Crankworx Les 2 Alpes 2012 - Slopestyle Practice

Jul 12, 2012

by Scott Secco

Piotr Staron shows his photographs to Szymon Godziek

Tomas Zejda had a very bad crash yesterday at the training session... he broke bones in both of his hands and has got multiple flesh wounds. We re wishing him a speed recovery but looks like the season is over for him which is a great shame Slopestyle practice at Crankworx Les 2 Alpes

Tomas Zejda had a very bad crash yesterday during the training session... he broke bones in both of his hands, and received multiple flesh wounds. We're wishing him a speedy recovery, but looks like the season is over for him, which is a great shame!

Those gaps are no jokes... Slopestyle practice at Crankworx Les 2 Alpes

Those gaps are no joke, especially on a hardtail...

Sam Pilgrim, big backflip on the last jump

Yannick rules the slopestyle, no wonder, he built it.

Kurt Sorge whips

Sam Pilgrim is happy to be here

Andreu thinks about things during Slopestyle practice at Crankworx Les 2 Alpes

Andreu thinks about possibilities on course

Brandon Semenuk with a stylish whip

Without any doubt Yannick was the most vivid rider yesterday, he wants to win here. Indian Air

Cam McCaul, feeling it out.

Brandon Semenuk

Cam Zink warming up

Slopestyle practice at Crankworx Les 2 Alpes

Unknown rider

Crushing it

Andreu has a few ideas for what he wants to do here, but he's keeping them to himself for now.

Yannick three s off the whale tail with Cam Zink following during Slopestyle practice at Crankworx Les 2 Alpes. Yannick built this course and he s ridden it more than anyone so there s no reason for him to not do well here this weekend.

Yannick three's off the whale tail with Cam Zink following. Yannick built this course and he's ridden it more than anyone, so there's no reason for him to not do well here this weekend.

Szymon Godziek with a table off the whale tail

Styling off the whale tail

Cam McCaul seemed to be having a hard time getting into his groove here yesterday here pushes up for one more run. Slopestyle practice at Crankworx Les 2 Alpes.

Cam McCaul seemed to be having a hard time getting into his groove here yesterday; pushing up for one more run.

Brandon Semenuk is on a charge right now, he's only competed in two events this year so far, and he has two wins. But that only puts him in 22nd place and more than 2000 points behind current leader Sam Pilgrim. He needs the win here if he wants to catch up.

Pilgrim

Sam Reynolds and Tomas Genon. Reynolds is in second place in the overall FMBA standings right now, but he's only about 300 points behind Sam Pilgrim. A win here could make a huge difference for him...

Sam Pilgrim with a huge tuck no hander

Kurt Sorge pushing up for another run

Sam Pilgrim launches over the road gap

Yannick Granieri flies over the road gap

The road gap is serious business

Sam Pilgrim is the current FMBA tour leader, and he's more than 300 points ahead of second place Sam Reynolds. That's not a big lead though, with Gold and Diamond events popping up more frequently now. He'll need a big win if he wants to hold off all the others to take the overall title.

Photos by: Lunatyk

Can anyone stop Semenuk? Who will win?

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94 Comments

155 3

dingus (Jul 12, 2012 at 11:03)

Someone will win this.

11 1

rmx1 (Jul 12, 2012 at 13:06)

well said..

mantasv (Jul 12, 2012 at 13:07)

good catch, lol

21 1

TKy5e (Jul 12, 2012 at 13:14)

a solid observation, lol

32 1

thelumberjack (Jul 12, 2012 at 13:48)

In the spirit of PB comments:

I think you a wrong and ignorant and I disagree on no basis whatsoever - no can win as there are no 29er's, so there

17 0

IllestT (Jul 12, 2012 at 13:54)

Hmmm, wise words. I would add that for all those who don't win, the best they can achieve is 2nd place

Cpark (Jul 12, 2012 at 15:35)

definitely wrong! nobody will win this!

fergusor000 (Jul 12, 2012 at 16:40)

stellar inquiry

sortafast (Jul 12, 2012 at 16:55)

when its crank worx, everyone loses.

10 0

rmx1 (Jul 12, 2012 at 20:49)

now that I've given it some more thought... I've concluded that only the rider with the highest score can take the win

Caiokv FL (Jul 13, 2012 at 6:26)

Thanks Capt. Obvious!

angrynipples (Jul 13, 2012 at 13:08)

whether they win or lose, i'd still love to take them out for some well deserved ice cream.

45 2

COFreeride (Jul 12, 2012 at 11:02)

If Sam wins, he should be awarded a "Golden Tooth"!

26 1

wildwood (Jul 12, 2012 at 10:59)

Sick. Zink sure is getting his mileage out of that Corsair, or Hyper I mean. Wonder when he'll pick up a sponsor that can give him a bike.

