Round 1 Open Shimano DH 4x

With almost 120 riders participating in the first round of the Shimano DH/4X competition in Cerro Bayo it was a very respectable turnout. Round 1 included crashed, blocks, pass's, and 1 winner at the end of the day.Almost 120 riders participate in the first round of the OPEN SHIMANO DH 4X in Cerro Bayo (Villa La Angostura, Argentina). From Thursday riders from all the country started training on the circuits that were use on last continental championship in 2007. The qualification of the downhill was on Saturday morning and the Argentinan rider Marcos Mallmann was the best. On the afternoon the 4x starts with the official training and after the qualification the riders were ready to start the series.


The actual Argentinian Champion and panamerican 4x champion in 2006, Nacho Katogui from team Zenith, was again the winner of the 4x. The spectators enjoyed a great race with a lot of crashes, block pass, etc. On Sunday morning the downhill training starts very early and all the riders were really worried about the damage of the circuit. The favorite for taking the first position was Antonio Leiva, a pro world cup rider from Chile who just a week before won at Valparaiso, one of the most extreme urban downhill in the continent. He didn´t disappointed anyone and he took first in both rounds. In the overall of the day the second place was for Santiago De Santiago from Argentina from the team Zenith.


More info and photos in [L=http://www.openshimano.com.ar]www.openshimano.com.ar
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The next round is in Potrerillos, Mendoza on the 12&13 of April.

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