In the end Sam took 6th place but he was also happy that his good old friend - Sam Reynolds finally won a world class event. The level of this years competition was crazy. Sam Reynolds ended his winning run with a massive double backflip on the last double. This really shows that riders will have to kick it up a notch and pull insane tricks to get themselves on the top spots in the 2012 events.
Final standings of Monster Energy White Style 2012:
1 Sam Reynolds Polygon GBR
2 Martin Söderström Specialized SWE
3 Antoine Bizet Kona FRA
4 Jakub Vencl Rose Versand CZE
5 Teo Gustavson Mongoose SWE
6 Sam Pilgrim NS Bikes GBR
7 Thomas Zejda Dartmoor CZE
8 Thomas Genon UMF BEL
9 Linus Sjöholm YT Industries SWE
10 Bienvenido Alba YT Industries ESP
...
17 Bartek Obukowicz NS Bikes POL
Our second NS Bikes team rider - Bartek Obukowicz did also really good. He ended up on 17th place and got some experience from his first White Style event.
This will not be the last snowy event for Sam Pilgrim. In less then 2 weeks he is to compete in Teva Winter Games in Vail, Colorado in USA.
Riders checking out the track before qualification round.
Sam Pilgrim and Sam Reynolds - few hours before they won qualification round and finals.
Sam Pilgrim - Nice backflip in one of the qualification runs.
Bartek Obukowicz and a massive tuck no hander.
Nice to see that our Majesty frames are so popular among top riders - here is Patrick Leitner's bike.
Sam Pilgrim's bike got few upgrades like new Octane One Chemical Pro stem and Trickstuff Trixxer hydraulic rotor.
Sam Pilgrim with his NS Bikes Majesty on the White Style course.
Sam Pilgrim with his NS Bikes Majesty on the White Style course.
Sam Pilgrim with his NS Bikes Majesty on the White Style course.
Bartek Obukowicz during the qualification round.
Sam Pilgrim during the qualification round.
Bartek Obukowicz during the qualification round.
Sam Pilgrim during the qualification round.
Sam Pilgrim during the qualification round.
Icy course makes it no easier to all the riders - even Sam Pilgrim.
Icy course makes it no easier to all the riders - even Sam Pilgrim.
Icy course makes it no easier to all the riders - even Sam Pilgrim.
Patrick Leitner sending it on his blue NS Majesty.
Sam Pilgrim - Nice backflip sequence number one.
Sam Pilgrim - Nice backflip sequence number two.
Sam Pilgrim sending it with a nice backflip no hander and grabbing some extra points in qualification round.
Bartek Obukowicz with another tuck no hander on a massive double.
Bartek Obukowicz chilling in the riders lounge.
Bartek's red NS Majesty.
Sam Pilgrim and LAnce McDermott chilling in the riders lounge.
Bartek Obukowicz during the qualification round. It's getting darker.
Sam Pilgrim in a nice backflip from a massive drop.
Riders lounge.
See you next year!
Check out more at:
http://www.pinkbike.com/news/Whitestyle-2012-Sam-Pilgrim-qualifies-first.html
http://www.pinkbike.com/news/Monster-Energy-Whitestyle-2012-Wrap-Up-Post.html
http://www.pinkbike.com/news/Monster-Energy-Whitestyle-2012-Sam-Reynolds-wins.html
http://facebook.com/NSBikes
http://www.facebook.com/sampilgrimfanpage
http://www.facebook.com/BARTEKPOPE
Photos by Bartek Wolinski
