ANGEL FIRE, NEW MEXICO
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June 24, 2007
Mt. Ste. Anne, Quebec, Canada

The Syndicate made a great showing at the Nissan UCI World Cup Downhill race today at Mt. Ste. Anne, Quebec, Canada, with Steve Peat placing 3rd and Nathan Rennie in 6th. These two riders held the 1st and 3rd place race split times at 2:11.26 for Peat and 2:12.20 for Rennie (Hill 2nd fastest split at 2:11.48),. But the race didn’t end halfway down the course, so on the bottom half of the track they made some mistakes. Sam Hill takes the win; Greg Minnaar comes second even when his trick shoulder popped out on the way down the track.

The racing was exciting and with Rennie on track coming into the home stretch, Peter Graves, the voice of mountain biking, announcing Rennie as the “Gentle Giant” Rennie took the hot seat. Rennie said, “I’m happy to have a good, solid run.” The excitement grew in the crowd as the last rider down, Peat posts the fastest split time, but Peat struggled in the bottom half and came into the tabletop jump in too hard of a gear and crosses the line in 3rd. Peat says of his run, “I qualified good and knew I had a few seconds to play with. But in my run I rode awkward, struggling to keep speed, which was crucial, where in qualifying I was smooth and flowing.” Hill moves into the overall point’s lead, Steve drops to 2nd, Rennie moves to 11th.

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Sunday June 17, 2007
Fort William, Scotland

The Scottish Downhill Association held a downhill race this weekend at Fort William, Scotland giving riders a chance to test out the new additions to the long downhill track to be raced at the World Championships in September. It was a fine weekend, with just a bit of rain on Saturday and the excellent race organization made for a great time with a good turnout of riders.

Steve Peat and Nathan Rennie (Santa Cruz Syndicate), were eager to test themselves and preview the track and did so in convincing form placing 1st and 2nd in the race. Peaty barely edged out Rennie with a 4:59.63, his time a mere .05 faster than Rennie’s 4:59.68. Last year’s winning time was 4:25, so the course addition at the top of the track adds on about 30 seconds+. Peat says, “It’s pretty easy, not technical, but it makes it longer and more physically demanding.”

With Rennie breathing down Peaty’s neck at the finish, it shows that he has overcome the shoulder injury he suffered the last time he raced in Scotland.

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Rehola, Wales
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Fort William
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Sunday June 10, 2007
Champery, Switzerland

The second downhill round of the UCI World Cup Series was held in the quaint Swiss mountain village in Champery, Switzerland today, where it rains every afternoon. Too many stories to tell here, but Matti Lehikoinen takes the win, Steve Peat (Santa Cruz Syndicate), is second and now leads the World Cup Overall, and Sam Hill comes third with a history making run, gaining the awe and admiration of all, and showing just what this World Champion is made of. Here’s how the week went.

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CHAMPERY, SWITZERLAND
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Steve Peat
Santa Cruz Syndicate