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World Cup #8 Canberra, AUS |
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30.08.2008 |
| Description: |
XCO Race |
| More information: |
http://www.nissan-ucimtbworldcup.com/index.cfm?Langue=En |
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| 07.09.2008 |
On Sunday after the World Cup there was a short track race, where I finished 5th. It was a great turnout (not the mud, though) with lots of spectators and price money.
All pictures by Ryan Palmer our mechanic who is a good photographer as well!
    
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| 30.08.2008 |
5 laps, 1.51hr
11th Place, 6.02min behind winner Ralph Näf
(report by Bobby team manager)
Susi is never the best starter and going into the first few corners he was in about 15th with Liam a little behind. The course, due to be the world championship event for next year, has been described as not physical enough and into the early single tracks it was imperative to be near the front, given that there were no opportunities to pass and on the “flowly” descents not really a chance to ride much faster than the most of the riders in the field. Moritz Milatz had a mechanical early on in the first lap causing a huge bottleneck, which Susi and Liam were stuck in. In the blink of an eye a group had formed at the front including Vogel, Schurter, Naf, Hermida, Fontana, Stander and Wells and they started pushing one another hard. Having finally passed Milatz, Susi punctured and crawled to the tech zone. Once Benno had a new wheel on Susi’s Epic; Susi re-mounted in about 15th, one position behind Liam. As this point I thought the two lads would make a perfect partnership in riding their way back into the race, but with less than one lap completed they were already two minutes behind and the leaders were pushing hard.
It was obvious that Liam’s injuries sustained from Beijing were troubling him, while on this course it was so hard to make back ground. The two lads remained in about 14th and 15th respectfully for a couple of laps, before almost making top ten placing and then more problems occurred. Liam punctured and Susi crashed resulting in a damaged rear derailleur – Susi and Liam pushed to the finish line to finish 11th and 14th respectfully. It’s was simply not our day or our fortnight!
At the front an attack from Ralf Naf (he told me pre race he was going to attack hard!!) and the race was his with team mate Jose Hermida managing to also get clear on the last lap to produce a first and second for Merida. A fast finishing Geoff Kabush was 3rd with Florian Vogel 4th and a great performance from Todd Wells to place 5th. Young South Africa Burry Stander fought hard all to way to finish 6th. Susi is in joint second with Geoff Kabush in the overall rankings going into the last World Cup in Austria in two weeks time.
Christoph’s Bike:
Bike: Specialized Epic Full Suspension
Tires: Specialized SLK Front and Rear
Tire Pressures: 28 PSI Front and Rear
Fork Pressure: 55 PSI
Rear Shock Pressure: 150 PSI
Weight: 8.9 Kg
Men’s Results:
1 NAEF Ralph MMB 1:45:28
2 HERMIDA RAMOS José Antonio MMB +0:00:16
3 KABUSH Geoff TMX +0:00:28
4 VOGEL Florian SPT +0:00:47
5 WELLS Todd GTM +0:01:46
6 STANDER Burry GTM +0:02:30
7 PAULISSEN Roel CAV +0:03:33
8 SCHURTER Nino SPT +0:03:38
9 FONTANA Marco Aurelio +0:03:41
10 JONGEWAARD Chris DOT +0:04:07
11 SAUSER Christoph SFR +0:06:02
14 KILLEEN Liam SFR +0:06:26
Men’s Overall World Cup Standings:
1 ABSALON Julien ORB 1340
2 KABUSH Geoff TMX 945
3 SAUSER Christoph SFR 945
4 STANDER Burry GTM 897
5 HERMIDA RAMOS José Antonio MMB 864
6 CRAIG Adam GMT 768
7 SCHURTER Nino SPT 736
8 VOGEL Florian SPT 728
9 WELLS Todd GTM 713
10 GUJAN Martin ATH 664
24 KILLEEN Liam SFR 368
    
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