Teva Best Trick
The Teva Best Trick Showdown at Crankworx 2012 took place on the manicured Red Bull Joyride course, with a pile of slopestylers taking a shot at two different jumps for two $4000 cheques. At Best Trick you’ll see a wide variety of riders, many of which are not competing in the big show on Saturday.
Crowds filled the grassy slopes under the Fitzsimmons chair and watched as riders hucked their meat on everything from dirt jumping hardtails to freeride and DH bikes. When the dust settled, Jordie Lunn came away with the round 1 prize, and Tom van Steenbergen took home round 2.
Round 1
Big crowds and hundreds of cameras on the Red Bull Joyride course. Photo ~ Morgan Taylor
Tom Van Steenbergen and Jordie Lunn line up the takeoff for the first round jump. Photo ~ Malcolm Mclaws
Andreu Lacondeguy and Sam Dueck line up for a run. Photo ~ Morgan Taylor
Kurt Sorge was riding one of the bigger bikes in the contest. Photo ~ Morgan Taylor
Brad Ewan and the evolution of extreme. Photo ~ Morgan Taylor
Handing out 50 dollar bills whenever he felt like it… Photo ~ Malcolm Mclaws
Van Steenbergen attempting the trick that was to win him round 2… Photo ~ Morgan Taylor
Sam Dueck took home some of Brad’s cash with a tailwhip to superman seat grab. MOUSEOVER for the next shot. Photo ~ Morgan Taylor
Jordie Lunn’s winning huck in round 1, a cork 7 or 360 backflip, however you’d like to take it. Photo ~ Morgan Taylor
Another view of Jordie’s cork 7. Photo ~ Malcolm Mclaws
Yannick Granieri with a cranked super seater. Photo ~ Morgan Taylor
Kelly McHarry. Photo ~ Morgan Taylor
AIRprentice Money Shot winner Mike Gamble was on course shooting movie pictures. Photo ~ Morgan Taylor
Sam Dueck pushes up for another. It was hot and dusty in Whistler today. Photo ~ Morgan Taylor
Towards the end of the session, people started training the jump. Photo ~ Malcolm Mclaws
Jordie Lunn, where did you get that t-shirt?! Photo ~ Malcolm Mclaws
Round 2
Heading down to the cabin for round 2… Photo ~ Morgan Taylor
The view from the takeoff. It’s a long way down. Photo ~ Morgan Taylor
Lining up for the cabin jump. Photo ~ Malcolm Mclaws
Thomas Genon ponders his first run at the cabin jump. Photo ~ Morgan Taylor
Low seats and bald tires, yes this is a slopestyle contest. Photo ~ Morgan Taylor
Roll out. Photos ~ Morgan Taylor
Martin Soderstrom’s new Specialized P-Slope. Concentric BB pivot and a ton of other cool details. Photo ~ Morgan Taylor
Sliding dropouts, integrated chain tensioner on the P-Slope. Photo ~ Morgan Taylor
Soderstrom is the reigning king of the nac. Eric Lawrenuk wasn’t there to give him any competition. Photo ~ Morgan Taylor
Sam Dueck attempting a double whip. Photo ~ Morgan Taylor
Yannick with a flip whip. Photo ~ Morgan Taylor
Soderstrom truckdriver. Photo ~ Malcolm Mclaws
The winning trick for round 2, a huge tuck no hander front flip from Tom Van Steenbergen. Photo ~ Malcolm Mclaws
Van Steenbergen jumped into the hot seat to watch the remaining few riders attempt to best his huck. PHoto ~ Morgan Taylor
Kelly McGarry, flip table. Photo ~ Morgan Taylor
Jamie Goldman was riding his Santa Cruz V10, and using all the travel. Stretched indian air. Photo ~ Malcolm Mclaws
Truck didn’t woo the judges, thinks Soderstrom? How about a tuck-no 3? Photo ~ Malcolm Mclaws
Two BC boys with their big prize haul. Not bad for an afternoon’s work. Photo ~ Malcolm Mclaws
Best trick is an action packed afternoon on the slopestyle course. The progression never stops…
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