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Update 2: Dirt TV Video
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Update 1: 2009 Pump Track World Championships
The unofficial 2009 Pump track champs were held last in someone's backyard. A few of the pro riders took time out to participate in the relaxed and fun competition. Mick Hannah took the title out ahead of Brendan Fairclough and the $2500 that went with it. Go here for more info and a video.
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Under 23 Womans finals
Poland's Aleksandra Dawidowicz, 22, has claimed her country's first medal at the 2009 UCI Mountain Bike and Trials World Championships, taking gold in the U23 women's cross country in Canberra.
Local Canberra rider Rebecca Henderson was spurred on by a vocal home crowd finish in seventh place, her best ever result at this level with the 18-year-old having finished 22nd in the same event at last year’s World Championships.
From the media release:
“I was looking to finish somewhere between fifth and tenth so seventh was about where I’d hoped,” Henderson said. “Everywhere along the course people were yelling my name and the support was there so that was good.”
Whilst many of the international competitors have found the course very challenging, Henderson said it was easier than she had expected.
“The course was easier than when I trained on it a few weeks ago because they had removed a lot of rocks and definitely made the ‘Hammerhead’ easier.”
The race was the last event for Henderson’s in the junior ranks.
“That was a good race to finish on and I couldn’t have expected any more from juniors,” she said.
Of the other Australians Shelly Flood placed 24th at 10min40sec and Gillian Burgess was 26th @13min15sec.
Tomorrow the the junior men will contest their cross country final while the 4X (four cross) riders line up in the qualifying round.
Farkins yours truely spoke to both the Specialized DH riders who confirmed they will ride the SX teams for the DH. As pointed out the SX runs 7" of rear travel. The day had everyone practicing hard on the DH and late on the 4X, some Canadian girls came to grief on the Hammerhead XC but with the sun shining if you hadn't bought the farm on the hammerhead there was very little to complain about.
Out to shatter Aussie Dreams Greg Minnaar was all business.
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