Swix Race Report Bozeman SuperTour & Overall SuperTour Standings

SuperTour Overall Standings (12/7/2009)

Swix Athletes are currently top three in the overall SuperTour Standings. Congratulations to Holly & Garrott on their World Cup selection and congratulations to Swix Partnership Teams Alaska Pacific University (Swix wax & poles) and CXC Vertical Limit (Swix poles).

Women

1. Holly Brooks / APU –SWIX WAX & SWIX POLES

2. Laura Valaas / APU – SWIX WAX & SWIX POLES

3. Becca Rorabaugh APU – SWIX WAX & SWIX POLES

Men

1. Garrott Kuzzy / CXC – SWIX POLES

2. Chris Cook / Steinbock – SWIX POLES

3. Leif Zimmerman / BSF – SWIX WAX & SWIX POLES

Sprint Race Summary

In the Women’s Sprint race, 8 of the top 10 raced on Star CT1 poles. Race winner Holly Brooks / APU won on Swix glide waxes HF4 base layer, FC8x Cera F with FC8A Rocket as an accelerator layer. Just as impressive, in the Men’s Sprint race, 9 of the top 10 raced with Star CT1 poles.

Women

1. Holly Brooks/APU – SWIX WAX & SWIX POLES

2. Caitlin Compton/CXC Vertical Limit

3. Becca Rorabaugh/APUNSC – SWIX WAX & SWIX POLES

4. Rebecca Dussault/CXC Vertical Limit- SWIX POLES

5. Sadie Bjornsen/Methow Valley Olympic Development Team

6. Laura Valaas/APUNSC – SWIX WAX & SWIX POLES

7. Katie Ronsse/APUNSC – SWIX WAX & SWIX POLES

8. Ekkaterina Vinogradova/ ASC, Globulo Nero – SWIX WAX & SWIX POLES

9. Kassandra Rice/APUNSC – SWIX WAX & SWIX POLES

10. Nicole DeYoung/SVSEF

Men

1. Garrott Kuzzy/USST-CXC Vertical Limit – SWIX POLES

2. Mike Sinnott /SVSEF – SWIX POLES

3. Chris Cook/Steinbock Racing – SWIX POLES

4. Simi Hamilton/SVSEF

5. Brian Gregg/CXC Vertical Limit – SWIX POLES

6. Dakota Blackhorse von Jess/Bend Nordic – SWIX POLES

7. Anders Haugen/ APUNSC/Rossignol

8. Reid Pletcher/SVSEF

9. Leif Zimmermann/Bridger Ski Foundation – SWIX WAX & SWIX POLES

10. Bryan Cook/ CXC Team Vertical Limit – SWIX

Classic Race Summary Swix waxes and poles sweep podium! In the Men’s Classic race, 4 of the top 5 raced on Star CT1 poles. In the Women’s Classic Race, 4 of top 5 raced on Star CT1 poles. Race winners Holly Brooks / APU and James Southam / APU won on Swix glide waxes HF4 base layer and FC8x Cera F and Swix Kick waxes VR30 & VR40 over the new VG30 Base wax.

Men

1 79 SOUTHAM, James 31 APUNSC – SWIX WAX & SWIX POLES

2 81 COOK, Bryan 26 CXC Team Vertical Limit –SWIX POLES

3 77 COOK, Chris 29 Steinbock Racing – SWIX POLES

4 82 HOFFMAN, Noah 20 USST

5 75 ZIMMERMANN, Leif 26 Bridger Ski Foundation – SWIX WAX & SWIX POLES

Women

1 30 BROOKS, Holly 27 APU/Salomon – SWIX WAX & SWIX POLES

2 22 TRYGSTAD-SAARI, Kristina 25 Bridger Ski Foundation – SWIX WAX & SWIX POLES

3 18 DUSSAULT, Rebecca 29 CXC Team Vertical Limit –SWIX POLES

4 24 RORABAUGH, Becca 20 APUNSC – SWIX WAX & SWIX POLES

5 15 WHITCOMB, Kate 29 SVSEF

Swix Technical Representative Josh Korn provided onsite wax testing, wax recommendations and race reporting.