National Mountain Bike Series Round Five Reports |
Deer Valley National, presented by Subaru-Gary Fisher |
Deer Valley Resort, Park City, Utah, June 15-17, 2007 |
PARK CITY, Utah, (June 17) -- The 7,000-foot altitude of Park City/Deer Valley Resort might have contributed to a shuffle in the results at the Deer Valley National, presented by Subaru/Gary Fisher - event number five in the seven-event series.
Or possibly some riders are finding their best legs mid-season. Either way, as the series moves into its second half the final outcome looks far from clear as the big hitters in the world's leading national mountain bike series goe toe to toe with the clear intention of battling all the way to the end.
Below is a summary of the pro races and top five results. Results are posted at http://bluewolfevents.com/content/DeerValley.aspx Please contact Paul Skilbeck at the below address for spreadsheet results.
KENDA Cross Country Pro Men (round 4)
2005 US national champion Jeremy Horgan-Kobelski (Subaru-Gary Fisher), of Boulder, Colo., ended the unbroken run of victories by the Canadian, Geoff Kabush (Team Maxxis) of Victoria, BC. Horgan-Kobelski finished the 34 mile race 39 seconds ahead of Kabush. Jeremiah Bishop (Trek Volskwagen), of Harrisonburg, Virginia, placed third at 2:20. Carl Decker (Giant), of Bend, Oregon, was fourth, and Barry Wicks (Kona), Santa Cruz, Calif. took fifth.
KENDA Cross Country Pro Women (round 4)
Reigning women's national champion Georgia Gould (Luna) of Missoula, Mont., continued her spectacular run of success with a convincing win, 2:37 ahead of Luna Women's team-mate Shonny Vanlandingham, Durango, Colo. Katerina Nash, Truckee, Calif. at 3:29, made it a 1-2-3 for the Luna Women's team. Heather Irmiger (Subaru-gary Fisher), of Boulder, Colo. was fourth, with Kathy Sherwin (Titus), of Heber City, Utah, fifth.
KENDA Short Track Pro Men (round 4)
Geoff Kabush claimed the win in the Short Track with a time of 23:37, ahead of talented 21 year-old Sam Jurekovic, of Boulder, Colo. riding for the U-23 national team, who came in at 23:53. Horgan-Kobelski continued his run of good form to take third place with 23:56. Todd Wells (GT), of Durango, Colo. was fourth and Carl Decker fifth.
KENDA Short Track Pro Women (round 4)
Nash, Gould and Vanlandingham again shared the spoils for the Luna Women's team in the pro women's Short Track, with Nash taking line honors with a time of 23:45, less than one second ahead of Georgia Gould, 23:46. Shonny Vanlandingham finished comfortably in third place with a time of 24:13. Heather Irmiger, Boulder, Colo. and Willow Koerber, Whistler, BC, took fourth and fifth, respectively, for the Subary-Gary Fisher team.
FOX Racing Shox Downhill Pro Men(round 3)
21 year-old Duncan Riffle (Honda IronHorse) of Santa Barbara, took a popular home win ahead of four international riders, finishing with a time of 2:39.07, .06 of a second clear of Justin Leov (Yeti/Fox), of New Zealand, with 2:39.13. Andrew Neethling (Mongoose) of South Africa was third, a 1.62 seconds. Australians Jared Rando (Giant/Michelin) and Amiel Cavarlier (Giant), filled the fourth and fifth spots, respectively. Top placed American in the series, David Klassenvanoorschot (ODI/SouthRidge), did not race.
FOX Racing Shox Downhill Pro Women (round 3)
Melissa Buhl (KHS), of Chandler, Ariz., asserted her claim to the series title with a time of 3:15.93, six seconds clear of Kathy Pruitt (Jamis) of Lake Almanor, Calif., and seven seconds ahead of Abigail Hippley (Maverick), of Boulder, Colo. Joanna Petterson (Brodie) of South Africa and Amy Laird of New Zealand filled fourth and fifth spots. Series leader Lisa Myklak (Leelikesbikes.com), of Boulder, Colo., placed 11th.
FOX Racing Shox Dual Slalom Pro Men (round3)
1.
Jared Graves (Yeti/Fox)
2. Eric Carter (Mongoose/SRAM/KENDA)
3. Rich Houseman (Yeti/Fox)
4. Jared Rando (Giant/Michelin)
FOX Racing Shox Dual Slalom Pro Women (round3)
1. Melissa Buhl (KHS)
2. Lisa Myklak (Leelikesbikes.com)
3. Joanna Petterson (Brodie)
4. Jackie Harmony (Brodie)
Next Round in the Series
July 28-29, Sugar Mountain, North Carolina
Cross Country, Short Track Cross Country, 4X, Downhill, Super D
About The National Mountain Bike Series
The National Mountain Bike Series (NMBS) is the premier mountain bike racing series in the United States, and is sanctioned by the national governing body of cycling sports, USA Cycling. For more information and to see the complete 2007 NMBS calendar, visit www.mtbnationals.com. For all other inquiries, please email info@mtbnationals.com.
Media Contact: Paul Skilbeck. Tel. 415-346-8422/pskilbeck@o2sm.com
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