Hill wins it all, Peaty 3rd Overall, Bryceland Junior Overall Champ

Sam Hill capped off a dominant season with a race win in Maribor, Slovenia on Sunday, taking the World Cup overall crown in the process. Santa Cruz Syndicate rider Steve Peat placed third overall in the series, after flatting in his race run Sunday. Nathan Rennie struggled in for 25th in the race, dropping to 13th overall at the end of the series. It was a rough week for the Syndicate boys as they are both injured. Steve worked hard last week at the World Championships to get his ankle ready to race, and by this week the skin on his ankle had become irritated by all the glue and tape from last week. Because of it, he couldn't tape up his ankle to ride and just used an ankle brace, which wasn't really enough to make the ankle feel stable or secure. Nathan, meanwhile, dislocated his shoulder again on a practice run, but it popped back in, yet his knee is giving him just as much trouble after he smashed it in a crash during his race run at Fort William. Honda's Greg Minnaar is also injured after last week's race run crash, where he broke his scapula. Somewhat expectedly, morale was low in the Syndicate pits during the week. Nathan conceded, "I just can't ride properly, I’m riding like a Nana." Australia's downhill coach, Paul Begg asked the guys, "Are you having a dig?" to which Rennie replied, "Yeah, but I'm using the wrong end of the shovel!" Peaty added to that comment, "Yeah, and I'm using a teaspoon." As the practice week moved on they slowly got it together, but just weren't even close to 100%. On a brighter note, young Santa Cruz rider Josh Bryceland posted a stellar qualifying run, coming in 5th, and placed 9th in the final. His efforts this year earned him the junior World Cup championship overall. Josh said, "My race run wasn’t as solid as my qualifier. I was fairly nervous at the top. I set off good, and then I was cautious. I just wanted a steady run without crashing." Next up, Rennie goes to Budapest, Hungary to compete in the Red Bull Metro ride, and then it's off to Interbike for the Syndicate riders. Thanks to our sponsors, and special thanks to Martin the Massuer for all his expert help with the guys injuries. Santa Cruz Bicycles SRAM Rock Shox Truvativ Avid Kenda DT Swiss WTB Crankbrothers Lizard Skins Clif Bar Troy Lee Designs Chris King Five Ten Source: Kathy Sessler www.santacruzmtb.com

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