Race Day: 2017 Canadian DH Nationals
The 2017 Canadian National DH Championships presented by the Dunbar Summer Series took place this past weekend at Panorama Mountain Resort. It's been four years since Panorama hosted Nationals and last time Canada’s fastest racers vied for the title on these slopes we saw Steve Smith take the coveted jersey back in 2013. Now under the wing of SE Racing, after eight years of putting on downhill races in BC, this years National Championships promised to be more of an event than ever, from kids races, to swag tosses and Saturday night long jump contests, the spirit of downhill racing in Canada was set to live on and Canada’s fastest male and female races would walk away wearing their countries colours. With a course that's been tweaked over the years and input from several racers it was set to be eventful race, features such as “dollar signs” and “cliffs of insanity” would provide their fair share of thrills and spills for both spectators and racers alike, especially in the hot and dry summer conditions riddling the province with wildfires.
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Team pits, finish line and lift line all in one place brought in a new life to events at Panorama Mountain Resort
Trevor Thew In the gate
Stephanie Denroche coming straight at you
Harry Head leaning in
Into the steeps
Josh Fultz-Veinotte was on pace all weekend coming in 6th
Henry Fitzgerald from Norco Factory leaving a trail of dust in the dry conditions
Luke Stevens putting down the power off the start line
Boosting it for the long jump comp and entertaining the crowd
Miranda Miller: Champ!
Madison Skrypnek U17 Women
Magnus Manson coming out of the light and into 3rd spot
Jacob Stefiuk of C4 Rider Development
Dave and Meegan Stewart awarded parent of the weekend honours for all they do to support their daughter Kyleigh in her pursuit of racing
Mike Mooney taking home the Kore Chainsaw award for being faster than you at 50
Momentum Watches fastest amateurs of the weekend Kendall McLean 3.24 and Aleda Toronitz with a 4.20
UCI Junior Expert Men 1st: Kendall McLean from Kovarik Racing
UCI Elite Women 1st: Miranda Miller with a time of 3.41.29
UCI Elite Men 1st: Kirk McDowall with a blistering 3.11.62
Next stop, The Western Open in Golden B.C.
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they are the 2017 even though URL has 2016
Full results here.
www.pinkbike.com/u/Quallace/album/2017-Panorama-Nationals