Op een zonovergoten Bikepark Groningen werd afgelopen zondag 26 augustus de Fujitsu Siemens Computers King of the Hill verreden. Met de finale van de Dutch Fourcross Series, het Nederlands Kampioenschap Fourcross en de King of Slopestyle was het een boordevol programma.
De fourcrossers mochten voor de derde keer dit jaar naar Groningen afreizen voor de laatste van drie wedstrijden van de Dutch Fourcross Series, de Summer Race. Bij de heren waren de ogen vooral gericht op de wereldbekerrijders Jurg Meijer, Daniël Prijkel, Joey van Veghel en Europees kampioen Joost Wichman. Zij waren de grote kanshebbers voor het winnen van zowel de Summer Race als het Nederlands kampioenschap voor licentiehouders. zie www.bikepark.nl
Joost Wichman Dutch National Elite Champion mountainbike 2007 26th of august 2007
The Dutch National Championships fourcross took place in Groningen. About 90 of riders took the trip to the biggest mountain of Groningen to battle for the National fourcross title. After the qualification rounds there were only 64 riders left to compete in the knock-out finals. There was no room anymore for mistakes. If you didn't cross the finishline in a top 2 spot you were out, done and you could pack your bags. Till the semi finals Joost won all his heats pretty easy. In the semi final he was up to Jurg Meyer the defending champion from 2006. Meyer snapped the gate and brought it home, Joost crossed the finishline in 2nd... enough to qualify for the big final. In the other semi final it was Joey van Veghel and Daniel Prijkel who made it to the main event. In the final Joost was in lane 2, his biggest opponent Meyer was in the inside lane, lane 1. After the gate dropped Joost took the snap, Meijer was in second. Meijer tried hard to overtake Joost but in the third turn he pushed to hard and went down.. number 3 and 4 both crashed into him... so Joost could roll easy to the finishline. results Dutch Championships:1e Joost Wichman2e Daniel Prijkel3e Jurg Meijer
