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NORBA Series #2 - E2

Snowshow, WV, USA, June 14-15, 2003

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Race 2 - June 14: Mountain cross

Kintner, King Conquer Cross Course

By Andy Lee, USA Cycling

Men's final
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On the heels of an exciting cross country race this afternoon, the mountain cross athletes took to the dirt this evening and put on a show for the West Virginia crowd in round two of the NORBA National Championship Mountain Bike Series.

The final run in the men's event featured a few new faces as the top three seeds from qualifying failed to make it into the final round. David Klassenvanorschot (Intense-Spy), Gary Houseman (Intense-Santa Cruz); Greg Minaar and Mike King (both Haro-Lee Dungarees) made the final selection and the stage was set for an aggressive denouement.

As the foursome exited the start gate, King took the early lead and never relinquished it, aided by an early crash by Klassenvanorschot. Minaar, slowed by the crash and essentially out of contention turned back to help Klassenvanorschot while Houseman continued to chase King. King, benefiting from a strong jump at the gate, easily took the win, his first on the NORBA circuit.

"Things worked out my way," King explained. "I knew the first straight was going to be a real struggle because it was long and flat. I think some of my BMX experience helped out. My Haro bike was dialed and the suspension was perfect. I'm looking forward to this year and I hope I come out on top."

The women's event started out in similar fashion as Jill Kintner (Staats) got a jump on her final round competitors, Sabrina Jonnier (Intense), Lisa Sher (Chumba Wumba), and Tara Llanes (Giant-Pearl Izumi) out of the gate. Kintner, the victor at the series opener in Big Bear, CA, was pressured from behind for the entire run as the other three stayed within striking distance. With Sher fading fast as the final turn approached, Jonnier and Llanes collided and both went down in their last effort to catch Kintner, who sailed to the line for the win. Sher, taking advantage of the late run entanglement easily took second ahead of Jonnier and Llanes.

Llanes explained the mishap following the event. "We were right behind Jill in the second to the last turn and I was still patient and went to the outside and Sabrina came on the inside and we went down. I know it's racing and everything, but it's hard when you're in second, and that track is so physically challenging to make it that far and then go down at the end. I really wanted the points but it's racing."

Photography

Images by Andy Lee/www.usacycling.org

Results

Men MTX
 
1 Mike King (USA) Team Haro Lee Dungarees                    205 pts
2 Gary Houseman (USA) Intense Tire Systems Santa Cruz        180
3 Greg Minnaar (RSA)                                         140
4 David Klaassenvanoorschot (USA) Intense/Spy                120
5 Chris Kovarik (Aus) Intense/Fox                             80
5 Jared Rando (Aus) Giant/Pearl Izumi                         80
5 Neal Wood (GBr) Tioga Orange                                80
5 Robin Baloochi (USA) Sobe Cannondale                        80
9 Dustin Adams (Can) Giant/Pearl Izumi                        40
9 Brian Schmith (USA) Mongoose/Hyundai                        40
9 Ross Milan (USA) Yeti                                       40
9 Chris Powell (USA) Profile Racing                           40
9 Christopher Herndon (USA) Specialized/Cane Creek            40
9 Wade Bootes (Aus) Trek/Volkswagon                           40
9 Sam Hill (Aus) Iron Horse                                   40
9 Kirt Voreis (USA) Team Allride                              40
17 Colin Bailey (USA) Maxxis Tires                            20
17 Todd Lyons (USA) Sei Racing                                20
17 Brian Schroyer (USA) Rotec/Maxxis                          20
17 Eric Carter (USA) Mongoose/Hyundai                         20
17 Rich Houseman (USA) Intense Tire Systems Santa Cruz        20
17 Tom Oakes (USA) Trailmasters                               20
17 Shaums March (USA) Red Bull/Chumba                         20
17 Waylon Smith (GBr)                                         20
17 Aaron Peters (USA) Supheros Wtb                            20
17 Bryn Atkinson (Aus) Iron Horse/Mad Catz                    20
17 Ryan Sutton (USA) Astrix                                   20
17 John Waddell (Aus) Its/Santa Cruz                          20
17 Nathan Rennie (Aus) Mad Catz Iron Hrs                      20
17 Joel Panozzo (Aus) Wtb/Santa Cruz                          20
17 Henry O'donnell (USA) Its/Santa Cruz                       20
17 Chris Van Dine (USA) Astrix                                20
 
Women MTX
 
1 Jill Kintner (USA) Staats Bikes                            205 pts
2 Lisa Sher (USA) Chumba Wumba                               180
3 Sabrina Jonnier (Fra) Intense                              140
4 Tara Llanes (USA) Giant Pearl Izumi                        120
5 Jamie Lilly (USA) Khs Bicycles                              80
5 Mio Suemasa (Jpn) Trek-Volkswagen                           80
5 Katrina Miller (Aus) Jamis Bicycles                         80
5 Marla Streb (USA) Luna Women Mtb                            80
9 Kathy Pruitt (USA) Luna                                     40
9 Jessica Vogt (USA) Team Rpm/Yeti                            40
9 Tai-Lee Muxlow (Aus) Tioga Orange                           40
9 Holly Kuhn  Zoo York/Voodoo X/Eclipse                       40
9 Emily Johnston (USA) Velocity Smith Troy Lee Designs        40
9 Claire Buchar  Balfa Cycles                                 40
9 Melissa Buhl  Khs                                           40
9 Hiroko Inomata (Jpn) Foes/Credit                            40
 
