Kintner Wins US National DH Title and Crankworx Colorado Dual Slalom
8/03/2010Jill Kintner had quite a July: The Transition Racing rider took the US National Downhill Championship and less than two weeks later won the dual slalom at Crankworx Colorado. The US Mountain Bike Championships were held July 18 in Granby, Colorado, and Crankworx Colorado was held July 29 at Winter Park Resort.
Kintner grabbed the national title in her first year of downhill racing. Her 2:46.20 run proved challenging, as she later told cyclingnews.com: "Qualifying was my first full run. I was trying to save my energy for those jumps, so I wouldn't screw them up. This course, for girls to jump these jumps, is a big statement. Forty-foot gaps for chicks - took me a long time to get the courage to do them. I finally squeezed them out in the run."
At Crankworx, Kintner followed her championship with a dominating performance, sweeping the women’s pro category, according to singletrack.com.
Maxxis congratulates Jill Kintner and thanks her for choosing the brand of champions.
