Tahnee Seagrave earned her first Crankworx podium with a victory in the final event of the weekend, the Rotorua DH. The World Cup DH racer brought her A-game, showing prime form to kick off the World Cup season with a 10-second gap over second place.
Some on-and-off rain made for some interesting conditions in the rugged race down Mount Ngongotaha.
Eliot Jackson of the Giant Factory Racing Team slipping through some New Zealand mud.
Getting comfortable on his new bike with the Mondraker Team, Brook MacDonald earned himself a 5th place finish for the day.
Fifth place for Jill Kintner after a tough week of racing, taking part in 5 events over the 9 days of Crankworx. Pretty impressive considering she found herself on 5 different podiums as well.
Jill leaves Rotorua in first place in the standings for Queen of Crankworx, setting herself up well for the rest of the series.
A career milestone for the accomplished World Cup racer - her first podium and first win of Crankworx.
Eliot Jackson (Giant Factory Off-Road) and Rupert Chapman (Pivot DH) are looking ready for World Cup DH season.
Thank you Crankworx for another epic week in Rotorua! We're already counting down to the action returning to Innsbruck in June.
