{"id":48117,"date":"2022-07-04T17:39:54","date_gmt":"2022-07-04T15:39:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/uniordownhillcup.com\/?p=48117\/"},"modified":"2022-07-04T17:39:56","modified_gmt":"2022-07-04T15:39:56","slug":"dh-soriska-planina-title-no-6-for-hrastnik-2nd-for-gomilscek","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sloveniadownhillcup.si\/en\/2022\/dh-soriska-planina-title-no-6-for-hrastnik-2nd-for-gomilscek\/","title":{"rendered":"DH Sori\u0161ka planina: Title No. 6 for Hrastnik, 2nd for Gomil\u0161\u010dek"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"has-large-font-size\">Monika Hrastnik (DH Visit Pohorje \/ Dorval AM Commencal) and \u017dak Gomil\u0161\u010dek (Unior \u2013 Sinter) are elite categories winners of round two of 2022 Unior Downhill Cup series, held at Sori\u0161ka planina, Slovenia. The race doubled as the 2022 Slovenian National Downhill Championships race. Some enduro racers took advantage of their skills on the short and not very steep track.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1300\" height=\"867\" src=\"https:\/\/uniordownhillcup.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/dhsorica_2022_hrastnik2.jpg\" alt=\"monika hrastnik\" class=\"wp-image-48106\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sloveniadownhillcup.si\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/dhsorica_2022_hrastnik2.jpg 1300w, https:\/\/sloveniadownhillcup.si\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/dhsorica_2022_hrastnik2-640x427.jpg 640w, https:\/\/sloveniadownhillcup.si\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/dhsorica_2022_hrastnik2-1280x854.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/sloveniadownhillcup.si\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/dhsorica_2022_hrastnik2-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/sloveniadownhillcup.si\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/dhsorica_2022_hrastnik2-150x100.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1300px) 100vw, 1300px\" \/><figcaption>Monika Hrastnik<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Monika Hrastnik<\/strong>, the reigning European Champion and number 6 of UCI ranking, won her sixth elite national title. In her final run on the 1,65 km track, dropping 280 m in this small ski resort, she was 6.99 faster than the second placed <strong>\u0160pela Horvat<\/strong> (Supersnurf). Junior rider <strong>Tina Smrdel<\/strong> (MBK \u010crni Vrh) finished third 10.87 behind the winner.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery columns-2 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex\"><ul class=\"blocks-gallery-grid\"><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"https:\/\/uniordownhillcup.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/dhsorica_2022_horvat-1280x854.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1280\" height=\"854\" src=\"https:\/\/uniordownhillcup.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/dhsorica_2022_horvat-1280x854.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"48104\" data-link=\"https:\/\/uniordownhillcup.com\/?attachment_id=48104\" class=\"wp-image-48104\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sloveniadownhillcup.si\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/dhsorica_2022_horvat-1280x854.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/sloveniadownhillcup.si\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/dhsorica_2022_horvat-640x427.jpg 640w, https:\/\/sloveniadownhillcup.si\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/dhsorica_2022_horvat-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/sloveniadownhillcup.si\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/dhsorica_2022_horvat-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/sloveniadownhillcup.si\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/dhsorica_2022_horvat.jpg 1300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\">\u0160pela Horvat<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"https:\/\/uniordownhillcup.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/dhsorica_2022_smrdelt.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1280\" height=\"779\" src=\"https:\/\/uniordownhillcup.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/dhsorica_2022_smrdelt-1280x779.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"48105\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/uniordownhillcup.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/dhsorica_2022_smrdelt.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/uniordownhillcup.com\/?attachment_id=48105\" class=\"wp-image-48105\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sloveniadownhillcup.si\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/dhsorica_2022_smrdelt-1280x779.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/sloveniadownhillcup.si\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/dhsorica_2022_smrdelt-640x389.jpg 640w, https:\/\/sloveniadownhillcup.si\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/dhsorica_2022_smrdelt-768x467.jpg 768w, https:\/\/sloveniadownhillcup.si\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/dhsorica_2022_smrdelt-164x100.jpg 164w, https:\/\/sloveniadownhillcup.si\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/dhsorica_2022_smrdelt.jpg 1300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\">Tina Smrdel<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><\/ul><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\"><p>\u00bbI am happy, it was a great race. It was nice to ride with the girls and see the friend. It took it as a good training. You had to be careful where to push your bike down since some parts were very slippery. I didn&#8217;t do any major mistakes so I&#8217;m happy. I&#8217;m off packing now, I&#8217;m leaving for World Cup in Switzerland tomorrow.