ONE KENDA press release: Rounds 9 and 10 of the European Chamionship

“Round 9 and 10 of the European Championship for Junior/Elite Men and Women were held in Cheddar, England. Cruiser day Magalie Pottier (France), Edzus Treimanis (Latvia), Blandine Cottereau (France), Aneta Hladikova (Czech Republic) and Arturs Matisons (Latvia) were the riders that represented ONE/Kenda at the European Champinships.”"For the girls it was the first year to have an official Junior and Elite Women cruiser class. Magalie Pottier took a 2nd place, after battling for 1st place with Czech Republics Romana Labounkova. Aneta Hladikova was leading the whole track, but lost the title by just an inch ! Arturs Matisons could have taken the title without any problems had his handlebar not come loose..it dropped him to 4th place. Round 9 ONE/Kendas Magalie Pottier had a good weekend. A 3rd place was a good result maintain her 4th place in the ranking. In Elite Women, Blandine Cottereau from France and Czech Republics Aneta Hladikova. Blandine took 6th place and Aneta 5th. In Elite Men Arturs Matisons from Latvia crashed with the number 2 in the ranking Artis Zentins. From Latvia. This was enough for Arturs to grab the title in Elite Men. Round 10 Magalie Pottier managed to finish in 3rd place again and secured 4th place overall in her first year in Junior Women and missing the frist two rounds due to an injury. Edzus Treimanis finished 5th the main, leading him to 8th place overall. Roy van den Berg from the Netherlands finished 4th overall without making mains in round 9 and 10. In Elite Women Blandine Cottereau and Aneta Hladikova were both in main again. Blandine took 6th and Aneta 5th. Blandine finished 5th overall with Aneta in 6th. In Elite Men Arturs had been trying the Bombshell Lite cassette hubs all year. These are lighter then the Pro cassette hubs and made for smaller riders. Arturs prooved they are good for the Elites as well. The new Elite Men champion watched the main event from the side. His team mate Maris Strombergs from Latvia took 11th overall. Next stop, the Worlds in Brasil ONE KENDA is sponsored by: MXM Sport, BOMBSHELL, SHIMANO, BOLL, THE Industries, WLM DESIGN, BOMBA, THOMSON, FIZIK, ODI, ZITOUN, KENDA, NIKE 6.0, NIKE Cycling and BMXPIX”