Crankworx Colorado - Dual Slalom

August 2nd, 2010 11:19pm

Day one of Crankworx is in the bag and dual slalom was the only competitive event on the schedule. Delayed an hour due to the wet conditions left over from the previous afternoon showers, the riders took to practice and qualifying. Slick and muddy conditions made everyone think twice about tires, tire pressure and line choice.

By the time head to head racing began, the course began to dry out and times started to fall. A quality field of riders saw some of the bigger names miss the qualfying cut that set the pro field to just 16 racers.

Upsets were in the making as the red course fast qualifier Lars Sternberg (Transition Bikes) went down in the first round to Camilo Sanchez who finished fourth. Peter Hanak, fast qualifier on the blue course, suffered a broken chain in the second round but redeemed himself by winning the small final for a 3rd place paycheck.

As elimations progressed - the steady riding of Jason Memmelaar (Team Hayes/Giant Bikes) and Brian Buell (Team Geronimo /Banshee Bikes) paid off by putting the two in the finals. Switching courses , each rider took advantage of the much faster red course to throw down their fast runs with Memmelar eeking out the win by .005 of a second and collect the big cardboard check.

Womens Pro field saw the Jill Kitner (Transiition Bikes) and Melissa Buhl (KHS) meet yet again in another final with Kitner taking the win and continuing her winning ways for the Transition Bikes race team. Third place went to Jackie Harmony whose speed and confidence this year has made the womens field anything but mundane. Harmony's speed and consistency this year and has pushed Kitner and Buhl and made the race for the podium that much more fun to watch.

Jason Memmelaar (298 left and center - on his way to the victory in dual slalom- while Brian Buell (304) charges missing the top podium spot by a mere .005 of a second.

Kinter lead Buhl on the way to the win.

More photos found at clutch-photo.smugmug.com

FINAL RESULTS FOR DUAL SLALOM, CRANKWORX COLORADO 2010
Pro Men
1st       Jason Memmelaar – photo attached
2nd       Brian Buell = photo attached
3rd       Peter Hanak – photo attached
4th       Camilo Sanchez – have photo if you need it

Pro Women
1st       Jill Kintner - photo attached
2nd       Melissa Buhl - photo attached
3rd       Jackie Harmony – have photos if needed.
4th        C Michelle Rivera

Amateur Men
1st       Dillon Lemarr - photo attached
2nd       Jonathan Card – have photos
3rd        Troy Delia
4th       Freddy Hernandez