{"id":7415,"date":"2021-10-01T08:43:26","date_gmt":"2021-10-01T06:43:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/43ride.com\/en\/?p=7415"},"modified":"2025-10-21T11:34:50","modified_gmt":"2025-10-21T09:34:50","slug":"frew-takes-second-crankworx-b-c-win-and-hines-comes-out-on-top-for-first-time-in-crankworx-dual-slalom","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/43ride.com\/en\/events\/2021\/frew-takes-second-crankworx-b-c-win-and-hines-comes-out-on-top-for-first-time-in-crankworx-dual-slalom\/","title":{"rendered":"Frew takes second Crankworx B.C. win and Hines comes out on top for first time in Crankworx Dual Slalom"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

In the first day of Crankworx B.C. competition at SilverStar Mountain Resort, Jackson Frew has earned his second Crankworx gold of the series, while Kialani Hines claims her first career Crankworx Dual Slalom win. The Specialized Dual Slalom SilverStar kicked off the action at the third stop of the series, on a track built by Bas van Steenbergen for Crankworx in 2020.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Bas van Steenbergen vs Jackson Frew \/ photo: Clint Trahan<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

We pulled up and the dirt was perfect. We had a bunch of rain overnight. I started gelling with the track really early and felt really good. I think I had an early practice run against Tomas [Slavik] and was pretty close, and I thought \u2018this could be good.\u2019 I hit the triple down the bottom and felt really good. Just kept carrying it through the day.<\/p>– Jackson Frew<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

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Tegan Cruz vs Tuhoto-Ariki Pene \/ photo: Clint Trahan<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Frew would wind up qualifying in second with a time of just over 50 seconds, 1.26 seconds behind van Steenbergen.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

As qualies wrapped and athletes began to gear up for finals, the weather took it up a notch. The light rain that had been falling all morning intensified, bringing with it thrills, squeaking breaks, spills and, in the words of Frew: \u201cReally, really, really good fun.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Joe Breeden vs Jackson Frew \/ photo: Clint Trahan<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

The #1 and #2 qualifiers continued their dominance, in the end facing off in the finals for the gold.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

As soon as you get into a finals with Bas you know you\u2019ve just got to send it.<\/p>– Jackson Frew<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

\u201cIt was a wild day,\u201d<\/em> said van Steenbergen from the finish corral, race kit and face spattered with mud. The Canadian won on the course last year, and also won the most recent Slalom race at Crankworx B.C. in Sun Peaks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Niels Bensink vs Tomas Slavik \/ photo: Clint Trahan<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

I was pretty messy throughout all the runs. Hats off to Jackson, he was flying. Both my runs in finals were pretty damn good and he laid it down.<\/p>– Bas van Steenbergen<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

There was one turn in particular on the left into the long rhythm that I was pretty cautious of and made a few little mistakes on through the race. So, I was definitely more cautious through that. But the rest felt really grippy. I felt like I could push as hard as I wanted to and it was going to stay with me, so once I got through the first few turns and got through that sketchy one on the left, I knew I was really confident and able to really push.<\/p>– Jackson Frew<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

The Australian\u2019s push did the trick. He clocked in 0.38 seconds ahead of van Steenbergen in finals.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI didn\u2019t really know where I was coming into it,\u201d<\/em> said an elated Frew of Crankworx B.C. overall. Today marks his third podium of Crankworx B.C., and second win. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Tuhoto-Ariki Pene vs Tegan Cruz \/ photo: Clint Trahan<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

I think I had a slow start at Slalom in Sun Peaks and was a bit disappointed. Then just with Air DH and the DH at Sun Peaks, I just kind of building and kept going and kept going and got better. Yeah. I\u2019m over the moon. I came in with no expectations whatsoever and didn\u2019t know where I was at, so to be just mixing it with such a good field is awesome. And to be up here winning is even better.<\/p>– Jackson Frew<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

It changed a lot this afternoon with the rain, but to me I preferred it because it added more variables. It was easier to push someone into a mistake, and you kind of had to just be consistent and smooth. As a downhill rider, it\u2019s kind of what suits me better.<\/p>

I\u2019m happy I kept it smooth and pushed Slavik into a mistake. It\u2019s a shame we couldn\u2019t battle it to the end, but I\u2019ll take third. I\u2019m happy with that.<\/p>– Joe Breeden<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

Like Frew, today\u2019s finish makes it three medals for Breeden, including a win in the Mt7 Psychosis DH on the weekend.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Casey Brown vs Gracie Hemstreet \/ photo: Clint Trahan<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

On the women\u2019s side, the podium was decided in a slightly less wet and slightly less wild manner.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

After the first few runs in finals, the top women voted to call it, deferring to qualifying results to determine the finals results.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Harriet Burbidge-Smith \/ photo: Clint Trahan<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Practice was awesome. The dirt could not have been any better. It was perfect. The track was fun, but obviously it got really wet. I think the majority of the girls just weren\u2019t comfortable racing which, I respect that. So we went off of qualifying. So it worked out for me. I would have raced and been stoked about that, but I think it was just more about safety today, so yeah, not a bad day for me.<\/p>– Kialani Hines<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

The first place finish is a first for Hines, who finished third in the discipline in Sun Peaks last week.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Gracie Hemstreet vs Harriet Burbidge-Smith \/ photo: Clint Trahan<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

This is actually my first Slalom win. I\u2019ve gotten every other place for Slalom with Crankworx, other than winning. So, it\u2019s a little bittersweet because obviously I want to win it, you know, legit, and prove that I can do that, but I also can\u2019t complain. I\u2019m riding fast enough to win. I\u2019ll just take it.<\/p>– Kialani Hines<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

Harriet Burbidge-Smith takes second, and Casey Brown third.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

FULL RESULTS:<\/strong> Specialized Dual Slalom SilverStar<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n