May 6th, 2008 by 
adam
- CLUMP Superstar Andreu Lacondeguy Throws Down For First, While Factory Team Riders Suffer Through XC Event -
KONAWORLD (May 6, 2008) – Over the course of last weekend Madrid, Spain dished out first-place medals and first-class crashes to members of Kona’s CLUMP and Factory Team riders.
Competing in the heart of the European city, Andreu Lacondeguy showed off his hard-to-compete-with-talent at the Nissan Qashqai Challenge – blowing all other competitors out of the aqua en route to seizing the top prize. Scoring the highest mark of the day after ripping off a Superman back flip, the young gun continued his final run by stomping a 360 on the step up, hitting another huge extended Superman and following that up with a clean 360 tailwhip. Fellow CLUMPster Grant “Chopper” Fielder also competed in the event but missed the cut for the 15-rider finals.
Taking it to the third event of the World Cup XC series, Factory Team riders Wendy Simms, Kris Sneddon and Barry Wicks were dealt a different dish from the Spanish city. Racing on a technical, dry course and facing stout competition, the trio was hit with challenging hurdles when Wicks posted a DNF after being sidelined with a stomach bug, Sneddon absorbing a race altering crash and Simms “limping” to 40th after falling apart after the first lap in the 80-rider women’s elite division. One glowing note, Simms sits in 26th place overall after three events.
source: Keith Cozzens | Base Camp Communications
