August 09, 2006

Timo Pritzel wins Jump Jam at Crankworx

www.nsmb.com, photos by Malcolm McLaws

The Kokanee Crankworx 2006 has officially concluded after nine epic days of mountain bike action, including an incredible show at the Kona Jump Jam. Timo Pritzel of Berlin, Germany took the top spot in the jam with clean, solid style and back-to-back backflips on a course designed by BMX icon Jay Miron.


"I loved the course today, it is just my style - big," says Pritzel. "We have to thank BMX for things like this, the course was amazing and you could get really big air while getting in the style and flow."

"Timo was riding cleanly and solidly all day," says Colin Duncan, one of the Kona Jump Jam's judges. "We changed the format to a two of three "ro-sham-bo" style instead of single head-to-head, knock-out format and that made things a lot more exciting for the spectators. It was a good show."