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Canberra Mtb World Cup Kiwi Riders Announced


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PostPosted: Tue 26/Aug/08 11:33am    Post subject: Canberra Mtb World Cup Kiwi Riders Announced Reply with quote Report Abuse
UCI Mountainbike World Cup - Canberra Australia 30-31st August 2008
 
A 37 strong contingent of NZ athletes are travelling this week to compete at Stromlo Forest Park on the outskirts of Canberra, in a rarely seen southern hemisphere MTB World Cup event. The Canberra World Cup comprises a number of festival style events culminating in Round 8 of the Cross Country and Round 6 of the Downhill World Cup Series' on Saturday 30 and Sunday 31st August.

 
Yeti/Fox athletes Justin Leov and Sam Blenkinsop lead the NZ downhill assault this weekend. Blenkinsop (7th) and Leov (9th) are sitting inside the top ten on current World Cup standings with only the Canberra and Schladming (Austria) rounds to complete. Both athletes are locked in a tight contest with a group of five riders, and are aiming to break into the top five with front of the field results this weekend.

 
Olympians Kashi Leuchs and Rosara Joseph travel down from China after the highs of Beijing to return to competition at World Cup level. Leuchs and Joseph spearhead a NZ cross country contingent who will compete on the same courses to be used for next years UCI World Mountainbike Championships, to be held at this venue in September 2010.

 
Full list of athletes as follows: 
 
Cross Country Elite
Kashi Leuchs (France based)
Tim Madgwick (Christchurch)
Brendon Sharratt (Christchurch)
Gavin McCarthy (Wellington)
Andrew Bott (Napier)
Rosara Joseph (UK based)
Jeannette Gerrie (Christchurch)
Lisa Morgan (Wellington)
Nicole Swain (Wellington)

Cross Country U23
Monique Avery (Rotorua)
 
Cross Country U19
Dirk Peters (Rotorua)
Ashley Hough (Tauranga)
Patrick Avery (Rotorua)
Scott Green (Rotorua)
Adrian Retief (Auckland)
Adrienne Hooper (Auckland)

Cross Country U17
Anton Cooper (Christchurch)

Downhill Elite (includes U19)
Aari Barrett (Hawkes Bay)
Richard Leakcoc (Wellington)
Brook MacDonald (Hawkes Bay)
Campbell Robertson (Auckland)
Dan Simms (Christchurch)
James Rennie (Christchurch)
Nathan Sharratt (Christchurch)
Eddie Masters (Dunedin)
Justin Leov (Christchurch)
Sam Blenkinsop (Wanganui)
Cam Cole (Christchurch)
Joseph Allen (Christchurch)
Dan Meilink (Wellington)
Wyn Masters (Wanagnui)
Kieran Bennett (Nelson)
Matt Scoles (Alexandra)
Hayden McGregor (Tauranga)
Amy Laird (Christchurch)
Sheryl McLeod (Dunedin)
Scarlett Hagen (Dunedin)
 
 
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PostPosted: Tue 26/Aug/08 11:55am    Post subject: Reply with quote Report Abuse
woot woot! best of luck everyone Smile

- as I recall, Lisa will be getting a new tattoo??? Sly
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PostPosted: Tue 26/Aug/08 12:01pm    Post subject: Reply with quote Report Abuse
It's not an offical NZ team tho, just the kiwi atheletes that are going over
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PostPosted: Tue 26/Aug/08 12:04pm    Post subject: Reply with quote Report Abuse
Good luck all the world cup first timers, especially Rennie and D-Thorne, pin it!!!!
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I'm gonna be there to cheer them on! Smile Double Thumbs Up
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PostPosted: Tue 26/Aug/08 12:27pm    Post subject: Reply with quote Report Abuse
{Posted via mobile.vorb.org.nz} w00t and good luck to all Big Grin
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PostPosted: Tue 26/Aug/08 12:37pm    Post subject: Reply with quote Report Abuse
would have thought more of the "big names " NZ elite XC riders would be going over. Four of the riders I coach will be there learning for next year with no pressure (all part of the plan to London).
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PostPosted: Tue 26/Aug/08 12:39pm    Post subject: Reply with quote Report Abuse
SlackBoy wrote:
It's not an offical NZ team tho, just the kiwi atheletes that are going over
My bad - have changed the title to reflect that.
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johnL wrote:
would have thought more of the "big names " NZ elite XC riders would be going over. Four of the riders I coach will be there learning for next year with no pressure (all part of the plan to London).


Do XC riders have to qualify with UCI points (or be part of a country team) to race world cups like DH?
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Go the Sharratts!!

And everyone else Double Thumbs Up
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PostPosted: Tue 26/Aug/08 1:17pm    Post subject: Reply with quote Report Abuse
johnL wrote:
would have thought more of the "big names " NZ elite XC riders would be going over. Four of the riders I coach will be there learning for next year with no pressure (all part of the plan to London).


Do we have any "Big Names" left in Elite XC John? I was chatting with Stu Houltham the other day and the subject came up, and how dissapointing for the sport it was that so many of our 2006 worlds squad no longer races XC 'seriously'. By our calculations it's only Kashi from the 8 'elite' men who is still seriously pursuing XC. The rest of us have moved on to other things. Same goes for many others. Read into that what you will....
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PostPosted: Tue 26/Aug/08 1:27pm    Post subject: Reply with quote Report Abuse
Go Fiona Mac - Racing for GB
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There are some photos of the XC course on Bike Radar:

http://www.bikeradar.com/mtb/news/article/steep-rocky-trails-await-worblahblahblah

Looks like fun! And curiously, looks more technically challenging than the DH course Crazy
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PostPosted: Tue 26/Aug/08 2:18pm    Post subject: Reply with quote Report Abuse
I hear you cabin
we do have a bunch of juniors with the dream still. Riders like Scott Little and Tuckie and Clinton have headed to road more. These juniors might just do the same in time. When Clinton went looking for an MTB team he didnt event get a reply!! so what is the end goal? and how realistic is it?
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PostPosted: Tue 26/Aug/08 2:26pm    Post subject: Reply with quote Report Abuse
handy-andy wrote:
There are some photos of the XC course on Bike Radar:

http://www.bikeradar.com/mtb/news/article/steep-rocky-trails-await-worblahblahblah

Looks like fun! And curiously, looks more technically challenging than the DH course Crazy

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I wonder if the sport race on Thursday goes down that. Paranoid
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