Crankworx 2011 Recap - Part 3

Aug 9, 2012 at 0:05
Aug 9, 2012
by Scott Secco
 
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(Un)Offical Whip-off World Championships

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Video by: Aaron LaRocque

whip contest on crabapple hits whistler bike park during crankworx 2011.
Who among us didn't spend our early childhood years on a bike pretending the it was a moto? Ripping around our neighbourhood sidewalks, alleys and parks, a clothespin holding a hockey card in our spokes. Imaginations ran wild dreaming that we were grabbing a handful of throttle and screaming around a track claiming to be Jeremy McGrath, Ricky Carmichael or James "Bubba" Stewart. Every opportunity to put a little air between the tires and the ground was taken.


whip contest on crabapple hits whistler bike park during crankworx 2011.
When all was said and done and the riders had gave it their all the judges went into deep deliberation. The final decision had Eliot Jackson winning the Best Scrub while, Graham Aggasiz won the Best Whip Not Pulled Back Award and the Best Whip went to Brazilian Bernardo Cruz who was nailing the biggest, dirtiest moto whips of the day.

Will Elliot Jackson repeat? Who has the best whips in mtb?



Best Trick

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Cam Zink winning with a front flip off of the Kokanee Cabin during the Teva Best Trick contest at Crankworx
Cam Zink winning the second part of the Teva Best Trick Contest with a sick front flip out of the Kokanee Cabin drop
cam zink winning trick on the second stunt at crankworx best trick contest
and another angle of Cam's winning front flip from Sterling Lorence...
Benny Phillips winning the Teva Best Trick contest with a 360 downside double whip.
Benny Phillips winning the Teva Best Trick contest with a 360 downside double whip.
Cam Zink and Benny Phillips winners of the Teva Best Trick Contest at Crankworx.
Cam Zink and Benny Phillips, winning at the Best Trick game, prize money courtesy of Teva

Too bad Benny is hurt. Will we see a Cash Roll this year?



Joyride

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Filmed by Larock, Mike Goldstein, Mike Zinger, and Nic Genovese.
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Anthony Messere jumps during the Red Bull Joyride event in Whistler BC on July 23 2011
Anthony Messere blasting off
Andreu Lacondeguy jumps during the Red Bull Joyride event in Whistler BC on July 23 2011
Andreu doing the double
Brandon Semenuk jumps during the Red Bull Joyride event in Whistler BC on July 23 2011
Semenuk finishing it off with a solid flip whip

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Semenuk. Grabbing what's been rightfully his for a long time.
Semenuk, Zink, and the new guy.
...and the crowd goes wild.

Semenuk is on a roll (and the favourite going into Joyride). Who else has a good shot?
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25 Comments

  • + 11
flag CanadaDiscGolf (Aug 8, 2012 at 22:20)
 With Semenuk as the obvious favorite ----> Brent Rheeder ....second place?
  • + 2
flag KCarruthers (Aug 8, 2012 at 22:25)
 Or maybe Brett Rheeder, they're both pretty great. *sarcasm*
  • + 34
flag CanadaDiscGolf (Aug 8, 2012 at 22:32)
 I don't follow your internet sarcasm...Rheeder is killing it. He is great. *non-sarcasm*
  • + 6
flag Andrew-Taylor (Aug 8, 2012 at 23:03)
 Rheeder defiantly has the chance to take the top spot if he pulls some oppo tricks
  • + 17
flag henryfitzgerald (Aug 8, 2012 at 23:39)
 Soderstrom.
  • + 2
flag canuckskid10 (Aug 8, 2012 at 23:52)
 And I think it will happen again, Anthony m coming third
  • + 11
flag redridesrule (Aug 9, 2012 at 0:20)
 for CDGolf, he was just pointing out that you spelt his first name wrong... Brett, not Brent! =]
  • + 2
flag dennis9 (Aug 9, 2012 at 12:53)
 semenuk, but look out for zink he loves the big jumps. i dont no the size of it but theres a jump what gaps the satillete dishs he will probley flip nac it or flip indain air
  • + 2
flag konabike4321 (Aug 11, 2012 at 8:45)
 I wanna see Anthony tear it up agaian! I wanna see that kid get top 3!
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  • + 9
flag David8048 (Aug 8, 2012 at 22:47)
 To be honest I'm most looking forward to Whip Off Worlds!
  • + 4
flag obee1 Plus (Aug 9, 2012 at 10:29)
 whip offs ftw. i like em way more then the flippity spinnaroo's.
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  • + 4
flag finnrambo (Aug 9, 2012 at 1:56)
 uhhh nobody wanted to be james stewart as a kid... all you'd do is crash as the announcer yells "STEWART IS DOWN! STEWART IS DOWN!" the 10th time that day, not bitching just saying Big Grin
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  • + 1
flag MrSubaru (Aug 9, 2012 at 17:28)
 Semenuk is a great rider... and he has proven it for sure but Riders are like foods man... to each his own. I personally enjoy Pilgrim's Wild and out style to Semenuk's mechanical riding... he just seems very stiff to me...
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  • + 2
flag Fosensfinest (Aug 9, 2012 at 7:51)
 Martin Sauderstrumm is on fire theese day's, same as Brett Reader and... what's he's name again... Brandum Semmenhuck... top three right there! Wink
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flag Jimmy0 (Aug 9, 2012 at 0:21)
 whip off worlds video was a beautiful thing to watch. is anyone else tired of having the questions after articles and videos? (who else had a great shot?, will whoever win again? etc)
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  • + 3
flag TroySladeck (Aug 8, 2012 at 21:37)
 looks so awesome. wish i go this year!
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flag phatone17 (Aug 9, 2012 at 12:25)
 So here come the neg props, but I personally hope someone other than Brandon gets the top spot, fair and square (ie: Brandon doesn't wreck). There is progression and advancement that comes with someone getting knocked off the top spot like that and Brandon has MORE THAN PROVED he's in that top spot. Lets see Rheeder, Soderstrom or even Zink (*gasp*) bust some redonkulus run to push the sport further.
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  • + 2
flag sugar (Aug 9, 2012 at 5:11)
 BRETT RHEEDER
BRETT RHEEDER
BRETT RHEEDER
BRETT RHEEDER
BRETT Muthafu#%ing RHEEDER!!!!!
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  • + 2
flag deakmaster (Aug 8, 2012 at 21:45)
 downtube shifters? thats cool as hell!!
  • + 11
flag reallybigmantis (Aug 8, 2012 at 22:18)
 been that cool for at least 3-4 years!
  • + 1
flag deakmaster (Aug 11, 2012 at 7:00)
 oh i never kept track of stuff like that, my B haha
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  • + 1
flag richierocket (Aug 9, 2012 at 19:23)
 Wish I could go every year!...
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  • + 1
flag freeriderayward (Aug 9, 2012 at 21:45)
 1:49 what the hell!?!?
  • + 4
flag Biscuitto (Aug 10, 2012 at 10:40)
 You realise that nobody knows which video you're talking about, right?
  • + 1
flag TedRan (Aug 12, 2012 at 22:39)
 probably the first one
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