Round 4:
Sydney-siders Paris Basson and James Lamb from Magellan
Racing dominated the overall field all day and were the only team to complete
23 laps in the elite pairs division, taking the line honours. “I’ve been racing
almost every Rocky Trail event this year and they just keep getting better”,
said Paris Basson. “The atmosphere is just phenomenal! We heard the music on
most parts of the track and the event centre was so well arranged, great food,
great company – an awesome weekend out!” Team mate and solo endurance racer
James Lamb agreed, “This was one of the best races I’ve ever been to. And this
team racing thing is quite a challenge, man, you push each other to race as
hard as you can, it’s actually tougher that I thought it would be.”
Overall winners and line honours:
Team 2 Male Elite // Magellan Racing // Paris Basson, James
Lamb / 23 laps in 12:05:18
Round 3:
Four-time
World Enduro Motor Cross Champion Stefan Merriman took out the four-hour Elite
Men’s race at the SHIMANO Mountain Bike Grand Prix (MTB GP) near Wyong on the
weekend, winning against series leader Paris Basson. With 14 completed laps
Jason English won the seven-hour competition ahead of Andrew Lloyd and Max Richardson
from Wamberal, who takes over the reigns as new series leader in that division.
In the women’s competition, Lana Moy further increases her series lead in the
four-hour event, whilst Kirby Knowles held onto her seven-hour series lead
finishing second behind a dominant Laura Renshaw, the Elite Women’s winner of
round three.
The
depth of field was impressive as almost 350 riders gathered at the start line
at Ourimbah MTB Park for the third round of the SHIMANO Mountain Bike Grand
Prix Series. Multiple National Champions and the 24-Hour World Champion Jason
English were at the start line, as well as one of Australia’s biggest names in
motor cross racing: Stefan Merriman. After a win in the 40+ master category in
round one with Rocky Trail earlier this year at Awaba, the 41-year old from
Port Stephens showed that his talent for two-wheeled sports also extends into
mountain biking and won in the elite male category with 8 laps completed in
4:01:13, putting none other than series leader Paris Basson in second ahead of
Qantum racer Michal Kafka who came third.
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