KONAWORLD (May 12, 2008) - Hitting jumps and impressing the crowd of 25,000 at the biggest course of the year at the Nissan Qashqai Challenge event in Munich, Germany over the weekend, 12 riders battled it out in the finals for top honors.

Competing in Munich’s Olympiapark, the site of the 1972 Olympics, Kona CLUMP riders Paul “Bas” Basagoitia and Andreu Lacondeguy faced some stout competition at the third event of the four-gig Qashqai Challenge series. Riding a course that featured two doubles in the upper section which transitioned into a big drop into the lower section that concluded with two huge jumps, “Bas” held on to fifth place overall, while Lacondeguy, who was coming off a first-place finish at the Madrid event last week, took 12^th. With his top-five placing, “Bas” remained in contention for the overall series title which will be determined at the final event May 24 at London’s famous Tate Modern Gallery.

source: Keith Cozzens | Base Camp Communications