Riders from across North America, converged on Windrock Bike Park over the weekend for the Red Bull Tennessee National.
Set at Aaron Gwin’s Windrock bike park, the race brought together much of the American downhill scene. Rob Warner and Eliot Jackson were on commentary duties.
There was no live broadcast available in Canada, but that did little to slow a strong Canadian contingent.
Delesalle leads elite charge
With Gwin crashing out on a spectacular run that likely would have put him on top of the podium, Austin Dooley and Cole Suetos took spots one and two. But Canadian riders were firmly in the mix in the pro men’s field, led by Mikey Delesalle, who landed on the podium in third with a time of 2:29.260.
Delesalle finished just 0.089 seconds off the win.
Kasper Woolley followed as the next top Canadian in eighth. He put together a consistent run to stay within two seconds of the leaders.
Proulx Royds holds steady
In the pro women’s race, Aletha Ostgaard took the win with a time of 2:42.407, followed by Kailey Skelton in second at 2:48.723 (+6.316) and Raina Logar in third at 2:51.131 (+8.724).
Tayte Proulx Royds led the Canadian effort with an eighth-place finish in 2:58.013.
Junior categories show real strength
Ruby Wells delivered one of the standout performances of the weekend, winning the Category 1 women 17–18 race. In fact, she was the fastest Canadian woman of the weekend, with a 2:54.746. A time that would’ve placed her 7th in pro women.
In the men’s 17–18 field, Noah Milner led the Canadian charge in sixth. Andy Hudon close behind in ninth, both staying within three seconds of the podium in a tightly packed race.
Olivia Monkman added another podium with third in the women’s 18 and under category, continuing a strong weekend for Canadian junior women.
Younger categories added to the momentum. Shun Boisvert and Reno Lafontaine finished fourth and fifth respectively in the 11–14 men’s race, while Mack Manietta claimed a win in the 15–16 category.
He was backed up by Sebastien Harrisson in third and Theo Bedard in fourth, giving Canada multiple riders near the top of the results sheet.
Benoit Tremblay rounded out the performances with a second-place finish in the 40–49 category.
A strong showing across the board
From elite podiums to junior wins and masters podiums, Canadian riders were present across nearly every category at Windrock. If you want to have a look at all the results, go here.