This past week marked the 2009 Kokanee Crankworx in Whistler BC. Norco had several factory team riders present but two stood tall through one event in particular. New for 2009 at Crankworx was the Canadian Open Enduro, a combination of white-knuckled downhill and gut busting climbing, this event saw everything from XC bikes to DH rigs speckled down the course.

Norco had two riders compete in this event, World Cup racer Fionn Griffiths and Junior Expert up-and-comer Nick Geddies. First off, I should comment on the respective bike choices. Fionn chose to ride her Team DH. She felt that there was more to gain on the descents than there was to lose on the climbs. Nick on the other hand chose a Fluid LT 6.1 all-mountain bike. The bikes were very different but the outcomes quite similar. Fionn was crowned Pro-Women Champion with more than a 10 second lead and Nick took the U-19 Men with an astounding 42 second lead.

Way to go Nick and Fionn on a spectacular effort and bringing home the hardware.

To see full results from Crankworx have a look at http://www.crankworx.com/whistler09/live-blog/results