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NORBA Series #5 - E1
Durango, CO, USA, August 16-17, 2003
Race 1 - August 16: Cross-country
Hesjedal and Vanlandingham win solo
By Kristy Scrymgeour
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Ryder Hesjedal (Subaru Gary Fisher) and Shonny Vanlandingham (Luna Chix) won today's final round of the NORBA series in Durango Mountain resort, Colorado. Hesjedal's win confirms his win of the overall series with Jimena Florit (RLX Ralph Lauren) holding on to her lead placing 8th in today's race.
The race also determined the US National Champion as the first American man and woman in the series would take the title. Jeremy Horgan Kobelski (RLX Ralph Lauren) kept his second place in the overall series after his third placing today and is now the men's US Cross Country Champion and in the men's event. The women's US Champion is Mary McConneloug (Seven Cycles), who placed 16 in today's race and third in the overall series.
After a rainy night the steep hilly course was wet today but according to riders it was a great course. It consisted of a lot of climbing, lots of broken up areas and some good descents. The crowds were also huge, especially on the main climb.
In the men's race Hesjedal took off on the first main climb very early in the race and forced a very quick gap. By the end of the first lap he was over a minute in front of the chasers, Todd Wells (Mongoose Hyundai) and Hogan Kobelski. By the bottom of the climb on the last lap Ryder was basically unmatchable and the race behind was for second place.
Wells and Horgan Kobelski were caught by four others and it was on the last climb that attacks began to split up the main group. Walker Ferguson attacked and Jeremiah Bishop tried to go with him. "I knew it would be a race to the top of the climb and that if I could get there I would be able to gold them off" said Bishop after the race. Bishop made it to Ferguson and went by him to finish in second place. Horgan Kobelski finished in third place, ten seconds behind.
Cyclingnews spoke with Hesjedal who finished 1'07" in front of second place. "I just took it easy on the starting loop in the first lap and was happy to sit in there. It
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was when we hit the climb and I saw all the people screaming with the bells ringing that I got excited. I put it in the big ring and opened up a gap. I'm not sure what the mentality was behind me; maybe they just thought 'let him go', I'm not sure. It's a tough way to do it, taking off from seven minutes into the race but that's the way I like to race. I was confident and it was a great course with long climbs, lots of broken up areas and some good descents. I got into my rhythm and on the climbs and the descent was great for recovery. I just got a brand new bike which is very light so that really helped."
Ryder and most others now head to Europe for the World Championships which begin in Lugano, Switzerland on August 30. "I'm looking forward to it. It was encouraging to know that I could race this well at altitude. It gives me confidence going into the World Championships. That is the focus now, just to keep improving. It doesn't matter about the results of the race, as long as I know I am improving each time. It's not long now till the Olympics, so improvement is the key."
Fourth place in today's race and third in the overall NORBA series was Seamus McGrath who wasn't entirely happy with his race but looking forward to World Championships. "I wasn't really happy with my ride, but it was ok considering the altitude. Ryder took off right at the beginning and then there was a group of about 6 or 7 at the top of the second climb. I did a few attacks to soften some of the legs but it came down to the last climb and it all separated there. I'm looking forward to going to Europe now. It's really important for us as Canadians to do well there so we can qualify as many spots as possible for the Olympics next year. I'm totally psyched to go there. I always ride well at the end of the season.
One of the big stories of the year is second place getter Bishop. Riding this year for a regional team he has really risen through the ranks. Today he was disappointed at the end because he thought his second place had earned him the National title, not realizing that the title went to the first American in the series, not first American in today's race. His effort did move him from fourth American in the Series to second, however, just one spot from US Champion. He was excited by his race nevertheless when he talked with Cyclingnews after the race. "I was really surprised that there was such a big group of guys there in the last lap because there was really a lot of climbing in the course. On the last climb Walter Ferguson put in a big effort and I tried to go with him. Eventually I knew it would be a race to the top of the climb and that if I could get there I would be able to gold them off. Jeremy was breathing down my neck the whole time and it was like a drag race to the finish."
