| 31. Aurelien Giordanengo (Fra) Rivierabike.Com Fmf | 2:24 |
| 32. Cameron Cole (NZl) Team Maxxis | 2:24 |
| 33. Andrew Mitchell (Can) Cove/SRAM | 2:24 |
| 34. Jon Wilson (USA) Dirt Works/Pimp Bike | 2:24 |
| 35. Nathan Riddle (USA) Mountain Cycle/ Arro | 2:25 |
| 36. George Stephenson (USA) Ellsworth Bicycles F | 2:25 |
| 37. Evan Turpen (USA) X-Fusion/ Iron Horse | 2:25 |
| 38. Cole Bangert (USA) Morewood Bikes/Utopi | 2:25 |
| 39. Karim Amour (Fra) Rivierabike.Com Fmf | 2:26 |
| 40. Aaron Peters (USA) WTB Santa Cruz | 2:26 |
| 41. Steve Smith (Can) Cove/SRAM | 2:26 |
| 42. Mike Haderer (USA) Fox Shox/Yeti/Easton | 2:26 |
| 43. Daniel Weinman (USA) Paradise Power Co. | 2:27 |
| 44. Mark Clemens (USA) Hutchinson | 2:27 |
| 45. Scott Martinez (USA) Intense/Atomlab | 2:27 |
| 46. Heikki Hall (USA) E.13 Hayes Michelin | 2:27 |
| 47. Joel Bain (Aus) Fox Racing | 2:27 |
| 48. Kyle Wideman (USA) WTB | 2:27 |
| 49. Scott Fellers (USA) Supercede | 2:28 |
| 50. Steve Wentz (USA) | 2:28 |
| 51. Tyler Morland (Can) SRAM | 2:28 |
| 52. Ian Odom (USA) KHS | 2:28 |
| 53. Matt Fisher (USA) The Fix And Turner B | 2:28 |
| 54. Nick Quinn (Can) Calgary Cycle Dh Team | 2:28 |
| 55. John Hauer (USA) X Fusion Shoxspecial | 2:28 |
| 56. Chris Heath (USA) Pedal The Peaks/Iron | 2:29 |
| 57. Dave Mclaughlin (USA) Eastern Bikes | 2:29 |
| 58. Lars Sternberg (USA) Iron Horse/Fluidride | 2:29 |
| 59. Jeff Kendall-Weed (USA) Cal Poly Wheelman | 2:29 |
| 60. Garrick Anderson (USA) G-Unit | 2:29 |
| 61. Mathieu Laurin (Can) Marin Bikes | 2:29 |
| 62. Nicholas O'Neil (USA) Privteer | 2:29 |
| 63. David Beeson (USA) G.T./Mongoose | 2:29 |
| 64. Luke Strobel (USA) Team Maxxis | 2:29 |
| 65. Sam Hill (Aus) Monster Energy/Iron | 2:29 |
| 66. Hank Cadle (USA) Intense National | 2:30 |
| 67. Tj Sharp (USA) Yeti / Fox Racing Fa | 2:30 |
| 68. Alfonso Garcia (Mex) Team Rotec | 2:30 |
| 69. Kim Eakin (USA) Bear Naked-Cannondal | 2:31 |
| 70. Scott Papola (USA) Fox Shox/ Yeti/ East | 2:31 |
| 71. Sean McClendon (USA) Decline | 2:31 |
| 72. Cody Wilderman (USA) Team Totally Wired F | 2:31 |
| 73. Kyle Adams (USA) Odi-Southridge | 2:31 |
| 74. Tommy Tokarczyk (USA) Jamis Bikes | 2:32 |
| 75. Michael Jones (Can) Mmr Camps Marin Bike | 2:32 |
| 76. Daniel Hultgen (USA) Na | 2:32 |
| 77. Ryan Cranston (USA) Ruby Canyon/Speciali | 2:33 |
| 78. Kyle Ritchie (Can) | 2:33 |
| 78. Julius Suvanen (USA) Commencal Usa | 2:33 |
| 80. Keith Mott (USA) KHS | 2:33 |
| 81. Kain Leonard (USA) Astrix/Shimano | 2:33 |
| 82. Chris Boice (USA) | 2:34 |
| 83. Andrew Pierce (USA) Gor Ride.Com | 2:34 |
| 84. Quinton Spaulding (USA) KHS Bicycles | 2:34 |
| 85. Michael Forest (USA) Na | 2:34 |
| 86. Shawn Wilson (USA) Oakley X-Fusion Gamu | 2:35 |
| 87. Trevor Martin (USA) Pedal The Peaks | 2:35 |
| 88. Guilherme Renke (USA) Versus Cycles | 2:35 |
| 89. Eric Opperman (USA) Dh Reno | 2:36 |
| 90. Sean Methven (USA) Turner/Michelin | 2:38 |
| 91. Rick Goldrup (USA) Swd Racing | 2:38 |
| 92. Andrew Parson (USA) Versus Cycles | 2:39 |
| 93. Mike Howse (USA) The Fix Maxxis Ironh | 2:40 |
| 94. Dante Harmony (USA) Team Cactus Bikes | 2:40 |
| 95. Jesse Jackson (USA) Michelin Motion Tire | 2:40 |
| 96. Matt Medore (USA) Nicolai Usa | 2:41 |
| 97. Zachary Griffith (USA) Leelikesbikes | 2:41 |
| 98. Tom Grzesik (GBr) Coaltion Clothing | 2:41 |
| 99. Rudy Unrau (USA) Yeti Rpm | 2:43 |
| 100. Phil Wheeler (USA) Fleet Street Cycles | 2:44 |
| 101. Dominick Menard (Can) Giant Bicycle Canada | 2:45 |
| 102. Jason Simon (USA) Ptp Iron Horse | 2:46 |
| 103. Stephen Darcy (USA) Go-Ride | 2:46 |
| 104. Jonathan Canfield (USA) Honda/Ironhorse | 2:48 |
| 105. Mihai Moga (USA) Big Crank Racing | 2:49 |
| 106. Evelio Suarez (USA) Nicolai | 2:50 |
| 107. Tom Wehe (USA) Kenda-Turner | 3:14 |
| DNF. Amiel Cavarlier (Aus) Giant Mtb Team | |
| DNF. Jiro Makamura (USA) Wb Santa Cruz | |
| DNF. Matt Thompson (USA) Big Crank Racing | |
| DNF. Chris Powell (USA) Avent/Bombshell | |
| DNF. Kyle Strait (USA) Specialized Factory | |
| DNF. Ryan Condrashoff (USA) WTB/X-Fusion/Santacr | |
| DNF. Daniel Baggs (USA) | |
| DNF. Steve Johnson (USA) |
Women's results not available
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