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World Championships 2011 - Buhl and Prokop qualify first in 4X

Sep 1, 2011 at 12:26


Mens Top 4 Qualifiers
1. Michal Prokop
2. Joost Wichman
3. Kamil Tartarkovic
4. Roger Rinderknecht

Womens Top 4 Qualifiers
1. Melissa Buhl
2. Fionn Griffiths
3. Anneke Beerten
4. Celine Gros

complete results and start lists at bottom

Conditions were sketchy enough for 4X qualifying that Joost Wichman was rocking spikes.
  Conditions were sketchy enough for 4X qualifying that Joost Wichman was rocking spikes.

The 4X shuttle rig was definitely not the norm...
  The 4X shuttle rig was definitely not the norm...

There were a LOT of full suspension rigs out there in qualifying this evening.
  There were a LOT of full suspension rigs out there in qualifying this evening.

Fionn Griffiths did her qualifying run on her DH bike. I wanted as straight a line as possible. I certainly won t race this bike tomorrow but for qualies it was what I wanted.
  Fionn Griffiths did her qualifying run on her DH bike. "I wanted as straight a line as possible. I certainly won't race this bike tomorrow, but for qualies it was what I wanted."

Filip Polk is back after that nasty crash in Val di Sole during DH training. And not only racing DH but going for 4X as well.
  Filip Polk is back after that nasty crash in Val di Sole during DH training. And not only racing DH, but going for 4X as well.

Anneke Beerten
  Anneke Beerten took a slower line in qualifying. With three different lines to choose from qualifying results were all about line choice.

Lucia Oetjen opted for the low line during qualies.
  Lucia Oetjen opted for the low line during qualies.

Melissa Buhl took the high line.
  Melissa Buhl took the high line...

And Jana Horakova went right down the middle. She should have taken the high line--Buhl qualified first.
  ...and Jana Horakova went right down the middle. She should have taken the high line - Buhl qualified first. It will be interesting to see what line riders get pushed into in the finals, we know which one they'll want to take.

Thomas Slavik damn near binned it slamming through a gate with one leg off. Slavik had to run back up and go around the gate in order to qualify.
  Thomas Slavik damn near binned it, slamming through a gate with one leg off. Slavik had to run back up and go around the gate in order to qualify.

Jared Graves had an equally crappy qualifying run with a rear flat. Neither he nor Slavik are getting good gates tomorrow.
  Jared Graves had an equally crappy qualifying run with a rear flat. Neither he nor Slavik are getting good gates tomorrow.

Michal Prokop on the other hand had a clean run and qualified first.
  Michal Prokop, on the other hand, had a clean run and qualified first.

Photos by Colin Meagher


4X Men's Qualifying Results4X_Men's Start List4X Women's Qualifying Results4X Women's Start List

28 Comments

  • + 8
flag jungleman (Sep 1, 2011 at 12:34)
 What about Graves??? he´s not racing????
  • + 1
flag devo123 (Sep 1, 2011 at 12:37)
 graves last place? flat?
  • + 1
flag rydindirty (Sep 1, 2011 at 12:37)
 he is, look further down. He might not have had to qualify because he won last year? He is startling in the #10 heat.
  • + 1
flag thestigmk1 (Sep 1, 2011 at 12:38)
 he's in heat 10
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flag toldownhill13 (Sep 1, 2011 at 13:58) (Below Threshold) show comment
 graves didnt win slavik won
  • + 5
flag lewisstp (Sep 1, 2011 at 14:05)
 tard....^
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flag mtbforlife4 (Sep 1, 2011 at 14:31)
 Graves got 3rd...............


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  • + 0
flag toldownhill13 (Sep 1, 2011 at 23:39)
 i know graves got third
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  • + 3
flag dirtydroog (Sep 2, 2011 at 5:52)
 Ian Hylands and rest of Pinkbike: Can you stop putting the winners in the title of the article? It's a total spoiler for people who will want to watch the replays.
  • + 1
flag IanHylands Mod Plus (Sep 2, 2011 at 8:56)
 Unfortunately no, that's the most important part of the news headline. If you don't want to know who won, don't look at Pinkbike until after you watch the race, that should be easy enough.
  • + 1
flag dirtydroog (Sep 2, 2011 at 9:22)
 Wow. What's wrong with a title like "World Championships 2011 - 4X Qualifiers Results"?
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  • + 4
flag BikeRac (Sep 1, 2011 at 15:00)
 Nice work Harold!! Kill it!!
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  • + 1
flag RoyVanstreels (Sep 1, 2011 at 14:06)
 Graves blew up his tire in the first turn. Really a shame as he was on fire yesterday! My friend (photographer) Christophe Knevels took an epic shot off Graves nailing the corner and the tire going open at the rim!!
  • + 1
flag brooce (Sep 1, 2011 at 14:42)
 Can he upload it on pinkbike, please? Big Grin It's a pitty that he spoiled his run, but he's really lucky that there's not much competitors... and he qualificated either way
  • + 1
flag rydindirty (Sep 1, 2011 at 15:21)
 yeah man lets see! Thanks for the info!
  • + 1
flag RoyVanstreels (Sep 6, 2011 at 6:00)
 http://www.pinkbike.com/photo/7102974/
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  • + 5
flag panzer103 (Sep 1, 2011 at 13:56)
 Way to go Melissa!!!!
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  • + 1
flag hoolydooly (Sep 2, 2011 at 0:17)
 Well that sucks dick for graves. as he said its a one gate track so its going to be very hard for him to come back and win it
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  • + 1
flag static-schock (Sep 1, 2011 at 19:29)
 pic #2 should be a POD Razz
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  • + 1
flag misterpeanut (Sep 1, 2011 at 12:53)
 I would love to know what happened to Graves.
  • + 3
flag IanHylands Mod Plus (Sep 1, 2011 at 12:57)
 I'm sure we'll know in a bit once Colin gets back from shooting it and uploads his photos and a bit of a report hopefully, at least in the captions...
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  • + 1
flag japhex (Sep 1, 2011 at 15:42)
 What's up with the b/w?
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flag IanHylands Mod Plus (Sep 1, 2011 at 15:51)
 They hold the event at night and restrict the use of flash by photographers, so B&W is way better for it...
  • + 1
flag DARKSTAR63 (Sep 1, 2011 at 16:14)
 Its epic is whats up with it.
  • + 1
flag japhex (Sep 3, 2011 at 4:19)
 One or two maybe, but not all the article pictures... nice to see that the final is color!
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