| Borneo Downhill Challenge 2009
KINABALU - Sunday, May 17th 2009. Nurwasito scores success by grabbing second position on Men Open DH in Borneo Downhill Challenge 2009 taking place in Kinabalu, Malaysia. This downhiller from Polygon Charmdevo team books 2 minute 46.63 seconds and get cash winner prize. Meanwhile, Chandra Ariavijaya, old veteran downhiller also from Polygon Charmdevo team down in Master class and seats on big 5 position with 3 minute 33.79 seconds.
Polygon Tour de Jakarta 2009
The Biggest Race on Heart of Metropolitan
JAKARTA - Million people become eyewitness to the achievement of Polygon Sweet Nice (PSN) team when mastering road capital in Polygon Tour de Jakarta 2009 race, Sunday, May 10th, 2009. In this one day classic race which is take total 167.8 km routes, PSN can fulfill their ambition by grabbing champion of team classification. Five PSN riders, Hari Fitrianto, Herwin Jaya, Sergey Kudentsov, Roma Krasilnikov, and Jimmy Pranata success notes quickest time, 11 hours 12 minutes 57 seconds. Besides that, Hari Fitrianto, one of PSN riders also successfully becomes third champion, by 3 hours 43 minutes and 12 seconds.
Opening by Republic of Indonesia Vice President, Jusuf Kalla from in front of KONI Pusat building at Senayan Square, Jakarta, soon approximately 83 racers from 16 overseas and local teams fly away to become quickest. This peloton then go through route alongside 5 region DKI Jakarta artery road, and back towards to the finish line in Jalan Sudirman.
In this race, Polygon bikes returns to record double achievements. Rastra Patria from WSP Management Yogyakarta team could grab 2nd position, and Hari Fitrianto from Polygon Sweet Nice team seat on 3rd position. By duel sprint, both riders which are ride on Polygon Helios 780 road bikes almost concurrent when passed finish line. Meanwhile, the individual classification winner takes by Malcolm Rudolph from Team Budget Forklifts, Australia.
On team classification, the winner went out to Polygon Sweet Nice team with accumulation of time 11 hours 12 minutes 57 seconds. Second position is filled by WSP Management Yogyakarta team, and third is occupied by Budget Forklifts Australia team.
For world of bicycle sports, exclusively in Indonesia and South East Asia region, existence of Tour de Jakarta 2009 spelled out by members becomes very monumental and mostly awaiting race. On this reason, Polygon consistently supports full of existence of this competition.
“This year, Polygon Tour de Jakarta race intentionally is performed for the agenda of commemoration Polygon 20th Anniversary in May 2009. This also becomes presentation of Polygon awareness to increase bicycle sports climate, especially in Indonesia. Also, it is another part of our contribution to support Indonesia tourism,” explains Peter Mulyadi, Polygon promotion manager and board advisor of Tour de Jakarta 2009.
Slope Style Champion Andrew Taylor Chooses Marin Bikes for 2009
January 19, 2009
Novato-California. Marin Bikes is pleased to announce the addition of Andrew Taylor to the Marin team for 2009.
Hailing from Northern California, Taylor has honed his skills to vault him into the top tier of international slopestyle and dirt jump film and competition riders. His close proximity to the US office will provide Marin with a wealth of rider input on product. His charismatic personality on and off the bike will compliment Marin's existing riders Shaums March, Yuri Hauswald and Team Lost Coast Brewery while bringing a new face to Marin’s growing gravity program.
In September a publication commented on Andrew, proclaiming him as "the standout slopestyle rider of the year". He backed up that statement with solid results in 2008, including 2nd place at at Crankworx Colorado(also winning the Best Trick award), 2nd at Highland MTB's Claymore Challenge, 2nd at the Nissan Townhill Slopestyle in Italy, 4th in the Austrian King of Dirt, 5th at the Red Bull Bike at Ray's MTB.
“We are all really excited to have Andrew aboard”, stated Marin Marketing Manager Mark Vanek. “Andrew’s energy and enthusiasm for riding is awesome. I’m looking forward to seeing him grow as a rider on our bikes. Even after achieving all that he has done he still has a lot of potential - he’s going to impress a lot of people.”
In response to partnering with the Marin program, Taylor said, “This is honestly a great fit for both of us. I live about twenty minutes away from the Marin office, so it’s easy for me to stop by the office to talk to the product designers and go on rides with everybody. I am stoked to be working with Marin, and I think there is a ton of potential behind our partnership.”
Taylor will riding the Marin Wolf Ridge, Quake XLT and Alcatraz bikes in 2009; highlighting Marin's products in some of the biggest mountain bike events around the globe in addition to being on camera as a feature rider in the upcoming “Summer of Shred” film. The season is already starting to fill up with an international schedule of competitions and filming events with an upcoming trip covering California, Africa, Norway and New Zealand.
Andrew has also become the latest addition to the Adidas team. He recently returned home from a week at the Adidas headquarters where he and Summer Of Shred teammate Phil Sundbaum met with the Adidas marketing team and kicked off their involvement by riding down the 1976 Olympic Bobsled Track in Innsbruck, Austria on studded tires. Look for the clip on www.adiridas.com and www.summerofshred.com. Andrew’s trip is currently being broadcast on Freecaster.tv.
Andrew will also be supported by Gravity Components, Camelbak, Kenda, Formula Brakes, The Hive, Xpedo and X-Fusion.
Marin Bikes, a designer and manufacturer of performance bicycles and bicycle accessories, is located in Marin County, the birthplace of mountain biking. Marin, founded in 1986 by Robert Buckley, who remains it principal owner, and the company’s employee/owners are as committed to high quality service and customer support as they are to the lifestyle of cycling. Distributed in approximately 40 countries with international offices in Canada, Taiwan and Switzerland, Marin continues to pursue its original mission of providing quality performance and product innovation.
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