70th - Pro Men
Race Started with a 11k liasion to stage 1, I Rode with Wyn Masters, Blenki and Brook Macdonald as we all together in the start order, so had a good chat with them.
STAGE 1 Katatore
Most Techy Stage, wet roots and slick mud, I was riding well but then I had a crash that took me down a bank with the bike on top of me, took ages to get back up and had another 2 crashes, very hard to stay on the bike on such a crazy course, going half the pace would have been twice as fast. Pretty disappointed at the end of that one, even tho everyone had a diggers (crashing). At I lost my tooth brush!! in probley the rowdiest crowd, it was still clean, "Your toothbrush!! you forgot your toothbrush!!" was all i could hear for the next 3 switch backs :/
My Time
10.49
1.48 back - 72nd
STAGE 2 Kung Fu Walrus
This stage was short and flat and suited me the most, but I had another crash on a straight after jump landing on a wet root, front wheel washed out hard and go all tangled up, lost alot of time in that fast section. "Calm Yu Farm Ben" - Deep thoughts as I got my stuff together.
My Time
4.11
42 back - 99th
STAGE 3 Frankfurter
Steepest track. I realized I really need to just stay on the bike and have a clean run, especially this track. I had a really good run, lots of elements in this stage, Loamy Loam, Loamy Dirt, Pebbley rocks, Strobe lights from the camera men that blind you, over camber, Dips, G-outs, roots. I managed to hold it all together and stick to my lines. Really thought id get a better time.
My Time
4.14
42 back - 83rd
STAGE 4 Tihi O Towa,Billy T
MUD,ROOTS,MUD. Had a really good run.
My Time
5.52
33 back - 71st
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| Got my bike in Pinkbike's "19 Bikes of EWS" |
STAGE 5 Hatu Patu
Very Similar to stage 1. There is a section where you jump around a tree onto a blind 'Off Camber Wet root section' Had one crash trying to pull off that impossible maneuver, which was replayed over and over in the Redbull.live Highlights :/
My Time
4.01
43 back - 76th
STAGE 6 Redwoods DH
Had a really good run.
My Time
4.09
31 back - 59th
STAGE 7 Skyline DH
This was proper enduro to me. Started at the very top of the mountain, twice as high as the Crankworx DH course. Started with a tight techy mudfest single track for 2min, onto a fairly long paddock sprint into the full Crankworx DH course. I had a perfect run staying on my bike through the destroyed mud track, sprinted my guts just enough that i didn't go too deep and black out and hit all my lines in the DH course.
My Time
7.21
42 back - 50th
OVERALL 70th in Pro Men
Not the result I'm happy. Looking forward to all the local Enduro, Downhill and X-Country races coming up! And look even more forward to my new 2015 Trek Slash 9.9!!!!!!
^^^Every night during the week after washing the bikes, gear and all the clothes, cooking dinner, We then had to plan out each day of riding.
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| Watching the Crankworx Slopestype in the VIP Section :D |
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| My Welcome back to Rotorua Enduro Burger from 'Fat Dog' |
Thanks to my travel buddies Kaine Cannon and Dave Empey! These guys were great to travel with, loads of stories, learnt the phrase 'Grouse' from Dave who said it a thousand times, Means 'Great'. And Kaine taught me how to cook, lol jokes, Kaine can't cook.
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| Brandon Semenuk |
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