Caroline Buchanan and Garret Mechem Take Wins In 'Speed And Style' At Crankworx Rotorua
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Speed and Style is an exciting discipline of racing unique to Crankworks. In the competition, athletes race down the course with jumps and can shave their time based on how stylish their trick is. Racers compete in a bracket until one rider stands alone.
On Friday, March 22, 2024, racers competed in the Crankworx Rotorua Speed and Style. Caroline Buchanan and Garret Mechem won the day.
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See the full results along with brackets below.
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Elite Women
1. - Caroline BUCHANAN (AUS)
2. - Jordy SCOTT (USA)
3. - Martha GILL (GBR)
4. - Shania RAWSON (NZL)
5. - Paula ZIBASA (LAT)
6. - Katie LAWRANCE (AUS)
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On the women’s side, reigning Queen of Crankworx, Caroline Buchanan took home the Crankworx Rotorua Speed & Style gold medal over American rider Jordy Scott. Scott gave it her all, but Caroline’s seamless Superman Seat Grab that progressively grew in size and amplitude every round made the difference for the final scores in the gold medal match-up.
-Crankworx Rotorua Press Release
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Elite Men
1. - Garret MECHEM (USA)
2. - Tuhoto-Ariki PENE (NZL)
3. - Billy MEACLEM (NZL)
4. - Mark DUCAT (GBR)
5. - Duke MILLINGTON (AUS)
6. - Wade TURNER (AUS)
7. - Jackson FREW (AUS)
8. - Liam BRIERLY (NZL)
9. - Jayden FLEMING (NZL)
10. - Mike ROSS (AUS)
11. - Dylan CRANE (USA)
12. - Bas VAN STEENBERGEN (CAN)
13. - Tommy ZULA (USA)
14. - Tyler BROOKER (NZL)
15. - Milan Raskopf (GER)
16. - Callum HOLLOWAY (NZL)
17. - George CHAPMAN (NZL)
18. - Edgar BRIOLE (FRA)
19. - Dan BOOKER (AUS)
20. - Parker NISHKIAN (USA)
21. - Jonathan SIMEK (USA)
22. - Michael WILLIAMS (AUS)
23. - Andy LEHMANN (GBR)
24. - Mikey HADERER (USA)
25. - Liam FREDERIKS (NZL)
26. - Daniel BUTTERWORTH (NZL)
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The matchup of the afternoon that got the crowd fired up was between New Zealand rider Billy Meaclem and American Garret Mechem in the semi-finals. The tight battle with 1.33 seconds of speed separating riders, and impressive combos of 360 Bar Spin to X-Up and Flip-Bar to Can had the fans gasping, won “heat of the day” in Mechem’s words. Mecham then went on to take the win over King of Crankworx and Rotorua local Tuhoto-Ariki Pene in another tight final performance.
-Crankworx Rotorua Press Release
Stay tuned on BIKE's homepage for more coverage of Crankworx Rotorua.
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