Results: Leogang 4X - UCI World Championships 2012
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In an incredible final Roger Rinderknecht has taken the win and become the new World 4X Champion, just in time to announce his retirement. Up against Tomas Slavik, David Graf, and Michael Mechura it looked like it was going to be an incredibly tight race. But moments after the start Slavik got tangled with Graf and they both went down hard before the first corner, leaving Rinderknecht and Mechura to battle it out for the win. Roger had the lead from the first corner and never let it go.
In the womens race the only real surprise was that Melissa Buhl was disqualifed from the Final for allegedly crossing a lane line. This after she'd been told she had made the final. Celine Gros took her place in the final while Buhl went to the small final. Anneke Beerten went into the lead straight out of the gate but she had to fight off Romana Labounkova for a good part of the race. Anita Molcik crashed out about half way through, leaving Celine Gros to place third.
Men's Final
1. Roger Rinderknecht
2. Michael Mechura
3. Tomas Slavik
4. David Graf
Women's Final
1. Anneke Beerten
2. Romana Labounkova
3. Celine Gros
4. Anita Molcik
Complete Results at bottom
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 David Graf gunning it from the gate in the first round. He pretty much creamed everyone. Until the final. Then he tangled with Thomas Slavik on the first feature of the track. |
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| Thomas Slavik showboating on his opening round after escaping a crash in the corner prior to the second straight. |
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| Slavik over the wall in an early round |
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| Michael Mechura--slaughtering friends |
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Quentin Derbier (5) went down in this round, while Benedict Last (2 moved on to the small final. |
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| Michal Prokop was looking good through the beginning rounds, but then one mistake changed it all... |
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| David Graf leads Roger Rinderknecht through an earlier round. |
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| The wall in front of the 4X start saw a lot of carnage. |
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| Anneke Beerten in her first round on the march to another Wold Title. |
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| Putting on a show here at Leogang bike barn. |
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| Roger Rinderknecht and Michael Mechura, fighting it out in the final. |
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| Anneke Beerten leading out the women's final |
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| Anneke Beerten was on cruise control for this title. She was simply the fittest rider out there, and it showed. |
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| Roger Rinderknecht, retiring after the best event of his life... |
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| 2 rainbow jerseys in two years... |
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here we call this section, camels! ahah
"in mtb would be difficult to gain speed back after the whoops.."
nehuen you are wrong. it can boost speed too.
Really have to fly/ manual over them. you don't want to plant your front wheel between two.
Think they are nice for slomo vids too