[Foto] Qashqai Finale a Londra

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[FOTO] Qashqai Finale a Londra

May 21, 2008: The season finale for the 2008 Nissan Qashqai Challenge is here with the world’s best mountain bike freeriders gearing up for a showdown in London. This Saturday the world’s top 30 riders will be fighting for the overall series title and the sport’s biggest cash prize. This is being held at one of the nation’s most popular art galleries, Tate Modern.

Big things are planned for the grand final course in London, more information will follow later this week. There will be something for everyone; a live DJ spinning urban beats will accompany some of the world’s most famous professional mountain bike freeriders defying gravity over demanding jumps.

The top 5 finishers from Munich: Martin Soderstrom, Trond Hansen, Brandon Semenuk, Lance McDermott, and Paul Basagotia are within reach of the overall title and will be giving everything they have to take home mountain biking’s biggest cash pay out.

The Atherton brothers from Wales, best known for their World Cup downhill and 4X racing are also set to compete in the grand final in London. Five of the 30 riders in the line-up are English, with three in the top 11 overall; Grant Fielder, Lance McDermott, and Sam Pilgrim.

30 riders on the start list:

Darren Pokoj AUS
Andi Brewi AUT
Brandon Semenuk CAN
Kurtis Sorge CAN
Mitchel Chubey CAN
Mischa Breitenstein CH
Damjan Siriski CZE
Andreu Lacondeguy ESP
Christopher Hatton FRA
Amir Kabbani GER
Andi Wittmann GER
Benny Korthaus GER
Trond Hansen NOR
Bartek Obukovicz POL
Martin Söderström SWE
Dan Atherton UK
Gee Atherton UK
Grant Fielder UK
Lance McDermott UK
Sam Pilgrim UK
Adam Hauck USA
Alex Reveles USA
Andrew Taylor USA
Cameron McCaul USA
Cameron Zink USA
Greg Watts USA
Jamie Goldman USA
Phil Sundbaum USA
Paul Basagoitia USA
Tyler McCaul USA

Tate Modern is the national gallery of international modern and contemporary art. Located on the banks of the River Thames in London, it is one of a family of four Tate galleries in the UK.

The museum will provide an exciting location for the urban freeriding challenge. As some of the world’s best mountain bikers compete in a unique freeride course the Nissan QASHQAI-sponsored Street Art exhibition, featuring work from some of the most pioneering street artists, will be unveiled.

Prodotti MTB scontati

 

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Nissan Qashqai Challenge:
Final Results and Overall Standings

London, May 24th: The 2008 Nissan Qashqai Challenge is in the books with plenty of surprises at the grand final to shake up the overall standings. The local boys stole the show in London, firing up the 50,000 spectators right in front of Tate Modern, one of the nation’s most popular art galleries. Colchester’s Sam Pilgrim took the win for the biggest result of his career, and Manchester’s Lance McDermott’s consistency scored him the overall title and the sport’s largest cash purse!

A sporadic head wind picked up during the qualifying and affected some of the results. Two of the top three riders going into London, Martin Soederstrom and Brendan Semenuk failed to qualify for the final. This left the door open for some of the riders who didn’t place as well in Munich, and had an impact on the overall results.

In the finals young Sam Pilgrim chalked the highest score of the day and lit the place up with a very confident set up to a tailwhip, huge 360, back flip one-footed x-up, finishing with the biggest flair of the day from the left quarter to the dirt landing. Benny Korthaus moved into second with an x-up, to one-handed 360 tabletop, backflip, clean 360 tailwhip, and downside foot plant on the battle ship sub box. Lance McDermott put himself into the top three and overall winner with an E.T. to tuck no hander, back flip into a front flip finishing with a clean flair on the right quarter pipe. Phil Sundbaum had two clean 360 tailwhips in two runs and Paul Basagoitia rode very well for 5th on the day.

Lance McDermott’s 4th place in Munich and 3rd place in London was enough to win him the overall title and the grand prize of 40,000 Euros. Benny Korthaus took second place overall with a 6th in Munich and 2nd in London only one point behind McDermott and earned himself 25,000 Euros. Norway’s Trond Hansen finished in the 3rd overall position with a 2nd in Munich and 7th place in London and took home 12,500 Euros.

Paul Basagoitia was 4th overall with two 5th place finishes, and Sam Pilgrim rounds out the top 5 overall with an 11th and 1st place.

The 2008 edition of the Nissan Qashqai Challenge was a huge success, and there are big plans for 2009. Thanks to everyone who made the event such a great series.


London Results:
1. Sam Pilgrim GBR DIAMONDBACK
2. Benny Korthaus GER SPECIALIZED
3. Lance McDermott GBR SCOTT
4. Phil Sundbaum USA HARO
5. Paul Basagoitia USA KONA
6. Darren Pokoj AUS FELT
7. Trond Hansen NOR SPECIALIZED
8. Adam Hauck USA BLACKMARKET
9. Jamie Goldman USA SANTA CRUZ
10. Cam McCaul USA TREK
11. Kurtis Sorge CAN GIANT
12. Mitchell Chubey CAN NSMB.COM
Overall Results:
1. Lance McDermott GBR SCOTT
2. Benny Korthaus GER SPECIALIZED
3. Trond Hansen NOR SPECIALIZED
4. Paul Basagoitia USA KONA
5. Sam Pilgrim GBR DIAMONDBACK
6. Phil Sundbaum USA HARO
7. Jamie Goldman USA SANTA CRUZ
8. Martin Soederstrom SWE COLORBIKES
9. Brandon Semenuk CAN TREK
10. Kurtis Sorge CAN GIANT
11. Adam Hauck USA BLACKMARKET
12. Andreu Lacondeguy ESP KONA

 

[giulio46moto]

che figata di strutture da PAURA!!!

 

[fabio-t]

mi son visto la gara su freecaster tv, davvero molto bella, nienta da mettere purtroppo con quella di milano