..   Pirate | News |

It`s sink or swim was the device for the guys from TEAM PIRATE at the 3rd Lüneburger Bike day

At the Bike Day this year took place next to Dirtjump, Downhill and Trial for the first time a real Cross-Country race.
Though we made our way on the 18.04.2009 to the Salt Mines City of Lüneburg to kick asses of all the others Participants. The Weather was like the last weeks real terrific. The RSC-Lüneburg made up the Course on the real dry`n Dusty ADAC-safety Driving Area. It was like magic.
It got all you need, from everything a little bit, you had steep – Ramps, -Downhills passages who you need for quiet a bit of tecnic and long straight lines. The “Old Men” Thomas Zühlke and myself, were allowed to star in the Pro-League, what made the thing much, much more interesting


So, we stand there, right between the in cumbent German Master Andre Kleindienst(Bergamont), Niklas Droste(Powerslide-Focus) and one of the Older Masters riders like Frank Erbse(Team Focus), just to count a few…


The Kick-Off signal came right at 10:00o`clock and the field started to take the 10 rounds with each 3.5 K`s and about 100DA(Difference in Altitude) per round. Right in the first round a quad(group of four( Zühlke, Kleindienst, Droste and Zamponi)) were able to settle off the other riders.


Sadly, the group didn`t stay very long together,because no one could follow or stand the speed of Andre Kleindienst in the second round, so he had to take his turns by his own…


Thomas Zühlke rode about 10-15 seconds ahead of me after the second round, until he got a bit nervous and proceeded.For myself I rode this weekend at my Limits so, I wasn`t able to follow the speed, anyhow at the end of the race I stood there on 2nd place in the Master Race right before Frank Erbse.Andre Kleindienst won as expected the Race of the Pro`s before Jan-Niklas Droste and Torben Saßnick.

After all, it was a very nice Tournament, and it would be worth coming back next year again.

So long, Chain Mostright

André Zamponi



<<< zurück