On August 31, I headed up the bike park with Adison MacDonald to get some shots in the park we headed up to Garbanzo to get some shots that we had in mind, below are a few shots from the day. Thanks to Amber Turnau for hooking me up with a pass!
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I Headed off to Vancouver on Wednesday with my new (well new to me) Nikon 70-200 2.8! I headed over to Stanley Park and over to Lost Lagoon, where I got some photos of a few ducks and raccoon’s with the new lens! I then headed over to English Bay for the Celebration of Light and snapped a few photos.
Here are a few:
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July 19, 2011 – With only one run to make his mark, Sam Blenkinsop (NZL) made an incredible recovery after hitting a tree to take the Pro Men win in the Garbanzo Downhill with a time of 13:44.52.
“That was hard. I hit a tree and it knocked all the wind out of me,” said an out of breath Blenkinsop at the bottom of the course. “It took me awhile to breath again after I got back on my bike. Compared to this race, the World Cup Downhills feel pretty easy. This is much longer than usual DH races, you can’t ride it 100 per cent all the way down.”
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Another racer putting on the power, and linking together a good run, was Whistler local Claire Buchar who won the Pro Women’s category with a time of 16:06.68.
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The Garbanzo DH is an epic course when the conditions are ideal so the variable conditions the racers had to deal with today made the course extra challenging. Cold and wet conditions up top transitioned to extremely slippery roots and rocks on the mid-mountain and then merged with dry conditions on the bottom. The racers had to constantly adapt to the ever-changing conditions but the weather stayed consistent for the entire race, giving the athletes a level playing field from the first to the last rider.
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In the Pro Men category 1st Sam Blenkinsop13:44.52; 2nd Marcelo Gutierrez Villega 13:57.23; 3rd Jack Reading 13:58.44. In the Pro Women category 1st Claire Buchar 16:06.68; 2nd Manon Carpenter 16:13.82; 3rd Miranda Miller 16:55.00.
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Full event results at this link: http://www.crankworx.com/index.php/results/kokanee-crankworx/2011-results/47-2011-results
The Garbanzo Downhill is a 3,400’ arm-pumping, finger-cramping, unrelenting descent from the top of the Whistler Mountain Bike Park to the valley bottom. The course snakes through some of the most challenging and aggressive terrain available in Whistler.
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Course Route
The same course as 2010 was used – Riders start behind the Garbanzo lift hut -> Original Sin (including the uphill section) -> exit Original Sin at the step down/step up tree island on the Dave Murray flats -> proceed down Blue Velvet -> traverse and proceed into In Deep -> after rock face turn left towards Container (FatCrobbat would require a right turn at this point) -> from Container into No Joke/ Duffman -> remain on Duffman until merges with Golden Triangle -> continue on World Cup Singletrack -> Ho Chi Min -> Longhorn -> Monkey Hands -> GLC drops to finish.
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Tomorrow the action takes air with the legendary Jeep® Air Downhill taking place for the Ams starting at 11:30-3:30pm and the Pros hitting the course 3:30-5:30pm with a live webcast. The village-wide expo and demo zone will be hopping and the sold out Deep Summer Photo Challenge will take place at the Fairmont Chateau Whistler. Download the Official Kokanee Crankworx App to stay in the know as all the action goes down.
July 17, 2011 – Today Vancouver Island’s Steve Smith kept the Canadian Open Downhill title on home soil by dominating the notoriously technical course to take first place with a time of 3:00.01. Rachel Atherton (GBR) had the fastest time for the women with a time of 3:34.45.
“The Canadian Open DH is my favourite event at Kokanee Crankworx. After getting a flat on the course last year I was ready to go hard this year,” says Smith. “This track suits my style; it is rough and technical, and one of my favourite trails to ride in the Whistler Mountain Bike Park.”
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| Steve Smith on his way to victory |
Many thought defending champion Gee Atherton (GBR) would hold onto the title and he felt good in practice but a spill near Heckler’s Rock kept him off the podium. The Canadian Open track was described by many racers as greasy due to rain at the top end of the race, and everyone had something to say about the sea of flesh at Heckler’s Rock where no shirts are the rule and the crowd gets loud and rowdy.
“I went over the bars and I knew it was game over. In a course like this, as soon as you make a mistake, the race is over,” says Gee Atherton.
His sibling Rachel Atherton had better luck and took first. “I am happy to get the race over with,” she said. “It is a gnarly track.”
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| Troy Brosnan shreds! |
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| Dan Stanbridge |
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| Pro Men |
In the Pro Women category Rachel Atherton (GBR) took first with 3:34.45; Whistler local Claire Buchar (CAD) came in second with 3:38.75; and Squamish resident Miranda Miller (CAD) got third with 3:38.75.
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| Pro Woman |
Full event results: http://www.crankworx.com/index.php/results/kokanee-crankworx/2011-results
I was finally able to go out and get some shots done for Gravity Mafia, I started out shooting at the Dirt Jumps With Zander Geddes and Jack Iles, then I moved over to the Whistler Bike Park and got some shots with Adison MacDonald, Check out some of the photos below and be sure to check out Gravity Mafia.
Hey guys, I’m looking for a few mountain bikers for a Gravity Mafia Photo shoot, I will need some people to ride wearing Gravity Mafia’s clothing along as some portrait shots wearing their gear! Let me know if this may interest you and we will set up a date and place
Check them out at: http://www.gravity-mafia.com/
This weekend was the CMRC Spring Series/Amateur National Qualifer at the Green River track in Pemberton, BC, It was my first time I have ever shot a motocross event, and now I think I can say its one of my favorite things to shoot! I have always wanted a dirtbike and now I think its about time i should go get myself one! Here are a few shots, let me know what you think. For more shots check out my Flickr Account! Prints and Digital Copies available.
Shawn Maffenbeier
At the gate.
Shawn Maffenbeier Shredding!
Sarah King, This chick can rip!
Zeb Fellows, even after messing up his ankles in training he still kills it!
Zeb Fellows, Big whip over finish line.
I went for a walk around my house and took along my camera, I took some photos of the stuff that caught my eye.
Check them out!
The Super Pipe finals brought TWSSF 2011 to a end. Justin Dorey took the win with a run that consisted of a Dub 12 mute to alley-oop flat 3 nose to switch dub 10 japan to right 900 tail… Everyone killed it.
Check out some of the photos.
David Wise
Justin Dorey
Mike Riddle
The other day i was awarded Monster Energy‘s day 5′s photo of the Festival…
check it out, Click to view large.
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