Results: Pump Track Challenge - Crankworx Rotorua 2018 by pinkbikeaudience

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bertifromsk (Mar 22, 2018 at 1:30)

Dear Editors,
Can we please get an extra large version of that article Thumbnail? Thank you very much!

Berti

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muyguapa (Mar 22, 2018 at 1:48)

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bertifromsk (Mar 22, 2018 at 1:57)

@brianclaw: You da real MVP!!! Thanks!

Trailsoup FL (Mar 22, 2018 at 1:58)

That's some picture of the year shit right there!

evildos (Mar 22, 2018 at 1:59)

That is what commitment and dedication look like

TheLongMan (Mar 22, 2018 at 1:59)

@Trailsoup: yeah frikkin awesome facial expression!!!

vinay FL (Mar 22, 2018 at 2:07)

I can look like that too, honey.

GeeHad (Mar 22, 2018 at 3:11)

The face I make when I haven't ridden my bike for 2 weeks.

usfrenchie (Mar 22, 2018 at 1:06)

Nail biter till the end for ladies and gents. Well done challengers and seasoned podium dwellers alike. Just wish they would make full replay available so I am not up till 1am w live feed...

FJIZZ (Mar 22, 2018 at 1:33)

FRENCH POWER !!!!

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fracasnoxteam FL (Mar 22, 2018 at 1:54)

POWOUEEUUUUR

WAKIdesigns (Mar 22, 2018 at 5:09)

Powaux!

karatechris (Mar 22, 2018 at 14:49)

What do people think about the points scoring for Crankworxs? I see they have increased the amount of points for Enduro which makes sense for me given how tiring it is and the effort is involved to win but giving the same points for Dual speed & style, Dual Slalom, pumptrack and slopestyle still seems crazy! The pumptrack event is really popular and very competitive but putting it at the same points as slopestyle? It doesn't seem fair. I think they should upgrade slopestyle or downgrade pumptrack to make it fairer. Probably the latter.

FYI points for 2018 are here:
www.crankworx.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/King-and-Queen_World-Tour-2018.pdf

IMO pumptrack just doesn't make for particularly exciting watching. The length of time it takes and the repetitive nature kinda kills it. Anyone remember 4x!!! Now that was exciting.

Dropthedebt (Mar 22, 2018 at 1:02)

Slavic and Loron going out in the early rounds cost my Fantasy Crankworx team this year for the men. With Caroline Buchanan out it was always going to be Jill Kitner in the women's but good to see some new faces this year.

catweasel (Mar 22, 2018 at 0:58)

Good result for Blenki

fracasnoxteam FL (Mar 22, 2018 at 1:54)

Blenki style on a pumptrack, can't wait to see this, replay please?

catweasel (Mar 22, 2018 at 12:14)

@fracasnoxteam: he wasn't in it, I was meaning his rivals for the king of crankworks did badly in one of their better events

fracasnoxteam FL (Mar 22, 2018 at 14:14)

@catweasel: ah. My bad

b-biker (Mar 22, 2018 at 0:59)

Heck yeah Kialani! congrats!

wipz07 (Mar 22, 2018 at 2:27)

On the result sheet Tomas Lemoine has only competed in the finals, is that correct?

haroman666 (Mar 22, 2018 at 2:55)

No he competed from the beginning. The sheet is split on two pages and his name appears on the second sheet in earlier rounds.

RedBurn (Mar 22, 2018 at 1:21)

is Jill ever stoppable ?

Boardlife69 (Mar 22, 2018 at 3:12)

Probably the best all round female ripper imo. She seems to win everything or at least podium in quite a few disciplines other than a WC DH. Seems she would do well there as well if she wanted/had support???

aushred (Mar 22, 2018 at 3:54)

The WC isn’t worth it for Jill, she makes a ton more $$ racing crankwork and going for the Queen title, with extra stops added, even more so. Prize money alone I think I’m previous years for her has been around $50k a year or maybe more. Then her sponsors and a Redbull athlete, think she does well not having to throw herself down WC tracks @Boardlife69:

mayha49 (Mar 22, 2018 at 4:35)

She seems like the most consistent rider of all time

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shittybill (Mar 22, 2018 at 4:35) (Below Threshold)

@aushred: she can't beat the best. No Rachel, Tracy, Pom Pon... when Tahnee kicks her ass by 10 + seconds in the DH on Sunday you will all see it. Jill would rather be a big fish in a small pond. In case you can't tell, I'm not at all impressed with our "National Champion", and her unwillingness to represent that sleeve on the biggest stage.

steezer (Mar 22, 2018 at 4:37)

@BaldBilly: Still she's picking up the cheques!

Leppah (Mar 22, 2018 at 4:53)

Has Jill ever raced any of the enduro races? It kinda shocks me that she doesn't represent the USA at DH WC races at least a few times a year. Same with some of the EWS stuff. Are there any American females in WC DH or EWS?

shittybill (Mar 22, 2018 at 7:17)

@Leppah: Not one. Embarrassing.

Flowcheckers (Mar 22, 2018 at 7:40)

I wish more racers would follow her example and just do what they want. Nationalist patriotism is overrated and generally unproductive.

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dkidd (Mar 22, 2018 at 8:34)

@BaldBilly: Are we talking about the same Olympic medallist and WC Champion, Jill Kintner?
She's got a pretty impressive record of wins and medals, actually. Happy to suggest further avenues for research if you like!

mtb-mech (Mar 22, 2018 at 8:55)

@BaldBilly: Why are you so down on Jill? She retired from WC a few seasons ago to focus on Crankworx. Jill is doing what she wants to when she wants to and enjoying life a bit more.

enger (Mar 22, 2018 at 8:57)

@BaldBilly: how about be stoked with what she does race...she's a bad ass!!

JoseBravo (Mar 22, 2018 at 5:02)

Kinter is killing it

konafreak90 (Mar 22, 2018 at 15:54)

Dont know what i missed this year but why are no full replays of the events available.