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I would like to take a moment to welcome you to MRP's new sponsorhouse profile! My name is Ryan Cranston, and I'm the MRP Product Manager. My goal with our sponsorhouse profile is to provide you with continually updated content, and some awesome opportunities for athletes who look like a good fit with MRP. Going forward into the 2008 sponsorship season, we will be going exclusivly through sponsorhouse. We are currently closed for any sponsorship applications while I structure the agreements and levels we'll be offering in 2008. Look for big things with MRP soon! See you at the races!
-Ryan
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Lopes and Saner win in Switzerland
GRAND JUNCTION, June 12 – MRP racer Brian Lopes proved once again that he is the worlds best 4X racer. With a nifty inside move on current World Champion Michael Prokop in the finals, Lopes launched himself into the lead and then proceeded to put a gap on Prokop and the other three racers in the final including MRP racer Filip Polc, who squeezed into third place behind Prokop.
In the women’s downhill race, it was MRP racer and hometown favorite Marielle Saner who added a second World Cup victory to her resumé. Marielle was able to put together a very fast run on what was arguably the most difficult track in the World Cups history. Congratulations on a fantastic performance Marielle!
Another MRP star, Steve Peat took second in the Men’s Downhill, moving himself into the World Cup points lead, and acquiring a sharp looking black leaders jersey in the process!
Mother nature threw everything she could at the drivetrains of these racers, and the MRP chainguides performed flawlessly in even these most adverse conditions.
MRP is a small company based in Grand Junction, Colorado. With countless World Cup and World Championship victories, MRP has been choice of champions since 1996. Their patented dual roller chain guide system is the leader in smooth, silent, reliable chain retention.
For more information about MRP, please visit their website at www.mrpbike.com
Mountain Racing Products
580 N. Westgate Drive
Grand Junction, CO 81505
970.241.3518
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MRP Racers Rock Wheels of Speed
GRAND JUNCTION, June 5 – The promise of big money was enough to entice a large group of the world’s fastest downhill racers to Willingen, Germany for the Wheels of Speed downhill race over the weekend.
Filip Polc of Gravity Group was one of the most hopeful. Fresh off a third place finish at the Lisboa Downtown race in Portugal, his confidence was high. During qualifications however, a very scary moment was about to unfold. Crashing hard, Filip was knocked unconscious for about 2 minutes. The last thing most saw of Filip on Saturday was him being rushed to the hospital. Things looked bleak.
Sunday was a new day however, and Filip was feeling better and decided to give practice a go. He’s glad he did, because once racing commenced, it was Filip's time to shine. Being one of the first to race because of his crash and subsequent low qualification time, Filip threw down the ride of his life. Marc Beaumont, described Polc’s run as “so fast, oh my god!!” And it was fast. Filip remained in the hot seat the entire race, and collected 12,000 euros as very nice congratulations.
It was a good day for other MRP athletes as well. The perennial powerhouse Steve Peat was nipping at Polc’s heals and slid in for a third place finish. Sam Blenkinsop narrowly missed the podium slotting himself into fourth place for the day.
When all was said and done, MRP was the only chain guide in the top 4.
1. Filip Polc 1:58.01 (SVK) Gravity Group/MRP
2. Greg Minnaar 1:58.03 (RSA) Honda G-Cross
3. Steve Peat 1:58.45 (GBR) Santa Cruz Syndicate/MRP
4. Sam Blenkinsop 1:58.74 (NZL) Gravity Group/MRP
MRP is a small company based in Grand Junction, Colorado. With countless World Cup and World Championship victories, MRP has been choice of champions since 1996. Their patented dual roller chain guide system is the leader in smooth, silent, reliable chain retention.
For more information about MRP, please visit their website at www.mrpbike.com
Mountain Racing Products
580 N. Westgate Drive
Grand Junction, CO 81505
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Congratulations Peaty, here’s to number six!! GRAND JUNCTION, May 21 -- Thousands lined the course Saturday for the annual Red Bull Downtown race in Lisbon, Portugal. They gathered to watch Steve Peat defend his 5 consecutive titles of this challenging and unique race. Every year the best downhill racers in the world converge here to test themselves and their equipment on terrain quite different than the typical World Cup. Paved drops, staircases, flat corners, high-speed cobbles, and big crowds make this urban downhill difficult in many ways. Though he surely felt the pressure, Steve Peat looked supremely confident on his way to destroying the competition for his sixth title in as many years! After throwing down the top qualifying time, Steve charged through the final with a shocking time of 1:39:65, besting his teammate Nathan Rennie by almost three seconds on this super short course. Another MRP sponsored athlete, Gravity Group’s Filip Polc gave Peaty a good run, finishing in third place at the end of the day with a time of 1:42:44. Polc sat in the hot seat until Nathan Rennie squeaked in front with a time of 1:42:28. In the women’s event, MRP’s Fionn Griffiths finished in fifth place, despite having a tough race including a crash down some stairs. MRP is a small company based in Grand Junction, Colorado. With countless World Cup and World Championship victories, MRP has been choice of champions since 1996. Their patented dual roller chain guide system is the leader in smooth, silent, reliable chain retention. For more information about MRP, please visit their website at www.mrpbike.com Mountain Racing Products 580 N. Westagate Drive Grand Junction, CO 81505 |
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