Whistlerite Brandon Semenuk continued his domination of freeride mountain biking by taking home his third consecutive win in New Hampshire. Read on for the results and a brief play-by-play.
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The win moves Semenuk into third overall in the FMB tour rankings, having missed several of the early season events such as Vienna Air King. Brandon was on fire during his run, starting it off with a truck driver off the start drop, to tailwhip on the initial double. The run continued smoothly and included an opposite 360, 360 tailwhip and finished with a flip-whip on the moto booter. Second place was awarded to Frenchman Yannick Granieri, who's run was highlighted by a dumped 360 X-up and a flip Indian air on the final jump. Kyle Strait managed to wrangle himself a third place finish, despite having spent most of his time racing this season. In the process Strait also picked up the award for best trick with a double tailwhip.
Cam McCaul took a spill in practice and did not ride finals, his status is currently unknown but here's to hoping he will be back in time for Crankworx. Brother Tyler had a great run going, but crashed on a decade on the final jump, ending his chances of upsetting Semenuk. Also of note was Mike Montgomery, who had a frustrating day at the office and didn't finish a run.
Claymore Challenge Finals
1. Brandon Semenuk
2. Yannick Granieri
3. Kyle Strait
4. Greg Watts
5. Mitch Chubey
6. Ryan Howard
7. Tomas Zejda
8. Andrew Taylor
9. Cam Zink
10. Geoff Gulevich
1. Brandon Semenuk
2. Yannick Granieri
3. Kyle Strait
4. Greg Watts
5. Mitch Chubey
6. Ryan Howard
7. Tomas Zejda
8. Andrew Taylor
9. Cam Zink
10. Geoff Gulevich
In the race for the FMB title, Brandon is gaining a lot of steam and has positioned himself nicely coming into the back-to-back Crankworx events in Whistler and Winter Park. In the lead, however, is Yannick Granieri who has capitalized on strong showings at Vienna Air King and now here, at the Claymore Challenge. Defending champ Cam Zink will have to pull off some great performances in the upcoming events if he is to repeat. Sam Pilgrim is currently sitting in second, while Mitch Chubey is behind Semenuk in fourth and Swede Martin Soderstrom rounds out the top five.
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