Results and Recap: Ultimate Pumptrack Challenge - Crankworx Whistler 2017

Aug 17, 2017
by Pinkbike Staff  
Crankworx Whistler 2017

Recap: Ultimate Pumptrack Challenge Presented by RockShox

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Pro Men Results
1. Bodi Turner
2. Mitch Ropelato
3. Adrien Loron
4. Michael Bias

Smith Ropelato smashing turns in some epic Whistler gold hour light.

Pro Women Results
1. Caroline Buchanan
2. Jill Kintner
3. Joey Gough
4. Jordy Scott



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58 Comments
  • 60 0
 Props to Needles for making it bearable. Neg props to Brad Jay for making it unbearable.
  • 11 0
 Yeah, Neethling is good on the mic, as was Zink the other day.
  • 14 2
 I would love to see Andrew on the mic on Red Bull TV for DH. He's a genuine talent. So is Tyler. I was blown away by his commentary on Rampage.
  • 8 0
 @stikmanglaspell:

Needles is killing it on the commentary. Hope to hear more of him.
  • 11 1
 Brad Jay is probably a nice guy but he sucks to listen to
  • 8 0
 I hate how everything is in the "history books" when he talks
  • 13 0
 Needles, Warner, Zink etc are so good. Brad Jay is actually so incredibly bad.
  • 7 0
 @myfriendgoose:
Needles to say you're all right.
  • 4 0
 @WAKIdesigns: Tyler or Cam? Cam Mccaul deserves a spot too
  • 1 0
 @mollow: A Tyler and Cam duo on the mic!!!!
  • 20 2
 Buchanan winning Series and my Heart yet again!
  • 1 0
 hell yea.
  • 10 0
 Mens results above are wrong...Adrien Loron was 4th not 3rd...BMXer's ruled tonight!!!
  • 2 1
 That was wild... to be honest I thought it was a weird setup for a pump track challenge but it made for weird/unpredictable results!
  • 2 0
 Way to go Michael B!
  • 1 7
flag mudmandhbrazil (Aug 18, 2017 at 8:11) (Below Threshold)
 in Vital they normaly dont do mistakes like this. mistakes here in PB are normal and anyone showing mistakes will be called a*shole from PB employees. m.vitalmtb.com/news/news/RESULTS-Highlights-RockShox-Pumptrack-Challenge,1095
  • 4 0
 Please back that kind of accusation up with examples, I've only ever seen "Thanks for spotting that! Fixed." as the pb response.
  • 2 1
 @L0rdTom:@L0rdTom: he got confused... I told him he was being an ass when he called us all high, stoners, drinks, lazy, etc and insisted we be fired in every article we posted from Mont St Anne.

All because we spelled one riders name wrong and forgot an e at the end of a word somewhere.

Kind of like the post above.
  • 8 0
 So stoked for joey gough!
  • 10 4
 Absolutely the most boring track layout ever!! Crankworx Whistler is suppose to provide the best mountain bike tracks. The pump track was a big fail!
  • 2 3
 also the speed and style was very disapoiting. that pump track was so boring. anyway the Slopestyle track is always by far the best and Garbanzo is amazing, the trails from EWS was the best...
  • 2 1
 I was different, fast. Most of the riders liked it. Sort of like Red Bull Straight Line Rhythm thing with moto. Good for the audience and remote viewers .
  • 3 1
 I was there lastnight, the track was a huge disappointment. There wasn't enough corners. Because of this all the times were hundredths of a second difference between them. While that makes for some close finishes, it takes away the chance of making mistakes or the ability to make up time, like in the women's final, that was won on the first race. And then on the big screen they're showing all the past clips from other crankworx pumptrack events, it wasn't even comparable.
  • 1 0
 When the beeps start the gate is dropping so there's no way to anticipate the drop. Some riders prefer to watch for the light, others prefer to focus on the first obstacle and go on the beep. BMXers have the advantage of knowing how to maximize momentum when the gate drops but with no chain, there's no first pedal snap.
  • 1 0
 Isn't this a chainless event? As a long time bmx racer, without a chain on your bike, you don't "snap" at all. Maybe you get your body weight moving forwards somewhat but it's all the same on the gate. Yeah, bmxers rule, haha.
  • 5 1
 Mitch Ropelato second, nice!
  • 2 0
 Good think of the pump track comp is that there is very little that can go wrong with your bike.

You don't have the excuse of loosing your chain or getting a flat Smile
  • 3 0
 Yeah Joey!!!! That's awesome!!!!!!
  • 2 0
 Norfolk n' good!!!!!!!!
  • 4 1
 The best mountain bikers ALWAYS have a BMX background.
  • 1 0
 Doesn't gwin have mx?
  • 6 0
 @YouHadMeAtDrugs: and BMX
  • 1 1
 Did anyone else notice there was zero upsets in the first round with the men? The higher quali rider won every single time! With the women there was one, Joey Gough. Kinda surprising to not see any others.
  • 1 0
 Who did Joey Gough upset? She's a badass and stylish rider that used to be a kickass racer, you know she was racing World Cup 4x about 10 years ago, she's not exactly and unknown!
  • 1 0
 @pimpin-gimp: She beat Kailani Hines. Gough was the 6 see while Hines was the 3. Kintner, who was the 2 seed, knocked her out in the ensuing round.
  • 5 2
 Jk is dethroned Frown
  • 8 1
 Yay! It's no longer a one horse race! Now there's some real excitement.
  • 2 0
 Damn why I did click this thread and spoil it for myself.... Go Aussie!
  • 1 0
 Kialani Hines would have tooken the bronze.
  • 2 0
 Australian Gold!!
  • 2 1
 Why is there a BMX cadence? This is MTB - just let the gate drop.
  • 1 0
 Looks/sounds like a 4x start to me. What's the problem?
  • 1 1
 @PhillipJ: so why is there a cadence in 4X? I wish it wasn't even in BMX. I want to see the fastest rider win, not just the person who has the cadence down to the millisecond.
  • 2 0
 Forgive my ignorance but what are you guys referring to by "cadence" at the start? The starts tonight definitely looked different than the rest of crankworx, with a bunch of racers wobbling their front tire a bunch on the roll in.
  • 1 1
 @Toryt7: it is the set of beeps that go off in the leadup to the moment the gate drops. If you watch a BMX race start you'll clearly see the riders bodies moving up and forwards moments before the gate drops. That's why if there's a malfunction and the gate doesn't drop, the riders fall over the gate.
  • 2 0
 @iamamodel: bmx has a random start.
  • 2 0
 @Toryt7: That's because all the riders were chain-less
  • 4 0
 @iamamodel: Fixed cadence is gone in BMX - if you listen to the words you will hear "Random Start"
  • 2 1
 @AlanMcCrindle: the beeps are still the same. They call it 'random', but it isn't. I was racing BMX when they introduced random starts. As long as there is any sort of forewarning that the gate is about to drop, riders will anticipate the drop and start moving. Watch the proof:

youtu.be/fFUq2yDWXpk
  • 2 1
 FK the beeps, snap on the first light
  • 2 0
 @iamamodel: the timing before the beeps is what is random. and the beeps are that fast that it really doesnt matter that theyre there.
  • 1 0
 @iamamodel: a few of those examples were faulty gates that never dropped.
  • 1 0
 The cadence is randomly timed.
  • 1 0
 god damn, bmx'ers on the slay!! yeah Bodi!
  • 2 1
 FK Yeah! Joey
  • 1 0
 slavik ? how did he do ?
  • 1 3
 How did this get posted so fast, the live stream isint even over yet!
  • 1 0
 lol







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