{"id":47229,"date":"2021-10-18T19:08:53","date_gmt":"2021-10-18T17:08:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.uniordownhillcup.com\/?p=47229\/"},"modified":"2021-10-19T00:00:46","modified_gmt":"2021-10-18T22:00:46","slug":"kope-2nd-time-return-of-jure-zabjek","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/slodhcup.pumptrack.si\/en\/2021\/kope-2nd-time-return-of-jure-zabjek\/","title":{"rendered":"Kope, 2nd time: Return of Jure \u017dabjek"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"has-large-font-size\">Unior Downhill Cup 2021 ended with round three. Just like round two at the beginning of September the race was held in Bike par Kope. The track remained almost completely the same, except for the conditions. This time about 100 riders raced on a wet and muddy track, even partly covered in snow.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<p>Round three and winners number three in both elite categories. In men&#8217;s race <strong>Jure \u017dabjek<\/strong> (Unior \u2013 Sinter) won after Luka Berginc (Sori\u0161ka planina) and Maximilian Jakubowski (Kope 1). Jure finished his World Cup season early with a broken pinky and returned for UDC final on his enduro bike to set fastest times in both seeding and final runs. <strong>Tim Je\u017e<\/strong> (Kamplc Racing Team), an enduro racer and also on an enduro bike, came closest in the final run, 3,63 down, and <strong>Urban Rotnik<\/strong> (KK \u010crn trn) followed in third place. <strong>\u017dak Gomil\u0161\u010dek<\/strong> (Unior \u2013 Sinter), was fourth and <strong>Jan Cimperman<\/strong> (MTB Trbovlje) fifth after finishing second in the seeding just 1,6 slower than \u017dabjek.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery columns-3 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex\"><ul class=\"blocks-gallery-grid\"><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"https:\/\/www.uniordownhillcup.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/dhkope2_zabjek.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"853\" height=\"1280\" src=\"https:\/\/www.uniordownhillcup.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/dhkope2_zabjek-853x1280.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"47224\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/www.uniordownhillcup.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/dhkope2_zabjek.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/www.uniordownhillcup.com\/dhkope2_zabjek\/\" class=\"wp-image-47224\" srcset=\"https:\/\/slodhcup.pumptrack.si\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/dhkope2_zabjek-853x1280.jpg 853w, https:\/\/slodhcup.pumptrack.si\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/dhkope2_zabjek-426x640.jpg 426w, https:\/\/slodhcup.pumptrack.si\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/dhkope2_zabjek-768x1153.jpg 768w, https:\/\/slodhcup.pumptrack.si\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/dhkope2_zabjek-67x100.jpg 67w, https:\/\/slodhcup.pumptrack.si\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/dhkope2_zabjek.jpg 866w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 853px) 100vw, 853px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\">Jure \u017dabjek<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"https:\/\/www.uniordownhillcup.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/dhkope2_jez.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"853\" height=\"1280\" src=\"https:\/\/www.uniordownhillcup.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/dhkope2_jez-853x1280.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"47220\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/www.uniordownhillcup.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/dhkope2_jez.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/www.uniordownhillcup.com\/dhkope2_jez\/\" class=\"wp-image-47220\" srcset=\"https:\/\/slodhcup.pumptrack.si\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/dhkope2_jez-853x1280.jpg 853w, https:\/\/slodhcup.pumptrack.si\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/dhkope2_jez-427x640.jpg 427w, https:\/\/slodhcup.pumptrack.si\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/dhkope2_jez-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/slodhcup.pumptrack.si\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/dhkope2_jez-1024x1536.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/slodhcup.pumptrack.si\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/dhkope2_jez-67x100.jpg 67w, https:\/\/slodhcup.pumptrack.si\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/dhkope2_jez.jpg 1333w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 853px) 100vw, 853px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\">Tim Je\u017e<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"https:\/\/www.uniordownhillcup.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/dhkope2_kovac.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"853\" height=\"1280\" src=\"https:\/\/www.uniordownhillcup.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/dhkope2_kovac-853x1280.jpg\" alt=\"nina kova\u010d\" data-id=\"47221\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/www.uniordownhillcup.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/dhkope2_kovac.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/www.uniordownhillcup.com\/dhkope2_kovac\/\" class=\"wp-image-47221\" srcset=\"https:\/\/slodhcup.pumptrack.si\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/dhkope2_kovac-853x1280.jpg 853w, https:\/\/slodhcup.pumptrack.si\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/dhkope2_kovac-427x640.jpg 427w, https:\/\/slodhcup.pumptrack.si\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/dhkope2_kovac-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/slodhcup.pumptrack.si\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/dhkope2_kovac-1024x1536.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/slodhcup.pumptrack.si\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/dhkope2_kovac-67x100.jpg 67w, https:\/\/slodhcup.pumptrack.si\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/dhkope2_kovac.jpg 1333w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 853px) 100vw, 853px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\">Nina Kova\u010d<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><\/ul><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>In women&#8217;s race it was career first win for <strong>Nina Kova\u010d<\/strong> (Rajd Ljubljana) after a duel with <strong>Tina Smrdel<\/strong> (MBK \u010crni Vrh). Smrdel was faster in the seeding, then Kova\u010d improved her time by over 7 seconds in her final run to take the top spot.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Enej Podlipnik<\/strong> (Bikehanic \u2013 20 Chocolate) won U19 men&#8217;s race, but U17 were faster this time with <strong>Val Celestina<\/strong> (Bikehanic \u2013 20 Chocolate) in first place.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u00bbIt was a cold race,\u00ab told \u017dabjek. \u00bbIt&#8217;s my first time here at Kope, it really is a short track but the conditions were quite demanding. Lots of mud and some snow even so it was also a physical race if you wanted to go fast. I raced my enduro bike, I just built it so I wasn&#8217;t used to it yet. But it was up to the task. And my pinky is now healed. This was the last race of the season so it&#8217;s time to plan for 2022.\u00ab<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u00bbI crashed twice in the seeding run but then I memorised for the final where those two sneaky roots were,\u00ab told Nina Kova\u010d after her maiden win. \u00bbTina is a great all-round rider so I had no doubts that she could be faster than me. Congratulations to Tina and Lana on their first downhill race and hopefully we will be able hang out at the start again next year.\u00ab<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.uniordownhillcup.com\/rezultati\/\">Results<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1300\" height=\"866\" src=\"https:\/\/www.uniordownhillcup.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/dhkope2_sedeznica.jpg\" alt=\"bike park kope\" class=\"wp-image-47223\" srcset=\"https:\/\/slodhcup.pumptrack.si\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/dhkope2_sedeznica.jpg 1300w, https:\/\/slodhcup.pumptrack.si\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/dhkope2_sedeznica-640x426.jpg 640w, https:\/\/slodhcup.pumptrack.si\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/dhkope2_sedeznica-1280x853.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/slodhcup.pumptrack.si\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/dhkope2_sedeznica-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/slodhcup.pumptrack.si\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/dhkope2_sedeznica-150x100.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1300px) 100vw, 1300px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Thank you MTB Koro\u0161ka and Bike Park Kope for jumping in again!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Photos by Matej Knez <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/matej.knez.12\/\" target=\"_blank\">@matej.knez.12<\/a> \/ Bike park Kope<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Unior Downhill Cup 2021 ended with round three. Just like round two at the beginning of September the race was held in Bike par Kope. The track remained almost completely the same, except for the conditions. 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