Christian competed successfully at the USA Mountain Bike Nationals and took an 8th in his catagory…three days of riding after being out for two months and knee surgery recovery! He really handeled himself well, and managed his speed to avoid be injured again.
He left to race for the USA at the World Cup in Champere Switzerland on Monday. Unfortunatly, in a practice run, his back brake froze when he landed a big jump and threw him off of his bike. He was air lifted to the closest hospital and then air lifted again in extremly critical condition. He had ruptured his spleen and kidney, and was suffereing severe internal bleeding.
Clark just got to Switzerland one hour ago and is with him. Five minute visitations only. He is in ICU/Critical Care for a minimum of five days. He had surgery yesterday to attempt to stop the bleeding. He is very tierd and sleeps a lot. It is great to have Clark there.
I will let you know how things are going as they progress. CT Scan tomorrow which will give more information. He had been unconscious for quite some time and was actually lifted off of the hill on a board and rope….
We appreciate your prayers for Christian. He is strong…and loves to mountain bike. That will keep him going!
HUB is Portland’s first Eco-Brewpub to offer all organic handcrafted beers, fresh local ingredients, and a sustainable building with a relaxed and casual atmosphere.
Austin Aldrich, Mikey Sylvestri, and Cierra Smith do their best to go for national titles. After a big crash in practice for Austin he ended up in 7th, Mikey took a big spill in his race run after qualifying 1st leaving him still only 7 seconds back and Cierra took home another national title.
Aaron Gwin and Jill Kintner earn 2010 National Championships downhill titles at SolVista Bike Park.
Allride/Specialized racer Cierra Smith got her 5th National DH Championship in a row winning the women’s Cat 1 DH race. Her brother dhReno racer Jared Smith scored a 5th place podium finish in his first National Championship downhill race! ExDrinks Racer Christian Wright pulled off an 8th place in the highly competitive Jr Ex DH National. Other local racers who participated at the National Championships include: Northstar/Giant racer Jon Wilson who raced DH, SD and 4X! Northstar/Giant racer Jordon Lopez who even finished 13th the Short Track!
Our main sponsor Black Rock Bicyles in Reno, Nevada is getting their rental bikes ready and bringing in a bunch of sweet cruisers for the 2010 Burning Man festival that starts August 30th this year. BRB rents bikes and sells bikes to people from all over the world that are attending Burning Man – stop by the weekend of August 28th – it is a wild time out there and the party is always going. If you or a friend need a bike to ride around the playa at Black Rock City please give Randy a call at 775.972.3336 or email him at randy (at) blackrockbicycles.com.
The Pro Downhill track for the 2010 U.S. National Championships of mountain biking is full of rocks and rough as well as big berms and manmade jumps. Take the video tour of the course, then come watch the Pros battle for the title of National Champion at SolVista Bike Park, Sunday July 18.
Update from Greg Williams when asked about the snow level in Downieville. From Decline Magazine:
“Things are beautiful here; lots of wildflowers and running water. There may be a few snow drifts on Sunrise, but other than that the course is good to go. The Pauley Creek crossing in the cross-country will be interesting at speed. See you in a few days.”
“Footage from the 2010 4-Cross finals of the ProGRT at Northstar. I picked a pro at random to wear the GoPro body cam. It turned out to be the winner, Team Northstar/Giant’s Jon Wilson … who pinned the hole-shot for a fast win.” - allenink from RidetotheHills
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