With Crankworx just around the corner, the tracks of Rotorua would play host to another important mountain bike event this weekend. The New Zealand National Championships. After finishing as runner up for three of the past four years Brook MacDonald took the national title after beating Keegan Wright by over three seconds. In the Elite Women's category, defending champion Kate Weatherly would secure a commanding lead with a 16-second gap to second placed rider Shania Rawson.
Track Preview:Check out Wyn Master's footage from parts of the track during practice on Saturday.
Results:
Elite Men
1st. Brook MacDonald: 2:45.380
2nd. Keegan Wright: +3.437
3rd. Wyn Masters: +5.303
Elite Women
1st. Kate Weatherly: 3:07.950
2nd. Shania Rawson: +16.503
3rd. Virginia Armstrong: +19.333
More results available
here.
@wynmasters
Good day out at National Champs DH the @gtbicycles Force loved it stoked to end up on the box with a 3rd and get in a Danger swig in memory of @johnnydanger_nz Congrats bulldog @brookmacdonald6 on the win and @samblenkinsop for the sport class ???? good to see DH alive and well here in NZ with 150 riders out there racing, now roll on @crankworx cheers to @gtfactoryracing for everything! ???????? @maddogboris @svenmartinphoto @jontyvink ????????????????"
Congrats bulldog,between 3 years coming.
Is this connected to why Blenkinsop was in the wrong category at all. Some kind of protest?
www.singletracks.com/blog/mtb-interviews/kiwi-dh-racer-kate-weatherly-shares-her-story-and-highlights-from-her-first-world-cup-races
Maybe its time to think of something... like a third categorie M , F , NG
I dont care about sex thing, but i do care for logic
I do agree we need to speak up for people who are being bullied and feel unsafe to speak up. Is that the case here though? Out of everyone in this comment section being against Kate competing, how many are actually women? And are there really women who do feel it was unfair that Kate did compete because of her background? And if so, what response did IOC and UCI give them when they rocked up with their research and proposal?
Thanks for that dick.’and I’m glad someone cleared up the real reason Blenkinsop was in open men. Unless that’s just bullshit too.
I guess I’m just surprised the other girls don’t care. Cuz when the shit hit the fan about this in Canada the other girls were livid.
Realistically this kind of thing could affect a career.
But let’s be honest. There’s so few careers in biking anyway that chicks would have to do it naked to get anywhere worth money.
Disclaimer: Am not a transphobe, I simply believe based on scientific fact that it is unfair for MtF trans people to compete in female sports that involve any component of strength.
youtu.be/WPVRU7jSYkQ?t=145
Again, not a transphobe, simply against unfair advantages in competition. It may be LESS of an advantage in certain categories of mtn bike racing versus saying powerlifting/Olympic weightlifting but it's still an advantage.
Amazing.
Does anyone understand why only Brook's name is mentioned in the secondary title for this article?
"Final Results - New Zealand Downhill National Championships
Brook MacDonald takes the national title in Rotorua."
Via objective journalism, it should read "Brook MacDonald and Kate Weatherly take the national titles in Rotorua."
I thought 20 Niners were faster LOL