Craig Pattle Profile
Tuesday 16 December 2008, 10:29AM
By Beat
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Craig Pattle has returned to New Zealand, after a rough season in the northern hemisphere hungry for victory at this year’s national championships which take place from January to March 2009.
The 23 year old from Rotorua races elite class Downhill, 4X, Dual slalom, and BMX and is a contender for the National Elite Downhill title and BMX National Elite title.
In 2008 Craig won the Elite Dual Slalom National Champion for mountain biking and was placed 5th in the North Island Cup series DownHill.
Craig has been mountain biking for over 9 years and hit the pro cicuit in his late teens, where as a junior racer gained the 2003 Junior DownHill National Champion and
Junior 4X National Champion. In 2006 he gained a 3rd place in the international Elite Oceania 4X championships and the Elite Oceania DownHill championships.
This season Craig has set his sights set on a podium finish and a New Zealand title.
Profile
DOB: 25/01/1985
YEARS RACING: 9 years in NZ and 5 years International (didn’t travel overseas in 2007)
PRIMARY EVENTS FOCUSSED ON: Downhill, 4X, Dual Slalom.
SECONDARY EVENTS: BMX
Best NZ results
2003 Junior DownHill National Champion
2003 Junior 4X National Champion
2008 Elite Dual Slalom National Champion
2008 North Island Cup series DownHill - 5th
Best International results
2006 Elite DownHill World championships (France) 24th
2006 Elite Oceania 4X championships. 3rd.
2006 Elite Oceania DownHill championships. 3rd.