Crankworx Colorado - Practice day 1

by Drew Vandegriend
Jul 28, 2011 at 10:12

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Day one of practice for Crankworx Colorado 2011. Filmed and edited By Drew Vandergriend. 2010 image by Ian Hylands.

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78 Comments

  • + 46
flag tdoyle1995 (Jul 28, 2011 at 10:34)
 that course is so small.. colorado needs to man up
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flag VTwintips (Jul 28, 2011 at 10:44)
 Truth.
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flag bighucker503 (Jul 28, 2011 at 12:44)
 so easy a caveman could do it?
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flag jk1991 (Jul 28, 2011 at 13:30)
 i dunno man. it looks like so much fun plus the riders dont have to kill themselves. so it should be a pretty chill contest.
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flag VTwintips (Jul 28, 2011 at 13:42)
 changed my mind. Its not that small at all.
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flag RampageRules (Jul 28, 2011 at 14:45)
 dont come up short at 0:49
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flag trekiscool (Jul 28, 2011 at 16:31)
 It's not Red Bull joyride people... Of course it's not as big. But I'm sure if you saw it in person you'd sh*t your pants
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flag evilrydr (Jul 28, 2011 at 17:25)
 Watch the video of the guy explaining what he was building. He wants the course to progress all the way through into a huge booter trick jump for the guys to just throw down on. I'm pretty sure the riders are pleased that they don't have to huck gnarly tricks off 30 foot drops and jumps for once.
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flag mtb-rider (Jul 28, 2011 at 20:53)
 Actually most of the riders at joyride said that the course was small. (just saying)
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flag aHev (Jul 28, 2011 at 11:51)
 I believe the course is designed to increase in size as it goes. The old course started with a sketchy drop and lots of riders never made it to the lower half of their runs....some of the last hits are LARGE dirt to dirt which should make for some throwdowns.
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flag stevil-1 (Jul 28, 2011 at 10:23)
 clawworks baby wooooooooooo
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flag jhb11 (Jul 28, 2011 at 10:25)
 crankworx you mean?
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flag eeccyyaarr (Jul 28, 2011 at 13:12)
 no claw works at mt washington. next weekend!!!!
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flag RampageRules (Jul 28, 2011 at 14:43)
 lol yeah buddy! ^^ if you guys wana see big, head to THAT!
but ill focus on crankworx for now.
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flag dorchesterbiketrail (Jul 28, 2011 at 18:00)
 3 events back to back to back nice
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flag Co2x2 (Jul 28, 2011 at 15:22)
 Dont call it small unless you have seen it in person. i was riding winter park the whole time they were building it and they did a really good job. after watching crankworx last year this years set up is a huge improvement. last years course blew, alot of people never made it to the bottom because of the drop ins and there were to many injuries. also look at how many people are going to ride this on a hardtail. yeah its not as big as kokanee but there are less full suspension bikes being ridden. its real big for a hard tail
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flag Matt-W (Jul 28, 2011 at 20:55)
 slopestyle should be big and scary, its not a bmx park competition.
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flag stacykohut (Jul 28, 2011 at 16:58)
 alex pro? i hope some random plumber comes by and helps a few other plumbers flip alex's truck and bike upside down. maybe light it on fire too. alex pro is a waste of space.
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flag Clownshoe (Jul 28, 2011 at 17:30)
 Alex is a kid who made a mistake. If no one ever gave you a second chance Kohut, where would you be? Why so bitter?
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flag cyrix (Jul 28, 2011 at 19:14)
 Yeah, he made a mistake. Then he lied to all of his fans and sponsors and said he didn't do it. If he had just manned up and said "I screwed up, I'm sorry" I'd give him a pass. But no, he decided to say "screw you" to all of us.
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flag plwaidner (Jul 28, 2011 at 21:12)
 Yea when I was 12, I broke someone's window. Guess what? I had to pay for the window. Alex is young, but he isn't a kid anymore. He needs to man up and pay for his damage. Until I hear of that happening, I have zero respect for the guy.
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flag suicidedownhiller (Jul 28, 2011 at 22:06)
 What happened?
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flag albee10301 (Jul 29, 2011 at 10:12)
 that is definitely NOT the type of exposure our sport needs, he needs to be held accountable for his actions ... put on your "big boy" pants and MAN UP !!!
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flag stacykohut (Jul 30, 2011 at 7:50)
 hey clownshoe, quit trying to claim i am bitter, read the comments , nobody is impressed with alex pro's schtik anymore. its you that has the minority opinion on this one. and why hide behind some lame tag name. who are you? i see you live in whistler. come say hi sometime....
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flag BrianPalm (Jul 28, 2011 at 13:40)
 even though its smaller the riders were the ones deciding what was going into it this yer so yu wanna be pissed about the size of the course and the features then say it to the riders not the builders. besides even though its smaller that just means more guys are gonna commit to hittin it big and those dirt to dirts i saw in the building process its bigger than you think
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flag duststorm (Jul 28, 2011 at 10:23)
 ian killick and ben glassen for the win!
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flag Spec-Rider (Jul 28, 2011 at 10:20)
 Wow looks like a great course this year!!! tup
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flag i-anac (Jul 28, 2011 at 10:26)
 is semenuk cometing?
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flag VTwintips (Jul 28, 2011 at 10:40)
 Hes more of a volcano than a comet. Hes going to dominate the skies for a few years, but hes not going to kill all human competition forever.
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flag goober6801 (Jul 28, 2011 at 17:55)
 watch out for Anthony!!! He had the sickest run going till he tailtaped the moon!!!
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flag jaketinnelly (Jul 28, 2011 at 18:18)
