Sixteen year old Anton Cooper, who has been having a stellar season, capped it off yesterday with an unprecedented win at the 50km Karapoti classic, beating a stacked field in wet and slippery conditions. (How’s that for an opening sentence in a press release, I think I just used every racing cliche in the book.) Anyhow this crazy Christchurch kid beat out defending champ Tim Wilding (who finished fourth), legendary XC ripper Stu Holtham (third place) and an on form Dirk Peters (who landed in second). I bolted after Ken Feist rolled through on his cyclecross (he finished in 3.32) but I think after a pretty sketchy start (weather wise) the day turned out pretty epic. You can check out the results over here and a few more of my photos below.

Press Release | RockShox Product Announcement MY23
Sram/RockShox – May 27th, 2022
Our new suspension started from a blank sheet of paper. We set everything aside and started with one question: how can we continue to elevate every ride? The result is a revolutionary system designed
to deliver unprecedented control, muscle, and performance. New chassis designed with industry-first damper technology, reinvented air springs, a host of new technologies to mute trail chatter and win the fight against friction. Suspension that has the confidence to meet the demands of riders today and empower them to take the sport somewhere new tomorrow.
Nice pic’s Caleb. You should be a photographer.
Nice pic’s Caleb. You should be a photographer.
caleb,,,,spending time in the darkroom?
caleb,,,,spending time in the darkroom?
Our boy Geoffrey Notman came in under 3 hrsOn his fully rigid single speed.
Our boy Geoffrey Notman came in under 3 hrsOn his fully rigid single speed.