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Peaty wins Lisbon Downtown for the 8th year!
by superfly
Posted: May 25, 2009
Yeahh! No matter where you are from around this Globe, Peaty is the new leader for us downhill worshipers. The King of downhill is now officially a GOD. He can't seem to stay off the top spot of the alter and again he did not disappoint. I think next year they are going to have to change the name to the, "Lisboa Peat Town" race..
Read on for Kathy Sessler's weekend report-
Read on for Kathy Sessler's weekend report-
Words by Kathy Sessler:
Santa Cruz Syndicate’s Steve Peat (SRAM/RockShox) has just won the Lisbon Downtown race, yet again, for the 8th consecutive year, raising speculation that he somehow has some cheat lines, which of course is not the case. Mick Hannah was riding incredibly well and came 2nd with our own Greg Minnaar rounding out the podium with a third place finish. In his first Lisbon appearance, Josh Bryceland wowed the crowd with his huge whips and bowed down to the master.
The race nearly got rained out with rain the night before, and a bit right before the first practice. Not only are the cobbles unridable in the wet, one can barely walk on them without slipping. The classic event still has its charm and flavor as Old School walked the course with Greg and Josh the day before while teaching the youngster a few things. The organizers do such an amazing job at this event and this year was no exception.
Surprising the Syndicate was the arrival of two members of the Greg Minnaar fan club, Lyle and Dave (Greg’s good mate from South Africa). Rocking the GM jerseys the boys had a wonderful time rooting for their boy, but I think they will have to trade in their jerseys for a Steve Peat model come Ft. Bill.
Josh had this to say about his first Lisbon race, “I just stayed smooth in the qualifier to not make mistakes. I turned it up in the finals. I messed up a section, but I’ve learned a lot and I won the whip!”
Greg was disappointed with third; he just couldn’t snatch the win from the old dog. He said, “I rode like a twat, again. I felt I had a good qualifier riding smooth. I wanted to race the same in the final but with a bit more pace to the run. I tried to pedal too much, but didn’t go as fast, but I’m happy for Steve!”
Steve jokingly remarks, “Riding my Santa Cruz V-10 it makes the downtown races a piece of piss!”
RESULTS:
1st STEVE PEAT (SANTA CRUZ SYNDICATE) 1:38.28
2ND MICK HANNAH 1:38.46
3RD GREG MINNAAR (SANTA CRUZ SYNDICATE) 1:40.01
4TH EMANUEL POMBO 1:40.52
5TH ROGER GONZALEZ 1:40.62
6TH ANDREW NEETHLING 1:42.04
7TH PAULO AMARELO 1:42.15
8TH MARC BEAUMONT 1:42.31
9th THIBAUT RUFFIN 1:42.62
10TH JUSTIN LEOV 1?42.77
15TH JOSH BRYCELAND (SANTA CRUZ SYNDICATE) 1:45.24
We all look forward to seeing Steve Peat back at Fort William for the WC at the start of June. Kathy, make sure you have a word with the grease monkeys to ensure his seat is tight before it goes on the gondola. I'll be there, will you be? If not the Pinkbike UK squadron will be keeping you guys right up to date.
www.santacruzmtb.com
Never, ever clip in.
Si Paton
Descent-Gear.com
Troy Lee 09 Moto Shorts 64.99GBP
Santa Cruz Syndicate’s Steve Peat (SRAM/RockShox) has just won the Lisbon Downtown race, yet again, for the 8th consecutive year, raising speculation that he somehow has some cheat lines, which of course is not the case. Mick Hannah was riding incredibly well and came 2nd with our own Greg Minnaar rounding out the podium with a third place finish. In his first Lisbon appearance, Josh Bryceland wowed the crowd with his huge whips and bowed down to the master.
The race nearly got rained out with rain the night before, and a bit right before the first practice. Not only are the cobbles unridable in the wet, one can barely walk on them without slipping. The classic event still has its charm and flavor as Old School walked the course with Greg and Josh the day before while teaching the youngster a few things. The organizers do such an amazing job at this event and this year was no exception.
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Surprising the Syndicate was the arrival of two members of the Greg Minnaar fan club, Lyle and Dave (Greg’s good mate from South Africa). Rocking the GM jerseys the boys had a wonderful time rooting for their boy, but I think they will have to trade in their jerseys for a Steve Peat model come Ft. Bill.
That smells the fish, not me..
Josh had this to say about his first Lisbon race, “I just stayed smooth in the qualifier to not make mistakes. I turned it up in the finals. I messed up a section, but I’ve learned a lot and I won the whip!”
Who is the tallest?
Greg was disappointed with third; he just couldn’t snatch the win from the old dog. He said, “I rode like a twat, again. I felt I had a good qualifier riding smooth. I wanted to race the same in the final but with a bit more pace to the run. I tried to pedal too much, but didn’t go as fast, but I’m happy for Steve!”
Gay posing
Steve jokingly remarks, “Riding my Santa Cruz V-10 it makes the downtown races a piece of piss!”
