Final Results from the Downhill at Crankworx Rotorua 2023

Elite Women

8:10 pm PDT After the first seven riders the top five are:

1st. Georgia Astle: 4:10.203
2nd. Bailey Goldstone: +5.241
3rd. Caroline Buchanan: +6.335
4th. Martha Gill: +6.488
5th. Lynette Deacon: +13.343

8:15 pm PDT Ellie Smith is the first rider down on the live feed and goes across the line with a 4:00.255 to take first place by just under ten seconds.

8:20 pm PDT Kalani Muirhead can't quite match Ellie Smith and slots into 2nd place, 1.072 back.

8:24 pm PDT Siel Van Der Velden flies into the lead by a huge 13 seconds.

8:29 pm PDT Shania Rawson rallies an enduro bike to the top spot, finding 1.5 seconds on Siel Van Der Velden.

8:33 pm PDT Jess Blewitt is the first to send the huge 60ft double and it pays off as she takes the lead by 9.748 seconds.

8:36 pm PDT With three riders left the top five are:

1st. Jess Blewitt: 3:35.792
2nd. Shania Rawson: +9.748
3rd. Siel Van Der Velden: +11.292
4th. Ellie Smith: +24.463
5th. Kalani Muirhead: +25.535

8:37 pm PDT A big crash for Vinny Armstrong, she is quickly up and back on the bike although now without a chain.

8:38 pm PDT Vinny Armstrong takes sixth place so far after a crash.

8:42 pm PDT Junior World Champion and first-year Elite, Jenna Hastings goes into second place after a wild landing on the 60ft double.

8:46 pm PDT It looks like Louise Ferguson has had a crash on the top part of the course and is slightly off the pace.

8:47 pm PDT Louise Ferguson goes ninth, 36 seconds back.

8:47 pm PDT Jess Blewitt wins the RockShox Taniwha Downhill.

Elite Men

9:04 pm PDT After the first 21 riders the top five are:

1st. Louis Hamilton: 3:07.315
2nd. Jackson Connelly: +7.087
3rd. Gareth Burgess: +7.574
4th. Bas Van Steenbergen: +7.882
5th. Hayden Stead: +9.026

9:05 pm PDT Kye A'Hern is the first rider on the live feed and takes the top time so far by just over four seconds.

9:09 pm PDT Neko Mulally pilots his Frameworks bike to first place with some unique lines in his run.

9:12 pm PDT Toby Meek goes across the line in third, 2.6 back.

9:16 pm PDT Oliver Davis completes the top five, 7.5 seconds back from Neko's run.

9:20 pm PDT Cole Suetos just slots into the top five riders, 7.2 seconds off the fastest run so far.

9:23 pm PDT Jakob Jewett puts on a stylish run to take fifth place so far.

9:25 pm PDT Disaster for Remy Meier-Smith as he drops his chain right out of the gate.

9:27 pm PDT Remy crashes out in the woods in the slick conditions. He gets up and slowly starts making his way down the course.

9:30 pm PDT James Macdermid lays down some wild moves and goes into eighth place.

9:32 pm PDT With 10 riders left the top five are:

1st. Neko Mulally: 3:01.287
2nd. Kye A'Hern: +2.003
3rd. Toby Meek: +2.602
4th. Louis Hamilton: +6.028
5th. Jakob Jewett: +6.206

9:36 pm PDT Baxter Maiwald kicks off the last ten riders as he slots into 12th place.

9:39 pm PDT Oliver Zwar flies past Neko's time to take the top spot by 0.595 seconds.

9:42 pm PDT Phil Atwill finds some creative lines and takes fifth place, 4.597 back.

9:46 pm PDT George Brannigan is off the pace and goes over seven seconds back in eighth place.

9:49 pm PDT Mick Hannah lays down a rapid run to go into third place, 1.5 seconds back.

9:50 pm PDT With five riders left the top five are:

1st. Oliver Zwar: 3:00.692
2nd. Neko Mulally: +0.595
3rd. Mick Hannah: +1.513
4th. Kye A'Hern: +2.598
5th. Toby Meek: +3.197

9:53 pm PDT Loris Vergier had a crash at the top of the course and goes 12 seconds back and into 13th.

9:57 pm PDT Bernard Kerr is another rider who can't match the current leader's time as he goes into sixth, 3.697 back.

10:02 pm PDT Tuhoto-Ariki Pene looked unstoppable but he goes off the course near the bottom and loses a lot of time. He crosses the line nearly 16 seconds back in 20th.

10:05 pm PDT Sam Blenkinsop was on a wild run but he goes off line and finishes his run five seconds back in eighth place.

10:09 pm PDT Loic Bruni is flying on the Specialized prototype to take the win by 0.344!