Mike Miller took every ones breath away with huge “lookback airs”, “talewhips” and a superstylish “360 over the spine”. But the highlight of this last final run was the “double downside whip” of Ben Wallace. He was the first rider to ever complete a downside whip within competition, nailing it smooth. Everyone went crazy: judges, riders, crowd! But this was not enough to beat the “machine” Mark Webb. He won with an incredible run and tricks like “flatspin 540”, “truckdriver over the spine”, “360 no hander”, “manual to barspin in off subbox” and the “double talewhip tiretap” for the second time taking the Braun Cruzer Tour title. Hard earned second was Ben Wallace and Phil Aller should be proud of his third place.Braun cruZer Tour Spine Ranking:
1 Webb, Mark (Eng) 3000 2 Wallace, Ben (Eng) 2970
3 Aller, Phil (Eng) 2900
4 Miller, Mike (Eng) 1950
5 Osato, Dave (Can) 1950
6 Elcock, Ryan (Eng) 1850
7 Jones, Brendan (Aus) 1830
8 Nyquist, Ryan (USA) 980
9 Doyle, Chris (USA) 970
10 Stephens, Craig (Eng) 970
11 Cooper, Martyn (Eng) 950
12 Hennon, Ben (Eng) 950
13 Watkinson, Tony (Eng) 950
14 Garcia, Hector (Mexico) 940
15 MacKay, Colin (Aus) 940
16 Smith, Louie (Eng) 940
17 Cresswell, Toby (Eng) 930
18 Cools, Hannu (Bel) 920
19 Jeffries, Paul (Eng) 920
20 Carter, Lee (Eng) 910
Demos In addition to the contests, the Braun cruZer Tour Demo team will ride a show at Leeds Festival, Music Festival, 24-27 Aug, Leeds (UK)
Photos: Woodage.
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