9 17

flipside (Jul 12, 2012 at 11:00) (Below Threshold)

Pilgrims consistency will win it

Joebohobo FL (Jul 12, 2012 at 11:17)

@flipside, he may not though, last year he was on a roll the first half of the season but when crankworx came he consistantly mucked up his 360 down first drop..

ultralord (Jul 12, 2012 at 11:57)

he did both of them perfect, but the khe´s tires on his hardtail !! couldn´t hold it

amacdonald (Jul 12, 2012 at 12:45)

He overrotated both of them...

tornateo (Jul 12, 2012 at 17:01)

But he didn't bail when his tires sh*t the bed. It does suck that his tires blew-up. In all of the practice runs he looked dailed the whole way down the course.

17 0

Lehel-NS (Jul 12, 2012 at 11:52)

I just love how Kurt Sorge rides a freeride bike, while everyone else is on dirt jumpers or short travel SS bikes. Classy.

woodsroller (Jul 12, 2012 at 14:32)

Giant doesn't really have a short travel SS that I know of, and he probably doesn't spend much time on a hard tail. Sometimes you've got to run what you brung.

jaketinnelly (Jul 12, 2012 at 17:08)

Reign SX would be the closest to a slopestyle

foggeloggliod (Jul 12, 2012 at 19:01)

sorge used to have a trance x but maybe he just like the big bike more, like dylan shreddard.

Lehel-NS (Jul 13, 2012 at 3:55)

I think Giant is more than capable to make a slope bike for their riders (just like Trek did). Maybe Kurt and the others don't ask for such a bike?

....oh and Ian Killick also rides a Trance X.

12 0

editor FL (Jul 12, 2012 at 11:05)

I think Andreu is going wild!

12 0

drewboxold (Jul 12, 2012 at 11:17)

I hope Cam does well

gavlaa (Jul 12, 2012 at 15:47)

You're not alone- McCaul has got me amped for years since drop in tv- and that red Trek with those Kashimas is plain naughty!

isaac-marangoni (Jul 13, 2012 at 7:05)

Yeah he came to SGC and hurt his bad shoulder, I hope it's healed up. I'd like to see him become a contender again in the freeride scene and finish his career with a blast!

larryssman7 (Jul 13, 2012 at 19:25)

cam is my favorite rider, and i really hope he gets back into the top spot where he belongs, there is a lot of new-school younger riders who are giving him a run for his money.

poypoy (Jul 12, 2012 at 12:29)

The "unknown rider" is Léo Delfour Barsacq. (French)

olaffons (Jul 12, 2012 at 13:26)

And his a crazy son of a biyach!

(in very best possible way I mean..)

thelumberjack (Jul 12, 2012 at 13:50)

poypoy wasn't he in a awesome segment a while back with a french dj scene and then him riding street on a (pink?) bike in a very old helmet? I can remeber watching and re-watching that segment a million times as he was sooooo smooth!

komodo1 (Jul 12, 2012 at 14:42)

Sorge is one of my favorite riders of all time. His style and whips are great, especially in big mountain terrain. If he had an actual slope bike, and just a few more technical tricks, I feel like he could do well in the FMB overall. He is going to kill it at Rampage this year.

Karpiel073 (Jul 12, 2012 at 10:55)

Judging by the huge tricks and size of the crowd, you would think it was the comp. I'm gonna go with Andreu or Yannick on this one.

dirtman04 (Jul 12, 2012 at 11:00)

between those two and Pilgrim and Semenuk but i guess that kinda goes without saying. bummed that im going to be gone during the live streaming!!!!

ebehn (Jul 12, 2012 at 12:46)

The crowd isn't big at all, there's more people at the GLC in Whistler on most days than there is here.

Karpiel073 (Jul 12, 2012 at 13:23)

You're comparing apples and oranges

JNS33 (Jul 12, 2012 at 11:56)

The fact these truly epic gentlemen are riding a course of this size on hardtails makes me want to cry, very very scared tears...

MtBxKinG (Jul 12, 2012 at 11:51)

You can never write off Sam Reynolds. He hasn't been talked about as much as some of the other guys because he hasn't taken many big wins, but damn if he isn't consistent and riding better than ever. Here's hoping he takes this one.

fast-steve (Jul 13, 2012 at 16:41)

Too bad he shat the bed today.

11 4

surgesunday (Jul 12, 2012 at 12:41)

Aaron Gwinn F T W!!!

jaame (Jul 12, 2012 at 21:36)

Pull your trousers up boyos! Maybe you should have spent a little more time learning how to get dressed properly rather than messing around doing stunts on your BMXs.

That road gap is laaaarge, the overhead shots look amazing.

Pilgim's wifebeater for the win in the fashion stakes.
Pilgrim for the win in the contest.
Golden tooth prize for first place.

