Windham the icing on Graves' World Cup cake
Australian wraps up series with a win
The four cross World Cup series concluded on Saturday evening, with the crowning of Jared Graves (Yeti Fox Shox), who had already locked up the title, as he finished the season the way he started it - taking a victory.
The natural terrain that highlighted the Windham course made for some tight racing, with passes and crashes meaning that no one was assured of moving on through the heats until they crossed the finish line.
Graves qualified first and then easily rode away from everyone in each heat. There were no real surprises in the line up for the final, with Graves joined by his regular rivals from RSP 4 Cross Racing - Tomas Slavik and Joost Wichman - plus Michal Prokop (Agang Racing).
Out of the gate it was Graves and Wichman battling, with Prokop and Slavik just behind. Wichman hit the corner too hot and had to go wide, allowing Graves to get by. The other three got tangled up fighting for position, but in the end Prokop took the silver medal, followed by Slavik and Wichman.
Graves finished the season with four wins in six races, for 660 points, followed by Slavik at 475 and Wichman at 385.
"That final was pretty crazy up at the top. I saw Joost coming in [to the first corner] foot out, sliding, and I sort of had a feeling something like that was gonna happen," said Graves.
"Lane one was the inside, but it lined up terribly with the first corner, which made it really hard. But I saw him early enough that I could get on the brakes a bit and let him go, knew he was gonna come out wide and then go back past him on the second straight. From there is was smooth and good, so I'm really happy with that one.
"My goal was to get a win, here especially with the world championships next week. It is really good for the confidence. [I'm] really happy to get a win here. First time back in America for a World Cup in five years, and with Yeti being an American company, it's great to get the win for them."
Full Results
# | Rider Name (Country) Team |
---|---|
1 | Jared Graves (Aus) Yeti Fox Shox Factory Race Team |
2 | Michal Prokop (Cze) Agang Racing |
3 | Tomas Slavik (Cze) RSP 4 Cross Racing Team |
4 | Joost Wichman (Ned) RSP 4 Cross Racing Team |
5 | Kamil Tatarkovic (Cze) |
6 | Carlos Mario Oquendo Zabala (Col) |
7 | Quentin Derbier (Fra) |
8 | Fabien Cousinie (Fra) Blackmountain Morewood United |
9 | Cédric Gracia (Fra) |
10 | Michal Marosi (Cze) RSP 4 Cross Racing Team |
11 | Jurg Meijer (Ned) RSP 4 Cross Racing Team |
12 | Harold Woolnough (Can) |
13 | Filip Polc (Svk) MS Evil Racing |
14 | Blake Carney (USA) |
15 | Randal Huntington (Aus) |
16 | Jamas Stiber (USA) |
17 | Johannes Fischbach (Ger) Ghost A.T.G. Pro Team |
18 | Jakub Riha (Cze) |
19 | Barry Nobles (USA) |
20 | Nico Seidel (Ger) |
21 | Cody Eichhorn (Aus) |
22 | Ryan Hunt (Aus) |
23 | Erik Nelson (USA) |
24 | Lear Miller (USA) |
25 | Scott Roberts (GBr) |
26 | Roger Rinderknecht (Swi) |
27 | Hannes Slavik (Aut) RC Alpine Commencal Austria |
28 | William Evans (GBr) |
29 | Scott Beaumont (GBr) Rocky Mountain UK |
30 | Matt Zdriluk (Can) |
31 | Daniel Franks (NZl) |
32 | Petr Hanák (Cze) |
# | Rider Name (Country) Team | Result | Header Cell - Column 3 |
---|---|---|---|
1 | RSP 4 Cross Racing Team | 78 | pts |
2 | Yeti Fox Shox Factory Race Team | 40 | Row 1 - Cell 3 |
3 | Agang Racing | 35 | Row 2 - Cell 3 |
4 | Suspension Center | 20 | Row 3 - Cell 3 |
5 | Blackmountain Morewood United | 16 | Row 4 - Cell 3 |
6 | MS Evil Racing | 8 | Row 5 - Cell 3 |
