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Name: Sam Blenkinsop
Date of Birth: October 28, 1988
Nickname: Blinky
Current Team: Lapierre International
Height (cm): 175
Weight (kg): 75
Residence: New Zealand.
Why do you ride: I love it.
What/who started you racing: My friends were doing it, and it looked like fun.
Weakness: I get bored easily.
Marital status: Not!
Most important people in your life and career: Mum & Dad, Doug from the BikeShed, Matt from Wide Open.
Racing since: 2001
Professional since: 2006
Best part of racing: The adrenaline rush.
Hardest part: Controlling the nerves.
Worst moment in career: Crashing at the World Championships in Rotorua.
Best moment in career: Winning the World Cup at Schladming, 2008.
General career goals: To be a top level professional DH mountain biker.
Favourite food: Mum's lasagne.
Favourite reading: Mountain bike magazines.
Favourite music: All kinds of music.
Best idea of having good time: Riding my bike on a good DH course.
Favourite place to travel to: Europe.
Most respected mountain bike riders: Sam Hill, Greg Minnaar, John Kirkcaldie.
Other most respected athletes: James "Bubba" Stewart.
Favourite riding spots and courses: Schladming, Mont-Sainte-Anne, Brazil.
Advice to beginners: Just try to have fun on your bike.
Other sports: Moto Cross
Other interests: Riding motor bikes and skiing.
If I was not a professional mountain biker... I would be racing motor cross.
Training week: Riding every day, road riding, cross country, dirt jumps.
Career Highlights:
Winning the World Cup downhill at Schladming, 2008
First World Cup podium, 5th at Vallnord, 2008
5th Overall in the 2008 World Cup Downhill Series.
2nd 2009 World Cup in Schladming
3rd 2009 World Cup in Fort William
Winning silver at the 2006 World Championships, Junior Downhill
10th at 2007 World Downhill Champs, first year elite.
2nd Oceania Junior Downhill Championships 2006
2nd Junior overall in the 2006 World Cup Series
8th in the Junior World Championships in Italy, 2005
Objectives for 2010:
Win more World Cup races if possible |
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Results 2010
 | | World Cup DH #6 - Windham - 3rdWorld Cup DH #5 - Val di Sole (ITA) - 8thWorld Cup DH #4 - Champery (SUI) - 4thWorld Cup DH #3 - Leogang (AUT) - 4thTihany Downhill - Hungary - 2ndMegavalanche - Alpe d'Huez, France - 3rdWorld Cup DH #1 - Maribor (SLO) - 12thCrankworx Garbanzo Downhill - 3rdWorld Cup DH #2 - Fort William (SCO) - 6thWorld Cup Downhill Overall - 3rdWorld Championships Downhill - 9th | | Results 2009
| | World Cup DH #8 - Schladming - 2ndWorld Cup DH #7 - Bromont - 13thWorld Cup DH #6 - Mont-Sainte-Anne - 16thWorld Cup DH #5 - Maribor (SLO) - 11thWorld Cup DH #4 - Fort William (SCO) - 3rdWorld Cup DH #3 - Vallnord (AND) - 15thWorld Cup DH #2 - La Bresse - 9thWorld Cup DH #1 - Pietermaritzburg - 28thWorld Cup Downhill Overall - 7thWorld Championships Downhill - 17th | | Results 2008
| | World Cup Downhill Overall - 5thWorld Cup DH #7 - Schladming (AUT) - 1stWorld Cup DH #6 - Canberra (AUS) - 10thWorld Cup DH #5 - Bromont (CAN) - 7thWorld Cup DH #4 - Mont-Sainte-Anne (CAN) - 6thMountain States Cup DH #5 - Snowmass Village, USA - 3rdNORBA DH 4 - Deer Valley, Utah - 3rdWorld Championship DH - Val Di Sole - 17thWorld Cup DH #2 - Vallnord (AND) - 5thIXS Downhill - Winterburg (GER) - 3rdWorld Cup DH #3 - Fort William (SCO) - 9thTest Event - 2008 Worlds Italy - 7thNZ Downhill Open - 3rdNorth Island DH Cup - Overall - 1stNORBA DH 1 - Fontana, California - 4thSea Otter Classic DH - Monterey (USA) - 15thSea Otter Classic DS - Monterey (USA) - 7th | | Results 2007
| | World Cup DH #5 - Maribor - 18thWorld Championship DH - Fort William - 9thMaxxis Cup Overall - 5thMaxxis Cup DH #3 - Montgenevre (FRA) - 8thMegavalanche Alpe d'Huez (FRA) - 7thSprint Avalanche Cup - Oz En Oisans - 3rdItalian DH Series Finals - Ravascletto - 1stWorld Cup DH #3 - Mont-Sainte-Anne (CAN) - 20thMaxxis Cup DH #2 - Vallnord (AND) - 8thWheels Of Speed Downhill Challenge - Willingen (GER) - 4thGran Premio Guak #1 - Vigo, Spain - 4thOpen De Espana DH #1 - Vall d'Uixo, Spain - 8thWorld Cup Downhill Overall - 25th | | Results 2006
| | World Cup Downhill Overall Junior - 2ndWorld Cup DH #6 - Schladming (AUT) - 12thWorld Cup Downhill Overall - 29thJunior World Downhill Champs - 2nd | | Results 2005
| | Junior World Downhill Champs - 8th | |
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