What Are You Crankful For?

It's the time of year when everything is winding down. On the minds of most: rebuilding that fork or rear shock, selling off this year's race gear, piecing together the plan, the team, and sponsors for next season, dusting off the skis and snowboards, etc, etc, etc... but wait, IT AIN'T OVER JUST YET. Those along the East Coast have one last trip planned before they put the wraps on the 2016 season. It's the weekend before the Thanksgiving holiday which means we have to make our way to Upstate South Carolina for Cranksgiving at Paris Mountain State Park, Greenville, SC. Promoted as "3 Kickass Days on 2 F'n Wheels".... what more needs to be said? So, What Are You Crankful For?

Paris Mountain State Park mountain biking trails

NOTE: As a preemptive strike to any potential hater, this is NOT a motion video race recap of the event, it is a video photo summary/slideshow from the three days of Cranksgiving.



Thanks to Jarret Peek, Eric Wever/Pisgah Productions, Brad O Allen (Brado), Chip Batson/Piney Mountain Bike Shop, Eric Hamann, (everyone else I forgot), Upstate Sorba, all the volunteers, all the event sponsors, the Park staff at Paris Mountain State Park, and to each of the riders that continue to come back year after to year to make this, hands down, one of the best grassroots events in the region. Hell, I'd even be willing to argue, one of the best in the country. Happy Thanksgiving everybody! Have a safe and happy holiday season. See you on the other side of 2016! #getcranky
Results (Partial):

Turkey Shoot XC:
Pro Men:
1st - Ben Renkema
2nd - Jamie Babcock
3rd - Patrick Smith

Pro Women:
1st - Megan Korol

Juniors:
1st - Andrew Blackstock
2nd - Mason Calderhead

SC State Champ Super D:
Pro Men:
1st - Gus Michaels
2nd - Seth Hanson
3rd - ThuderJoe Haley

Pro Women:
1st - Caroline Washam
2nd - Bernadette Merriman
3rd - Terri Watts

Juniors:
1st - Nathan St. Clair
2nd - Mason Calderhead
3rd - Walker Hedrick

Wild Turkey Enduro:
Pro Men:
1st - Chris Wyatt
2nd - Gus Michaels
3rd - Rich Kidd

Pro Women:
1st - Caroline Washam
2nd - Abby Hobbs
3rd - Terri Watts

Juniors:
1st - Nathan St. Clair
2nd - Mason Calderhead
3rd - Gary Hayden

Official full results (all categories) will be posted HERE. (Not yet published at time this story was submitted.)

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