We all knew he had it in him, Sam Blenkinsop on his way to Winning the final round of the UCI Mountainbike World Cup. I can't wait to work with Sam & Justin this summer.Wanganui’s Sam Blenkinsop has become the first BikeNZ rider to win a Mountain Bike World Cup title.
The 19 year old professional has won the final round of the UCI Mountain Bike World Cup in Schladming, Austria today.
Blenkinsop produced a stunning performance on the demanding and long Schladming course, which has already earned a reputation as one of the all-time classic courses in his just its third year of hosting a World Cup event.
The young kiwi sped down the course to beat off former world champion Sam Hill (Australia), current world champion Gee Atherton (Great Britain and World Cup leader Greg Minnaar (South Africa). He clocked 4:10.16 for his championship run to finish nearly two seconds clear of Hill with Atherton a further half a second back in third.
Fellow New Zealander and Fox Yeti team-mate Justin Leov (Blenheim) finished an impressive sixth place.
Blenkinsop, who was seventh at the world championships after qualifying top, was in excellent form coming into the third round of the World Cup after finishing fifth in Andorra, only the second New Zealander to make it on to a World Cup podium.
The highly demanding technical course in Austria has an extremely steep gradient with spectacular wooded sections, high speed open corners and a reputation for being unforgiving on any mistakes.
The 19 year old professional has won the final round of the UCI Mountain Bike World Cup in Schladming, Austria today.
Blenkinsop produced a stunning performance on the demanding and long Schladming course, which has already earned a reputation as one of the all-time classic courses in his just its third year of hosting a World Cup event.
The young kiwi sped down the course to beat off former world champion Sam Hill (Australia), current world champion Gee Atherton (Great Britain and World Cup leader Greg Minnaar (South Africa). He clocked 4:10.16 for his championship run to finish nearly two seconds clear of Hill with Atherton a further half a second back in third.
Fellow New Zealander and Fox Yeti team-mate Justin Leov (Blenheim) finished an impressive sixth place.
Blenkinsop, who was seventh at the world championships after qualifying top, was in excellent form coming into the third round of the World Cup after finishing fifth in Andorra, only the second New Zealander to make it on to a World Cup podium.
The highly demanding technical course in Austria has an extremely steep gradient with spectacular wooded sections, high speed open corners and a reputation for being unforgiving on any mistakes.
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