In the women's race the Luna Chix riders, Vanlandingham and Katerina Hanusova put the pressure on going up the first climb getting a good gap on the others. They worked together for a while before Vanlandingham edged away from her teammate holding a solo lead to the end of the race. Behind the field was spread out in ones and two's and Dara Marks (Sobe Cannondale) was sitting in third place.
It was in the final lap that Alison Sydor (Trek Volkswagen) started to pick up the place, passing both Marks and Hanusova in the last lap to take second place. Hanusova came in third place in front of Marks and Willow Koerber (RLX Ralph Lauren). The series leader Florit spent the day keeping an eye on her closet rival Chrissy Redden (Subaru Gary Fisher) and came in 8th, two places behind Redden but with enough buffer the keep the series lead. Mary McConnoloug who had really made a name for herself this year finished in 16th place and managed to keep her third place in the overall standings taking out the title for US Champion.
Cyclingnews spoke with a very smiley race winner Vanlandingham after the race. "I enjoyed today's course. I like sustained efforts so the long climbs were good for
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me. Of course I was getting tired by the end but in general I felt good all day. My teammate Katerina was climbing really well today so I just paced from her up the first climb and we got a gap. Later I put a bit of time into her and that was it. I am also from here so I had the advantage of the altitude. I've ridden this course a few times. You can't ride it too much because the climbs are so steep and it saps your legs but it's a great course."
Sydor was happy with her race, but also happy for Vanlandingham. "I am from Sea level, so coming here I didn't really know how I was going to feel. I'm glad the race was a little shorter than they have been this year, it really helped with the altitude.' I knew I couldn't kill myself on the first lap so when Shonny and Katerina went I let them go and went my own pace. I felt comfortable riding with Jimena for a while and then she went by me and then on the last lap I really started to feel good. By the top of the last climb I had caught Jimena and then Katerina and I was able to hold them off to the finish. "Shonny was definitely the favorite coming into this race. She has had great form recently and I think everybody is really happy that she got this big result."
This afternoon will see the battle for the Mountain Cross series and for Mountain Cross National Champion.
Photos
Images by Beth Seliga/www.3catsphoto.com
- Jeremiah Bishop (Trek/VW) leads the Men's Pro field from the starting area.
- Travis Brown Trek/VW) leads Jimi Mortenson(Specialized) early in the race.
- Ryder Hesjedal (Subaru/Gary Fisher) powered away from the field early in the race.
- Jeremy Horgan-Kobelski (RLX-Polo Sport) looks pleased with his race
- Shonny Vanlandingham (Luna Chix) sprays the bubbly after her first NORBA Nationals win.
- The women's podium crowds onto the top step
- Ryder Hesjedal (Subaru/Gary Fisher) shares the champagne with the crowd.
- The Pro Men's podium
- Walker Ferguson (Subaru/Gary Fisher) put in a strong second lap attack to score his highest finish at a NORBA National race.
- Shonny Vanlandingham (Luna Chix) salutes the crowd at the finish line
- Shonny Vanlandingham (Luna Chix) obviously finds the interview questions amusing.
- Ryder Hesjedal (Subaru/Gary Fisher) carries his bike across the line
- Jeremiah Bishop (Trek/VW) looks ecstatic at his race, capping off a strong end of season.
- Seamus McGrath (Haro/Lee Dungarees) put in a strong ride for fourth place.
- Mary McConneloug (Seven Cycles) looking very pleased with her season.
- Allison Sydor (Trek/VW) scored a strong second place on the day
- Mountainbike TV kicked in $2000 for the women's series winner
- All smiles on the men's podium
- Jeremy Horgan-Kobelski (RLX-Polo Sport) powered through the mud on the course.
- Shonny Vanlandingham (Luna Chix) shows the strain of her effort
- Jeremy Horgan-Kobelski (RLX-Polo Sport) and Mary McConneloug (Seven Cycles) don their new 2003 National Champion's jerseys.
- Ryder Hesjedal (Subaru/Gary Fisher) pushed himself hard to score a crushing win in the last NORBA series race.
