Finals day at NASS, with over 40,000 spectators descending on the fields of the Bath & West Showground over the weekend, the riders knew they had a crowd to impress and impress they did!
Braun cruZer Tour Spine Contest:
One of the clear event highlights drawing in the crowds, was the Braun cruZer Tour Spine contest, with the riders knowing they had everything to play for as they went into the 5th leg of the tour. The ever, impressive Mark Webb (UK) went all out for victory with multiple runs of technical and flare tricks.
The battle for second place and
those vital tour points was between Ben Wallace (UK) and Craig Stevens (UK), as Ben did just enough to impress the judges to claim second place and with it, his first points of the tour.
The charismatic Chris Mahoney (UK), was unable to reclaim his title, settling for fourth place, as the standard of riding had climbed to an all time high.
That gives the following ranking – Mark Webb is the current leader of the Braun cruZer Tour Spine:
Position Name Points
1 Mark Webb 4860
2 Dave Osato 3840
3 Allistair Whitton 2930
4 Craig Stevens 2880
5 Paddy Gross 2870
6 Chris Mahony 2780
7 Clint Millar 2760
8 Ryan Nyquist 1990
9 Dustin Guenther 1890
10 Juan Ruiz 1880
11 Ryan Guettler 1000
12 Koji Kraft 1000
13 Morgan Wade 990
14 Ben Wallace 990
15 Sergio Layos 980
16 Bruce Crisman 960
17 Pete Marselle 960
18 David Dilleward 950
19 Luke Fink 950
20 Mike Miller 950
21 Kenji Tsuruta 940
22 Allesandro Barbero 940
23 Ryan Elcock 940
24 John Heaton 930
25 Stefan Lantscher 930
26 Mitch Yeates 930
27 Anthony Pill 920
28 Hektor Garcia 920
29 Fabio Limonta 920
30 Pascal Guerard 920
31 Karl Pentelow 920
32 Ronnie Surridge 910
33 Ben Hannon 900
34 Adam Banton 890
The next stops of the Braun cruZer Tour Spine are:
17-18 September: IFMA Bike Challenge, Köln – Germany
23-25 September: Weekend at Dave’s, London – UK
There will also be a Braun cruZer Tour demonstration at V Festival, Staffordshire on August 20-21st.
those vital tour points was between Ben Wallace (UK) and Craig Stevens (UK), as Ben did just enough to impress the judges to claim second place and with it, his first points of the tour.
The charismatic Chris Mahoney (UK), was unable to reclaim his title, settling for fourth place, as the standard of riding had climbed to an all time high.
That gives the following ranking – Mark Webb is the current leader of the Braun cruZer Tour Spine:
Position Name Points
1 Mark Webb 4860
2 Dave Osato 3840
3 Allistair Whitton 2930
4 Craig Stevens 2880
5 Paddy Gross 2870
6 Chris Mahony 2780
7 Clint Millar 2760
8 Ryan Nyquist 1990
9 Dustin Guenther 1890
10 Juan Ruiz 1880
11 Ryan Guettler 1000
12 Koji Kraft 1000
13 Morgan Wade 990
14 Ben Wallace 990
15 Sergio Layos 980
16 Bruce Crisman 960
17 Pete Marselle 960
18 David Dilleward 950
19 Luke Fink 950
20 Mike Miller 950
21 Kenji Tsuruta 940
22 Allesandro Barbero 940
23 Ryan Elcock 940
24 John Heaton 930
25 Stefan Lantscher 930
26 Mitch Yeates 930
27 Anthony Pill 920
28 Hektor Garcia 920
29 Fabio Limonta 920
30 Pascal Guerard 920
31 Karl Pentelow 920
32 Ronnie Surridge 910
33 Ben Hannon 900
34 Adam Banton 890
The next stops of the Braun cruZer Tour Spine are:
17-18 September: IFMA Bike Challenge, Köln – Germany
23-25 September: Weekend at Dave’s, London – UK
There will also be a Braun cruZer Tour demonstration at V Festival, Staffordshire on August 20-21st. 
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