 Is there going to be a livestream?
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flag goober6801 (Jul 29, 2011 at 5:05)
 freecaster!!!
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  • + 5
flag stivs (Jul 28, 2011 at 17:08)
 tightdenimworx
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flag gwgardner (Jul 28, 2011 at 21:51)
 it's just clothing people, get over it. this isn't transworld snow....
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flag FetusOven (Jul 31, 2011 at 22:10)
 tightdenimworx.....awesome....I wish I thought of it.
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flag rookie1234 (Jul 28, 2011 at 10:26)
 brett rheeders killin it
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flag mayardmtbeames (Jul 28, 2011 at 10:57)
 its doesnt look anywhere as big as whistler! not overly impressed compared tbh
  • + 7
flag ORgrown420 (Jul 28, 2011 at 11:04)
 yeah doesnt look huge, looks like it would be fun to hit everything on my dh bike
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flag White-Chocolate (Jul 28, 2011 at 11:47)
 Go ahead and do it Caption Ballsy, that looks small but not " Hey guys watch this" small.
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flag COFreeride (Jul 28, 2011 at 12:12)
 HaHaaaaa Haaaa!
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flag DamienTD (Jul 28, 2011 at 20:43)
 Go Alex Pro! win it for canada!
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flag frozenfire (Jul 28, 2011 at 12:09)
 Would not like to come up short on those concrete blocks ...
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flag MtBxKinG (Jul 28, 2011 at 14:35)
 its not a small course, but i think they could bring hardtails and manage just fine.
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flag bikekid19 (Jul 28, 2011 at 17:43)
 The course seems like its missing something doesnt seem quite at the pro level
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flag VictorGradeus (Jul 28, 2011 at 10:54)
 when is the finals ?? day and time please
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flag dorkmire (Jul 28, 2011 at 13:47)
 what is the song in the video?
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flag albee10301 (Jul 29, 2011 at 10:00)
 the song is "pumped up kicks" by "foster the people" ... that is a GREAT song, i've wanted to hear it to a video montauge ever since i first heard it !!!
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flag csermonet (Jul 28, 2011 at 16:29)
 alex pro is back! hope he does well
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flag tristanjh (Jul 28, 2011 at 18:47)
 Looks like they're workin with a little tighter budget than last year
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flag tanner-greiner (Jul 28, 2011 at 14:59)
 that looks sooo fun to ride
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flag woodybepierced (Jul 28, 2011 at 13:45)
 Well that was boring... really just a huge DJ line...
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flag elgoogyug (Jul 29, 2011 at 8:11)
 sam pilgram might have a chance at taking first with this one!
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flag OliScale (Jul 28, 2011 at 11:00)
 ...
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flag Todd-schmidt (Jul 28, 2011 at 17:54)
 what song is that?
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flag albee10301 (Jul 29, 2011 at 10:02)
 the song is "pumped up kicks" by "foster the people" ... great tune, great group !!
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flag rider243 (Jul 28, 2011 at 18:08)
 needs 2 grow a pair
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flag lucasBR (Jul 28, 2011 at 10:28)
 wow
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flag mvonhollen (Jul 28, 2011 at 18:22)
 No whaletails? WTF
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  • + 1
flag zaidmac (Jul 28, 2011 at 16:58)
 VANDERGRIND!!!!
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flag k-produxions (Jul 28, 2011 at 23:06)
 MOAR!!!!
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flag TheMaison83 (Jul 28, 2011 at 13:05)
 song?
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flag jk1991 (Jul 28, 2011 at 13:24)
 foster the people - pumped up kicks
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flag TheMaison83 (Jul 29, 2011 at 9:41)
 thanks
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flag tvrdavid (Jul 28, 2011 at 10:29)
 love it Smile
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flag COFreeride (Jul 28, 2011 at 12:11)
 Ahhhhh Ya!
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flag flamesrock300 (Jul 28, 2011 at 10:24)
 sick course!!!
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flag benhope (Jul 28, 2011 at 11:18)
 is anthany riding
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flag KennyKillsIt (Jul 28, 2011 at 15:49)
 Is messere competing?
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flag giant14 (Jul 28, 2011 at 13:28)
 i think thats a bit too small.. i would hit that on my BMX. im not saying its bad, but i think they should have tried to 1up whistler.
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flag bikerwp (Jul 28, 2011 at 15:02)
 feel free to come on down, plenty of people would like to shoot vid of you killing this course on your cute bmx
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flag swearmouth (Jul 28, 2011 at 17:26)
 I'd say its doable on a BMX. Its not small, its just that its super sculpted and smooth so you don't exactly need a ton of travel anyways to manage it. I highly doubt you yourself could do it on your BMX, but there's probably people out there who could.
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flag xxxxfarmer21 (Jul 28, 2011 at 14:27)
 the course is small because its not made in canada, yeah u guys got montgomery and so fourth but we got semenuk and messere real talent!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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flag cyrix (Jul 28, 2011 at 15:31)
 I'm sorry you think you have to choose sides when it comes to being a fan of the sport. I'll just be over here enjoying watching all the riders.
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flag ummevan (Jul 28, 2011 at 11:05)
 BLACK FLAG
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flag stokalation (Jul 28, 2011 at 11:16)
 the course looks kinda small.....
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flag B-DAWWG (Jul 29, 2011 at 8:33)
 it is way smaller then whistler...but im sure seminuck and mucall or messere will do awesome
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flag norcosasquatch10 (Jul 28, 2011 at 20:34)
 I think they should make the track the same as whistler.
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