- Mary McConneloug (Seven Cycles) rode strong to score the National Champion title.
- Allison Sydor (Trek/VW) hammered to a strong second place showing
Results
Women 1 Shonny Vanlandingham (USA) Luna Women 1.30.46 2 Alison Sydor (Can) Trek-Volks 1.27 3 Katerina Hanusova (USA) Luna Women 1.46 4 Dara Marks (USA) Sobe/Canno 2.11 5 Willow Koerber (USA) Rlx Ralph 2.33 6 Chrissy Redden (Can) Subaru-Gar 2.55 7 Mary Grigson (Aus) Subaru/Gar 3.02 8 Jimena Florit (Arg) Rlx Ralph 3.16 9 Kim Anderson (USA) T-Mobile 3.19 10 Trish Sinclair (Can) Gearsracin 3.31 11 Kiara Bisaro (Can) Gearsracin 3.34 12 Kelli Emmett (USA) Hillenbran 4.58 13 Karen Dewolf (Can) Dried Plum 5.40 14 Heather Irmiger (USA) Ritchey/K2 6.20 15 Karen Bockel (USA) Rona-Esker 6.30 16 Mary Mcconneloug (USA) Seven Cycl 6.31 17 Dellys Franke (Aus) Rocky Moun 6.50 18 Jennifer Smith (NZl) Trek/Rocky 6.56 19 Susan Haywood (USA) Trek-Volks 7.42 20 Lanie Mason (USA) Cane Creek 7.44 21 Gretchen Reeves (USA) Rocky Mtn 8.24 22 Sonya Swartzentruber (USA) Jans/Trek 8.35 23 Susy Pryde (USA) Specialize 9.05 24 Julie Emmerman (USA) Ritchey/K2 10.45 25 Nina Baum (USA) Lenz Sport 11.01 26 Susan De Mattei (USA) 11.30 27 Lisa Matlock (USA) Ford Outfi 12.46 28 Sara Bresnick (USA) Dried Plum 12.48 29 Rhonda Quick (USA) Trek/Clif 12.59 30 Jennifer Wilson (USA) 13.45 31 Heather Szabo (USA) Tokyo Joes 15.08 32 Jennifer Todd (USA) Sobe Canno 15.15 33 Judy Freeman (USA) Sobe/Canno 15.19 34 Kathy Sherwin (USA) Sobe Canno 15.29 35 Annemarie Huisman (USA) Sobe/Canno 16.20 36 Robin Mcgee (USA) Jackson Ho 16.37 37 Megan Monroe (USA) Un Madison 16.40 38 Susie Fiore (USA) Dbc Americ 16.46 39 Nicole Habay (USA) Speed Bike 17.23 40 Shannon Gibson (USA) Crazy Cat 18.30 41 Tonya Laffey (USA) Mtbchick.C 18.59 42 Joan Orgeldinger (USA) Redhook 19.11 43 Kristy Mantz (USA) K2 19.28 44 Teresa Eggertsen-Cooke (USA) Xmen 19.46 45 Shari Hausbeck (USA) Trek-Vw/Ro 20.33 46 Christina Wagner (USA) Team Tan/G 21.59 47 Niki Gudex UAS Oakley/Syd 22.22 48 Elena Felin (Fin) Sobe Canno 23.47 49 Kimberly Flynn (USA) Team Peggy 24.08 50 Josie Beggs (USA) Bolla Bian 24.48 51 Sally Warner (USA) Biogen 25.12 52 Lisa Peck (USA) Biogen 26.04 53 Mary Rudy (USA) Us Air For 26.54 54 Alicia Mayer (USA) Orbea/Copp 30.39 DNF Kerry Barnholt (USA) Sobe Canno DNF Alice Pennington (USA) Desalvo DNF Becca Blay (USA) Team Dean DNF Heidi Faller (USA) Titus DNF Kasandra Cote (Can) Normandin DNF Rebecca Cleveland (USA) The Bike H Men 1 Ryder Hesjedal (Can) Subaru-Gar 1.53.11 2 Jeremiah Bishop (USA) Trek/Vw 1.07 3 Jeremy