RESULTS:
1st STEVE PEAT (SANTA CRUZ SYNDICATE) 1:38.28
2ND MICK HANNAH 1:38.46
3RD GREG MINNAAR (SANTA CRUZ SYNDICATE) 1:40.01
4TH EMANUEL POMBO 1:40.52
5TH ROGER GONZALEZ 1:40.62
6TH ANDREW NEETHLING 1:42.04
7TH PAULO AMARELO 1:42.15
8TH MARC BEAUMONT 1:42.31
9th THIBAUT RUFFIN 1:42.62
10TH JUSTIN LEOV 1?42.77
15TH JOSH BRYCELAND (SANTA CRUZ SYNDICATE) 1:45.24
We all look forward to seeing Steve Peat back at Fort William for the WC at the start of June. Kathy, make sure you have a word with the grease monkeys to ensure his seat is tight before it goes on the gondola. I'll be there, will you be? If not the Pinkbike UK squadron will be keeping you guys right up to date.
www.santacruzmtb.com
Unstoppable.
Never, ever clip in.
Si Paton
Descent-Gear.com
Troy Lee 09 Moto Shorts 64.99GBP
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Milorida
(May 25, 2009 at 10:00)
Go Peaty!
unfortunatly that equals all white americans as they all came from europe the ejit. they cant get taught history in america, cant see vietnam 1965-1975 being such a hot historical study over there like we did at a-level
relax man, this is a bike website not a human rights blog. no one cares what you have to say. what the hell are you talking about Vietnam for?
speak for yourself, i love reading pointless internet battles about historical events on a dh story! its my favorite mang!
blove: you clearly or u wouldnt have wasted your time responding, thus point proven xx
yes me too crashin, GWAN PEATY 8years running, ridiculously sick
yes me too crashin, GWAN PEATY 8years running, ridiculously sick
benjiscott82 1st what is with the "xx"? must be a English thing just like the outlaw you guys have on braces, 2nd let me be clear, i don't give a shit about what your inbred ass has to say, i just thought id let you know that you were offside with that dumb ass Vietnam comment. 3rd what point is "thus proven"? me taking 5 seconds to call you out on a dooshbag comment? it might take you a while to muster the brain power needed to type but for most its pretty straight forward.
wtf is the point about bringing vietnam into this. yes we have had stupid wars but thats in the past and we are looking forward.
and it was just a joke about the gay pose. i live next to san francisco and believe me, i have seen enough of that shit. and i know that you werent trying to joke about the 'americans being idiots' because that is very common thing to say on this website. we might be a little bit ignorant but we arent retards.
and it was just a joke about the gay pose. i live next to san francisco and believe me, i have seen enough of that shit. and i know that you werent trying to joke about the 'americans being idiots' because that is very common thing to say on this website. we might be a little bit ignorant but we arent retards.
oh ya do you use mouth wash too? it was a joke lush bag, just a response for the retard who thinks all Canadians say eh "after every word". I don't give a shit about your brushing schedule.
ps. real original insult chirping us for saying "eh", whats next a hockey joke?
ps. real original insult chirping us for saying "eh", whats next a hockey joke?
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No pics of Bryce's whips?
Good on ya Peaty, I swear he has won this every single year it's been run...
Good on ya Peaty, I swear he has won this every single year it's been run...
Not trying to take anything away from Peat but weren't a lot of the other big guns ridding the US Open? Kind of sucks that there are two pro caliber races on the same weekend.
Yeah a pitty that most of the wc races are in europe, and not north america. It makes it a little difficult for races who qualify to be able to afford to go to many.
Haha one part of the pros was at the US-Open, an other part at this Event here and the last part at IXS Winterberg...
Check out my photos!
http://diogoa.pinkbike.com/album/Lisboa-DownTown-2009/
http://diogoa.pinkbike.com/album/Lisboa-DownTown-2009/
Yeah thanks for the photos, I don't think there was enough coverage of the actual event in this article :/
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I'm with Roo! Keep kicking ass for your global fans! GO PEATY! I bet he wins his 24th + (plus) World Cup when he is 40. Like fine wine- Steve chooses a good brew. LOL!
I think the whole of Britian will be cheering Steve Peat on at Fort William. if he wins the place is going to be jumpin!!!
it's a biking website... stop being over sensitive, sorry if you're gay and you get mad when someone pokes a little fun; we're all friends here.
Don't you think its a little immature to be calling something gay on a news update on pinkbike? seems a little unprofessional to me, dont you think?
he is very unprofessional. I honestly think that the PB staff needs to have a word with him. Several clipless riders and i have told him to discontinue with what he thinks is a clever conclusion "never ever clip in". His above commentary of the photographs just goes to show further his lack of professionalism. Dissapointing from such a great website catered to bikers.
TBH people use it all of the time, not just in Britain, doesnt make it anymore professional either way
I honestly dont think Si is trying to be professional, thats whats great about his articles - he's not condescending to anyone. He's just a person acting like any other person who doesn't take life too seriously.
Do people take Si Paton seriously? Thought he was considered a bit of a running joke (well, he thinks he's awesome anyway).
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Go Peaty! bu the "winner" was Emanuel Pombo a Non Professional rider from Portugal just 2 sec beind the KING, Go Pombo!
Solta os travões crl!!! lol
Solta os travões crl!!! lol
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i watched it on sky tv/eurosport2 uk the guy commentating said there would be coverage of the world cup too, i'll try n get the thing off plus box onto dvd and load on pinkbike.
and is it not lisboa not lisbon or is lisboa in lisbon? i dono!
and is it not lisboa not lisbon or is lisboa in lisbon? i dono!
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where was sam,i know he was at the us open.but why not take every chance to learn from the guy who has been beating you.or maybe he's scared of peat now.
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