With Jared Graves out in the first round, the men's 4X was up for grabs. At the end of the day Joost Whichman and Fionn Griffiths had what it takes to beat the rain and the rest of the pack.
Photos from the 2009 Bromont World Cup DH Finals.
With a forecast of 60% chance for precipitation, riders arrived to the steady drumming of rain on the team tents in the pits this morning. The DH qualifiers still went off with Fabien Barel and Tracy Moseley finding the fastest time.
Bromont invested some cash into improving its courses, and it shows. Mother Nature hammered the venue yesterday afternoon—a virtual river ran through the Shimano tent at one point, but the track appears to be holding up. And when practice began, the sun started to shine.
Catharine Pendrel and Julien Absalon take the win in XC at the Mont-Saint-Anne World Cup.
Sam Hill was the last rider on course and having qualified seven seconds ahead of Steve Peat, he looked unstoppable. Hill took the win and passed Minnaar in the points race at Mont-Sainte-Anne.
Jared Graves and Anneke Beerten take home the 2009 Mont-Sainte-Anne World Cup 4X win.
Mean, nasty and beautiful—Mont-Sainte-Anne is the one race venue on the UCI circuit that just keeps getting better and better.
Norco unveils its 2010 lineup in Vancouver, BC, home to the 2010 Winter Olympics. New bikes include a belt-drive 29er and carbon hardtail, plus revised DH, freeride and all-mountain rigs.
The 2nd annual Claymore Challenge at Highland Mountain drew big names like Brandon Semenuk, Paul Basagoitia, Aaron Chase, Cam Zink, Eric Porter and Greg Watts, plus some local rippers. Read on for a roundup and photos.