Jack Compton competes in Karapoti Classic Mountain Bike Race
Jack Compton
Jack Compton participated in the Karapoti Classic Mountain Bike Race last Saturday 06 March 2010. While he was 5th overall, he came in 3rd in the under 18 class.
Jack Compton is the first 14 year old to compete in the Karapoti Classic.
About the Karapoti Classic:
Established in 1986, the Merida Karapoti Classic is the longest running mountain bike event in the Southern Hemisphere. Created by Wellington's Kennett Brothers, who between them have influenced mountain biking more than anyone else in New Zealand, Karapoti is less a race than it is an event from which has arisen a very real culture. A culture built via a combination of innovative organisation, spectacular scenery, an exciting social scene, and a unique challenge that is at the same time uncompromising, achievable and inspirational.
American cycling magazine VeloNews ranks Karapoti amongst the top-25 mountain bike races in the world, and participants apparently agree because for more than a decade we've been forced to limit the event to 1000 entrants. Little wonder then that the Merida Karapoti Classic is known as, "New Zealand's Must Do Mountain Bike Event".
