The Cut Slopestyle Round 2

Ilmenau, Germany— The Cut Pro AM slopestyle series continued this past weekend in Ilmenau, Germany. Due to extensive rain the event had to be delayed one day, but once Sunday came, it was game on for all 50 pre-registered riders. “The course was extremely technical and steep with big drops, which seemed to favor the riders on big mountain freeride bikes and with DH racing skills.” explained Cut pro rider George Ryan.
Cut rider and German local Carlo Dieckmann came into the event looking to repeat his victory he had last week in Winterberg but in practice he took a hard fall and chose to sit out the competition. Fellow Cut rider, George Ryan, who qualified a strong fourth place, crashed hard in the finals, but that did not stop Ryan from pulling impressive back flips and stylie 360’s on the biggest jumps in the course.


The Pro competition was strong with Amir Kabbani from Boppard, Germany taking top honors on his Prophet MX. “Amir has been getting hooked up this season by Cannondale with a grassroots deal. It is nice to see a kid like him step it up and take out all the big names at the event,” said Cut manager Don Hampton.


Not far behind Kabbani was Jan Stoetzer taking 2nd place and Cut pro rider Christopher Hatton placing 3rd. With his 2nd place finish at Winterberg and his 3rd place finish this weekend, Hatton earned a spot into the coveted Red Bull District Ride in Catania, Italy. “Winning the invite to the Red Bull District Ride was my goal coming into the Cut series, I am super stoked.” explained Hatton.


In the amateur class it was 21-year-old Florain Witter of Schleusingen, Germany in top spot, taking home a brand new Chase single-speed. “The course was perfect for my style, I race downhill and prefer big mountain freeride lines.” said Witter “I am excited to win the Chase bike because I always wanted to get a hard tail for dirt jumping and street riding.”


The next stop for the Cut will be The UCI World Cup at Fort William for DH ripper Mick Hannah and The US Open of Mountain Biking at Diablo Freeride Park for George Ryan and Aaron Chase.

Stay tuned for the announcement of the slopestyle finals date to be held in the States this fall.


For more information, visit The CUT’s web site at www.thecutriders.com