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Podium result for Chris Kovarik
31.08.2008
Nigel Page team rider Chris Kovarik gets podium result at Penultimate World Cup Chris Kovarik got a great podium result at the penultimate World Cup round in his home country today in Stromolo park, Canberra. Chris placed 5th on the in a very strong field. The course was pretty good considering the size of the hill which was a lot smaller than we have been used to riding on the world cup circuit so far. From the man made start ramp the course was reasonably fast and flowing with a few cool jumps and rock gardens with flowing sections but the riders had to really carry their speed and not make any mistakes as the course was short. But then the bottom section was a killer as it went flat then up a hill and remained flat all the way to the finish area and over a big jump that not even all the top guys could clear as it rained over night and all day which made it really slow and sticky. On the big screen Chris had a great run at the top section and pedaled hard at the bottom and was only 2 seconds off fellow countryman Nathan Rennie in 2nd. The highlight of the race was definitly the Aussie crowd going wild for all the riders not just the Aussie ones. Also the organisors here were super helpful to us all week and went out of there way to make us feel welcome and help us out when we needed which was great.
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