Tim Wilding And Annika Smail Win Karapoti

dented · *by **dented** on Sat 6/Mar/10 5:59pm*

wooooo, that guy is so ace!

Joel · *by **Joel** on Sat 6/Mar/10 5:59pm*

Oli · *by **Oli** on Sat 6/Mar/10 7:48pm*

Awesomeness to the MAXX! Congratulations to Tim on his first Karapoti title and another National title. I'm so stoked for him. :thumbsup:

mark2c · *by **mark2c** on Sat 6/Mar/10 8:37pm*

Davo tightened up his toe-clips to go through the rock garden on his fully rigid...

VERT · *by **VERT** on Sat 6/Mar/10 9:32pm*

whats the difference between net time and official time?

cruiser · *by **cruiser** on Sat 6/Mar/10 9:38pm*

crossing timing pad across the river at start versus gun time....results are done on gun time.

Huge Kudos to the age grade record breakers too....60+ women's new record of 3:47!!!??? amazing!

one_uknw · *by **one_uknw** on Sat 6/Mar/10 9:55pm*

That was awesome, pretty masochistic, but I'll def be back next year for another round on the 1x1

Boomshanka · *by **Boomshanka** on Sun 7/Mar/10 11:43am*

Santa what?

Santa Claus?!
Never heard of it!!!

Cabin · *by **Cabin** on Sun 7/Mar/10 9:21pm*

Count_Stylie wrote:Santa Cruz riders hogging the podium!

Great ride by T-Rex yesterday. Just too strong. We certainly didn't want to let him get away! We were just powerless to stop the big turbo diesel.

What I found really interesting was the variety of bikes on podium yesterday. Certainly no podium hogging by any brand. By my count 10 brands rerpresented in top 10 men/top 5 women. Fullys, Hardtails, Big wheels, small wheels, alloy, carbon...... It's just like Lance said.... "its not about the bike"

cruiser · *by **cruiser** on Sun 7/Mar/10 10:08pm*

I agree.

after the exceptional ability of a rider, I'd say componentry and tyres would do more than most level frames. it's like Nick Willis saying thanks nike for getting me to silver...unless he's obliged by sponsorship deals.

Oli · *by **Oli** on Sun 7/Mar/10 10:19pm*

But sponsors being proud of their bikes on the podium is as old as cycling, nothing wrong with that. And I didn't see Stylie say anywhere that they only won because they were riding Santa Cruz, just that they both were riding them - fair enough, I reckon. Don't kill the buzz, man. :eh:

cruiser · *by **cruiser** on Sun 7/Mar/10 10:31pm*

haha, I'm just a cynic, don't mind me...Cabin just said it in a more diplomatic way.

istepinyards · *by **istepinyards** on Sun 7/Mar/10 10:38pm*

Also how do you know that on that day the product in question didn't factor in the equation.

I'd like to thank NIKE as well

DaveAldred · *by **DaveAldred** on Sun 7/Mar/10 10:40pm*

I think its ALL about the bike. I would have been screwed if not for the high caliber of my bike.

cruiser · *by **cruiser** on Sun 7/Mar/10 10:41pm*

Haha, they don't make em like they used to do they??

Maybe the mechanics deserve more kudos than the frame then?

I did notice both thanking their mechanisto's esp Tim.

Tim Wilding And Annika Smail Win Karapoti

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