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PIKES PEAK KICKS OFF FOR 2017
T
he Pikes Peak International
Hill Climb has started for
2017 and we are once again
tackling the challenge with our
Road Test Editor, Rennie Scay-
sbrook at the controls of a 2017
KTM 1290 Super Duke R.
June 10-11 saw the team
compete in the official Pikes
Peak tire test, and it was smiles
all around for Cycle News/
Team KTM North America as
Scaysbrook topped the time
sheets on the second day with a
4:19.367 time across the bottom
half of the circuit.
Second fastest went to Scay-
sbrook's KTM North America
teammate, Chris Fillmore with
a 4:20.068 in what was an ex-
tremely impressive performance
for the highly-respected rookie,
who was bed-ridden for the en-
tire weekend with a nasty virus
he picked up earlier in the week.
Third went to 2016 Pikes
Peak King of the Mountain,
Frenchman Bruno Langlois on
4:20.550. Langlois, however,
appears to be in the best shape
of the top three on his brand
new Kawasaki Z900 when
he topped day one across
the second half of the 12.42-
mile course, when he put in
a scorching time of 5:56.30
to head second-placed Scay-
sbrook by seven seconds. Scay-
sbrook's time was a 6:03.43,
with Fillmore finishing day one in
third on a 6:05.17.
Check out the videos here
from Rennie to see how the
preparation is going for this
year's epic race! Official prac-
tice for the 2017 Pikes Peak
International Hill Climb starts on
Tuesday, June 20, with race day
scheduled for Sunday, June 25.
Stay tuned to CycleNews.com
and our Facebook, Instagram
and Twitter accounts for updates
over the race week. CN
Tire Test Day One video:
Tire Test Day Two video:
