MRP Racers Rock Wheels of Speed

The promise of big money was enough to entice a large group of the world’s fastest downhill racers to Willingen, Germany for the Wheels of Speed downhill race over the weekend. Filip Polc of Gravity Group was one of the most hopeful. Fresh off a third place finish at the Lisboa Downtown race in Portugal, his confidence was high. During qualifications however, a very scary moment was about to unfold. Crashing hard, Filip was knocked unconscious for about 2 minutes. The last thing most saw of Filip on Saturday was him being rushed to the hospital. Things looked bleak. Sunday was a new day however, and Filip was feeling better and decided to give practice a go. He’s glad he did, because once racing commenced, it was Filip's time to shine. Being one of the first to race because of his crash and subsequent low qualification time, Filip threw down the ride of his life. Marc Beaumont, described Polc’s run as “so fast, oh my god!!” And it was fast. Filip remained in the hot seat the entire race, and collected 12,000 euros as very nice congratulations. It was a good day for other MRP athletes as well. The perennial powerhouse Steve Peat was nipping at Polc’s heals and slid in for a third place finish. Sam Blenkinsop narrowly missed the podium slotting himself into fourth place for the day. When all was said and done, MRP was the only chain guide in the top 4. 1. Filip Polc 1:58.01 (SVK) Gravity Group/MRP 2. Greg Minnaar 1:58.03 (RSA) Honda G-Cross 3. Steve Peat 1:58.45 (GBR) Santa Cruz Syndicate/MRP 4. Sam Blenkinsop 1:58.74 (NZL) Gravity Group/MRP MRP is a small company based in Grand Junction, Colorado. With countless World Cup and World Championship victories, MRP has been choice of champions since 1996. Their patented dual roller chain guide system is the leader in smooth, silent, reliable chain retention. For more information about MRP, please visit their website at www.mrpbike.com