[Updated Starts for DH & Speed & Style] Pinkbike Primer - Everything You Need to Know Ahead of Crankworx Rotorua 2022

Nov 3, 2022 at 8:31
by Ed Spratt  

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The
PINKBIKE PRIMER
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Crankworx Rotorua 2022

With the 2022 season coming to a close Crankworx Rotorua once again plays host to the closing races of the World Tour. With Crankworx's usual range of events across all disciplines, you can expect to see some of the World's best riders go head to head. The King and Queen competitions and Triple Crown are all on the line as we go into the final stop of 2022 with Bas Van Steenbergen and Jordy Scott holding the top spots so far.

Here's everything you need to know about one of the last big events of the year.


The Location

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Rotorua mountain biking trails

The start hut had quite the view considering how thick the jungle can be bellow.
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On New Zealand's North Island, the Rotorua plateau is a boiling, bubbling hive of volcanic activity. Events are centered around the Skyline Bike Park



The Schedule


Crankworx Rotorua Taniwha Downhill

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When?
NZDT - Sunday, November 6th: 3:00 pm – 4:00 pm
PDT - Saturday, November 5th: 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm
CET - Sunday, November 6th: 3:00 am – 4:00 am


Rider List

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Trek Official New Zealand Whip Off Championships presented by POC

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When?
Delayed by Weather


Rider List

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Specialized Dual Slalom Rotorua

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When?
Live Broadcast Event

NZDT - Thursday, November 10th: 2:00 pm – 3:30 pm
PST - Wednesday, November 9th: 5:00 pm - 6:30 pm
CET - Thursday, November 10th: 2:00 am – 3:30 am


Rider List

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Crankworx Rotorua Pump Track Challenge presented by Torpedo7

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When?
Live Broadcast Event

NZDT - Thursday, November 10th: 7:30 pm – 9:00 pm
PST - Wednesday, November 9th: 10:30 pm - 12:00 am
CET - Thursday, November 10th: 7:30 am – 9:00 am


Rider List

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Rockshox Rotorua Downhill

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When?
Live Broadcast Event

NZDT - Friday, November 11th: 12:30 pm – 2:30 pm
PST - Thursday, November 10th: 3:30 pm - 5:30 pm
CET - Friday, November 11th: 12:30 am – 2:30 am


Rider List

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CLIF Speed & Style Rotorua

Vaea Verbeeck

When?
Live Broadcast Event

NZDT - Saturday, November 12th: 5:30 pm – 7:30 pm
PST - Friday, November 11th: 8:30 pm - 10:30 pm
CET - Saturday, November 12th: 5:30 am – 7:30 am


Rider List

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Maxxis Slopestyle in Memory of McGazza

Tomas Lemoine stretched out.

When?
Live Broadcast Event

NZDT - Sunday, November 13th: 2:00 pm – 4:30 pm
PST - Saturday, November 12th: 5:00 pm - 7:30 pm
CET - Sunday, November 13th: 2:00 am – 4:30 am


Rider List

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Note: These times are subject to change. Pinkbike and Crankworx will provide updates to the coverage if they change - remember to keep checking Pinkbike’s homepage to avoid disappointment!




Current King and Queen of Crankworx Standings

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26 Comments
  • 11 0
 Nice pic choice specialized dual slalom shows trek and rockshox Dh a fox setup - lol
  • 14 3
 Did anyone proof and post this?
  • 16 2
 Literally nothing gets proofed here.
  • 1 0
 @pisgahgnar: It often seems like the comma key is rigged up to both the grid and the writer's genitalia. Fortunately, the urge for a quick electric thrill occasionally overcomes them. I say remove the clamps.
  • 4 0
 Szymon Godziek is out of the Slopestyle event. He crashed riding pumptrack a few days ago and cut up his hand and knee/shin. Had to get a bunch of stitches at the base of one of his fingers. Posted some gnarly pics on his Facebook page. Lukas Knopf is in I guess now.
  • 1 0
 What about emil?
  • 2 0
 @Carshop: Emil should be good to go per his social media post yesterday.
  • 4 0
 Ah, bummer. Wild to think about how a guy can backflip a 75 foot gap and land safely but somehow sustain a legit injury on a pumptrack.
  • 1 0
 @ripridesbikes: I guess it's frequency vs. consequence. You can ride & crash on a pump track regularly your entire life, but if you flip that canyon gap once. If you crash you're lucky if you get a chance to crash anything again.
  • 1 0
 Under Lukas' latest video someone wrote the same as you did and asked if he will go on a flight to NZ but he won't so I guess there will be another alternative rider...
  • 6 0
 "with the 2022 season going to a close" boo, hiss, boo
  • 2 0
 Can't even imagine what folks are paying for flights to get there. Flight prices are crazy these days. Hope everyone shows...
  • 2 0
 Amazingly my flight to NZ this year is nearly half the price I paid in 2015 and 2019. Under £900, I couldn't believe the price as I was expecting it to be considerably more expensive than those years where I paid around £1500.
  • 3 0
 It's okay, we're already here, it's only an hour or 2 down the road for most of the population
  • 5 1
 Looking forward to seeing Erice Van Leuven in the whip-off! Go girl!
  • 2 0
 2 DH events? What's the difference between the Rockshox Rotorua Downhill & Crankworx Rotorua Taniwha Downhill?

Is Taniwha kiwi for Air DH?
  • 1 0
 Taniwha is the DH track at redwoods, so there is no air DH this year. Taniwha also means a water monster.
  • 2 1
 Maybe I'm a selfish jerk, but I'd love an Aus live stream time. We even have a crankworx stop here.
  • 5 0
 - 2 hours on every nztime -4 if your in perth
  • 10 0
 @willysee1:

Aussies... Wink

www.youtube.com/watch?v=UT6oZqYij8U&ab_channel=drmiggins2006
  • 1 0
 @Muzled: still upvoting that, as an Aussie. Best ad ever.
  • 1 0
 Hell, That´s really beutiful place.
  • 1 0
 John Schafer will win the whip off this year!
  • 2 1
 None of these times match to the times on the Redbull site!
  • 1 0
 I'm gonna turbo to the replays... I'm gonna turbo HARD
  • 1 1
 Anyone else not heard of commoncal bikes before either?







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