Plattekill Pro GRT 2011 Practice and Qualifying

While the initial official results have SLO rider Leland O'Connor with the fastest time today in qualifying, it appears that Justin Leov actually qualified fastest at round three of the Pro GRT at Plattekill Mountain in New York today. There were some major timing issues caused by other riders on the course, leaving the officials with a huge mess to figure out. Somehow in their figuring they ended up with O'Connor beating Leov and Gwin by over 11 seconds, but I think it's safe to say that Leland's time is a little bit off. Either that or he's our next American hope in World Cup DH... Neko Mulally qualified third, giving Trek World Racing the top three spots again. We'll see if they can keep them tomorrow...

Jaqueline Harmony qualified fastest for the women, followed by Darian Harvey and Becky Gardner.

The bad news of the day is that Bryn Atkinson crashed in practice this morning breaking both his femur and his arm, he was airlifted to the hospital for surgery. His Transition teammates Jill Kintner and Lars Sternberg missed qualifying to go to the hospital with him.

Conditions were wet and a little sloppy this morning, but became drier in the afternoon for qualifying.


Men's Qualifying Results

1. Justin Leov 2:44.62
2. Aaron Gwin 2:45.31
3. Neko Mulally 2:45.46
4. Logan Binggeli 2:48.31
5. Curtis Keene 2:48.93

Womens Qualifying Results

1. Jaqueline Harmony 3:29.83
2. Darian Harvey 3:30.61
3. Becky Gardner 3:57.81
4. Lauren Daney 4:10.71
5. Rae Gandalf 4:14.51

more results at bottom...



Course preview video from Yet/Fox Riders Eliot Jackson and Richie Rude on Twitvid

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