\u00ab<\/p><cite><strong>Monika Hrastnik<\/strong><\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1300\" height=\"867\" src=\"https:\/\/uniordownhillcup.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/dhsorica_2022_gomilscek2.jpg\" alt=\"\u017eak gomil\u0161\u010dek\" class=\"wp-image-48107\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sloveniadownhillcup.si\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/dhsorica_2022_gomilscek2.jpg 1300w, https:\/\/sloveniadownhillcup.si\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/dhsorica_2022_gomilscek2-640x427.jpg 640w, https:\/\/sloveniadownhillcup.si\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/dhsorica_2022_gomilscek2-1280x854.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/sloveniadownhillcup.si\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/dhsorica_2022_gomilscek2-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/sloveniadownhillcup.si\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/dhsorica_2022_gomilscek2-150x100.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1300px) 100vw, 1300px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>\u017dak won his first title two years ago in Maribor in his first elite year. Back then he took the title over from his teammate <strong>Jure \u017dabjek<\/strong> and then last year he passed it on to <strong>Luka Berginc<\/strong> (DH Visit Pohorje) at Sori\u0161ka planina. They both missed this year&#8217;s Championship race: \u017dabjek broke a rib last week at European Championships in Maribor and Berginc, winner of first two rounds of 2022 iXS European DH Cup, was in the crowd, still recovering after a concussion four weeks ago at round 3 in Austria.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery columns-2 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-3 is-layout-flex\"><ul class=\"blocks-gallery-grid\"><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"https:\/\/uniordownhillcup.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/dhsorica_2022_cimperman-1280x854.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1280\" height=\"854\" src=\"https:\/\/uniordownhillcup.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/dhsorica_2022_cimperman-1280x854.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"48108\" data-link=\"https:\/\/uniordownhillcup.com\/?attachment_id=48108\" class=\"wp-image-48108\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sloveniadownhillcup.si\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/dhsorica_2022_cimperman-1280x854.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/sloveniadownhillcup.si\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/dhsorica_2022_cimperman-640x427.jpg 640w, https:\/\/sloveniadownhillcup.si\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/dhsorica_2022_cimperman-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/sloveniadownhillcup.si\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/dhsorica_2022_cimperman-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/sloveniadownhillcup.si\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/dhsorica_2022_cimperman.jpg 1300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\">Jan Cimperman<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"https:\/\/uniordownhillcup.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/dhsorica_2022_jez.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1280\" height=\"854\" src=\"https:\/\/uniordownhillcup.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/dhsorica_2022_jez-1280x854.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"48109\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/uniordownhillcup.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/dhsorica_2022_jez.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/uniordownhillcup.com\/?attachment_id=48109\" class=\"wp-image-48109\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sloveniadownhillcup.si\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/dhsorica_2022_jez-1280x854.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/sloveniadownhillcup.si\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/dhsorica_2022_jez-640x427.jpg 640w, https:\/\/sloveniadownhillcup.si\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/dhsorica_2022_jez-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/sloveniadownhillcup.si\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/dhsorica_2022_jez-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/sloveniadownhillcup.si\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/dhsorica_2022_jez.jpg 1300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\">Tim Je\u017e<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><\/ul><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The experienced <strong>Jan Cimperman<\/strong> (MTB Trbovlje\/HCI) was the fastest in men&#8217;s elite seeding run, followed by Gomil\u0161\u010dek. Both favourites improved their times in the final run but \u017dak was more successful in doing that. He improved it by over 4 and a half seconds with brought him the title. Cimperman took silver (+2.20) and enduro competitor <strong>Tim Je\u017e<\/strong> (Kamplc Racing Team, +6,42) took bronze. Sadly, Je\u017e crashed in the finish area and broke his collar bone.