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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.
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