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Slovene rider Nejc Rutar (Rajd Trek/Unior Tools Team) is the winner of this year’s, fourth DH Buzet, a downhill bicycle race counting towards the Croatian Cup, the Slovene Cup, and the International UCI C2. He announced the win even during this morning’s qualifications when he took the 1.7 km long Škarbina track in record time.  His average speed was 40 km/h and we must not forget that the track is comprised of forest paths, rocks, ditches and five jumps. 11 riders managed to beat last year’s winner’s time, one of the record holders, Mateja Drnovšeka (2.41,314). Nejc has already won in Buzet in the first event of 2009 and says that the track is neither foreign nor difficult for him. He came with absolutely no expectations and won!

Postolja su danas podijelili slovenski vozači; na drugo je mjesto stao Miran Vauh (Črn Trn GT, 2.30,858), a na treće Žiga Pandur (Rajd Trek/Unior Tools Team, 2.31,686). Najbrži među domaćim vozačima bio je devetoplasirani Berislav Topov (BBK Šišmiš) ispred Pazinjana Marka Šišovića (BK MTB Istra Pazin) koji je zauzeo 25. mjesto. U kategoriji žena slavila je Zarja Černilogar (Črn Trn GT). Na trećoj je poziciji završila Pazinjanka Dubravka Družeta (BK MTB Istra Pazin).

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