# | Rider Name (Country) Team | Result | Header Cell - Column 3 |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Jared Graves (Aus) Yeti Fox Shox Factory Race Team | 660 | pts |
2 | Tomas Slavik (Cze) RSP 4 Cross Racing Team | 475 | Row 1 - Cell 3 |
3 | Joost Wichman (Ned) RSP 4 Cross Racing Team | 385 | Row 2 - Cell 3 |
4 | Michal Prokop (Cze) Agang Racing | 333 | Row 3 - Cell 3 |
5 | Michal Marosi (Cze) RSP 4 Cross Racing Team | 223 | Row 4 - Cell 3 |
6 | Roger Rinderknecht (Swi) | 205 | Row 5 - Cell 3 |
7 | Kamil Tatarkovic (Cze) | 184 | Row 6 - Cell 3 |
8 | Johannes Fischbach (Ger) Ghost A.T.G. Pro Team | 111 | Row 7 - Cell 3 |
9 | Romain Saladini (Fra) Team Sunn Montgenevre | 100 | Row 8 - Cell 3 |
10 | Quentin Derbier (Fra) | 79 | Row 9 - Cell 3 |
11 | Dan Atherton (GBr) Commencal | 67 | Row 10 - Cell 3 |
12 | Jakub Riha (Cze) | 64 | Row 11 - Cell 3 |
13 | Scott Beaumont (GBr) Rocky Mountain UK | 64 | Row 12 - Cell 3 |
14 | David Graf (Swi) | 58 | Row 13 - Cell 3 |
15 | Cédric Gracia (Fra) | 48 | Row 14 - Cell 3 |
16 | Guido Tschugg (Ger) Ghost A.T.G. Pro Team | 46 | Row 15 - Cell 3 |
17 | Carlos Mario Oquendo Zabala (Col) | 40 | Row 16 - Cell 3 |
18 | Jurg Meijer (Ned) RSP 4 Cross Racing Team | 39 | Row 17 - Cell 3 |
19 | Filip Polc (Svk) MS Evil Racing | 38 | Row 18 - Cell 3 |
20 | Lukas Mechura (Cze) | 30 | Row 19 - Cell 3 |
21 | Fabien Cousinie (Fra) Blackmountain Morewood United | 25 | Row 20 - Cell 3 |
22 | Robert Kulesza (Pol) | 25 | Row 21 - Cell 3 |
23 | Jakub Hnidak (Cze) | 21 | Row 22 - Cell 3 |
24 | Mickael Deldycke (Fra) | 20 | Row 23 - Cell 3 |
25 | Premek Tejchman (Cze) | 17 | Row 24 - Cell 3 |
26 | Sidney Gerber (Swi) | 17 | Row 25 - Cell 3 |
27 | Petr Muhlhans (Cze) | 16 | Row 26 - Cell 3 |
28 | William Evans (GBr) | 14 | Row 27 - Cell 3 |
29 | Harold Woolnough (Can) | 11 | Row 28 - Cell 3 |
30 | Peter Prajczer (Hun) | 11 | Row 29 - Cell 3 |
31 | Tom Dowie (GBr) | 11 | Row 30 - Cell 3 |
32 | David Habicht (Aus) | 11 | Row 31 - Cell 3 |
33 | Felix Beckeman (Swe) | 11 | Row 32 - Cell 3 |
34 | Clément Doby (Fra) | 11 | Row 33 - Cell 3 |
35 | Reto Schmid (Swi) | 8 | Row 34 - Cell 3 |
36 | Hannes Slavik (Aut) RC Alpine Commencal Austria | 8 | Row 35 - Cell 3 |
37 | Blake Carney (USA) | 6 | Row 36 - Cell 3 |
38 | Johnny Magis (Bel) | 6 | Row 37 - Cell 3 |
39 | Luka Novak (Slo) | 6 | Row 38 - Cell 3 |
40 | Randal Huntington (Aus) | 4 | Row 39 - Cell 3 |
41 | Michael Mechura (Cze) | 4 | Row 40 - Cell 3 |
42 | Jamas Stiber (USA) | 2 | Row 41 - Cell 3 |
43 | Simon Waldburger (Swi) | 2 | Row 42 - Cell 3 |
44 | Richard Levinson (Aus) | 2 | Row 43 - Cell 3 |
45 | Daniel Fülle (Ger) | 2 | Row 44 - Cell 3 |
46 | Marek Pesko (Svk) | 2 | Row 45 - Cell 3 |
# | Rider Name (Country) Team | Result | Header Cell - Column 3 |
---|---|---|---|
1 | RSP 4 Cross Racing Team | 455 | pts |
2 | Yeti Fox Shox Factory Race Team | 221 | Row 1 - Cell 3 |
3 | Suspension Center | 195 | Row 2 - Cell 3 |
4 | Agang Racing | 133 | Row 3 - Cell 3 |
5 | Ghost A.T.G. Pro Team | 90 | Row 4 - Cell 3 |
6 | Norco World Team | 70 | Row 5 - Cell 3 |
7 | Team Sunn Montgenevre | 46 | Row 6 - Cell 3 |
8 | Commencal | 44 | Row 7 - Cell 3 |
9 | Rocky Mountain UK | 40 | Row 8 - Cell 3 |
10 | Thoemus Racing Team | 28 | Row 9 - Cell 3 |
11 | MS Evil Racing | 26 | Row 10 - Cell 3 |
12 | Blackmountain Morewood United | 16 | Row 11 - Cell 3 |
13 | RC Alpine Commencal Austria | 15 | Row 12 - Cell 3 |
14 | 2Stage Factory | 5 | Row 13 - Cell 3 |
15 | Unior Tools Team | 3 | Row 14 - Cell 3 |
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