{"id":8906,"date":"2023-03-25T15:54:19","date_gmt":"2023-03-25T14:54:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/43ride.com\/en\/?p=8906"},"modified":"2023-03-25T15:55:07","modified_gmt":"2023-03-25T14:55:07","slug":"all-time-high-scores-take-goomes-ross-to-the-top-of-the-speed-style-podium","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/43ride.com\/en\/events\/2023\/all-time-high-scores-take-goomes-ross-to-the-top-of-the-speed-style-podium\/","title":{"rendered":"All-Time High Scores take Goomes Ross to the Top of the Speed Style Podium"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The second to last day of Crankworx Rotorua and the sunny blue skies continued to carry momentum from the past week making it an epic Saturday for Speed & Style Rotorua. The day started with qualifiers for 10 Elite Women and 27 Elite Men. The Queen of Crankworx, Caroline Buchanan qualified first for the women, and the undisputed King of Speed & Style, Tomas Lemoine, qualified first for the men. Things heated up throughout the rounds, with a stacked field of \u201cproper speed & stylers\u201d, in the words of Tomas Lemoine.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Tomas Lemoine vs Mike Ross \/ photo: Clint Trahan<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Australian, Mike Ross got the crowd buzzing when receiving the highest score of the day from his flawless front flip superman \u2013 the first time this trick has ever been done in Speed & Style. Ross put down clean runs and top scoring tricks all the way through to the gold medal match-up against Red Bull rider Kade Edwards. Edwards fought an extremely close battle throwing down a triple truck to a flip double bar in his first run but crashed in the flat corners. Ultimately Mike Ross was able to claim victory and take home his first Speed & Style gold medal \u2013 one he has had his eye on for a while now.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I went in with the game plan of just hit my marks. That\u2019s all I did, I didn\u2019t try and over-race, I didn\u2019t try and mix it up. I just did cashy, fronty supey, pedal as hard as you can and get through the flats. I did that for both runs, just race your own race and don\u2019t worry about what they\u2019re doing.

At the top, in the gate, I just tell myself \u2018just race your race. And don\u2019t let anything else get into your head space. I think that\u2019s a really valuable skill you need as a Speed & Style rider. The last year has been dotted with success, ups and downs and to do this today still hasn\u2019t sunk in like how amazing it is.<\/p>Mike Ross<\/cite><\/blockquote><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

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Mike Ross \/ photo: Clint Trahan<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Kade Edwards \/ photo: Clint Trahan<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Kade Edwards vs Garret Mechem \/ photo: Clint Trahan<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Kade Edwards takes home the silver medal and earning his first Speed & Style podium. Lemoine ends his Speed & Style gold medal sweep, but continues his podium reign as the most dominant Speed & Style competitor that has ever been.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Paula Zibasa \/ photo: Clint Trahan<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

On the women\u2019s side, Robin Goomes takes home the Speed & Style Rotorua gold medal for her home country. Caroline Buchanan gave it all, but Robin\u2019s seamless backflip combos made the difference for the final scores in the gold medal match-up.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Honestly, it\u2019s been a long time so I was a little nervous coming into it. Making it to the finals was more than I expected so by then I just decided to let my hair down and go large for the crowd just to know that I can still do this stuff. I told Martha at the top, \u2018crash or win \u2013 let\u2019s go!\u2019.<\/p>Robin Goomes<\/cite><\/blockquote><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

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Robin Goomes \/ photo: Clint Trahan<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Robin told me she wouldn\u2019t have done her flip combos unless I pushed her so it\u2019s those moments where she deserved that win. It was epic, the crowd went nuts. Especially for my friend Mikey who I train with. For him to finally win, we train at the same compound so it\u2019s a pretty epic day!<\/p>Caroline Buchanan<\/cite><\/blockquote><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

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Caroline Buchanan \/ photo: Clint Trahan<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

UK rider, Martha Gill battled the bronze medal round with local rider, Jenna Hastings with the tightest margins in today\u2019s event at 0.016 between the two. Gill prevailed and takes home the bronze medal. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Results \u2013Speed & Style Rotorua<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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  1. Mike Ross (AUS) \/\/ Robin Goomes (NZL)<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  2. Kade Edwards (GBR) \/\/ Caroline Buchanan (AUS)<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  3. Tomas Lemoine (FRA) \/\/ Martha Gill (NZL)<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n
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    Crankworx Rotorua Speed & Style podium \/ photo: Clint Trahan<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

    Full results: crankworx.com\/results\/<\/a><\/h4>\n\n\n\n
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