I’ve just read the most inspiring writing of Bobby Behan, Specialized Factory Team manager, on the UCI Mountain Bike World Cup held in Andorra earlier today. A 1-2 for the representatives of the songo.info fund raising initiative for a bmx track in Kayamandi just outside of Stellenbosch.
(The men’s podium in Andorra -Photo by Gary Perkin)
Seeing Sauser (blog) and Specialized on the top step should be as all the excitement, but seeing a South African lead a world cup till the final lap, at age 20, is awe inspiring in every way. I could not believe the reading. I might not be invited on the next Four Passes ride with them two…
Full report by Bobby Behan on the Specialized Factory Racing Team Blog.
Men’s Results:
1. Christoph Sauser Specialized Factory Racing 2 hours 2’ 16’’
2. Burry Stander GT Bicycles + 8’’
3. Geoff Kabush Team Maxxis + 17’’
4. Lukas Fluckigerq Athleticum-MTB-Team + 1’08’’
5. Cedric Ravanel Team Lapierre International + 1’41’’
6. Todd Wells GT Bicycles + 2’16’’
7. Tony Longo Full Dynamics IT + 2’27’’
8. Sergio Mantecon Gutierrez Celemorca-Segurosio.com + 2’51’’
9. Inaki Lejarreta Errasti Orbea + 3’01’’
10. Fredrik Kessiakoff Full Dynamics IT + 3’13’’