Horgan-Kobelski (USA) Rlx Ralph 1.17 4 Seamus Mcgrath (Can) Haro Lee D 1.45 5 Walker Ferguson (USA) Subaru - G 1.58 6 Jay Henry (USA) Specialize 2.19 7 Carl Swenson (USA) Rlx Ralph 2.42 8 Travis Brown (USA) Trek/Volks 3.14 9 Geoff Kabush (Can) Kona Clark 3.30 10 Todd Wells (USA) Mongoose/H 3.50 11 Adam Craig (USA) Giant/Pear 5.15 12 Frank Mapel (USA) Specilized 5.35 13 Carl Decker (USA) Giant/Pear 6.36 14 Alan Obye (USA) Balance Ba 7.09 15 Peter Wedge (Can) Kona Clark 7.30 16 Eric Jones (USA) Team Bioge 7.45 17 Chris Sheppard (Can) Haro Lee D 7.58 18 Cody Peterson (USA) 3 D Easton 8.00 19 Michael Broderick (USA) Seven Cycl 8.02 20 Brent Miller (Aus) Bianchi/Ke 8.46 21 Bryson Perry (USA) 9.04 22 Nick Waite (USA) West Virgi 9.40 23 Matt Shriver (USA) 3D Racing/ 9.52 24 Brian Smith (USA) Trek/Rocky 9.58 25 Neil Shirley (USA) Trek Vw We 10.09 26 Barry Wicks (USA) Kona-Clark 10.29 27 Anthony Colby (USA) Trek 505/H 10.44 28 Doug Swanson (USA) Trek/Vw 11.18 29 Ross Schnell (USA) Tokyo Joes 11.29 30 John Osguthorpe (USA) Healthy Ch 11.35 31 Burke Swindlehurst (USA) Moots/Opty 11.46 32 Dave Wiens (USA) Rlx Ralph 12.07 33 Charles Pendry (USA) Krystal/Nc 12.34 34 Douglas Ryden (USA) Team Blue/ 13.09 35 Mitch Moreman (USA) Dean 14.10 36 Brian Riepe (USA) Moots/Hone 14.32 37 Nick Gould (USA) Santa Cruz 14.50 38 Michael Janelle (USA) Tokyo Joes 15.11 39 Andrew Lee (USA) Ice Box Mt 15.21 40 Jason Jablonski (USA) Bolla/Bian 16.20 41 Charlie Storm (USA) Cycling Sp 16.38 42 Kevin Day (USA) Stein Erik 16.41 43 Erik Tonkin (USA) Team S&M/K 16.53 44 Jesse Swift (USA) Dean Bicyc 17.25 45 Brent Bookwalter (USA) Slingshot 17.28 46 Mike West (USA) Full Cycle 17.34 47 Brian Astell (USA) Independen 17.37 48 Cale Redpath (USA) Team Dean 17.51 49 Perren Delacour (Aus) Yeti/ Rpm 18.10 50 Cameron Brenneman (USA) 18.39 51 Brad Van Orden (USA) Ritchey/No 18.44 52 Daniel Doub (USA) Cycling Sp 18.55 53 Spencer Paxson (USA) Disco Velo 19.15 54 Micheal Lee (USA) Trek/Vw/Jb 19.30 55 Amon Pease (USA) Trek/Vw Jbl 19.36 56 Russ Tiles (USA) Sling Shot 19.56 57 Nathan Phillips (USA) 20.16 58 Colin Rooney (USA) E-Caps/Ham 20.30 59 Todd Tanner (USA) Sobe Canno 20.53 60 Matthew Hadley (Can) Powbar Tea 21.43 61 Matt Pacocha (USA) Ritchey/K2 22.16 62 Adam Bucklin (USA) Dried Plum 22.29 63 Clint Muhlfeld (USA) Gary Fishe 22.34 64 Bart Gillespie (USA) Biogen 22.58 65 Ben Moody (USA) Dried Plum 23.20 66 Andy Guptill (USA) Windham Mt 23.32 67 Grant Berry (USA) 3D Racing 26.10 68 Jason Moeschler (USA) Giant Bicy 26.43 69 Rob Scott (USA) Sobe/Canno 27.02 70 David