World Championships 2011 - Evan Warner wins Boxxer Worlds!
Sep 4, 2011 at 11:06
After some hard training throughout the World Cup season Evan Warner has beaten out last years winner Len Hornidge to take the Boxxer World Championships in Champery last night! For those unfamiliar with Boxxer World Championships it pits top mechanics against each other in a head to head Rock Shox Boxxer rebuilding and drinking contest. It's a long standing event at Worlds.
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 Can't have a Boxxer Worlds event without some barley pops on tap. |
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| This year's event saw a strange presence in the house--Christoph the Fox Mechanic subbed in for Matty Duppelle |
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| Jack, an XC mechanic from Cannondale was up against Len, aka "the Crusher", and the reigning Boxxer World Champ. |
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| Greg Herbold announces the rules and shows off the 2011 editition of Boxxer Worlds trophy--a belt buckle beyond belief. |
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| Len advanced easily against Jack. |
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| Round two saw Anneke Beerten as "the ring girl" and Phillip Martin and Tim Flukes going head to head. |
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| With foam left in the bottle, Fluff was out. |
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| Christoph from Fox was no match against Danny Portman, "the Swiss Army Knife" as he's known in the pits. |
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| Danny Portman taking down suds. |
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| Evan Warner, checking out the competition in the pits via the smoked windows on the new SRAM rig. |
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| Round one was handily won by Evan, aka "Cougar Candy" as he's know in Whistler, against Steve Smith's mechanic, Nigel Reeve. |
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| Boxxer Worlds also saw loads of famous faces from the past: Nico Vouilloz, Anne Caroline Chausson--and the original European SRAM tech crew. |
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| Semi Finals: Evan's feeling it. |
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| Pressure.... |
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| A tie forced an unprecedented drink off. Bottom's up on the winner. |
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| Finals: defending champ Len vs Evan. |
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| The crowd went nuts as the two finalists went head to head. |
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| And we have a winner! |
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| Hosing down the pits is a tradition at SRAM's Boxxer Worlds. |
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| And the crowd goes wild... |
Photos by
Colin Meagher
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