Tag: Pietermaritzburg

World Champs – South Africa – Junior Practice Day 1

Here we go, hard to believe it is World Champs time again! A dry, dusty South African track will determine who gets the stripes.
Here we go, hard to believe it is World Champs time again! A dry, dusty South African track will determine who gets the stripes.

The biggest race on the calendar, the World Championships, is upon us, this year we travel to Pietermaritzburg (there is a mouthful for you!) in South Africa. A track that has been used for World Cups previously and just happens to be Greg Minnaar’s home track…

There's no denying big jumps and pedaling are two of the defining features of this track. Here Danielle Beecroft sends it during the first day of practice.
There’s no denying big jumps and pedaling are two of the defining features of this track. Here Danielle Beecroft sends it during the first day of practice.

There isA�a different schedule for the World Champs compared to a regular World Cup, the Juniors will race on Friday, a full two days before the Elite riders on Sunday. What’s more is there are some practice sessions which are only half an hour long, that means riders will have to be on it to make the most of their time, get a mechanical or have a crash and you will have to wait until the next practice session (if there is one).

Throwing down the horns! It was good to see the Aussie contingent relaxed as they sorted out the track during practice.
Throwing down the horns! It was good to see the Aussie contingent relaxed as they sorted out the track during practice.
We spotted a lot of interesting things trackside today...
We spotted a lot of interesting things trackside today…
It was good to see Tracey Hannah back amongst it, a horror run of injuries lately has meant her preparation for this race has been less than ideal but remember this is where she won her comeback World Cup!
It was good to see Tracey Hannah back amongst it, a horror run of injuries lately has meant her preparation for this race has been less than ideal but remember this is where she won her comeback World Cup!
Another one of our Aussie girls in the mix, Caroline Buchanan who just won gold over in New Zealand at the BMX World Champs. She, along with a few others was settling into South Africa with a safari, why not?!
Another one of our Aussie girls in the mix, Caroline Buchanan who just won gold over in New Zealand at the BMX World Champs. She, along with a few others was settling into South Africa with a safari, why not?!
Talking about settling, that is something that the dust has to do on the course, it hangs in the air making it quite difficult for riders to breath, especially on this lung busting track!
Talking about settling, that is something that the dust has to do on the course, it hangs in the air making it quite difficult for riders to breath, especially on this lung busting track!
Railing! Check out the look in Peter Knott's eyes, pin it to win it son!
Railing! Check out the look in Peter Knott’s eyes, pin it to win it son!

So with that we start our coverage of the 2013 World Championships, join us as we cheer on the Aussies every step of the way, it is going to be a good week!

Finals a�� WC#1 a�� Pietermaritzburg

What a race, who would have thought Danny Hart would crash in his race run from pushing so hard?! After washing out in a corner Danny continued down the track, even throwing in a whip but this couldn't hide his disappointment.

What a race the first race of the series turned out to be. It’s always hard to pick a winner as no one is 100% sure what the riders have been up to in their off season.

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Seeding – WC#1 – Pietermaritzburg

As predicted Troy Brosnan was Australia's fastest seeder at the first World Cup of the year, he seeded in fifth place, 2.27 seconds behind fastest seeder, local Greg Minnaar.

The World Cup season has kicked off in mainly sunny South Africa, the field is not that large obviously due to the location but after all this is the World series. 159 men and 27 women signed up for the race, seeding has been run and the results are in:

Elite Men:

1. Greg Minnaar 3.59.62

2. Aaron Gwin 3.59.63 + 0.01

3. Stevie Smith 4.00.49 + 0.87

4. Gee Atherton 4.01.39 + 1.77

5. Troy Brosnan 4.01.89 + 2.27

…

6. Mic Hannah 4.04.01 + 4.39

9. Jared Graves 4.05.53 + 5.91

14. Sam Hill 4.06.81 + 7.19

18. Bryn Atkinson 4.08.45 + 8.83

38. Mitch Delfs 4.13.72 + 14.10

49. Connor Fearon 4.16.92 + 17.30

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