Kyle Strait Takes First Top 10 in World Cup
In a result that most great riders have shown they can achieve in junior years
before moving on to their elite career, Kyle Strait of Redlands, California
(Specialized/Red Bull/Oakley/Fox Shox), has scored his first ever top 10 in
World Cup racing when he finished 7th in the Men?s 4X held last night in
Schladming, Austria.
Round 3 of the World Cup was held on yet another spectacular course built by
Full Contact Racing, and despite some sprinkling showers towards the end of the
racing, the large crowd stuck around to watch an exciting set of finals, semi
Minnaar Retains Lead in World Cup After Round 3
Greg Minnaar finished 4th today in the 3rd round of the UCI Mountain Bike World
Cup in Schladming, Austria, after a crash early in the race, yet still earned
enough points to hold the series lead before moving across the Atlantic Ocean
for round 4 in two weeks.
There is no doubt that the 4 minute course in Schladming has already earned
itself a reputation as one of the all time classic courses, after only two
years of World Cup racing. The highly demanding technical course on a super
steep gradient has spectacular wooded sections, high speed open corners and a
