ZERODE Thick Thursdays Round 1 Results
ZERODE Thick Thursdays race series kicked off in style with 120 riders taking on the freshly rebuilt McNearly Gnarly trail in Queenstown.
It was an epic evening of racing, with everyone from young groms to seasoned World Cup racers getting between the tape. Five current UCI World Cup riders joined the action, making for some seriously competitive racing across all divisions.
Jacob Monk set the fastest time of the night with a blistering 2:56.68, followed closely by Ed Masters and KC Till in Open Men.
Over in Open Women, Indy Deavoll took the win ahead of Winni Goldsbury and Mikyla Hassan.
The Junior divisions saw some great racing, with Emi Summers taking out Junior Women ahead of Ava Baker and Nadia Everett, while Tyler Petersen and Jake Coulson shared the top spot in Junior Men, with Seth Holden rounding out the podium.
In the Vintage divisions, Marliis Saan claimed the women's win ahead of Aroha Hyland, while Mick Quante topped the men's field, followed by Cliff Baker and Mike Kelly.
And the racing wasn't just happening on the trails!
The Outerbox Weetbix Challenge provided plenty of entertainment, with Mikyla Hassan demolishing her Weetbix in just seven seconds to take the win!
Despite a chilly five degrees at the start, the atmosphere was awesome, with plenty of laughs, good racing and a great turnout from the Queenstown riding community.
A massive shoutout to our legendary volunteers who helped make the evening run smoothly, along with the trail crew responsible for getting McNearly Gnarly back into shape.
Big thanks to Zerode for backing the series, along with Maxxis, DT Swiss, Outerbox and Lokal Kitchen & Bar for supporting the racing and prize giving.
Round 1 done and plenty more racing to come. Thanks to everyone who came along and made Round 1 such a great start to the season.
See ya for Round 2 in November!
Check out the full Round 1 Results here...
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