Timmons (USA) Rpm/Yeti 27.34 71 Rodney Harding (Aus) Team Scott 29.24 72 Duncan Meyers (USA) Soulcraft 31.33 73 Dana Weber (USA) Sobe/Canno 34.34 74 John Foley (USA) Dried Plum 36.32 DNF Jimi Mortenson (USA) Specialize DNF James Van Toever (Can) Morati/Hon DNF Jeff Hall (USA) Salsa Cycl DNF Ryan Trebon (USA) Krystal DNF Paul Rowney (Aus) Sobe Canno DNF Derek Wilkerson (USA) Hillenbran DNF Jesse Rients (USA) Penn Cycle DNF Christian Cuesta Navarrete (Mex) Team Morat DNF Adam Snyder (USA) Tm Devo/Ba DNF Josh Bezecny (USA) Sobe Canno DNF Brian Narum (USA) Trek DNF Billy Holmes (USA) Colorado V DNF Damian Calvert (USA) DNF Nick Hotchin NZ Santa Cruz DNF Jacob Fetty (USA) Wv-Bonjovi DNF John Macinnis (USA) DNF Steve Kinney (USA) Steven K S DNF Riley Donaldson (Aus) Australia Standings after 5 rounds Women 1 Jimena Florit (Arg) Rlx Ralph Lauren 878 pts 2 Chrissy Redden (Can) Subaru-Gary Fisher 820 3 Mary Mcconneloug (USA) Seven Cycles 744 4 Willow Koerber (USA) Rlx Ralph Lauren 722 5 Dara Marks (USA) Sobe/Cannondale 710 6 Katerina Hanusova (USA) Luna Women Mtb 710 7 Trish Sinclair (Can) Gearsracing.Com 704 8 Susan Haywood (USA) Trek-Volkswagen 688 9 Alison Sydor (Can) Trek-Volkswagen 668 10 Karen Dewolf (Can) Dried Plums/Orbitz 600 11 Dellys Franke (Aus) Rocky Mountain / Crystal Decisi 588 12 Kiara Bisaro (Can) Gearsracing.Com 584 13 Kelli Emmett (USA) Hillenbrand Racing 580 14 Susy Pryde (USA) Specialized 578 15 Jennifer Smith (NZl) Trek/Rocky Mtn Region 548 16 Lanie Mason (USA) Cane Creek 518 17 Shonny Vanlandingham (USA) Luna Womens Mtb Team 514 18 Gretchen Reeves (USA) Rocky Mtn / Crystal Decisions 488 19 Jennifer Todd (USA) Sobe Cannondale 482 20 Mary Grigson (Aus) Subaru/Gary Fisher 464 21 Heather Irmiger (USA) Ritchey/K2 454 22 Kim Anderson (USA) T-Mobile 450 23 Sara Bresnick (USA) Dried Plums/Orbitz 450 24 Nina Baum (USA) Lenz Sport 432 25 Lisa Matlock (USA) Ford Outfitters 430 26 Tonya Laffey (USA) Mtbchick.Com/Cannondale 428 27 Elena Felin (Fin) Sobe Cannondale 400 28 Jamie Whitmore-Cardenas (USA) Felt Racing 368 29 Kathy Sherwin (USA) Sobe Cannondale 366 30 Robin Mcgee (USA) Jackson Hole/Marmot 360 31 Melanie Mcquaid (Can) Ford Outfitters 354 32 Niki Gudex UAS Oakley/Sydney Radiology/Shimano 346 33 Annemarie Huisman (USA) Sobe/Cannondale 338 34 Josie Beggs (USA) Bolla Bianchi 334 35 Sonya Swartzentruber (USA) Jans/Trek 326 36 Shelly Whisenhant (USA) Velo Bella 324 37 Barbara Howe (USA) G6 290 38 Julie Emmerman (USA) Ritchey/K2 290 39 Kristy Mantz (USA) K2 272 40 Shari Hausbeck (USA) Trek-Vw/Rocky