Rabodirect National Mountain Bike Cup Series (Round 2)

Hawke's Bay's fleet of riders, and their stomping ground - the Panpac Eskdale Mountain Bike Park - are attracting international ratings after round two of the Rabodirect National Mountain Bike Cup Series. Napier teen Brook Macdonald, 19, took out the Men's Elite section of Saturday's Downhill competition, beating Wanganui's Sam Blenkinsop by just two seconds.

Riders at the start of the downhill pictured during a practice runs at the Panpac Eskdale Mountain Bike Park, during the 2011 NZ MTB Cup, HB Mountain bike event in Napier.

Image 1 of 28: Riders at the start of the downhill pictured during a practice runs at the Panpac Eskdale Mountain Bike Park, during the 2011 NZ MTB Cup, HB Mountain bike event in Napier.