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British National DH Series #3 - 2
Fort William, Great Britain, July 6, 2008
2007 Results Results
Minnaar and Curd win in Fort William
Greg Minnaar (Santa Cruz Syndidate) and Katy Curd (Giant) won round three of the British National Points Series (NPS) Downhill in Fort William.
Minnaar took his win with a more than five second margin over second place Ben Cathro (MOJO Orange) and by over 12 seconds ahead of third placed Joe Barnes (MTBcut.Tv/Orange).
Minnaar was in Scotland, where he was running one of his Big Air Training Camps, after a week holidaying in Montenegro. Despite the ever-present midges, he took his clients racing.
In the seeding run, Minnaar was the only rider to break five minutes, stopping the clock at 4:52.904 seconds with Britain's Marc Beaumont in second with a time right on the five minute mark.
"I was aiming for a 4:55 as the track is pretty rough," said Minnaar. "Bob and the course guys have done a massive job getting it sorted after the World Cup, but there's been a bit of rain since then and new holes have formed. I wanted to get down steady and clean, so a 4:52 was a bit of a surprise."
Before the final, Minnaar took a couple of training runs in the morning and felt good about the afternoon's competition. In addition to providing plenty of words of encouragement for his training camp riders, aged 13 to 37, he also showed them how to win in the face of technical difficulties.
"I busted the clip on one of my pedals on a rock up top and had to spin the pedal with my right foot on more than one occasion to get clipped back in, and was worried I'd lost too much time," said Minnaar. "I knew Ben and Marc would be strong today, so I'm happy for the win." The South African will head home for two weeks before heading to Canada later this month to continue his World Cup campaign.
In the women's race, Curd finished in 5:59.019, more than five seconds ahead of Helen Gaskell (Halfords Bike Hut)and 16 seconds ahead of Calamity-Jayne Cann (CF3).
Gareth Brewin (Descent World/Santa Cruz) won the junior men's race.
Results
Elite men 1 Greg Minnaar (Santa Cruz Syndicate) 4.50.483 2 Ben Cathro (MOJO Orange) 0.05.438 3 Joe Barnes (MTBcut.Tv/Orange) 0.12.030 4 Marc Beaumont (Bike Radar) 0.12.504 5 Neil Donoghue (Bike Radar) 0.13.920 6 Dave Smith (Santa Cruz Reverse) 0.16.420 7 Fergus Lamb (Alpine Bikes) 0.16.456 8 Chris Hutchens (MOJO Orange) 0.16.605 9 Robert Smith (Santa Cruz/Reverse) 0.17.484 10 Ralph Jones (Dirt MTB Mag) 0.17.769 11 Ashley Mullane (Cove/Race Face) 0.17.770 12 Dan Critchlow (CRC Intense) 0.22.614 13 Gary Forrest (Sombrio) 0.22.739 14 Philip Ashbridge (Santa Cruz/Reverse) 0.29.099 15 Emyr Davies (Santa Cruz /Reverse) 0.29.226 16 Will Longden (Bike Radar) 0.31.514 17 Scott Laughland (Santa Cruz/Reverse) 0.32.477 18 Nikki Whiles (Team Skene) 0.34.882 19 Stuart Jenkinson (Foes Racing/Rockoil) 0.37.458 20 Liam Little (Solid/Electric) 6.54.958 DNF Ben Ineson (Solid) DNF Alistair Parkin (Santa Cruz/MTB Direct) Elite women 1 Katy Curd (Giant) 5.59.019 2 Helen Gaskell (Halfords Bike Hut) 0.05.411 3 Calamity-Jayne Cann (CF3) 0.16.095 4 Aimee Dix (Mojo Orange) 0.18.588 5 Haby-Blu Cann (EMBC/CF3) 0.31.203 DNF Sarah Newman (Balfa UK) Junior men 1 Gareth Brewin (Descent World/Santa Cruz) 5.17.180 2 Ryan Martin (Descend Hamsterley) 0.01.956 3 James Scott (Cycle Jersey/Burgtec) 0.02.512 4 Ashley Maller (Knox) 0.07.602 5 Harry Heath 0.09.494 6 Sam Shucksmith (Ram Bikes UK) 0.12.459 7 Sion Whitecross (Team Skene) 0.13.304 8 Ben Rodgers (All Terrain Cycles) 0.13.596 9 Jack Geoghegan (Ancillotti UK) 0.13.727 10 Bernard Kerr (Marzocchi/Millyard Racing) 0.13.813 11 Harry Molloy (Dmr/Resurgence/Mojo) 0.14.015 12 Joe Flanagan (All Terrain Cycles) 0.14.813 13 Joe Edge (Stendec) 0.15.826 14 Stuart Ferguson (Urban Summits) 0.17.114 15 Simon Parsons (Freedom Bikes) 0.18.331 16 Robert Williams (Team Skene) 0.18.980 17 Ewan Doherty (EZE Fitness) 0.23.844 18 Kyle Mcintosh 0.24.650 19 Martin Simons 0.26.067 20 Todd Kierney (Solid/Electric) 0.26.145 21 James Dower (Biketape.Co.Uk) 0.27.447 22 Dan Johnson (Descend Hamsterley) 0.28.247 23 Scott Laverick 0.28.981 24 Grant Garden (Team Ecosse) 0.29.108 25 Johnathan Weaver 0.31.649 26 Dale Russell 0.35.171 27 Scott Jones 0.37.222 28 Daniel Millard (Ecosse DH) 0.38.169 29 Gavin Black (Perth City Cycles) 0.39.081 30 Ryan Chambers 0.39.102 31 Cameron Leadbetter (Perth City Cycles) 0.39.627 32 Gregory Hampton 0.43.702 33 Chris Collins (MTB Bitz) 0.48.700 34 Perry Gardener (Pearce Cycles RT) 0.51.349 35 John Bolton 0.51.884 36 Philip Carters 0.51.965 37 Sam Roberts (W Homer Cycles) 0.52.815 38 Andrew Grant (Ecosse DH Racing) 0.54.589 39 James Storey (Pscycles.Co.Uk/Cwmdown) 0.56.596 40 Lewis Cochran (Solway Services) 0.57.853 41 Ross Henderson (777 MTB Racing) 0.59.844 42 James Metcalfe (Moonglu Cycles) 1.04.145 43 Jimmy Smith (Bergamont Bikes) 1.05.021 44 Martin Young 1.13.285 45 Andrew Milne (Angus Bike Chain) 1.16.777 46 Sam Potter (Mountain Trax) 1.17.857 47 Cameron Argyle-Robinson 1.47.835 48 Ben Moorhouse (Ticket 2 Ride/Descent Gear) 4.05.842 49 Gareth Weston (Tollbar Warwick Volvo) 9.20.883 DNF Shaun Conway Juvenile men 1 Fraser Mcglone 5.36.632 2 Greg Gilfillan 0.12.206 3 Billy Mathews (J E James Cycles) 0.26.832 4 Mathew Scott (Peebles CC) 0.36.832 5 Bow-Jango Cann (CF3) 0.42.088 6 Alex Glass (Bedstone College) 0.56.095 7 Mathew Lean 1.01.118 8 Sam Herd (Perth City Cycles) 1.09.056 9 Mathew Downes (Dave Rayner Cycle Sport) 1.09.498 10 Neil Kennedy 1.24.172 11 Jevan Williams 2.26.529 12 Fraser Leadbetter (20 26 Distribution) 4.39.467 Youth men 1 Arran Gannicott (Santa Cruz) 5.09.988 2 Mark Scott (Ecosse DH Racing) 0.14.696 3 Sam Flockhart (Astrix/Descent Gear) 0.16.396 4 Lewis Buchanan (MT Cut Tv/Orange) 0.17.473 5 Jamie Maller (Knox) 0.23.571 6 Willem Herd (Perth City Cycles) 0.25.113 7 Ronan Taylor (777 Racing) 0.29.449 8 Brad Mather 0.33.708 9 Callum Dew (Msc Bikes UK/Descent-Gear.C) 0.37.388 10 Stephen Millyard (Descent Gear) 0.40.669 11 Joshua Hodgetts (BCD /Bad Ass Bikes) 0.41.735 12 Joe Young (Descend Hamsterley) 0.43.663 13 Reece Shields (Pearce Cycles RT) 0.45.539 14 Adam Burnside (Santa Cruz/Formula) 0.48.793 15 Adam Ramsay (Fife Cycles) 0.49.523 16 Sam Webster (Team Skene) 0.49.695 17 Sam Wakefield 0.49.878 18 Rich Robertshaw (2 Stage/Pureriders.Co) 0.50.804 19 William Hewitt (Banjo Cycles) 0.55.244 20 Josh Swire (Foel DH Riders) 0.58.015 21 Tom Knight (MTB Bitz.Co.Uk) 0.59.217 22 Vivian Jones (Dragon DH) 1.00.339 23 Pete Robinson 1.00.844 24 Alex Powell (Team Loctite) 1.05.533 25 Robert Black 1.15.456 26 Leslie Simpson (Alderbank Ltd) 1.18.662 27 Johnathan Beattie 1.19.658 28 George Belk 1.24.319 29 Jamie Crump (Pure Riders.Co/Bike Tape) 1.25.150 30 Christopher Gallagher 1.26.621 31 Allan Findlay 1.30.304 32 Benjamin Williamson 1.40.241 33 Andrew Kelly (All Terrain Cycles) 1.47.510 Veteran men 1 Alastair Maclennan (Off Beat Bikes) 5.32.526 2 Jerry Twigg (Cycleworld) 0.23.255 3 Rich Simpson 0.23.854 4 Martin Crocket (MSC Bikes/Descent-Gear.Com) 0.26.371 5 Gary Burns (Midlands & Borders DH Club) 0.39.301 6 Kem Avis 0.47.012 7 Neil Edgar (Rave Racing) 0.49.649 8 John Boylett (Dartmoor Cycles) 0.56.860 9 Keith Clarke (Rave Racing) 1.01.190 10 Steve Felstead (T2R/Descent-Gear.Com) 1.08.245 11 Greg Taylor (Rave Racing) 1.18.731 12 Derek Laughland (Castle Melamine) 1.36.984 13 Paul Kemp (Total Bike Tuning) 1.58.884 14 Paul Molloy (Lifestyle Ford) 2.26.017 DNF Jason Gun Brennan (Rave Racing) Master men 1 Mark Wilcox 5.31.920 2 Mark Weightman (Leisure Lakes) 0.00.950 3 Russ Harland 0.02.072 4 Andrew Buddin (Descend Hamsterley) 0.02.784 5 Mark Milward (Swinnerton Cycles) 0.04.796 6 Chris Whitfield (Leasure Lakes) 0.05.758 7 Michael Cowan (CRC) 0.06.189 8 Andrew Titley (Kona Sombrio) 0.07.351 9 Zac Hubery 0.07.559 10 John Young (T2R/Descent-Gear.Com) 0.09.508 11 Sion Jones (Santa Cruz Mtb Direct) 0.10.511 12 Darren Howarth (Marzocchi/Guak/661) 0.12.479 13 Allan Hay (Cycle Jersey) 0.14.547 14 Thomas Reed (Descend Hamsterley) 0.16.762 15 Martin Hodgson (Bawzoot Racing) 0.18.281 16 Ian Mcintyre (CRC) 0.20.441 17 Jason Cavill 0.20.756 18 Neil Wilson (Hub In The Forest) 0.21.231 19 Kenny Denoon (777 Racing) 0.30.689 20 Wayne Tabernor (MTB Direct) 0.31.152 21 Paul Bridge 0.31.616 22 Joe Ward (Potato Bred) 0.35.548 23 Sandy Plenty (Leisure Lakes) 0.38.131 24 Andy Williamson (Fdhr?Fenwicks) 0.38.202 25 David Christie 0.38.311 26 Lance Harland 0.40.203 27 Gavin Beaumont 0.41.425 28 Phil Gray (Rave Racing) 0.44.630 29 Nick Browne 0.45.560 30 Alex Slater (Rave Racing) 0.57.761 31 Staurt Villis (SDA) 1.02.868 32 Chris Mackinnon (Highland Bike Co) 1.17.820 33 Nigel Elder (CRC) 1.23.893 34 Paul Bowyer 1.34.850 DNF Daron Osborn (0Zz) DNF Dave List (Stourport Cycles) DNF Stevie Boyd Open women 1 Monet Adams (Solid Electric Cwdown) 6.51.598 2 Emma Wareham (Trek-Extreme Medics) 0.18.154 3 Angela Coates (Fox Racing/Descend Hamsterl) 0.34.798 4 Wendy Chambers (MSC Bikes/Descent Gear) 0.36.224 