Trespass British Snowboardcross/Skiercross Championships and Rail Jam
On Saturday 26th September over 200 competitors and spectators descended upon Glasgow SNO!zone for the hotly contested Trespass British Snowboardcross/Skiercross Championships and Rail Jam. Competition was fierce as riders went head-to-head in the four-way races, with some spectacular wipe-outs along the way. Over at the Trespass Learner Academy 100 beginners inspired by the high-speed action took advantage of the FREE lessons that were up for grabs.
Trespass British Snowboardcross Championships
The Trespass Snowboardcross Championships started the day’s action with over 65 riders going through the start gates in heats of four with the top two qualifying into the next round, until only the fastest four male and female competitors were remaining. In the women’s final Jules Chappell was first out of the start gates and continued her lead down the fast and challenging course to take the 2009 Trespass British Snowboardcross Championship title. Local rider, Christy Mearns looked set to take the silver but unfortunately skidded out on the step-up jump leaving Alice Blake to skilfully overtake and finish in second place with Christy finishing in third.
In the men’s final, all four riders charged out of the start gates in a tight pack with elbows out and boards touching. At the third banked turn things got a little too close for comfort and all four riders collided and crashed out. Kyle Wise who was first to his feet and first over the finish line had missed a gate and was unfortunately disqualified, leaving 2008 Snowboardcross Champ, Edward Castle-Henry to continue down the course and take the 2009 Trespass British Snowboardcross Championship title for the second year in a row. Donnie Macleod was the next rider to his feet and to cross the finish line in second place, whilst Team GB Snowboardcross racer, Tim McGregor, who had the fastest qualification run of the day finished in third.
Trespass Rail Jam
During the afternoon’s rail jam, riders flexed their freestyle boards and finished off the day’s action in style. In the kids jam local ripper Mat McCormick impressed all to take the kids title with a smooth boardslide to switch-up, to fakie on the kinked rail. The ladies also stepped it up, with Jules Chappell adding another win to her collection with a frontside boardslide on the flat down rail.
In the men’s jam, Angus Mallock was mixing it up on the rails with a backside lipslide on the down rail and a super clean 50-50, frontside boardslide to 270 out on the kinked rail to take first place. A spot prize and special shout out from MC, James Thorne went to Edward Castle-Henry who aired the quarterpipe in the jam session with one of the biggest laid out back flips, to flat, ever seen!
Trespass Snowboardcross Championships
Trespass British Snowboardcross Championship Results:
Men
1st – Edward Castle-Henry - Hertfordshire
2nd – Donnie Macleod - Glasgow
3rd – Tim McGregor - Glasgow
Women
1st – Jules Chappell – Milton Keynes
2nd – Alice Blake - Hertfordshire
3rd – Christy Mearns - Glasgow
Trespass Snowboard Rail Jam Results:
Men
1st – Angus Malloch - Perthshire
2nd – Danny McCormick - Glasgow
3rd – Jesse Smith - Edinburgh
Women
1st - Jules Chappell – Milton Keynes
2nd – Alice Blake - Hertfordshire
3rd - Riona Peterson, Dunbartonshire
Kids
1st – Mat McCormick - Glasgow
2nd – Jacob Robertson - Glasgow
3rd – Sam McGrath - Renfrew
British Snowboard Tour –Glasgow Picture Gallery
Trespass British Skiercross Championships
The afternoon made way for the Trespass Skiercross Championships with over 30 skiers going head-to-head down the challenging course, which was made up of banked turns, a big step-up and a tricky gap jump. In the women’s final, Gail Ross, charged into the lead after the first turn to set the pace, with Kelly O’Donnell, Danielle Freeze and Rachel Bajek hot on her tail. Holding onto her lead, Gail Ross crossed the line in first place to take the title leaving second place for Kelly O’Donnell and third for Danielle Freeze.
In the men’s final it was an extremely tight race out of the start gates, with Denzil Davies edging slightly into the lead and continuing down the course at top speed to cross the finish line in first place and take the prestigious 2009 Trespass British Skiercross title. Split seconds later Craig Conke and Mike Crawford who were hot on Davies’s heels crossed the line to take second and third respectively.
Trespass Rail Jam
Trespass Freeski Rail Jam
During the rail jam, younger skiers including Harry Cheshire and David Bilsland stepped it up and creatively used the course set up with a front-flip off the side of the jump and an impressive 450 out on the bottom section of the kinked rail. The local Scottish contingency continued to set the standard with Chris McCormick taking top spot in the kids jam after nailing the flat down rail switch with a 270 out. In the women’s jam, Kelly O’Donnell finished first with a blind 270 off on the flat down rail. In the men’s jam, Jamie Sutherland won after doing a switch up on the kinked rail.
Trespass Skiercross Championships
Trespass British Skiercross Championship Results
Men
1st – Denzil Davies – North Lincolnshire
2nd – Craig Conke - Dunbartonshire
3rd – Mike Crawford – N/A
Women
1st – Gail Ross - Glasgow
2nd – Kelly O’Donnell – Stoke-on-Trent
3rd – Danielle Freeze - Kent
Trespass Freeski Rail Jam Results:
Men
1st – Jamie Sutherland – N/A
2nd – Riad Ariane – N/A
3rd - Gordon Bujaud - Perth
Women
1st - Kelly O’Donnell – Stoke-on-Trent
2nd – Mia Cheshire – Stoke-on-Trent
Kids
1st – Chris McCormick - Glasgow
2nd – David Bilsland - Glasgow
3rd – Liam Beardsmore - Cheshire
British Freeski Tour –Glasgow Picture Gallery
The next and final British Snow Tour event of the series is the Animal Slopestyle Championships at Castleford SNO!zone on Saturday 3rd October. To pre-register for the Animal Slopestyle Champs or to check out the photos and video footage from the Trespass Snowboard/Skiercross Championships at Glasgow, go to: :www.britishsnowtour.com
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