Riders from across North America, converged on Windrock Bike Park over the weekend for the Red Bull Tennessee National.<\/p>\n
Set at Aaron Gwin\u2019s Windrock bike park, the race brought together much of the American downhill scene. Rob Warner and Eliot Jackson were on commentary duties.<\/p>\n
There was no live broadcast available in Canada, but that did little to slow a strong Canadian contingent.<\/p>\n
Delesalle leads elite charge<\/p>\n
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\u2019s field, led by Mikey Delesalle, who landed on the podium in third with a time of 2:29.260.<\/p>\n
Delesalle finished just 0.089 seconds off the win.<\/p>\n
Kasper Woolley followed as the next top Canadian in eighth. He put together a consistent run to stay within two seconds of the leaders.<\/p>\n
Proulx Royds holds steady<\/p>\n
In the pro women\u2019s 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).<\/p>\n
Tayte Proulx Royds led the Canadian effort with an eighth-place finish in 2:58.013.<\/p>\n
Junior categories show real strength<\/p>\n
Ruby Wells delivered one of the standout performances of the weekend, winning the Category 1 women 17\u201318 race. In fact, she was the fastest Canadian woman of the weekend, with a 2:54.746. A time that would\u2019ve placed her 7th in pro women.<\/p>\n
In the men\u2019s 17\u201318 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.<\/p>\n
Olivia Monkman added another podium with third in the women\u2019s 18 and under category, continuing a strong weekend for Canadian junior women.<\/p>\n
Younger categories added to the momentum. Shun Boisvert and Reno Lafontaine finished fourth and fifth respectively in the 11\u201314 men\u2019s race, while Mack Manietta claimed a win in the 15\u201316 category.<\/p>\n
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.<\/p>\n
Benoit Tremblay rounded out the performances with a second-place finish in the 40\u201349 category.<\/p>\n
A strong showing across the board<\/p>\n