American Strobel wins final New Zealand downhill round

180 Downhillers wrapped up the New Zealand MTB Cup on Sunday in perfect racing conditions. The competition was always going to be tight, with the Rotorua race course not only a tough challenge but an ideal leveller for the high quality fields. Like the cross country, the country's best downhillers were all at this event, chasing New Zealand Mountain Bike Cup titles and trying to haul as many points from this event as they could to secure overall placings.

The results sheet tells a story of form riders in all categories doing the job and winning. Especially in the Under 17 and Under 19 categories, pressure was extremely high - however the top two riders coming into Rotorua on New Zealand Cup form shone through to take those wins. Rupert Chapman and Jay Barrett also secured overall New Zealand Cup wins on the back of their dominance at this final event.

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