Santa Cruz Syndicate’s (SRAM/RockShox) Steve Peat wins the Nissan UCI World Cup downhill today in Andorra with Greg Minnaar 3rd and Josh Bryceland having a solid run for a 9th place finish putting the Syndicate in the team overall lead. It was a storybook ending to the week with Peat’s back to back wins earning him the prestige of winning the most UCI Downhill’s in history at 17 wins. Minnaar said he rode a bit too conservative, but it was an excellent run to get him back on the podium. Bryceland’s performance was his best all year and he shows that he is ramping up into the senior category nicely.
I just received this message from Greg and Josh’s coach, Stephane Girrard: “Please forward to Steve Nico's text message I received driving home : "I've been watching live Steve taking and beating my record of wins away, congrats to the big guy!"