Mtn 272 41 Tiffany Kenny (USA) Ford Outfitters 258 42 Lesley Tomlinson (Can) Rocky Mt Crystal Decision 254 43 Sally Warner (USA) Biogen 250 44 Amy Hunter-Dillinger (USA) Sobe Cannondale 246 45 Lea Davison (USA) Team Devo/Balance 242 46 Heather Szabo (USA) Tokyo Joes 242 47 Alison Dunlap (USA) Luna Women Mtb 210 48 Rhonda Quick (USA) Trek/Clif Bar 206 49 Karen Matamoros Zungiga (CRc) Costa Rica National T 200 50 Dorothy Wong (USA) Kelly Bike Co 196 51 Sonia Lopez (Mex) Telcel-Speedbikes 192 52 Erin Winter (USA) Sunshine Bikes 188 53 Judy Freeman (USA) Sobe/Cannondale 174 54 Kimberly Flynn (USA) Team Peggy 168 55 Nicole Habay (USA) Speed Bikes 160 56 Joan Orgeldinger (USA) Redhook 146 57 Shannon Gibson (USA) Crazy Cat Cyclery 132 58 Heidi Faller (USA) Titus 132 59 Alicia Mayer (USA) Orbea/Copper Canyon Lodges 124 60 Karen Bockel (USA) Rona-Esker 122 61 Kerry Barnholt (USA) Sobe Cannondale 120 62 Karen Masson (Aus) Sobe/Cannondale 120 63 Loreen Lightfield (USA) Goldys 116 64 Susan De Mattei (USA) 100 65 Anne-Marie Jobin (Can) 98 66 Melissa Thomas (USA) Ritchey/K2 96 67 Lorenza Morfin (Mex) Turbo 94 68 Jennifer Wilson (USA) 92 69 Ann Grande (USA) Kona/Kenwood 90 70 Sara Kylander-Johnson (USA) Ski Hut/Trek 88 71 Megan Monroe (USA) Un Madison 78 72 Susie Fiore (USA) Dbc America 76 73 Alisha Engel (USA) Central Coast Cycling 76 74 Lisa Ropke (USA) Sobe/Cannondale 74 75 Nadine Petit (USA) 74 76 Linda Gabor (USA) Trek/Vw/Jbl 74 77 Julie Sanders (Can) Oryx Promcle 72 78 Rebecca Cleveland (USA) The Bike Hub 70 79 Sheryl Loan (USA) Rtr 70 80 Ellen Carroll (USA) Clif Bar/Orbea 66 81 Stella Carey (USA) Kelly Bike Company 66 82 Lacey Gonzalez (USA) 64 83 Teresa Eggertsen-Cooke (USA) Xmen 64 84 Lora Heckman (USA) Optic Nerve 60 85 Christina Wagner (USA) Team Tan/Gravey Wheels 60 86 Jody Koch (USA) Ford Outfitters 58 87 Marie-Helene Cote (Can) Record Team 58 88 Kristi Lewis (USA) 56 89 Jessica Runyon (USA) Vellobella 56 90 Becky Smith (USA) Southpark Cycles/ E Caps 54 91 Mathilde Hupin (Can) Wulf Bikes/Pear Izumi 54 92 Lisa Peck (USA) Biogen 52 Men 1 Ryder Hesjedal (Can) Subaru-Gary Fisher 958 2 Jeremy Horgan-Kobelski (USA) Rlx Ralph Lauren 854 3 Seamus Mcgrath (Can) Haro Lee Dungarees 814 4 Jeremiah Bishop (USA) Trek/Vw 790 5 Carl Swenson (USA) Rlx Ralph Lauren 644 6 Travis Brown (USA) Trek/Volkswagen 634 7 Chris Sheppard (Can) Haro Lee Dugarees 630 8 Geoff Kabush (Can) Kona Clarks 612 9 Todd Wells (USA) Mongoose/Hyundi 602 10 Adam Craig (USA) Giant/Pearl Izumi 568 11 Michael Broderick (USA) Seven Cycles 534 12 Jay Henry (USA) Specialized Usa 526 13 Peter Wedge (Can) Kona Clarks Factory Team 510 14 Eric Jones (USA) Team Biogen 508 15 Nick Waite (USA) Team West Virginia 506 16 Carl Decker (USA) Giant/Pearl Izumi 502 17 Jimi Mortenson (USA) Specialized 490 18 Frank Mapel (USA) Specilized Usa 480 19 Alan Obye (USA) Balance Bar/Devo 464 20 Barry Wicks (USA) Kona-Clarks Factory 460 21 Dave Wiens (USA) Rlx Ralph Lauren 458 22 Charlie Storm (USA) Cycling Spoken Here 430 23 Brent Miller (Aus) Bianchi/Kenda 428 24 Walker Ferguson (USA) Subaru - Gary Fisher 428 25 Matt Shriver (USA) 3D Racing/Easton 424 26 Mathieu Toulouse (Can) Gearsracing.Com 424 27 Roland Green (Can) Trek/Volkswagen 420 28 Andreas Hestler (Can) Rocky Mtn / Crystal Decisions 420 29 Cody Peterson (USA) 3 D Easton 374 30 James Van Toever (Can) Morati/Honeywell 374 31 Doug Swanson (USA) Trek/Vw 360 32 Michael Janelle (USA) Tokyo Joes/Vail 346 33 Jeff Hall (USA) Salsa Cycles 346 34 Matt Pacocha (USA) Ritchey/K2 334 35 Perren Delacour (Aus) Yeti/ Rpm 332 36 Ryan Trebon (USA) Krystal 326 37 Filip Meirhaeghe (Bel) Specialized 310 38 Neil Shirley (USA) Trek Vw West 304 39 Russ Tiles (USA) Sling Shot Fac Team 304 40 Kashi Leuchs (NZl) Maxxis/Trek 298 41 Charles Pendry (USA) Krystal/Nccc 296 42 Julian Hine (Can) Gearsracing.Com 292 43 Andrew Lee (USA) Ice Box Mtn Sports 260 44 Ricky Federau (Can) Gearsracing.Com 258 45 Paul Rowney (Aus) Sobe Cannondale 256 46 Brian Astell (USA) Independent Fabrications 252 47 Troy Barry (USA) Jhmr/Marmot 252 48 Micheal Lee (USA) Trek/Vw/Jbl 242 49 Cameron Brenneman (USA) 236 50 Anthony Colby (USA) Trek 505/Honey Stinger 236 51 Bart Gillespie (USA) Biogen 234 52 Chris Eatough (GBr) Trek/Vw 230 53 Brian Smith (USA) Trek/Rocky Mtn Region 222 54 Brent Bookwalter (USA) Slingshot Factory Race Team 198 55 Ben Moody (USA) Dried Plums/Orbitz 188 56 Adam Bucklin (USA) Dried Plum/Orbiz 184 57 Jason Jablonski (USA) Bolla/Bianchi 182 58 Derek Wilkerson (USA) Hillenbrand Racing 180 59 Erik Tonkin (USA) Team S&M/Kona 174 60 Kris Sneddon (Can) Kona Clarks Factory Team 166 61 Jesse Swift (USA) Dean Bicycles 158 62 Clint Muhlfeld (USA) Gary Fisher/ Hammer Gel Nutrit 152 63 Jose Adrian Bonilla (Cos) Costa Rica Olympic Team 150 64 Amon Pease (USA) Trek/Vw Jbl 150 65 Bryson Perry (USA) 146 66 Liam Killeen (GBr) Subaru/Gary Fisher 144 67 Ziranda Madrigal (Mex) Turbo 144 68 Jesse Rients (USA) Penn Cycles/Nature Valley 130 69 John Foley (USA) Dried Plums/Orbitz 124 70 Christian Cuesta Navarrete (Mex) Team Morati/Honeyw 124 71 Matthew Hadley (Can) Powbar Team