~Ariff Jufri from Singapore wins the India qualifier of Red Bull Pump Track World Championship Wall Ride Park in Hyderabad~=
Hyderabad, April 23, 2018: The India qualifier of the 2018 Red Bull Pump Track World Championship took place in Hyderabad on Saturdayevening. A field of riders took to the Wall Ride and skate park, the country’s first pump track; to try and secure their spot at the World Final in Switzerland later this year.Battling it out in the heat, the best riders from India and internationally were racing for tickets to the World Championship Final. Ahead of the knock out heats on Friday, riders completed timed seeding runs. As the knock out heats pushed through it was clear Ariff Jufri’s pace and style on a mountain bike would outstrip his rivals for the win. As the finals approached the next evening, it was no longer just about the riders skill on the track but also their fitness and stamina. The intense heat, track layout and neck to neck racing put the riders through their paces. Ariff put in the fastest time for the win with a lightening 20.12s lap time, leaving behind Rajnish Kumar, Hamza Kahn and Karthik Gottumukkula all three from India who came in second, third and fourth respectively.
Says Ariff Jufri looking exhausted but pleased with his performace, “I am very happy and a little surprised at my win. Hamza and Rajnish put in a tough fight. All the riders were good and it was quite a close race. I am very passionate about cycle racing and so I’m thankful to Red Bull Pump Track for this opportunity to showcase my skills. I am nervous about the World Championship in Switzerland but also excited. I will have to race much better.”
Results:
Winner timed run / Qualification
Men: Karthik Gottumukkula / India 19.97s
Women: No women registered
Fastest time of the race
Men: Karthik Gottumukkula / India (Qualification) and Ariff Jufri / Singapore (Semi Final) 19.97s
Race format
Qualification: single run time trial (2 runs each)
Finals
1/32 and 1/16 finals: Pursuit (2 riders start at the same time but from a different starting position, the one with the better time in qualification could choose starting position)
1/4, 1/2 and final: single run time trial
Total number of riders
0 women
34 men (31 from Indian, 3 from Singapore)
8 kids (6 boys / 2 girls) in the unofficial kids race
About Red Bull Pump Track World Championship:
It is a unique new global race series set to excite the cycling community in 2018 with the first ever Red Bull Pump Track World Championship. The series will take pump track racing to a new level and bring a fresh face to bike racing all around the world from New Zealand to the USA, Chile to India and France to Japan.
Velosolutions, globally recognised for their leading pump track and bike park construction, have teamed up with Red Bull to launch the exciting series. Qualifier events will take place around the world ahead of the grand final on the 7th September 2018 in Lenzerheide, Switzerland to coincide with the UCI MTB World Championships where the official Pump Track World Champion will be crowned.
Each qualifier begins with a seeding run from which the top 32 men and top 8 women will progress to the knockout heats. The top 4 men and women from each qualifier will advance to the Red Bull Pump Track World Championship Final in Lenzerheide. On top of that, the winner of each qualifier will win an expenses paid trip to the Lenzerheide final to battle it out against the best in the world.
The Red Bull Pump Track World Championship is truly accessible and open to anyone to compete for the World Championship title. For more information on the Red Bull Pump Track World Championship and to register for the event, visit: redbullpumptrackworldchampions
About Wall Ride Park, Hyderabad:
As India moves away from being a one-sport nation, it is seemingly getting more adventurous. Another pointer to that trend came in 2017, when the country’s first pump track was unveiled in the city of Hyderabad. Envisioned by avid rider Hamza Khan and built by global pioneers Velosolutions, the Wall Ride Park was opened to public in September. The Wall Ride Park and skate park, which is spread over 11,606 square feet, was built on a family-owned land on the outskirts of Hyderabad. This is the pump track where Red Bull Pump Track World Championship took place in India on 21st April 2018.
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