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Nissan Qashqai Challenge: Madrid results and 10 more riders for the next events!

May 5, 2008

Published by spoiledgoods


Andreu Lacondeguy wins Madrid! It was an amazing day at the Santiago Bernabeu Stadium, the home of Real Madrid. Nissan's course design team built the best Qashqai course yet and the riding was absolutely through the roof!

The Nissan Qashqai Challenge Series is really coming into it's own, the courses are getting better and better, the judging panel is working very well together and the LIVE time results are quick and accurate on the venue's flat screens. With beautiful weather, a local DJ spinning smooth euro beats throughout the competition, and live local hip-hop show, it was a great day in the heart of Madrid.

In the finals, Andreu Lacondeguy blew everyone away and scored the highest score of the day with a Superman back flip, into a 360 on the step up, to turn-down on the step down, to a huge extended superman, followed by a clean 360 tailwhip to pedals. Greg Watts was close with a suicide back flip to barspin, into a no-footed cancan on the step up, barspin on the step down, superman seat-grab, into a truck driver to reverse bar spin. Benny Korthaus pulled of the biggest 360-tables of the day and a couple perfect 360-whips, Kyle Strait had his double whips dialed, and Amir Kabbani showed off also rode incredibly well rounding out the top five.


The competition for the final 5 qualifying slots in Munich and London was incredibly tight. Mitchell Chubey, Bartek Obukowicz, Alex Reveles, Tyler McCaul and Andi Wittman can prepare themselves for the big battle urban freeride, which starts next weekend in Germany.

The young riders in contention were riding smart and putting together amazing runs. In a classy move, the organisers, that were so impressed with the level of riding in Milan and Madrid, that they decided to collaborate with the judges and award 5 additional wildcard slots to bump the final rider line-up from 25 to 30 riders at the next two Nissan Qashqai Challenge events. The riders are Martin Soederstroem (winner of Milan's qualifying), Marius Hoppensack (10th in Milan), Andrew Taylor, Geoff Gulevich and Cameron Zink who are showed all a solid performance in Madrid.


Madrid's Final Results:

1 Andreu Lacondeguy SPA KONA
2 Greg Watts USA GARY FISHER
3 Benny Korthaus GER SPECIALIZED
4 Kyle Strait USA SPECIALIZED
5 Amir Kabbani GER CANNONDALE
6 Mitchell Chubey CAN NSMB.COM
7 Bartek Obukowicz POL NS BIKES
8 Alex Reveles USA SANTA CRUZ
9 Tyler McCaul USA SPECIALIZED
10 Andi Wittman GER GIANT BICYCLES
11 Andrew Taylor USA VERSUS CYCLES
12 Kurtis Sorge CAN GIANT BICYCLES
13 Gulevich Geoff CAN ROCKY MOUNTAIN
14 Lance McDermott GBR SCOTT BIKES
15 Anton Gustavson SWE FIRE EYE



General admission to all the Nissan Qashqai Challenge events is free.

The next Nissan Qashqai event is in Munich, Germany, and should take place on the 10-11 of May. Look for an update shortly after that event on Pinkbike.com.
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flag derfmtb (May 5, 2008 at 11:42) (Below Threshold) show comment
awsome.
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flag nfiorito (May 5, 2008 at 11:50) (Below Threshold) show comment
should be even sweeter when all the big shots show up to the next one.
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flag liljibs (May 5, 2008 at 12:08) (Below Threshold) show comment
ya kurt
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flag szach (May 5, 2008 at 12:18) (Below Threshold) show comment
GO GET THEM PAPIEŻ! fingers crossed
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flag demo8ii (May 5, 2008 at 12:21) (Below Threshold) show comment
next event is in MUNICH, 11th MAY, not in Cologne!
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flag brule (May 5, 2008 at 13:11) (Below Threshold) show comment
THanks and that's been fixed.
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flag ridelikeustoleit (May 5, 2008 at 12:23) (Below Threshold) show comment
Cant wait for London!
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flag howden111 (May 5, 2008 at 12:38) (Below Threshold) show comment
saweeet
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flag elhuette (May 5, 2008 at 12:40) (Below Threshold) show comment
The event in Madrd was realy awesome!!! Would like to see the others in Munich and London too...but it's impossible for me

Btw, does anyone know what's up with Anton Gustavson who had a serious crash in his secound run? Is he OK? Can't find any news about that.
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flag hashandbiking (May 5, 2008 at 14:23) (Below Threshold) show comment
yeah i was at the madrid event and anton gustavson went down damn hard on a double tailwhip apparently they couldnt get his jaw open to put some thing in his mouth to breath so im assuming hes probably not in the greatest shape right now.... sweet event tho lacondeguy is rediculous
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flag LinusNyren (May 5, 2008 at 12:43) (Below Threshold) show comment
Martin söderström will win the park contest ill bet it
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flag freeridingfroboy (May 5, 2008 at 13:07) (Below Threshold) show comment
Andreu Lacondeguy is such an amazing tricker he'll do so freakin good this year
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flag dooberharrison1 (May 5, 2008 at 14:49) (Below Threshold) show comment
whatever, big whoop, lacondeguy wins another dj event, not to be a dick, still he does thro down
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flag esor (May 5, 2008 at 15:07) (Below Threshold) show comment
can we see a vid of this anywhere? i missed the webcast and its sounds amazing
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flag ddaiber (May 5, 2008 at 15:53) (Below Threshold) show comment
yeah, Söderström will win that thing for sure
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flag mnsport (May 5, 2008 at 16:32) (Below Threshold) show comment
______very good competition , a lot of MORE PHOTOGRAPS in______ :

www.dhgalicia.com
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flag rockmyshox (May 5, 2008 at 18:14) (Below Threshold) show comment
freecaster.com has all the vids.

Good to see Watts up there!
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flag konandy3 (May 5, 2008 at 18:16) (Below Threshold) show comment
what happened to bearclaw, paul b, and other slopestyle riders like that?
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flag dallasn (May 5, 2008 at 18:32) (Below Threshold) show comment
already qualified for the next events.
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flag Dirt-Jumper42 (May 5, 2008 at 18:44) (Below Threshold) show comment
Lacondeguy is sick!!
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flag bmanspec (May 5, 2008 at 21:21) (Below Threshold) show comment
Greg Watts was close with a suicide back flip to barspin, into a no-footed cancan on the step up, barspin on the step down, superman seat-grab, into a truck driver to reverse bar spin. dude that should of won
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flag newusername (May 5, 2008 at 21:25) (Below Threshold) show comment
GO MITCH!!!!!
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flag szop-anarchista (May 6, 2008 at 0:10) (Below Threshold) show comment
Brawo PAPA!
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flag themax93 (May 6, 2008 at 8:50) (Below Threshold) show comment
yeah andreu wins!!
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flag Tday (May 6, 2008 at 12:14) (Below Threshold) show comment
shits wild. f*ck the judges. greg watts run is better then lecon. more tech fe sho
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flag kidd21 (May 6, 2008 at 15:07) (Below Threshold) show comment
Way To go Bartek "Papiez" Obukowicz !!!
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