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Sea Otter Classic Dual Slalom Competition

Thomas Lawson powers toward the first berm during first round competition.
The second inside berm started creating problems for the riders at the start of round one.
The Revel Bikes crew took up their position near the first berm and cheered on every rider that ran the course.
Matthew Sterling drops into the first berm ahead of Mikey Haderer, and secures the win to move him up to the third round against Mick Hannah.
Guerrilla Gravity sponsored Graeme Pitts made it through the first round, but lost in the second round to Evan Geankoplis.
The Sea Otter Classic dual slalom course was dry, loose and soft. Berms were eating up speed and sandy spots were swallowing riders.
McKenna Merten battled through four rounds beating Liv Collective's Dani Johnson and Elite UCI Champion Vali Höll, only to fall to Kialani Hines in the finals. She still rode away with silver.
Austin Hemperley fell early in the first round.
Powerhouse Jordy Scott, who took first place at Crankworx Innsbruck Dual Speed and Style in 2021, went down early but was able to battle back to a forth-place finish behind Vali Höll.
Jordy Scott emerges from the dust.
Riders put the hammer down in the final straightaway trying to make up time.
Recently retired Sick Mick Hannah let gravity do the work while keeping his fingers off the brakes as he works his way through the field of competitors.
The spectators lined the course and kept the energy level high.
Liv Collective rider Dani Johnson didn't make the cut after being edged out by McKenna Merten.
There may not have been a chairlift for uphill transport but the pro-class riders had no issues getting to the top.
Nikolas Nestoroff had a BYE in round one, defeated Timothy Remick in round two and Niko Kilik in round three only to fall to Sick Mick in round four.
Shealen Reno battles Kialani Hines in the second round, but unfortunately couldn't secure the win.
Cody Kelley digs into the soft dirt on berm number two. Kelley was unable to keep both wheels grounded and went down in round three to second place finisher Warren Kniss.
UCI Elite Champion Vali Höll had two BYE runs in round one and two. She lost round three to McKenna Merten.
Nikolas Nestoroff kept his kit clean as he stayed upright and on top through the first four rounds. He defeated Evan Geankoplis in the consolation round to take third.
UCI Elite Champion Vali Höll puts some distance on her competitor at the finish.
Sick Mick Hannah came out on top of a field of 28 riders to be crowned the 2021 Sea Otter Dual Slalom Champion.
On the women's side Kialani Hines, who also took first place in the Dual Slalom at Crankworx BC 2021, beat out KcKenna Merten for the overall win.