{"id":5112,"date":"2019-03-19T10:13:19","date_gmt":"2019-03-19T09:13:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/43ride.com\/en\/?p=5112"},"modified":"2025-10-21T11:42:56","modified_gmt":"2025-10-21T09:42:56","slug":"keegan-wright-and-vaea-verbeeck-take-first-wins-at-crankworx-rotorua-2019","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/43ride.com\/en\/events\/2019\/keegan-wright-and-vaea-verbeeck-take-first-wins-at-crankworx-rotorua-2019\/","title":{"rendered":"Keegan Wright and Vaea Verbeeck take first wins at Crankworx Rotorua 2019"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A deafening cheer ushered the first winner of Crankworx Rotorua 2019 across the dusty finish line tonight. Local rider Keegan Wright (NZL) blasted his way past legends and seasoned slalom masters, taking the win against Bas van Steenbergen (CAN) in the&nbsp;100% Dual Slalom Rotorua.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1280\" height=\"853\" src=\"https:\/\/43ride.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2019\/03\/crankworx-rotorua-2019-dualslalom-vaeaverbeeck.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5118\"\/><figcaption>Vaea Verbeeck \/ photo: Fraser Britton <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>\u201cIt\u2019s awesome to back it up from the 2017 Pump Track,\u201d<\/em> said Wright, who first stormed onto the international scene two years ago, winning the Rotorua Pump Track Challenge presented by RockShox.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">As Wright was still fighting to catch his breath, Vaea Verbeeck (CAN) charged her way across the line, taking the Pro Women\u2019s win on both sides of the course against Anneke Beerten (NED).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The win marks a strong start to the season for Verbeeck, who wrapped 2018 in third place for the overall&nbsp;Queen of Crankworx&nbsp;title.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Over the course of the two hour finals, Verbeeck successful picked off Morgane Charre (FRA), Kialani Hines (USA) and Tahn\u00e9e Seagrave (GBR), before lining up against Beerten in the finals. As the dust settled, she described the feeling as \u201camazing, but unexpected.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p>I\u2019m still trying really hard, and sometimes I can just blow it. I definitely had a few drift moments out there\u2026I feel like with experience you learn to be super clean, so I know I have a lot of work still to do. Today I think I had a lot of luck behind me, along with a lot of work. I did work for this. It\u2019s cool to see it come out as #1.<\/p><cite>&#8211; Vaea Verbeeck<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1280\" height=\"853\" src=\"https:\/\/43ride.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2019\/03\/crankworx-rotorua-2019-dualslalom-mitchropelato-barrynobles.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5115\"\/><figcaption>Mitch Ropelato vs Barry Nobles \/ photo: Fraser Britton <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">RESULTS, 100% Dual Slalom Rotorua<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Like Verbeeck, to make his way to the final round tonight Wright had to battle his way past some hefty competition, including Downhill legend Mick Hannah (AUS), Collin Hanson (USA), who took the win on the Whistler Pump Track last year, and Kyle Strait (USA), who finished his 2018 season with a Dual Slalom win in Whistler.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Lining up against Wright in the semi-finals, Strait didn\u2019t go down without a fight. Wright and Strait\u2019s first match up was a draw. With the crowd of more than 2000 spectators cheering him on, Wright broke the tie, beating Strait by a narrow margin of 0.07 in their second matchup, launching his way into the finals.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1280\" height=\"853\" src=\"https:\/\/43ride.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2019\/03\/crankworx-rotorua-2019-dualslalom-mattwalker-matthewsterling.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5114\"\/><figcaption>Matt Walker vs Matthew Sterling \/ photo: Fraser Britton <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p>The atmosphere out there was awesome and the track was good. It felt like every one was the hardest pedal of my life, but it\u2019s good training doing all that pedalling for the Enduro World Series. I can\u2019t wait for the next five or six events coming up this week.<\/p><cite>&#8211; Keegan Wright<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The future-focus was echoed by Verbeeck.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p>It\u2019s a good, positive start. It\u2019s definitely not putting my hopes up or anything. Tomorrow\u2019s race is my favourite, so I want to make sure I do well at that. And then it\u2019s going to be really packed. I\u2019m happy right now, but I\u2019m going to go home with my head down and definitely focus on tomorrow.<\/p><cite>&#8211; Vaea Verbeeck<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1280\" height=\"853\" src=\"https:\/\/43ride.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2019\/03\/crankworx-rotorua-2019-dualslalom-adrienloron-kylestrait.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5113\"\/><figcaption>Adrien Loron vs Kyle Strait \/ photo: Fraser Britton <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Verbeeck will take on the&nbsp;Rotorua Air DH presented by Bosch&nbsp;for Day Two of Crankworx Rotorua, then is set to take on the&nbsp;Official Oceania Whip-Off Championships presented by SPANK&nbsp;Thursday, followed by a double-header Friday that starts with the&nbsp;Crankworx Rotorua Downhill presented by the Professionalsand ends under the lights of the&nbsp;RockShox Rotorua Pump Track Challenge.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">With a similarly packed schedule, Wright will also take on tomorrow\u2019s Air DH, before rolling into Friday\u2019s Downhill and Pump Track, wrapping it all up with a bang on Sunday with the five stage&nbsp;Giant Toa Enduro presented by CamelBak, the first round of the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.enduroworldseries.com\/\">Enduro World Series<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1280\" height=\"853\" src=\"https:\/\/43ride.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2019\/03\/crankworx-rotorua-2019-dualslalom-tahneeseagrave.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5117\"\/><figcaption>Tahnee Seagrave \/ photo: Fraser Britton <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The similarly packed schedules of tonight\u2019s winners may be a sign of where each is setting their sights for the year ahead. Tonight offers up the first points for the 2019 battles for the titles of&nbsp;King and Queen of Crankworx. Considered to be the toughest competitions in mountain biking, each crown comes with a $20k bonus at the end of the season.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Wright and Verbeeck take the lead after Day One, while also earning points toward the&nbsp;Crankworx Dual Slalom World Championships. The World Champion title will be awarded at the end of the season based on the results of all Dual Slalom competitions across the Crankworx World Tour.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">2019\u2019s battles have begun. Next up? The\u00a0Rotorua Air DH presented by Boschchallenges racers to hit 32 jumpable features while racing their way down Skyline Rotorua Gravity Park\u2019s Mr. Black.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1280\" height=\"853\" src=\"https:\/\/43ride.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2019\/03\/crankworx-rotorua-2019-dualslalom-podium.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5116\"\/><figcaption>100% Dual Slalom Crankworx Rotorua podium \/ photo: Fraser Britton<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">About Crankworx World Tour<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">About Crankworx World Tour<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Crankworx is the ultimate experience in mountain biking. Born in Whistler, B.C. in 2004, Crankworx has evolved into a multi-stop international festival series. 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