<p>Five seasons have passed since the World Cup Circuit has hit US soil with Windham in New York state hosting this weekends World Cup. The venue is good and the event timed very well within the calendar given that the World Championships are taking place just across the US / Canadian Border in Mont Saint Anne, next weekend.</p><p>
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Specialized had a strong showing this weekend with Specialized Czech Republic rider Jaroslav Kulhavy taking his very first world cup victory, while Christoph Sauser also featured on the podium with a fourth place position. Although rain prevailed early in the build-up week as the weekend loomed, the sun started to shine down, leaving very fast, dry conditions. </p><p>
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The course has been described as an old style course, with a long climb and long descent making up the six lap mens event. The pace was high from the start with the usual suspects of Stander, Kulhavy, Schurter and Absalon at the front. The race kicked off to plan with a really good start according to Burry, while Christoph said that Im not good enough at an uphill start and I lost way too much and there was a crash as well with a standing queue, which did not help. </p><p>
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On lap one Stander, Absalon and Schurter traded pace making at the front with Schurters team mate Vogel and Kulhavy present, who has had a good presence at the front of the World Cups this year, culminating in a third place in the overall rankings coming into this final round. Christoph and Todd were further down the field within the top 40. As seen in the womens race where mechanicals, specifically flats, were high the same was true for the mens event. Wells was one such victim on lap 1, and was eventually forced to run part of the way to the tech feed zone. Once Wells was back into the action he had a big chase from approximately 75th position. Placing 24th, given this mishap, was a pretty impressive ride from the US National Champion.</p><p>
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At the front as the four man group started to distance themselves from the pursuers two things happened. Double Olympic Champion Julien Absalon punctured, while Christoph Sauser quickly rode through the field and looked e (aka Bad Boy) from Sam Hill</title>
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Specialized had a strong showing this weekend with Specialized Czech Republic rider Jaroslav Kulhavy taking his very first world cup victory, while Christoph Sauser also featured on the podium with a fourth place position. Although rain prevailed early in the build-up week as the weekend loomed, the sun started to shine down, leaving very fast, dry conditions. </p><p>
</p><p>
The course has been described as an old style course, with a long climb and long descent making up the six lap mens event. The pace was high from the start with the usual suspects of Stander, Kulhavy, Schurter and Absalon at the front. The race kicked off to plan with a really good start according to Burry, while Christoph said that Im not good enough at an uphill start and I lost way too much and there was a crash as well with a standing queue, which did not help. </p><p>
</p><p>
On lap one Stander, Absalon and Schurter traded pace making at the front with Schurters team mate Vogel and Kulhavy present, who has had a good presence at the front of the World Cups this year, culminating in a third place in the overall rankings coming into this final round. Christoph and Todd were further down the field within the top 40. As seen in the womens race where mechanicals, specifically flats, were high the same was true for the mens event. Wells was one such victim on lap 1, and was eventually forced to run part of the way to the tech feed zone. Once Wells was back into the action he had a big chase from approximately 75th position. Placing 24th, given this mishap, was a pretty impressive ride from the US National Champion.</p><p>
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At the front as the four man group started to distance themselves from the pursuers two things happened. Double Olympic Champion Julien Absalon punctured, while Christoph Sauser quickly rode through the field and looked e (aka Bad Boy) from Sam Hill</title>
<link>http://www.i-am-specialized.com/gravity/news-article/win-an-autographed-demo-frame--aka-bad-boy--from-sam-hill</link>
<description><![CDATA[<p>Only 250 went out to Specialized dealers worldwide, but we made one extra just for our fans. And now Sam Hills looking for one deserving rider to take this autographed replica Demo framejust like the one he rode to win the World Cup title in Schladmingoff his hands. To win #251, send us a video, photo, or any text showing us why you cant live without this bad boy. Get your entry in by 06/28/10. Well pick our favorite entry and announce it out on Twitter. Good luck!</p><p>
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2. Pick one of the three. Create a video no longer than 25.1 seconds; write something no longer than 251 characters; or give us a photo no larger than 2.51 MB. </p><p>
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