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\"><p>\u00bbOf course I&#8217;m happy with the outcome. I would say that this track does not suite me well, it is too short and too flat. But I&#8217;m happy that I still had a solid run in spite of that. I messed up a bit on top in the rock garden but then I rode the rest like I planned.\u00ab<\/p><cite><strong>\u017dak Gomil\u0161\u010dek<\/strong><\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>Gomil\u0161\u010dek who finished second behind \u017dabjek at Unior DH Cup round one in late April in Croatia is also the new series leader since \u017dabjek sat this one out.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Other categories<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Miha Smrdel<\/strong>, the 2021 SloEnduro champion, surprised by taking the win in men&#8217;s junior category. He already tried his luck on his enduro bike at iXS European DH Cup race in Maribor. This time <strong>Val Celestina<\/strong> (Bikehanic \u2013 20 Chocolate) finished the seeding run in front of him but Smrdel was the fastest one in the final, beating Celestina by just 65 hundred. <strong>Miha Jerki\u010d<\/strong> (KK \u010crn trn), another enduro rider, finished third. Smrdel also set the 3rd time of the day overall, only top two elite riders Gomil\u0161\u010dek and Cimperman were faster.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Maj Baba\u010di\u010d<\/strong> (Calcit Bike Team) is the U17 men champion, <strong>A\u017ebe Kalin\u0161ek<\/strong> (Bikehanic \u2013 20 Chocolate), the European Championships bronze medallist, the U15 champion, <strong>Bo\u0161tjan Volf<\/strong> (Wolf Racing Team) won the masters category and <strong>Nejc \u0160ikman<\/strong> (LevelUp trening center) the amateur category.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1300\" height=\"867\" src=\"https:\/\/uniordownhillcup.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/dhsorica_2022_kalinsek.jpg\" alt=\"a\u017ebe kalin\u0161ek\" class=\"wp-image-48110\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sloveniadownhillcup.si\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/dhsorica_2022_kalinsek.jpg 1300w, https:\/\/sloveniadownhillcup.si\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/dhsorica_2022_kalinsek-640x427.jpg 640w, https:\/\/sloveniadownhillcup.si\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/dhsorica_2022_kalinsek-1280x854.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/sloveniadownhillcup.si\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/dhsorica_2022_kalinsek-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/sloveniadownhillcup.si\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/dhsorica_2022_kalinsek-150x100.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1300px) 100vw, 1300px\" \/><figcaption>A\u017ebe Kalin\u0161ek<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a href=\"https:\/\/uniordownhillcup.com\/rezultati\/\">All results here<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Thank you for another great race, <strong>MTB \u017delezniki<\/strong> and <strong>Sori\u0161ka planina<\/strong>!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Third round of 2022 Unior Downhill Cup 2022 will be the <strong>Downhill Kope in Bike park Kope, Slovenia, on August 21st<\/strong>. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.uniordownhillcup.com\/en\/race\/dh-kope\/\">More on this event<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Photos by Sara Sel\u0161ek and \u017diga Mikeli<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Monika Hrastnik (DH Visit Pohorje \/ Dorval AM Commencal) and \u017dak Gomil\u0161\u010dek (Unior \u2013 Sinter) are elite categories winners of round two of 2022 Unior Downhill Cup series, held at Sori\u0161ka planina, Slovenia. 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Some enduro racers took advantage of their skills on the short and not very steep track.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":48112,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[5],"tags":[],"blocksy_meta":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sloveniadownhillcup.si\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/48117"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sloveniadownhillcup.si\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sloveniadownhillcup.si\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sloveniadownhillcup.si\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/5"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sloveniadownhillcup.si\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=48117"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/sloveniadownhillcup.si\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/48117\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":48120,"href":"https:\/\/sloveniadownhillcup.si\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/48117\/revisions\/48120"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sloveniadownhillcup.si\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/48112"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sloveniadownhillcup.si\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=48117"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sloveniadownhillcup.si\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=48117"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sloveniadownhillcup.si\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=48117"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}