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 Mischo Erban Injured and Questionable for World Cup Finale!Olivier Bareaud winner of the Howteq Nationals in South Africa. Photo Melissa Ransom

The pre-cursor to next weekend's IGSA World Cup event was held today and yesterday in Cape Town, on Houwteq Hill. The small amount of riders gave it a grassroots feeling, and meant that there were tons of runs. Oliver Neilsen's many hours on his board paid off, when he qualified 1st.

Mischo Erban may have lost the World Cup Series Championship once again.  Photo Alexandre Mai

 

An action-packed day with changing winds, hay bails being eaten, and a lot of carnage. The final heat was no exception, when Erban, Zietsman, and Nielsen came into the corner hot, rubbing urethane and close riding that ended with the three of them in the bails. Bareaud, who could not push very well at the start because of a bum knee from a crash in the semi, cruised past the chaos, to finish in 1st!  Nielson was the first back on his board and finished 2nd. Mischo unfortunately injured both his ankles, and had to be transported to hospital for x-rays. Zietsman was lucky and walked away with a few bruises and a dinged ego. As some could have foreseen, they couldn't hold back, despite the fact that the big race is just 4 days away. We have yet to confirm if Mischo will be racing next weekend...