Kovarik takes 2nd in Kokanee Crankworx - Gabonza downhill

Chris Kovarik shredded the grueling Gabonza downhill to take 2nd place just 2 seconds behind winner Justin Leov and 1 second in front of 3rd place rider Sam Hill a previous winner of the event. The race is a really long, tough race right from the top of the second chairlift in Whistler. It links up quite a few of the famously named runs and ends up at the finish into the arena where all the runs end. Chris put a great run together posting a time of 13 mins 46 seconds - with only a handful of pro riders going under 14 minutes. Later on this week Chris will compete in the Air downhill race on the famous A-Line run, the Giant slalom and the Canadian Open downhill race at the weekend... that looks a pretty cool track with some big jumps. Check out our team website www.crcintense.com later this week for some pictures from the week. CRANKWORX 2009 - MONSTER ENERGY GARBANZO DOWNHILL 1. 5 Leov Justin NZL Trek World Racing 13:44.55 +0.00 2. 10 Kovarik Chris AUS Chain Reaction Cycl 13:46.61 +2.06 3. 1 Hill Sam AUS Monster Energy, Spe 13:48.31 +3.76 4. 9 Beaumont Marc GBR GT Bicycles 13:58.55 +14.00 5. 21 Keene Curtis USA Specialized 14:02.55 +18.00 6. 8 Neethling Andrew RSA Trek World Racing 14:11.32 +26.77 7. 11 Smith Steve CAN MS Evil RACING, Re 14:16.96 +32.41 8. 18 Atkinson Bryn AUS Crank Brothers, Inte 14:17.69 +33.14 9. 28 Reading Jack GBR Ellsworth, ONeal 14:20.45 +35.90 10. 15 Guardia Bernat ESP Massi 14:21.63 +37.08