August 11/08 5:31 am - Crankworx: Day 2 report, photos and full results
Posted by Editoress on 08/11/08
CrankWorx Whistler BC
By Fraser Britton
Day 1
Crankworx has once again taken over the Whistler BIke Park. Festivities officially kicked off on Saturday with the second annual Crankworx Dual slalom. This year's track was immaculate, garnering rave reviews from racers and media alike featuring larger carved berms, technical jumps and even a water hazard.
JD Swanguen (MS Intense - USA) took home top honours for the men beating out Nico Vink (Trek - BEL) and teammate Anneke Beerten (NED) took home the win for the ladies after edging out Rachel Atherton. Anneke discussed her afternoon while in the finish area: "It's something different from 4x. To be honest I had trouble riding the berms, they are so tight. I'm pretty happy!"
Racing was tight all afternoon with numerous upsets. Brian Lopes, Sam Hill, Cedric Gracia and Dan Atherton all got knocked out in early rounds. "I just had to keep it pinned to take the win" explained an ecstatic Swanguen, who pumped his fist in the air as the results came in.
Canadians Micayla Gatto and Miranda Miller squared off in the first heat, with Gatto moving on to the second round and losing to eventual 3rd place rider, Fionn Griffiths of the UK.
Day 2
Photos
Sunday brought more rain and clouds, cold temperatures and the infamous Monster Garbanzo Downhill. Over 14 minutes long, the Garbanzo DH has been known to reduce professional racers to mush. When it gets wet and the thousands of roots and rocks that litter the upper portions of the track get tracked with mud, it only gets worse. Riders have to fight to stay upright, let alone put in a winning.
World Champion Gee Atherton (Animal Commencal - GBR) took home the win for the men with a time of 14:20.4.
Last year's winner, Sam Hill (Monster Energy/Iron Horse - AUS) attempted to defend his title, but luck would play no part in helping. Hill had a small excursion off course at the top of the run, and then dabbed while going over one of the small wooden structures on course, and somehow managed to lose his show in a hole. " I debated the consequences of going on without it, and thought better of it" explained Hill from his team truck. Hill would get second and Marc Beaumont (Bike Radar Santa Cruz - GBR) took third.
For the women, it was Rachel Atherton (Animal Commencal - GBR) completing the Atherton Garbanzo sweep beating country women Fionn Griffiths (Norco - GBR) and rookie Canadian racer Danice Uyesugi (Pinkbike).
Rachel talked to Crankworx media officials after her run. "This course is like three times as long as what I'm use to on the world cup. You really need to stay focused on such a long, hard course."
