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| Name: | Greg Minnaar aka GM | | Date of birth: | 13 November 1981 | | Place of birth: | Pietermaritzburg, South Africa | | Occupation: | Professional Downhill Mountain Biker | | Residence: | Peitermaritzburg South Africa
| | Height: | 190m | | Weight: | 87kg | | Hobbies: | Moto-x, Surfin and Beer Testing | | Favourite Circuit: | Arai Japan | | Team 2009: | Santa Cruz Syndicate
| | Mechanic: | | | Ambition: | To be Crowned 2010 World Champion & World Cup Champion |
3 x World Cup Champion (2001, 2005, 2008)
1 x World Champion (2003)
2 x Norba Champion (2003, 2004)
Career Highlights: Year 2009 Highlights: • 2nd - World Championships
• 2nd - World Cup Championships
Year 2008 Highlights:
• 1st World Cup Champion
• Podium every single round
Year 2007 Highlights:
• 4th World Championships (riding half the race with a broken scapular & dislocated shoulder)
Year 2006 Highlights:
• 2nd – World Championships
• 3rd – World Cup Championships
Year 2005 Highlights:
• 1st– World Cup Champion
Year 2004 Highlights:
• 1st – NORBA Champion
Year 2003 Highlights:
• 1st - World Championships
• 1st - Overall NORBA Champion Year 2002 Highlights:
• 3rd - World Cup 4X in Telluride USA
• 3 World Cup Podiums Year 2001 Highlights:
• 1st - World Cup Downhill Champion
• 1st - World Cup Downhill in Kaprun
• 3rd - World Championships Downhill • 4 World Cup Podiums Year 2000 Highlights: First World Cup Podium, 5th Vail Colorado Normal 0 false false false EN-ZA X-NONE X-NONE MicrosoftInternetExplorer4 st1\:*{behavior:url(#ieooui) } /* Style Definitions */ table.MsoNormalTable {mso-style-name:"Table Normal"; mso-tstyle-rowband-size:0; mso-tstyle-colband-size:0; mso-style-noshow:yes; mso-style-priority:99; mso-style-qformat:yes; mso-style-parent:""; mso-padding-alt:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; mso-para-margin:0cm; mso-para-margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";} 1999 All African Downhill Champion.
1998 South African Downhill Champion
Represented South Africa at World Champs every year since 1997.
Greg has been awarded the South African Cyclist of the Year Award from 2002 – 2008 |
Greg Minnaar, and his syndicated team mates are using the 2010 V10 Santa Cruz Prototype.
This is a prototype Santa Cruz V10 frame that utilizes a 9.5 x 3.0-inch stroke rear shock.
Travel and geometry remain unchanged on these frames made specifically for Greg Minnaar and Steve Peat.
Unless you look closely, you’ll probably only notice the lower link as a stand out feature.
Aside from this link, the rest of the frame was made using stock V10 pieces and tubing which was an
engineering challenge. His custom setup includes: Elixer brakes, Truvative Boobar handle bars, Boxxer fork, wtb seat,
sram ox groupset, stylo cranks, Vivid rear shock, crank brothers pedals, Chris King, Edge, Lizard Skins, Maxxis, Muc-Off
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