Mons Royale Dual Speed and Style, Crankworx Rotorua 2016 - Results

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rippersub (Mar 9, 2016 at 23:00)

Said it before, and I'll say it again...Speed and style is a f*cking joke...when a 4x racer doesn't need to trick to win, it's a waste of time. Every year it's the same joke of a format, you can only pull back 1 second per jump (assuming a perfect score), so 2 seconds over the entire course, any 4x racer worth their salt will always beat anyone capable of pulling tricks that score 50+ by more than 2 seconds. Yet the commentators act so surprised when the guy thats 2 seconds down doesn't win the heat.

It's called speed AND style, if you can win with one, or the other, it's garbage.

Not to mention the girls that want equal prize money, and recognition yet only 2 ladies even bother competing, and theres not a single trick thrown, take a hand off the bars, or pull an x-up at least. It's pretty obvious why the prize money differs.

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bawbwa (Mar 9, 2016 at 23:21)

they need to rethink the whole bloody format.

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dmn89 (Mar 9, 2016 at 23:55)

Exactly my thought process. Strait's run was INSANE! The epitome of speed AND style. If that wasn't a winning run, they need to rethink the format.

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jakecallcut (Mar 10, 2016 at 0:58)

Do people in second place win money..? If so the women just got free money.

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JakeNeaves (Mar 10, 2016 at 2:08)

Why not just can the event and do dual slalom instead?

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fullface-productions (Mar 10, 2016 at 11:13)

Somebody just forget, there is such a fast rider like Slavik

No doubt. Rules need to be changed.

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joaquinRDiert (Mar 10, 2016 at 18:11)

Canceling the event shouldn't be considered, dual Speed & Style is awesome! Just adding some changes

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Stinky1138 (Mar 10, 2016 at 19:25)

8 women were invited to compete (it was an invite only event), they just didn't bother to show the seeding or rounds. They only showed the finals for the women... I would love to see you race against the two women finalists.

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rippersub (Mar 10, 2016 at 21:28)

I'd hold my own, while pulling a one hander, then an x-up, and quite possibly win it @Stinky1138 - The womens final was boring to watch, no disrespect, it just was, imagine how boring the untelevised quarter finals must have been.

If you were paying big $$$ per minute of airtime out of your own pocket, where revenue was directly proportional to the amount of viewers tuned in, would you personally bother broadcasting those women's quarter finals? I wouldn't. In the DH, sure, it's a great spectacle, but speed/style (with no tricks) is the wrong event to be showing women's MTB off to the world. It was a disgrace to the men for crying out loud!

If 8 women were invited to compete? Who got third? They don't mention it because nobody competed, even the women themselves didn't bother....

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Rorymick77 (Mar 9, 2016 at 23:02)

I didn't get to see the end but what you guys are saying is...a no trick run won the event? Wait...what?

Also PB..the page that says REPLAY in the title on the home page. Doesnt contain a replay. Id like to at least watch the rest of it.

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rippersub (Mar 9, 2016 at 23:04)

Correct, a run with zero style (judges official opinion), won.

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hardyk (Mar 10, 2016 at 10:29)

zero style even staying low on everything like its a bmx race lol

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kusanagi72 (Mar 10, 2016 at 0:28)

Kyle got robbed

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mattgaunt4 (Mar 9, 2016 at 23:20)

I think you should have to do a minimum one trick per run otherwise you forfeit your speed advantage. It's a cool event just needs a slight rule change.

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adweaver11 (Mar 10, 2016 at 7:40)

How Kyle Strait didnt win this event is completely f*cking insane. I mean he came in right behind Slavik, who didnt throw a single trick, yet Kyle trew a back flip on top of a double whip. That doesnt make any since....

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Ricardo974 (Mar 10, 2016 at 1:51)

Speed without Style...

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RyanBmtb (Mar 9, 2016 at 22:58)

Kyle Straight should have took it!

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RyanBmtb (Mar 9, 2016 at 23:03)

Strait*

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suspended-flesh FL (Mar 16, 2016 at 13:32)

KYL STR8 for the truly impaired.......got robbed.

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brndnjohnsn (Mar 9, 2016 at 23:01)

Does anyone know what frame Kyle is on? Must must a custom made one I think

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shredsONyou (Mar 9, 2016 at 23:24)

I was wondering the same thing

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clayflint (Mar 10, 2016 at 2:41)

Maybe lose a second if you don't trick a jump so if you don't trick it would be a 4 second difference

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Lapache FL (Mar 10, 2016 at 3:57)

No Martin Soderstrom ???

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tesne (Mar 10, 2016 at 10:15)

He have a crash on his first round, and then he won´t be able to short the diference.

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Matt-W (Mar 10, 2016 at 11:01)

What a load of shit.

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robmarini-jet (Mar 11, 2016 at 2:29)

Lamentable. Speed and Style MY ASSSSSSSS!!!! Kyle got robbed!!!

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fracasnoxteam FL (Mar 10, 2016 at 3:44)

Speed and tricks, as usual.
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