| Pro Women | ||
| 1 Rachel Atherton (GBr) Animal Commencal | 16:48.9 | |
| 2 Fionn Griffiths (GBr) Norco World Team | 17:25.1 | |
| 3 Danice Uyesugi (Can) Pinkbike.Com | 18:32.7 | |
| 4 Rebecca McQueen (Can) Summity Gravity | 18:41.9 | |
| 5 Helene Valerie Fruhwirth (Aus) Morewood//Generali/ | 19:02.1 | |
| 6 Bethany Parsons (Can) Scott Bikes/ Glc | 19:17.5 | |
| 7 Jacqueline Harmony (USA) Zumbi//Hayes | 19:39.9 | |
| 8 Anka Martin (USA) Fluidride/ Ironhorse | 19:49.3 | |
| 9 Joy Mutoli (USA) Speedy Beavers | 20:13.1 | |
| 10 Kari Mancer (Can) | 20:25.4 | |
| 11 Shannon Chugg (Aus) | 20:47.2 | |
| 12 Abigail Hippely (USA) Yeti/ Shimano/ Mavic | 21:16.7 | |
| 13 Angi Weston (USA) Kona Usa | 21:28.0 | |
| 14 Kristen Smart (Can) | 21:48.0 | |
| 15 Kelly Kozevnikov (Can) Full Boar | 21:54.5 | |
| 16 Niki Gudex (Aus) Scott Oakley | 24:27.4 | |
| DNF Miranda Miller (Can) Mad March Racing | ||
| DNF Katie Holden (Can) Katieholden.Com | ||
| DNF Sheryl McLeod (NZl) Giant Bicycles | ||
| DNF Kathy Pruit (USA) Jamis Bikes/ Maxxis | ||
| Pro Men | ||
| 1 Gee Atherton (GBr) Animal Commencal | 14:20.4 | |
| 2 Sam Hill (Aus) Monster/ Ironhorse | 14:37.8 | |
| 3 Marc Beaumont (GBr) Team Bike Radar | 14:44.6 | |
| 4 Dan Atherton (GBr) Animal Commencal | 14:50.0 | |
| 5 Curtis Keene (USA) Specialized | 14:50.1 | |
| 6 Amiel Cavalier (Aus) Giant Bicycles | 14:55.0 | |
| 7 Andrew Neethling (RSA) Mongoose | 15:01.6 | |
| 8 Chris Kovarik (USA) Chain Reaction Intense | 15:03.8 | |
| 9 Paul Stevens (GBr) | 15:10.8 | |
| 10 Matti Lehikoinen (Fin) MS- Intense | 15:10.9 | |
| 11 Jack Reading (GBr) | 15:11.2 | |
| 12 Ben Reid (GBr) Ironhorse | 15:16.4 | |
| 13 Evan Turpen (USA) Kona Bikes | 15:17.4 | |
| 14 Andrew Mitchell (Can) Cove Bikes | 15:19.5 | |
| 15 Jamie Biluk (Can) Mojo Orange | 15:19.7 | |
| 16 Neil Donoghue (GBr) Bike Radar | 15:21.8 | |
| 17 Nico Vink (Bel) Trek Dolphin | 15:23.2 | |
| 18 Harrison Armstrong (Tas) Dunbar Cycles | 15:30.0 | |
| 19 Duncan Riffle (USA) Cannondale | 15:30.2 | |
| 20 Cole Bangert (USA) Specialized | 15:30.6 | |
| 21 Jesse Murphy (Can) | 15:32.7 | |
| 22 Brendan Fairclough (GBr) Monster/ Ironhorse | 15:33.3 | |
| 23 Dean Tennant (Can) Primary/De | 15:33.8 | |
| 24 Oliver Kristevic (Aus) Dunbar Cycles | 15:35.3 | |
| 25 Tim Coleman (Can) John Henry | 15:39.2 | |
| 26 Samuel Dale (GBr) Cannondale | 15:41.7 | |
| 27 Simon French (Aus) Dirt Art | 15:42.3 | |
| 28 Tristan Merrick (Can) Garbanzo Bike & Bean | 15:44.1 | |
| 29 Rhys Atkinson (Aus) GT Bicycles | 15:44.9 | |
| 30 Cillian Kennedy (Aus) Cove Bikes | 15:45.0 | |
| 31 Brett Hornfelt (Can) Calgary Cycles | 15:45.7 | |
| 32 Kevin Bartkowski (Can) Cove Bike | 15:47.1 | |
| 33 Dylan Wolsky (Aus) Spearman Cycles | 15:47.5 | |