5 Bex Reilly (Castle Douglas Cycle Center) 0.42.672 6 Jessica Stone (Trek-Extreme Medics) 0.53.513 Senior men 1 Paul Goddard 5.28.491 2 James Shirley (Off Beat Bikes) 0.00.154 3 Ross Anderson (MSC Bikes/Descent Gear) 0.00.869 4 Andy Woodvine (Leisure Lakes) 0.02.453 5 David Duggan 0.02.740 6 Andrew Smith 0.03.276 7 Micky Boswell (Solid/Electric) 0.03.729 8 Richard Challinor 0.08.033 9 Rob Scullion (Continental/Orange) 0.10.008 10 Ben Whitehead (All Terrain Cycles) 0.12.490 11 Billy Campbell 0.14.050 12 Martin Nairn (MSC Bikes UK/Descent Gear) 0.14.823 13 Mark West 0.18.500 14 Adam Holleyman 0.18.953 15 James Risker 0.19.326 16 James Green (Midlands & Borders DH Club) 0.20.833 17 Jamie Smith 0.21.402 18 Tom Lamb (Alpine Bikes/Iron Horse) 0.21.755 19 Dan Simmons 0.23.730 20 James Norton (Urban Air) 0.26.858 21 Steven Morris (Freeflow Bikes) 0.28.369 22 Al Ward (Twr Electric) 0.28.950 23 Callum Gault 0.30.260 24 Tim Breeze (Cool Runnings) 0.30.295 25 Thomas Clarkson (Fenwicks) 0.35.160 26 Richard Huggett (HG Cyclesport) 0.35.237 27 Ben Calvert (MTB Direct) 0.37.058 28 Chris Breeze (Utopia) 0.37.841 29 Tom Fryer (Revolution Bikes) 0.38.561 30 Richard Norton (Urban Air) 0.39.459 31 Peter Durston 0.43.994 32 Karl Cooper 0.44.066 33 Andrew Cooper (MTB Bitz/Found 8 Clothing) 0.44.787 34 Paul Barnes 0.49.346 35 Ross Young 0.53.409 36 Doug Macgrain 0.58.989 37 Michael Papadopoulos 1.12.258 38 Robert Mcdonald 1.24.814 39 Roger Valler 3.27.908 DNF Thomas Kelly DNF Michael Inman (Continental/Orange) Expert men 1 Ben Hall (Team CHR) 5.11.292 2 Ian Cookson (Pedal Power) 0.03.055 3 Rich Thomas (Ancillotti UK) 0.03.310 4 Joseph Horton (Pearce Cycles Race Team) 0.06.524 5 Scott Mears (Fox/Astrix/5 10) 0.08.868 6 Graeme Forrest 0.13.462 7 Richard Cheetham 0.13.728 8 Owain James (Pearce Cycles RT) 0.13.952 9 Peter Williams (Descent Gear) 0.14.649 10 Alex Florian (Pearce Cycles) 0.17.895 11 Tom Rodgers (All Terrain Cycles/Giant) 0.18.039 12 Rob Pollock (Alpine Bikes/Burgtec) 0.18.279 13 Gary Drake (AW Cycles) 0.19.073 14 Jack Graham 0.19.309 15 Will Soffe (Bigpeaks.Com) 0.20.423 16 Alasdair Maclennan 0.21.003 17 Richard Cunnynghame (Charge Bikes) 0.21.134 18 Jack Tattersall (Sunn Ride-Central) 0.21.647 19 Paul Webster (Cycle Jersey) 0.22.323 20 Chris Coates (Cycle Jersey) 0.24.836 21 James Flinders (MSC Bikes/Descent-Gear.Com) 0.26.640 22 Jamie Camburn 0.30.885 23 Kieron Mcavoy (MSC Bikes/Descent Gear) 0.31.769 24 Simon Aplin (Bergamont) 0.32.235 25 Dave Valler (Mountain Cycle) 0.33.506 26 Liam O Ryan (MTB Direct) 0.33.657 27 Darrell Upton (DDR-Electric) 0.34.784 28 Bradley Shields (Pearce Cycles RT) 0.37.692 29 Simon Parkinson (Ticket2Ridebc.Com/Descent G) 0.39.260 30 Jethro Whitfield (Leisure Lakes) 0.42.694 31 Andrew Wright (Astrix Europe) 0.45.221 32 Jonny Cheetham 0.48.035 33 Nick Turner (The Development/Orange) 0.50.308 34 Mathew Pinches 0.57.815 35 Alan Whitelaw (Ticket 2 Ride/Descent Gear) 0.59.712 DNF Nick Geoghegan (AW Cycles) DNF Tudor Jones DNF Tommy Wilkinson
