I just had an awesome couple of weeks!! I just got back from filming in Kamloops for a week, But before that, I went to the Teva Mountain Games. The Teva Games Is a smaller slopestyle, but it is rapidly growing in popularity with riders such as Aaron Chase, Cameron Zink, Adam Hauck, Tyler Mccaul, Phil sunbaum, and many others. I have never been to Teva, so I was really excited because I heard the course is always super fun. But when the plane landed, It was raining!! Even with the rain, I couldnt wait to see the course, so I put on a waterproof jacket, and checked it out. It started out with a smaller drop into a good trick double followed by a wallride into another double. It ended with an on-off box into another jump. I was happy to see that the forecast was clear for the comp, and what a comp it was. everyone stepped up their game with consistent and crazy runs. The finals were even better with most of the people 360ing or tailwhipping the drops, and throwing their best tricks. I ended up 3rd with a couple of solid runs highlighted by a flip whip, a truck driver, 360s on the drop, and a flip barspin to x-up on the last one. Chase got 2nd and Hauck got 1st with an insane 720 on the last jump, and he was the only one to tailwhip the drop in finals.
Right after I got back from teva, It was off to Canada for filming. I am filming for this video called Barred for Life, and It is gonna be big. I have already done most of the filming for it, and it should surprise some people at the premiere at Interbike. The first stop was Jordie lunns house on vancouver Island. We rode some stuff he built as well as the jumps at his house. I watched him huck off this 25+ foot drop with a tiny landing and he stuck it clean hid first try!
Then it was off to Kamloops. This was my first time in Kamloops, and I instantly fell in love. The dirt is so easy to work with, and easy to crash on. We built some cool new lines and hit some already built ones too. I 360′d a 12 foot drop which was the biggest I have done yet, and flipwhipped a big step-up. Harooks was shooting photos, and got some epic shots. Look for them soon in the magazines. After we accomplished all we came there to do, it was time to go home and get some much needed rest.
Kathy and Claire were both overseas for the DH World Cup in Andorra. We will have to wait to hear from them as to how their respective weekends went. What I can tell you is this:
| Women |
Time |
Diff |
| 1. Rachel Atherton (GBr) Animal Commencal |
2:55.30 |
0 |
| 2. Sabrina Jonnier (Fra) Team Maxxis |
3:03.77 |
8.47 |
| 3. Floriane Pugin (Fra) Playbiker - Iron Horse |
3:07.11 |
11.81 |
| 4. Tracy Moseley (GBr) Kona |
3:10.41 |
15.11 |
| 5. Emmeline Ragot (Fra) Suspension Center |
3:11.11 |
15.81 |
| 6. Fionn Griffiths (GBr) Norco World Team |
3:19.68 |
24.38 |
| 7. Celine Gros (Fra) Solid Aclass Factory Team |
3:20.72 |
25.42 |
| 8. Emilie Siegenthaler (Sui) Suspension Center |
3:25.11 |
29.81 |
| 9. Melissa Buhl (USA) KHS |
3:28.61 |
33.31 |
| 10. Diana Marggraff (Ecu) |
3:28.91 |
33.61 |
11. Claire Buchar (Can) Intense/ Sombrio
|
3:30.10 |
34.80 |
| 12. Micayla Gatto (Can) Commencal/Marzocchi |
3:31.16 |
35.86 |
| 13. Melanie Pugin (Fra) Sport Promotion |
3:32.26 |
36.96 |
| 14. Petra Bernhard (Aut) |
3:32.40 |
37.10 |
| 15. Mio Suemasa (Jpn) MS-Intense Factory-Racing |
3:33.09 |
37.79 |
| 16. Myriam Nicole (Fra) |
3:33.31 |
38.01 |
| 17. Anais Pajot (Fra) Team Sunn |
3:34.46 |
39.16 |
18. Kathleen Pruitt (USA) Jamis, Sombrio
|
3:37.72 |
42.42 |
| 19. Helene Valer Fruhwirth (Aut) |
3:39.66 |
44.36 |
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And I must send a congrats over to Stevie Smith of Cove Bikes,who placed 10th in Pro Men!!! Nice one!
| Men |
Time |
Diff |
| 1. Gee Atherton (GBr) Animal Commencal |
2:35.35 |
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| 2. Samuel Hill (Aus) Monster Energy |
2:35.66 |
0.31 |
| 3. Greg Minnaar (RSA) Santa Cruz Syndicate |
2:36.73 |
1.38 |
| 4. Steve Peat (GBr) Santa Cruz Syndicate |
2:37.49 |
2.14 |
| 5. Samuel Blenkinsop (NZl) Yeti Fox Shox Factory Racing |
2:38.71 |
3.36 |
| 6. Chris Kovarik (Aus) Chain Reaction Cycle |
2:39.18 |
3.83 |
| 7. Fabien Barel (Fra) Subaru Mountain Bike Pro |
2:39.21 |
3.86 |
| 8. Fabien Pedemanaud (Fra) Team Pyrenees Morewood |
2:41.42 |
6.07 |
| 9. Matti Lehikoinen (Fin) MS-Intense Factory-Racing |
2:41.65 |
6.3 |
| 10. Steve Smith (Can) Cove Bikes |
2:42.00 |
6.65 |
| 11. Mickael Pascal (Fra) MSC Bikes |
2:42.29 |
6.94 |
| 12. Bernat Guardia Pascual (Esp) MSC Bikes |
2:42.45 |
7.1 |
| 13. Nick Beer (Sui) Ixs Sports Division Racin |
2:42.64 |
7.29 |
| 14. Justin Leov (NZl) Yeti Fox Shox Factory Racing |
2:43.72 |
8.37 |
| 15. Andrew Neethling (RSA) Bicycles |
2:44.00 |
8.65 |
| 16. Florent Payet (Fra) Subaru Mountain Bike Pro |
2:44.20 |
8.85 |
| 17. Pasqual Canals Flix (Esp) Massi |
2:44.81 |
9.46 |
| 18. Damien Spagnolo (Fra) Subaru Mountain Bike Pro |
2:44.92 |
9.57 |
| 19. Dan Stanbridge (GBr) Mojo Orange |
2:45.12 |
9.77 |
| 20. Dan Atherton (GBr) Animal Commencal |
2:45.18 |
9.83 |
While visiting a site I frequent often, www.beinghunted.com, I stumbled upon information regarding the premier of a Joy Division documentary. How exciting!!!! If you are not in the know, Joy Division is a beloved band from Manchester. One of Sombrio’s favorites. The doc will release in Canadian theatres June 17th.
http://www.beinghunted.com/v51/news/2008/05/joy_division_london/joy_division_london.html
For more information regarding opening dates please visit:
http://www.joydiv.org/forth.htm
While you are here, check out Sombrio’s tribute to Manchester with the creation of our Manchester Print on these limited pieces: Vapor, Artemide, Amo Short, Amo, Rev short, & Clutch Jersey!!!
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