Drew Mitchell Wins 2008 Canadian National Championship
Tuesday, July 15th, 2008
NORTH VANCOUVER—Cove Bikes team rider Andrew Mitchell rides away with 2008 Canadian National Championships DH crown at Mte. Ste. Anne Quebec this past weekend.
“I am really stoked for Drew. He has been putting up solid results all year! This is a great result heading into the two Canadian World Cups.”– Gabe Fox, Cove Bikes Marketing Manager
Coming of an impressive 5th place finish at Red Bull Mt. 7 Psychosis the previous weekend, Drew then jumped on a plane a few days later and flew across the country to take home the National Championship title.
In seeding Drew sat 3rd behind local rider Hans Lambert and 2007 National Champion Luke Kitzanuk.
“I took my seeding run mellow. I needed to get everything dialled for my race run.”- Andrew Mitchell said between runs.
In the final Drew opened it up coming down the course 3 seconds ahead of 2nd place finisher Justin Brown and a full 10 seconds ahead of 3rd place local ripper Charles-Alexandre Dube.
“I am really happy to win at Ste. Anne, the track was loose, and there is so much racing history here. It feels great!”-Andrew Mitchell
Next up for Cove riders Andrew Mitchell and Steve Smith are the two Canadian World Cups which start in a few weeks, followed by the Crankworx festival in Whistler.
Cove Bikes is a North Shore based manufacturer of high-end freeride bikes. From its early inception as the core North Shore Bike Shop, to today as a cutting-edge bike manufacturer, Cove Bikes continues to lead the industry in progression and innovation.
Check out http://www.covebike.com for more.
Canadiancyclist.com has a few pictures on their site of the event.
Cove Bikes Factory Team is sponsored by Cove Bikes, SRAM, Rockshox, Avid, Truvativ, E-13, Troy Lee Designs, Dakine, Fiveten, Oakley, Crankbrothers, Mavic, Obtaimium Performance Products, Maxxis, ODI, WTB
Junior Expert and Men
Time
Gap
1. Andrew Mitchell (Cove Bikes)
4:05.791
0
2. Justin Brown (InterSport/DHRacer.com)
4:08.449
00:03
3. Charles-Alexandre Dubé (InterSport/DHRacer.com)
4:15.199
00:10
4. Hans Lambert (Équipe du Québec/Norco)
4:18.150
00:13
5. Andy Thibodeau (Gravité Sports)
4:20.977
00:15
6. Luke Kitzanuk (Independant)
4:21.601
00:16
7. Mathieu Laurin (Équipe du Québec/Lama Cycles)
4:23.349
00:18
8. Steve Chan (Giant Canada)
4:23.651
00:18
9. Drew Pautler (Primary Devinci)
4:24.424
00:19
10. Guillaume Soucy-Alarie (Équipe du Québec/Lama Cycles)
4:25.143
00:20
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