Jeremy Rodgers qualifies for US Kayak Team

Jeremy Rodgers, BPN adventure racer, qualifies for USA Kayak Team at the 2008 Wildwater National Trials held in April 2008. He and 5 other team members will be racing the World Cup and World Championships in June in Austria, Czech Republic, and Italy. Jeremy overcame a disastrous deficit after day 1 sprint heats in rain swollen rapids of the Cheat River in West Virginia with a fantastic day 2 long course finish qualifying him for the national team. BPN’s elite adventure racing team now has 3 current and past members of USA Kayak team in it’s ranks with  Shane Sigle and the still formidable wildwater racer Mike Freeburn.

Adventure X-Stream Moab

Team BPN composed of Gretchen Reeves, Scott Swaney, Mike Freeburn, and Shane Sigle came out of the starting blocks at the early season Adventure Extreme Moab race like a fireball. The team battled out first place on the mighty Colorado River with Team Nike and pulled away from the world champions to take a one minute lead at the end of the paddle. BPN was not strong enough to hold off the world champion mountain bikers led by Mike Kloser and Team Nike slipped by BPN during the 1000 foot climb on the bike. BPN battled for second place with Team Four Corners but experience and rope skills allowed BPN to pull by Four Corners during the spectacular repel at Gemini Bridges. BPN kept on the pressure to finish in a solid second place working as a well oiled machine. BPN plans to complete the Adventure Extreme race series across Colorado and was happy to start the race season with a strong finish.

 

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