Honda/Iron Horse rider Duncan Riffle new 2006 US National DH champion

Our man Duncan took the 2006 National DH Title! Way to go Duncan! He is on, of course, an IH Sunday Frame (the best) with a SRAM drivetrain (our shop’s favorite)!

This guy is super fast, and it shows… those Iron Horse Sundays are doing really well on the circuit as well, with Sam Hill Leading the UCI points in the World Cup and Duncan Rifle already Winning the National Title here in the states!

Now I just need to find out how to get one of those fly frames in white…

Here’s the article!

http://forums.mtbr.com/showthread.php?t=211006

July 18, 2006
Sonoma California.

Honda/Iron Horse rider, Duncan Riffle, 19, from Santa Barbara California is the new 2006 US National DH champion. Under blazing sun and triple digit temperatures at the Infineon Raceway near Sonoma, CA, Riffle put together a clean quick run in the rapidly deteriorating conditions, which was enough to give him the title.

Here is what Duncan has to say about the race: “The course was super narrow and hard to gauge your speed properly. You had to push as hard as you could in some sections and slow it way down for others as to exit with good speed.” He went on to add: “By race day the course was very blown out with large holes and ruts making it pretty difficult to ride fast but there wasn’t a whole lot of technical assets to the course so it made things a bit better in reality. Some people opted to race their short travel bikes but I decided if our Downhill National Championships could be won on a small bike then it was a joke anyway. My dw-link Iron Horse Sunday was the perfect bike for the course!”

Duncan, also the 2004 DH National Champion, is currently the highest ranked US rider on the UCI World Cup circuit. He is competing in both the UCI World Cup series and the NMBS series. Duncan will be joined by fellow Honda/Iron Horse riders Sven Martin and Anka Martin at the World Championships in Rotorua, New Zealand next month.

Honda/Iron Horses amateur riders Linda Travis, Stuart Travis and Don Herner brought in another 5 podiums including an Expert DH National Championship title for Linda Travis.

2006 Sponsors: Honda, Iron Horse, Sram, Michelin, SDG, Rock Shox, Avid, Truvativ, e.thirteen, Cane Creek, Troy Lee Designs, Crankbrothers, Mavic, Hadley, The Bike Company, ODI, Sign Source, and Yakima