2010 Monster Energy Garbanzo DH Race finish line in Whistler, BC. Photo by Steven Bisig.
Day 2 of the Kokanee Crankworx was an exciting day of racing for me personally. I witnessed two riders that I watched while growing up in the DH scene come out of semi retirement to race.
Nicolas Vouilloz, 5th place pro men in the 2010 Monster Energy Garbanzo DH Race in Whistler, BC. Photo by Steven Bisig
Nicolas Vouilloz and Anne Caroline Chausson, both from France were teammates on the Sunn factory bicycle team back in the 90′s. Vouilloz was mister smooth, most of the time when you watched him race, it didn’t even look like he was moving that fast, but the time proved he was. He was just smooth and always in control. I used to study the video footage of him and try to adapt my racing style to his.
Anne Caroline Chausson, 1st place pro womens 2010 Monster Energy Garbanzo DH race in Whistler, BC. Photo by Steven Bisig
Anne Caroline Chausson, a name known world wide in the downhill mountain bike culture. Chausson is a multi world champion in BMX, Mountain bike and recently captured the BMX Gold Medal in the 2008 Beijing Summer Olympics.
It was a defiant thrill to see both these riders that I idolized show up and race the Garbanzo DH Race in Whistler, BC.
Pro Mens Results:
Chris Kovarik (AUS), first with a time of 13:22.99; second place was Justin Leov (NZL), with a time of 13:29.85 and third place Sam Blenkinsop (NZL), with a time of 13:39.35.
Pro Womens:
Anne-Caroline Chausson, with a time of 15:59.42; Miranda Miller (CAN) second place with a time of 16:17.94 and Fionn Griffiths (GBR), took third place with a time of 16:23.63.
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