The young rider from Nanoose Bay continues his domination of the junior race scene. We will undoubtedly see him at World Cups in the future, as his times have consistently matched the top times for the pro men.
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PerformX/Evil racer Remi Gauvin is your 2010 Canadian Jr. Expert National Champ
Words By Ryan Kuhn
Panorama, BC, was the location for this past weekends Canadian National Championships. With a strong field of competitors from throughout Canada, PerformX Downhill Team rider Remi Gauvin had his sights on a strong finish in the Jr. Expert class.
Standing atop the podium for Junior Experts!
During Saturday qualifying times Remi was able to qualify 1st in the Jr. Expert class (3:31), and 2nd fastest overall in the day, including the pro class. This gave the 17 year old Nanoose Bay, BC, competitor good confidence going into Sundays races. Taking the top qualifying position, Remi was the last competitor to come down in the Jr. Expert class. After a strong finish of 3:31 from competitor Nick Geddes, it looked like Remi would need to step up his performance to take the win. Fortunately Remi was able to put his PerformX Downhill training to good use and laid down a winning time of 3:28! This placed him 2nd overall in the day as only pro class winner Andrew Mitchell was able to better with a 3:27.
Congratulations to your new Jr. Expert Canadian National Champion...Remi Gauvin! To date, the following are the results of PerformX Downhill Team rider Remi Gauvin.
Beacon Hill Hoedown, Spokane, WA Mar. 19 21: 1st place in Jr. Expert
Northwest Cup, Port Angeles, WA Mar. 28: 1st place in Jr. Expert
Sea Otter Classic, Monterey, CA April 15 18: 1st place in Jr. Expert
Northwest Cup, Port Angeles, WA April 25: 1st place in Jr. Expert
Canada Cup, Mont Tremblant, PQ May 23: 4th place in Jr. Expert
Northwest Cup, Port Angeles, WA June 13: 2nd place in Jr. Expert
PerformX and Remi would like to again thank Evil, Troy Lee Designs, Spank, SRAM, Oakley, and Elka.