I'm all about those fluoro yellow forks some of the guys are running. They'd look fantastic on my Corsair Konig slopestyle bike. What are they?

tanner-greiner (Jul 12, 2012 at 23:04)

Ive seen rock shox sponsored riders with an argyle thats that color

d-set (Jul 13, 2012 at 19:47)

2013 rock shox

jon132 (Jul 12, 2012 at 11:27)

come on andrue, i think he can win best trik contest

nouser (Jul 12, 2012 at 10:59)

Semenuk has it hes always dialed..

jojotherider1977 FL (Jul 12, 2012 at 12:33)

I'd like to see Andreu win. I like him in all the videos he's ever in. Always seems so stoked. I also really like Semenuk though and his laidback persona.

gavlaa (Jul 12, 2012 at 15:51)

I would love to see some POV of this course- especially the road gap- looks awesome.

simonsilver (Jul 12, 2012 at 11:02)

Rooting for Cam for sure

mtbpkdude (Jul 12, 2012 at 12:21)

Even though I'm from the US I'm cheerin for Semenuk...Life Behind Bars ftw

MidgetSaw (Jul 12, 2012 at 14:17)

"Sam Pilgrim is the current FMBA tour leader, and he's more than 300 points ahead of second place Sam Reynolds" .... either this statement is wrong or the leader board is wrong on the official site...

dennis9 (Jul 12, 2012 at 14:35)

if semenuk riding the hardtail in the comp then you already no hes doin a corked 7

co-slopestyler (Jul 12, 2012 at 13:36)

Who will double flip the last big booter first? Andreu or Pilgrim?

co-slopestyler (Jul 12, 2012 at 13:38)

Oops, 'Reynolds'. Don't think I've seen Pilgrim double flip yet?

Thebossman (Jul 12, 2012 at 13:38)

i think andrew is gonna dominate this year but it well be tight competition

zoomzoomchicken (Jul 12, 2012 at 11:20)

Hoping for Semenuk will take the win but i think its gonna go to Sam seeing how hes been riding the course for pretty near a month.

will-struke-69 (Jul 12, 2012 at 12:55)

I hope either Cam Mccaul or Brandon semenuk take the win

dennis9 (Jul 12, 2012 at 14:04)

a lot of people on hardtails so anyone can win.. is martin soderstorm competing?

JoCr (Jul 13, 2012 at 4:14)

i've seen him on a picture in fb on the fmb wall.

i'm not absolutly sure but i think he's it.

maxtancock (Jul 12, 2012 at 12:32)

does anyone know if soderstrom is riding?

AidenCrocker (Jul 12, 2012 at 11:46)

im gonna go for Andreu...

ScottRider21 (Jul 12, 2012 at 12:40)

im gunna say top three are yannick, zink, and semenuk

eball (Jul 12, 2012 at 14:34)

Stu Thompson for the win!!!!

nouser (Jul 12, 2012 at 18:20)

if semenuk can pull off a banger run like he usually does, he's going to win for sure

alazamanza (Jul 13, 2012 at 12:24)

f### that !!!!

i woulnt be able to work up the balls to hit that shit on my dh bike!!! absolute mentalists!!

dreiundzwanzig (Jul 12, 2012 at 12:41)

Does anyone know where to get the black shirt Andreu's wearing?

IanHylands (Jul 12, 2012 at 22:35)

It's from Unit

olaffons (Jul 13, 2012 at 2:13)

www.unitriders.com and if U are lookin' for this shirt exactly I hate to say it,but it's been sold out. Still,I'd recommend those shirts to everybody,pretty cheap,good fit and soooo much style... Cheers

dreiundzwanzig (Jul 13, 2012 at 13:59)

Thanks guys!

olaffons (Jul 16, 2012 at 15:58)

U're welcome.

marekg3 (Jul 12, 2012 at 12:05)

I hope Cam McCaul will take the good position this time.

ScottRider21 (Jul 12, 2012 at 12:40)

(not it that order)

albertp (Jul 12, 2012 at 15:48)

Whatever happened to Mike Montgomery this year?

arkon11 (Jul 12, 2012 at 18:39)

Cam!

ButtonPusher (Jul 12, 2012 at 22:25)

Brandon... that is all...

china666 (Jul 13, 2012 at 1:14)

Cam McCaul and his friend feeling good home ))

dyer91 (Jul 12, 2012 at 14:28)

semenuk!

Hidden-Heights (Jul 12, 2012 at 11:05)

Pilgrim for the win!

matteoganora (Jul 12, 2012 at 14:05)

andreu is my guess!

MattHoffman (Jul 12, 2012 at 18:34)

Hardtail FTW:-)

domminator (Jul 12, 2012 at 22:40)

Zink!!!

lancifer (Jul 14, 2012 at 23:23)

Semenuk = Fire!!!

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