| 34 Nick Tuttle (USA) Ghy Bikes | 15:49.6 | |
| 35 Chris Polley (Aus) Garbanzo Bike & Bean | 15:50.6 | |
| 36 Mads Weidemann (Den) | 15:57.7 | |
| 37 Derek Chambers (Can) Pinkbike | 15:58.3 | |
| 38 Geoff Pendrel (Can) Pinkbike D | 16:01.8 | |
| 39 David Harder (Can) Fanatykco | 16:03.2 | |
| 40 Reuben Miller (Can) | 16:03.4 | |
| 41 Ariel Lindsley (USA) Yeti//Shimano/Mavic | 16:06.8 | |
| 42 Jeff Bryson (Can) Specialized/ Hayes | 16:10.2 | |
| 43 Mitchell Forbes (Can) Luxury Apparel | 16:10.2 | |
| 44 Dan Doron (Isr) Redbull/ Morewood | 16:10.3 | |
| 45 Kieren Bennett (NZl) Gamut//Nema/Sdg | 16:12.7 | |
| 46 Jeff Hunte (Can) | 16:15.5 | |
| 47 Chris Reading (Can) Summit Ski | 16:16.8 | |
| 48 Doug Dunn (Aus) | 16:18.3 | |
| 49 Steve Smith (Can) Cove Bikes | 16:18.6 | |
| 50 James Hall (Can) Dunbar Cycles | 16:18.8 | |
| 51 William Dixon (USA) | 16:20.5 | |
| 52 Simon Garstin (Can) Giant Bicycles | 16:22.3 | |
| 53 Kyle Thomas | 16:23.1 | |
| 54 Chris Bateman (USA) | 16:26.5 | |
| 55 Matt Zdriluk (Can) Poisonfrog | 16:28.0 | |
| 56 Thiago Velardi Fox Dabomb | 16:29.5 | |
| 57 Josh Mcdonald (Aus) | 16:33.5 | |
| 58 Harold Woolnough (Can) | 16:34.7 | |
| 59 Boe McGee (USA) Go-Ride.Com | 16:39.3 | |
| 60 Tyler Paksi (Can) | 16:49.9 | |
| 61 Tim McCullough () 4 Riders | 16:50.8 | |
| 62 Greg Grant (Can) Tantalus | 16:55.6 | |
| 63 Max Richard (Can) | 16:56.5 | |
| 64 Cody Warren (USA) Specialized | 16:57.5 | |
| 65 Adam McConaghy (Can) | 17:03.7 | |
| 66 Kyle Lockyer (Can) Cycle Solutions | 17:09.3 | |
| 67 Daniel Anderson (Can) Steed Cycles | 17:11.4 | |
| 68 Dante Harmony (USA) Zumbi Cycles | 17:13.8 | |
| 69 Chris Barlin (Aus) | 17:17.9 | |
| 70 Jason Tarbet (Can) Pilly | 17:18.6 | |
| 71 Colin Bird (Can) | 17:22.1 | |
| 72 Geoff Briggs (Can) Calgary Cycles | 17:25.5 | |
| 73 Gustavo Fernandes (Bra) | 17:28.5 | |
| 74 Shane Gayton (Aus) G1 Wrecking Crew | 17:30.1 | |
| 75 Steven Slooth () 4 Riders | 17:55.8 | |
| 76 Tyler Gnitt (Can) Full Boar Cycles | 18:05.2 | |
| 77 Theo Mello (Bra) Santa Cruz/Bell | 18:32.0 | |
| 78 Leonardo Griebler (Bra) Unirace/ Santa Cruz | 18:39.9 | |
| 79 Andre Bretas (Bra) Transition/Utopia | 19:54.5 | |
| 80 Shaun Fry (Can) G1 Wrecking Crew | 21:10.9 | |
| DSQ Josh Decloet (Can) | ||
| DNF Sven Martin (USA) Fluidride | ||
| DNF Adam Mantle (Can) | ||
| DNF Ethan Mutoli (USA) Rotec Cycles | ||
| DNF JD Swanguen (USA) Ms- Intense | ||
| DNF Josh Bryceland (USA) Santa Cruz/Rockshox | ||
| Junior Amateur Women 13-18 | ||
| 1 Holly Feniak (Can) Sunshine Coast | 21:00.6 | |
| Senior Amateur Women 19+ | ||
| 1 Eleanor Maxfield (Can) | 18:59.5 | |
| 2 Carolyn Kavanagh (Can) | 21:09.7 | |
| 3 Dawn Cashen (Can) | 21:27.7 | |
