From: fraserbritton
Sam Hill and Brendan Fairclough of the Monster Energy - Specialized team take their brand new downhill bikes for a shakedown run in South Africa before the first world cup of 2009.
Unfortunately, one of the best riders to do it on the mega ramp and last year's champion, Chad Kagy, came down hard on his leg and would only complete a run worthy of third place earning him the bronze medal. This made the race for gold quite exciting, however, as it seemed to be anyone's game with Kagy only completing a "safety run" (a run to secure a solid score, usually as a first run, to allow for a back-up score in case of not landing more difficult runs).
And so that race..