Adidas Slopestyle

[timH]

http://www.bike-hotels.com/images/bildergalerie/adidas_slopestyle2005.jpg (http://www.bike-n-soul.at/cms/html/deu/bikecircus/bildergalerien/slopestyle2005/index.html)

Last weekend saw the Adidas Slopestyle event kick off in Saalbach, Austria. Darren Berrecloth came through to take the win ahead of Chase, Zinc and Pritzel (last years winner). The course, designed by Gareth Dyer, was an amazing mix of large features, dirt jumps and more technical lines suited to street inspired moves. There were HUGE shore sections, wall rides, a six pack of large dirtjumps, and some interesting features, like a dumper truck and a cable car!


http://www.bike-n-soul.at/cms/html/deu/bikecircus/bildergalerien/slopestyle2005/Webgalerie/images/602B9333.jpg

The full results are below, but check out the picture gallery here (http://www.bike-n-soul.at/cms/html/deu/bikecircus/bildergalerien/slopestyle2005/index.html) to get an idea of the scale of things.


http://www.bike-n-soul.at/cms/html/deu/bikecircus/bildergalerien/slopestyle2005/Webgalerie/images/C27B3363.jpg

1. Darren Berrecloth (CAN) 42,173
2. Aaron Chase (USA) 40,221
3. Cameron Zink (USA) 40,218
4. Timo Pritzel (GER) 38,638
5. Cameron Mc Caul (USA) 37,809
6. Thomas Vanderham (CAN) 36,261
7. Trond Hansen (NOR) 35,174
8. Carlo Dieckmann (GER) 34,516
9. Geoff Gulevich (CAN) 33,919
10. Kamil Tatarkovic 32,758
11. Carlin Dunne (USA) 32,007
12. Michal Marosi (CZE) 31,739
13. John Cowan (USA) 31,111
14. Cedric Gracia (FRA) 28,637
15. Kirt Voreis (USA) 26,584


http://www.bike-n-soul.at/cms/html/deu/bikecircus/bildergalerien/slopestyle2005/Webgalerie/images/C27B3389.jpg

For more info check www.bike-n-soul.at (http://www.bike-n-soul.at), but here is a selection of the best photos:

suprman seat grab (http://www.bike-n-soul.at/cms/html/deu/bikecircus/bildergalerien/slopestyle2005/Webgalerie/images/602B9366.jpg), Barrecloth mid 360 (http://www.bike-n-soul.at/cms/html/deu/bikecircus/bildergalerien/slopestyle2005/Webgalerie/images/602B9380.jpg), suicide no hander (http://www.bike-n-soul.at/cms/html/deu/bikecircus/bildergalerien/slopestyle2005/Webgalerie/images/602B9388.jpg), Xup (http://www.bike-n-soul.at/cms/html/deu/bikecircus/bildergalerien/slopestyle2005/Webgalerie/images/602B9422.jpg), huge seat grab (http://www.bike-n-soul.at/cms/html/deu/bikecircus/bildergalerien/slopestyle2005/Webgalerie/images/602B9451.jpg), no footer (http://www.bike-n-soul.at/cms/html/deu/bikecircus/bildergalerien/slopestyle2005/Webgalerie/images/602B9477.jpg), superman (http://www.bike-n-soul.at/cms/html/deu/bikecircus/bildergalerien/slopestyle2005/Webgalerie/images/602B9479.jpg), off the cable car (http://www.bike-n-soul.at/cms/html/deu/bikecircus/bildergalerien/slopestyle2005/Webgalerie/images/C27B2482.jpg), backflip sequence (http://www.bike-n-soul.at/cms/html/deu/bikecircus/bildergalerien/slopestyle2005/Webgalerie/images/10.jpg), and 360 sequence (http://www.bike-n-soul.at/cms/html/deu/bikecircus/bildergalerien/slopestyle2005/Webgalerie/images/11.jpg).

[Pete 36]

Mad as fek

[Mr Black]

Feth, that looks good.

Am I the only one who looked at the helmet in this pic (http://www.bike-n-soul.at/cms/html/deu/bikecircus/bildergalerien/slopestyle2005/Webgalerie/images/602B9388.jpg)and thought "Stormtrooper"?

[timH]

UPDATE, check out freecaster (http://www.freecaster.com/sports.htm) for some vids of the event, stunning! :eek:

[Mr Black]

Is that a one-footed backflip with a barspin? http://forums.bit-tech.net/images/smilies/jawdrop.gif

[Bloom]

Carlin Dunne - now that's a drop.

[timH]

10m Malc, thats HUGE!

[Sweet As]

Thats absolutly awsome. I would love to be at that stage of biking. one day :rolleyes:

Stevie

[James 8]

That looks sweet!!

[thetrailbuilder]

what happened to chris smith??

[gor]

dont think smith is up to that level yet, that freecaster thing isnt working for me :S
any ideas?

[Mjb]

have installed the latest version of Quicktime Gor?

[timH]

Chris Smith broke his shoulder practicing for Slopestyle, Chris had been riding his downhill bike but decided to try the course on his hardtail so that he could throw some barspins into his run. On one of the obstacles though he ran wide, landing on a soft patch of earth which catapulted him over the handlebars: "I flipped over a couple of times and when I picked myself up my shoulder was round by my nipple. I was like 'bugger'. The ambulance people took me off to hospital and put me on a morphine drip - I'd dislocated one shoulder and broken the other. I reckon I'd have ridden it out if I was on my full-sus bike. My hardtail's set up really hard and it's only got 24" wheels...

"I spoke to Cedric Gracia - he did something similar a while back - and he reckons I could be back in three weeks. My doctor's sending me to a specialist so we'll see what he says."

info from mbuk

[thetrailbuilder]

hes always busting himself. broke his back and ankle(s) a while back

[timH]

Mr Smith does seem to like hospital food.

[Jonnyc]

The video quality is immense for a download!