| 4 Aimee Dunn (Can) | 23:12.5 | |
| 5 Caleigh Christie (Can) | 24:48.1 | |
| DNF Dominique Noreau (Can) | ||
| DNF Brooke Shore (USA) | ||
| Boys 13-15 | ||
| 1 Luke Stevens (Can) | 16:07.5 | |
| 2 Nicholas Geddes (Can) | 16:12.3 | |
| 3 Linden Feniak (Can) | 16:36.2 | |
| 4 Austin Benge (USA) | 17:56.9 | |
| 5 Chase Schmidt (USA) | 18:14.8 | |
| 6 Cody Ratte (Can) | 18:21.7 | |
| 7 Alexander Geddes (Can) | 18:47.1 | |
| 8 Will Kalacis (Can) | 18:51.6 | |
| 9 Michael Barram (Aus) | 19:07.5 | |
| 10 Jordan Gosteli (Can) | 19:20.7 | |
| 11 Colby Benge (USA) | 19:40.9 | |
| 12 Raoof Aram (Pol) | 19:45.9 | |
| 13 Owen Scully (Can) | 20:28.3 | |
| 14 Aaron Kokorudz-Gazley (Can) | 22:34.9 | |
| DNF Jeremy Quesnel (Can) | ||
| Master Amateur Men 30+ | ||
| 1 Adam Wright (Can) | 15:58.0 | |
| 2 Mathieu Hebert (Can) | 16:48.3 | |
| 3 Chad Hendren (Can) | 16:53.0 | |
| 4 Tim Graverson (Can) | 17:01.9 | |
| 5 Thomas Reed (GBr) | 17:03.7 | |
| 6 Nathan Marsh (USA) | 17:16.7 | |
| 7 Todd Hellinga (Can) | 17:17.2 | |
| 8 Joel Davis (Can) | 17:27.4 | |
| 9 Zac Hubery (GBr) | 17:27.7 | |
| 10 Ralf Hauser (Can) | 17:28.6 | |
| 11 Travis Eigeard (Can) | 17:29.5 | |
| 12 Ben Ferguson (Can) | 17:37.7 | |
| 13 Martin Newman (Can) | 17:41.6 | |
| 14 Frank Robbins (USA) | 17:46.9 | |
| 15 Rachid Moumou (Bel) | 18:02.9 | |
| 16 Ryan Copeland (Can) | 18:13.1 | |
| 17 Patrick Labbe (Can) | 18:33.5 | |
| 18 Yoshito Tsuji (Can) | 18:35.6 | |
| 19 Dave Hutton (USA) | 18:35.7 | |
| 20 Kevin Hall (USA) | 18:57.1 | |
| 21 David O'Neill (Can) | 18:59.8 | |
| 22 Stephan Desjardins (Can) | 19:13.1 | |
| 23 Brian Kelly (Can) | 19:14.2 | |
| 24 Tavish Capewell (Can) | 19:31.3 | |
| 25 Mike Hansley (Can) | 19:32.9 | |
| 26 Eric Brown (USA) | 19:48.1 | |
| 27 Bart Brown (Can) | 19:51.9 | |
| 28 Nimi Cohen (Isr) | 20:06.6 | |
| 29 Jonathan Harris (Can) | 20:15.1 | |
| 30 David Warner (Can) | 20:15.9 | |
| 31 Richard Jarman (Can) | 20:35.9 | |
| 32 Phil Howard (Can) | 20:39.5 | |
| 33 Gord Longden (Can) | 21:06.6 | |
| 34 Graham Barry (USA) | 21:08.2 | |
| 35 Ryan Kuhn (Can) | 21:08.7 | |
| 36 Rich Brinkmann (Can) | 21:11.9 | |
| 37 Richard Ratte (Can) | 22:16.0 | |
| 38 Jon Wright (GBr) | 22:19.4 | |
| 39 Aaron Thomson (Can) | 22:52.8 | |
| 40 Fenton Hazelwood | 22:53.2 | |
| 41 Bryan Luecking (Can) | 24:11.6 | |
| 42 Leonardo Dias (Bra) | 24:35.5 | |
| 43 Matt Patterson (USA) | 25:05.9 | |
| 44 Claude Larue (Can) | 28:35.5 | |
| DNF Craig Bullen (Can) | ||
| DNF Mike Robson (USA) | ||
| DNF Marcel Augusto Radicchi (Bra) | ||
| DNF Jim Knowles (Can) | ||
| DNF Clinton Fowler (USA) | ||
| DNF Chris August (Can) | ||
| Senior Amateur Men 19-29 | ||
| 1 James Swinden (Can) | 15:40.1 | |
| 2 James McSkimming (Can) | 16:01.1 | |
