Luke Strobel Takes Win In Mexico
Latest 23 Degrees signing, 21 year old Luke Strobel from Washington State, won
the final round of the Mexican National Downhill Series in Puebla, Mexico, last
weekend.
Luke, who rides for the Maxxis USA Team, got a last minute call up to race in
the event after an injured Greg Minnaar was unable to attend. Despite not being
as big of a household name in Mexico as Minnaar, Luke impressed the locals with
an amazing run in the final, winning by more than 11 seconds on a 2 minute
course, and has earned a return invite any time he wants.
Date:
15/10/2007
Strobel To Return To Racing Next Month
Washington State's Luke Strobel (Team Maxxis) plans to make his return to
international racing at the UCI World Cup at Mont-Sainte-Anne, Canada, after
breaking his hand at the Sea Otter Classic earlier this year. In a relatively
straight forward collision with a stray hay bale that'd found its way onto the
course, Luke broke his scaphoid clean in half, an injury that wasn't diagnosed
until some time later.
"I saw the doctor in Monterey and was told that it was probably not broken but
that these things can usually take a week to show up. It wasn't super painful
Date:
06/06/2008
