{"id":3883,"date":"2017-08-12T21:37:14","date_gmt":"2017-08-12T19:37:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/43ride.com\/en\/?p=3883"},"modified":"2025-10-21T11:41:40","modified_gmt":"2025-10-21T09:41:40","slug":"crankworx-launches-with-dynamic-dual-speed-showdown","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/43ride.com\/en\/events\/2017\/crankworx-launches-with-dynamic-dual-speed-showdown\/","title":{"rendered":"Crankworx launches with dynamic dual speed showdown"},"content":{"rendered":"

Its the first time reigning King of Crankworx Tomas Slavik can remember starting a race run without concern for the finish, and when he and fellow finalist Adrien Loron whipped off their helmets at the line, it appeared both were equally elated\u2014though Loron secured first place.<\/p>\n

\"Crankworx
\nJakub Vencl<\/em><\/center><\/p>\n

The victory represents a somewhat stunning finish for the Frenchman, who was well out of contention to win the Dual Speed & Style World Championship when he started the day, despite his second place seeding in the series.<\/p>\n

With two wins to his name, Czech rider Jakub Vencl had 300 points, to Loron\u2019s 175, requiring Loron to come first and Vencl, eighth\u2014and that\u2019s exactly what happened.<\/p>\n

Adrien Loron:<\/p>\n

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I wasn\u2019t that confident at the beginning of the day because there was so many good riders, big tricks and a lot of people going fast, but I\u2019ve been improving a bit on my runs and finally made some combos, which is pretty hard for me. So yeah, I\u2019m pretty stoked.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Dual speed & style pits two riders against one another on dual tracks, pushing them to race as quickly as possible, with the bonus a time deduction for each trick they execute.<\/p>\n

\"Crankworx
\nTomas Lemoine<\/em><\/center><\/p>\n

Loron is a racer known for his pump track prowess, but managed to throw down a little next level skill with a backflip no-hander and a 360-table to prove he\u2019s more than just a pin-it-to-win-it racer.<\/p>\n

Similarly back in the standings, King of Crankworx, Slavik, arriveed at Crankworx well back in the overall season\u2019s standings and was not expected to do well, but the burly fourcross racer\u2019s attitude held him in the game as he deftly whipped a scrappy technical course into shape, throwing the pack off its game in the final stretch of the race.<\/p>\n

\"Crankworx
\nTomas Slavik<\/em><\/center><\/p>\n

Tomas Slavik:<\/p>\n

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This track is way more rough and wilder and technical than last year\u2019s and this is exactly what suits me… I\u2019m loving it. I really enjoyed every minute of this.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Third place finisher, Daryl Brown (GBR), was one of those bitten by the flat, gravel-snarled final gates as he crashed in the semi-finals, giving away what seemed like a guaranteed spot at the gold and losing a brake in the process.<\/p>\n

Daryl Brown:<\/p>\n

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Luckily, my fellow competitor and good friend Jakub Vencl lent me his to finish, and he won the overall speed & style title. So that\u2019s good for everyone.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Vencl, for his part, was ecstatic with the series win, after working for many years to become competitive on the Crankworx scene.<\/p>\n

Jakub Vencl:<\/p>\n

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I\u2019m extremely happy. It worked super good on the first two stops, then Innsbruck didn\u2019t go my way, and this one, I did exactly what I needed to\u2014just made the top eight with good qualification time. So that\u2019s a big achievement. I never would have guessed it could go this way at the beginning of the season, so what can I say.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

The CLIF Dual Speed & Style was the fourth event of Crankworx Whistler, which launched its 10-day run with the Kidsworx Enduro and Kidsworx Village Crit on Friday, August 11.<\/p>\n

\"Crankworx
\nThomas Genon<\/em><\/center><\/p>\n

The first adult event of this 14th Crankworx Whistler and season finale of the Crankworx World Tour ran simultaneously on Saturday with the Bell Helmets Canadian Open Challenger Enduro presented by CamelBak. Featuring a selection of four of the stages being used in the main Enduro World Series race on Sunday, August 13, this relaxed, informal race saw over 100 riders, aged 13 \u2013 64, dip their toe in the enduro pool, rather than dive head first into tomorrow\u2019s brutal main race \u2013 an epic so scary it\u2019s been dubbed \u201cCrankzilla 2.0.\u201d.<\/p>\n

Results for the first four events are posted on the Start Lists and Results page. Including:<\/p>\n