2nd Annual Whistler Bike Park Pumptrack Challenge

by Matthew Mallory

Aug 22, 2011 at 18:12

Last Friday saw a gathering of the tribe for the 2nd annual Whistler Bike Park Pumptrack Challenge.

Riders line up to pump it up and take advantage of the open jam format.

Mike Hayward shows off his agro-face as he gets his pump on.

Chris Schmalz pumps it up down the back straight. Riders had about half the track to get up to speed and when they broke the wand it was game on to see who could lay down the fastest lap.

Kate Whitley hangs it out on one of the many berms. Riders had about an hour and a half or so to hit as many laps as they could get and the 5 fastest times made it into the Finals.

The groms were out in full force and they were all rippers but watch out for this kid. He was the fastest 10 and under Junior Male and a name to remember. Finn Finestone, focused and pumped.

Redbull claims to give you wings but maybe it gives you some serious pump action too. Were these the secret to fast laps?

Zander Geddes puts his C4 training to good use. The C4 guys aren't just fast downhillers as Zander showed with a 1st in the 11-17 Junior Male category (and the only junior in the Finals).

Anyone who hangs out at the Airdome will recognize this dude. Dom Wrapson came down from his duties at Lot 8 to pump it up with the crew.

The onlookers.

Rachelle Frazer, 3rd in Open Women and the smilingest rider of the night. She seriously had an ear-splitting grin every lap.

Rachelle also had the bestest shirt of the night.

Sam Shook took her pump action to 2nd in Open Women.

The girl with the fastest pump of the night went to Simmone Lyons who laid down a 24.32 second lap.

Audric Lacour, 3rd place pump in Open Male and....

....3rd in the Finals as well.

Shane Gayton is a regular fixture in the Bike Park and took 2nd in Open Male and....

....1st in the Finals along with the fastest lap of the night with a 19.55

Brandon Dyksterhouse gettin' loose. 1st in Open Male and 2nd in the Finals.

The 10 and Under Junior podium. They may be small now but watch out here is the future. 2nd Jacob Coleman, 1st Finn Finestone, 3rd Gavin Stanton (left to right).

Podium rocks.

Out of everyone that came out to play these three fellas were the fastest. The final Finals podium 2nd Brandon Dyksterhouse, 1st Shane Gayton, 3rd Audric Lacour (left to right).