Elite/Maxxis 118 72 Cale Redpath (USA) Team Dean 118 73 Rob Scott (USA) Sobe/Cannondale 118 74 Diego Garavito (Col) Estow-Clif Bar 116 75 Todd Tanner (USA) Sobe Cannondale 116 76 Stefano Barberi (USA) Mapei 108 77 Adam Snyder (USA) Tm Devo/Balance Bar 104 78 Rodney Harding (Aus) Team Scott Usa/Panthers 102 79 Scott Keller (USA) Telcel/Speedbikes 100 80 Aiden Lefmann (Aus) Sobe Cannondale 100 81 Ross Schnell (USA) Tokyo Joes/Mesa Orthopedic 94 82 John Osguthorpe (USA) Healthy Choice/Guru's 92 83 Burke Swindlehurst (USA) Moots/Optygen 90 84 Brian Matter (USA) Hayes Brakes 88 85 Douglas Ryden (USA) Team Blue/Michelin 84 86 Mitch Moreman (USA) Dean 82 87 Dan Swanson (USA) Nature Valley 82 88 Brandon Ott (USA) Tailwind 80 89 Brian Riepe (USA) Moots/Honey Stinger 80 90 Nick Gould (USA) Santa Cruz/Honey Stinger 78 91 Thomas Turner (USA) Sobe/Cannondale 78 92 Deiber Esquivel Benavides (Cos) Costa Rica Olympic 76 93 David (Tinker) Juarez (USA) Volvo Cannondale 72 94 Eric Atwood (USA) Ritchey/K2 70 95 Shaun Lewis (Aus) Yeti Australia 70 96 Dana Weber (USA) Sobe/Cannondale 70 97 Kevin Day (USA) Stein Eriksen Sport 68 98 Andy Guptill (USA) Windham Mtn Outfitters 66 99 Javier Puschel CHILE Chile 66 100 Matthew Battin (USA) Bicycle Station 62 101 Josh Bezecny (USA) Sobe Cannondale 62 102 Francisco Corvalan (Chi) Cannondale Chile 60 103 Mike West (USA) Full Cyclery 60 104 Craig Sandstrom (USA) Tomac 56 105 Jean-Philippe Provost (Can) Oryx 56 106 Benoit Simard (Can) Cycles Lambert 54 107 Garnet Vertican (USA) Odi /Southridge 52 108 Anthony Slowinski (USA) Prospect Farms 50 109 Brad Van Orden (USA) Ritchey/Nova 50 110 Daniel Doub (USA) Cycling Spoken Here 48 111 Spencer Paxson (USA) Disco Velo 46 112 Martin Lazarski (Can) Gearsracing.Com 42 113 Jason Tullous (USA) Telcel/Speedbikes 42 114 David Timmons (USA) Rpm/Yeti 40 115 Jay Richards (USA) Maplag/Boo Koo 40 116 Salvador Barriga Vidales (Mex) Turbo 40 117 Andrew Freye (USA) Giant Bicycles 38 118 Nathan Phillips (USA) 38 119 Colin Rooney (USA) E-Caps/Hammer Gel 36 120 Edward Ceccolini Iii (USA) Titus/Max 34 121 Kevin Brennan (USA) Bliss Racing 32 122 Jeff Burnard (USA) Deschutesbrewer 32 123 Brian Narum (USA) Trek 30 124 Edgar Garcia (Mex) Adventureos Team 28 125 Edward Ceccolini (USA) Titus/Maxm 26 126 Billy Holmes (USA) Colorado Velo 26 127 Duncan Meyers (USA) Soulcraft 20 128 Jeremy Trudel (Can) Le Yeti 20 129 Grant Berry (USA) 3D Racing 18 130 Jason Moeschler (USA) Giant Bicycles/Cytomax 16 131 Jeremy Powers (USA) Ncc/Bikereg.Com 4 132 Derek Prechtl (USA) Bells Beer 2
