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D3's Jared Graves WINS South Africa World Cup! - Results Here

Mens Final:

1. Jared Graves (D3)
2. Michal Prokop
3. Rafael Alvarez
4. Roger Rinderknecht


Womens Final

1. Anneke Beerten (soon to be D3 rider)
2. Fionn Griffiths
3. Romana Labounkova
4. Jana Horakova

Australian National DH Championships - RESULTS

elite men

1 Mick Hannah 2.48.62
2 Jared Graves 0.00.29 Dylan Dean Designs
3 Ben Cory 0.05.20
3 Amiel Cavalier (tie)
5 Rick Boyer 0.06.82
6 Bryn Atkinson 0.07.15 Dylan Dean Designs

D3's Jared Graves wins Australian National 4X Championship!

(from cyclingnews.com)

Jared Graves claimed his first national four cross title after a four-year drought. The BMX Olympic finalist was elated after a convincing win at the Australian National Mountain Bike Championships in Canberra. His win came on the same course where he won last year's World Cup 4X. Often on the podium at World Championships and World Cups, the 26-year-old from Toowoomba was equally delighted with an Australian jersey.

"I haven't won one since 2005," he said. "I was a touch late on the gate, but I got the gas down and just really tried to rider smooth with elbows wide."

Sam Willoughby, in only his second mountain bike race, finished second place. Willoughby is Graves' protégé, and according to Graves, he has proven that he is ready for the big leauge.

"It's unreal to have him (Willoughby) up there. He's an awesome kid, too, and he's like a little brother I'd never had. He's beaten me at BMX a month ago so he's shown he is ready to step it up."

Graves' win kick starts his World Cup campaign and his aim to return to Australia in September to win the UCI Mountain Bike & Trials World Championships. "It's a big confidence boost," said Graves about his win on the World Championship course. "I know what I have to do to win."

1 Jared Graves (Aus) Dylan Dean Designs
2 Sam Willoughby (Aus) Dylan Dean Designs
3 Ryan Henderson (Aus)
4 Luke Madill (Aus)

Andrew Neething Win's South African National - Rd 1

photo: Gary Perkin

Cape Town’s Andrew Neethling (Dylan Dean Designs) responded well to hometown pressure when he won the first round of mountain biking's MTN National Cup Series downhill event in Stellenbosch, South Africa on Sunday.

Neethling, who is ranked 14th in the world and who finished 11th in the 2008 UCI World Cup Series, clocked a time of two minutes and 11.34 seconds for the fast, narrow descent through the forests of Jonkershoek.

Johann Potgieter (Cannondale) secured second place, just less than five seconds back with Neethling’s younger brother, Jonty Neethling (Morewood Fox), rounding out the top three places in front of a large, enthusiastic crowd that had braved the hot, dusty conditions.

Riding a brand new Trek Session 88, which was only released from customs last Wednesday, Neethling set out on his first of two runs to get familiar with the bike with the intention of improving his time with his second and final run.

“I made a few small mistakes near the top on the first run but was really pushing hard in what was basically a ‘feeler’ run, which I felt was necessary since I was riding a new bike and haven’t done a race for quite a while,” explained Neethling who ended up clocking his winning time with that run.

“On the second run I went out a bit harder at the top, overshot a turn on what is a really narrow course and had a small crash. I thought I could still rescue the run, but a couple of errors further on left me well off my first run time.

“Luckily my first run was a solid one! There are some big expectations when you come home to do a race. You are expected to win so it’s quite a relief, although the aborted second run left me feeling a bit frustrated. It’s still feels good to win, especially in front of friends and family.”

The MTN National Cup is a series of five International Cycling Union Category 2 events, which take place throughout South Africa. Round 2 will be held at Mankele, Nelspruit on 7 and 8 February.


MEN

1 Andrew Neethling – Trek 2:11.34 [DYLAN DEAN DESIGNS]
2 Johann Potgieter – Cannondale 2:16.25
3 Jonty Neethling – Morewood Fox 2:18.15
4 Gary Barnard – Morewood Fox 2:19.69
5 Pierre van der Merwe 2:20.58


photo: Gary Perkin

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