VOLUME 56 ISSUE 26 JULY 2, 2019 P43
Scaysbrook Wins 2019 Pikes Peak
C
ycle News' own Road Test Editor Ren-
nie Scaysbrook (Team Aprilia USA) etched
his name into the history books by claiming the
Heavyweight and King of the Mountain titles at the
2019 Pikes Peak International Hill Climb, an event
marred by the tragic passing of four-time winner,
Ducati's Carlin Dunne after a crash close to the
finish line (see separate news story).
Scaysbrook also took a new all-time lap re-
cord, besting Chris Fillmore's 2017 mark with a
9:44.963. Second overall was Lucy Glockner,
marking her best result in the event. Third went
to Dunne's Ducati teammate, Codie Vahsholtz.
Glockner also made history as the first woman to
claim the Exhibition Class win on her BMW HP4
Race machine ahead of Britain's Robert Barber
on the electric Nottingham University entry and
Japan's Yasuo Arai (Kawasaki Z1000).
"I'm so pleased to get this win after four years
of trying but this is absolutely not the way I wanted
to get it," said Scaysbrook after the event. "Carlin
was an absolute gentleman—he helped me as
a mentor in my rookie year of 2016 and we had
a great battle together in the 2018 event that he
won. It's such a tragedy."
KTM's Chris Fillmore took the Lightweight Class
win ahead of Darryl Lujan (Honda CRF450R)
and Greg Chicoine (Kawasaki KX470) and for
about six minutes held three of the four available
class records at Pikes Peak (before Scaysbrook
claimed the Heavyweight record) as he set a new
Lightweight benchmark of 10:20.819.
Brazilian rider Rafael Paschoalin (Yamaha) took
his first win at Pikes Peak in the Middleweight
category.
Look for a full feature, plus a film on Rennie's
and Cycle News' experience at the 2019 Pikes
Peak International Hill Climb coming soon. You
can see all the progress of the Team Aprilia USA/
Cycle News Aprilia Tuono project, as well as all
Rennie's diary video's by clicking here.
Rennie Scaysbrook
Scaysbrook crosses
the line to take overall
honors at Pikes Peak in
a race overshadowed
by Carlin Dunne's
tragic accident.
PHOTO: LARRY CHEN