| 3 Matthew Parkinson (GBr) | 16:03.3 | |
| 4 Raoul Duke (Can) | 16:07.6 | |
| 5 Sam Neufeld (Can) | 16:25.5 | |
| 6 Seb Kemp (Can) | 16:45.3 | |
| 7 Luiz Felipe Viavi (Bra) | 16:45.5 | |
| 8 Robin Potvin (Can) | 16:48.3 | |
| 9 Matt Juhasz (Can) | 16:53.7 | |
| 10 Brad Tibbs (USA) | 16:57.0 | |
| 11 Shannon Rozel (Can) | 16:57.1 | |
| 12 Jon Ross (USA) | 16:57.5 | |
| 13 Colin Tobin (USA) | 17:02.9 | |
| 14 Ken Faubert (Can) | 17:11.3 | |
| 15 James Tilbury | 17:11.7 | |
| 16 Johny Wilson (Ire) | 17:12.0 | |
| 17 Kevin Tafts (Can) | 17:16.6 | |
| 18 Kevin King (Aus) | 17:17.1 | |
| 19 Mickael Guillemette (Can) | 17:34.4 | |
| 20 Andy Zehentner (Aus) | 17:37.0 | |
| 21 Jerry Knight (USA) | 17:38.6 | |
| 22 Marc Zurbuchen (Can) | 17:40.7 | |
| 23 Stephan Hein (Ger) | 17:42.6 | |
| 24 Nicolas Harvey (Can) | 17:53.5 | |
| 25 Tim Stevens (Can) | 17:55.0 | |
| 26 Craig Wilson (Can) | 17:56.0 | |
| 27 Philip Schlosser (USA) | 17:56.4 | |
| 28 David Quick (Can) | 18:00.4 | |
| 29 Blaine Horner (USA) | 18:00.6 | |
| 30 Jonathan Card (USA) | 18:01.9 | |
| 31 Jeff Leigh (Can) | 18:02.5 | |
| 32 Sam Burkhardt (USA) | 18:04.4 | |
| 33 Tyler Gilsdorf (USA) | 18:13.5 | |
| 34 Henrique Paladino (Bra) | 18:14.6 | |
| 35 Jared Wilson (Aus) | 18:23.0 | |
| 36 Adam Mccoy (USA) | 18:29.9 | |
| 37 Adrian Bangerter (Can) | 18:31.1 | |
| 38 Zac Smith (Can) | 18:32.3 | |
| 39 Shaun Mcgrath (Can) | 18:38.5 | |
| 40 Nathan Murphy (Aus) | 18:38.6 | |
| 41 Matty Komar (USA) | 18:40.2 | |
| 42 Nicholas Pearson (GBr) | 18:43.3 | |
| 43 Chris Dzavik (Can) | 18:53.6 | |
| 44 Mike Hancock (GBr) | 18:56.0 | |
| 45 Paul Holmes (Can) | 19:01.1 | |
| 46 Kevin Albert (USA) | 19:05.3 | |
| 47 Christian Stalder (Can) | 19:07.1 | |
| 48 Brad Hall (Can) | 19:09.6 | |
| 49 Ben Thompson (Can) | 19:11.8 | |
| 50 Brent Hein (Can) | 19:13.9 | |
| 51 Nathan Ryder (Can) | 19:22.6 | |
| 52 Dante Thwaite (Can) | 19:32.1 | |
| 53 Tom Ellingworth (Can) | 19:36.6 | |
| 54 Jeremy Novello (Can) | 19:37.1 | |
| 55 Anthony Smith (Can) | 19:39.6 | |
| 56 Ryan Hein (Can) | 19:41.5 | |
| 57 Graham Davey (Can) | 19:48.7 | |
| 58 Jean Loup Curtat | 19:53.1 | |
| 59 Itamar Peres (Isr) | 19:55.3 | |
| 60 Peter Lauritzen (Can) | 20:01.3 | |
| 61 Kyle Passen (USA) | 20:04.8 | |
| 62 Tom Thornton (Can) | 20:05.8 | |
| 63 Patrick Labrosse (Can) | 20:06.9 | |
| 64 Derek Poulin (Can) | 20:15.3 | |
| 65 Tobias Hoeffner (Can) | 20:15.5 | |
| 66 Gabriel Ferreiro Queinoz | 20:43.3 | |
| 67 Chris Currie (Aus) | 20:48.1 | |
| 68 Devyn Pelley (Can) | 21:06.7 | |
| 69 Cory Kucera (USA) | 22:35.5 |
| Return to Canadian Cyclist homepage | Back to Top |
Privacy Policy | Contact | Subscribe to RSS Feed | Logout
© Copyright 1998-2024 Canadian Cyclist. All rights reserved.