Semi-Pro Men MTX
 
1 Chuck Pitts (USA) Bicycles Unlimited
2 Ryan Smith (USA) Kovachi Wheels
3 Cody Stagner (USA)
4 Trevyn Newpher (USA) Hopey Dampers
5 Todd August (USA) Iron Horse/Spy
5 Billy Owczarski (USA) Final Cause Racing
5 Beau Gehret (USA) Mountain Cycle
5 Oliver Kersley (USA) Filz Built
9 Cody Warren (USA) Haro-Lee Dungarees
9 Steve Wentz (USA) Team Turner Honda
9 Darryl Crews (USA) Sonic/Profile
9 David Bethea (USA) Arrow/Profile
9 David Thacker (USA) S.E.I.
9 Bj Treglia (USA) Racers Edge/Santa Cruz/ Marzocchi/Azonic/661
9 Matt Vujicevich (USA) Sc Velo
9 Derek Pierce (USA) Fox Northeast
17 John Herod (USA) Racers Edge
17 Jay De Jesus (USA) Racers Edge
17 Tommy Tokarczyk (USA) Jamis/Maxxis
17 Sean Methven (USA) Hopey Dampers
17 Chris Heath (USA) Chumba Wumba
17 Daniel Weinman (USA) Rpm/Yeti
17 Quinton Spaulding (USA) Khs
17 Cameron Zink (USA) Oakley/Superheros
17 Shane Leggi (USA) Voodoo Extreme
17 Seth Lolli (USA) Evil Bikes/Warpt Industries
17 Fred Bassett (USA) Avalanch Dh
17 Cory GustafsonFoes-Azonic

Points Standings after round 2

Men
 
1 Mike King (USA) Team Haro Lee Dungarees                    285 pts
2 Gary Houseman (USA) Intense Tire Systems Santa Cruz        260
3 Eric Carter (USA) Mongoose/Hyundai                         225
4 Neal Wood (GBr) Tioga Orange                               200
5 Brian Lopes (USA) Hyundai/Gt                               180
5 Greg Minnaar (RSA)                                         180
5 Chris Powell (USA) Profile Racing                          180
8 David Klaassenvanoorschot (USA) Intense/Spy                160
9 Colin Bailey (USA) Maxxis Tires                            100
9 Robin Baloochi (USA) Sobe Cannondale                       100
9 Chris Kovarik (Aus) Intense/Fox                            100
12 Jared Rando (Aus) Giant/Pearl Izumi                        80
12 Kirt Voreis (USA) Team Allride                             80
12 Sam Hill (Aus) Iron Horse                                  80
12 John Kirkcaldie (NZl) Maxxis                               80
12 Brian Schmith (USA) Mongoose/Hyundai                       80
17 Ross Milan (USA) Yeti                                      60
18 Jared Graves (Aus) Mad Cats Iron Hrse                      40
18 Christopher Herndon (USA) Specialized/Cane Creek           40
18 Aaron Peters (USA) Supheros Wtb                            40
18 Rich Houseman (USA) Intense Tire Systems Santa Cruz        40
18 Wade Bootes (Aus) Trek/Volkswagon                          40
18 Curtis Keene (USA) Wtb                                     40
18 Dustin Adams (Can) Giant/Pearl Izumi                       40
18 Steve Peat (GBr) Royal Orange                              40
18 Joel Panozzo (Aus) Wtb/Santa Cruz                          40
18 John Waddell (Aus) Its/Santa Cruz                          40
18 Nathan Rennie (Aus) Mad Catz Iron Hrs                      40
29 Mick Hannah (Aus) Haro Lee Dungarees                       20
29 Tom Oakes (USA) Trailmasters                               20
29 Waylon Smith (GBr)                                         20
29 Henry O'donnell (USA) Intense Tire Sys Santa Cruz          20
29 Travis Collins (USA) Maxxis                                20
29 Jeff Evans (USA) Intense/Romic/Bolle                       20
29 Todd Lyons (USA) Sei  Racing                               20
29 Caile Noble (USA) Staats Bike                              20
29 Brian Schroyer (USA) Rotec/Maxxis                          20
29 Matt Thompson (USA) Big Crank Racin                        20
29 Chris Van Dine (USA) Astrix                                20
29 Bryn Atkinson (Aus) Iron Horse/Mad Catz                    20
29 Dale Holmes (GBr) Khs                                      20
29 Scott Sharples (Aus) Yeti                                  20
29 Ryan Sutton (USA) Astrix                                   20
29 Mikey Day (USA) Staats Bikes                               20
29 Shaums March (USA) Red Bull/Chumba                         20
 
Women
 
1 Jill Kintner (USA) Staats Bikes                            410 pts
2 Tara Llanes (USA) Giant Pearl Izumi                        260
3 Katrina Miller (Aus) Jamis Bicycles                        260
3 Lisa Sher (USA) Chumba Wumba                               260
5 Sabrina Jonnier (Fra) Intense                              140
6 Marla Streb (USA) Luna Women Mtb                           120
6 Mio Suemasa (Jpn) Trek-Volkswagen                          120
6 Melissa Buhl  Khs                                          120
6 Tai-Lee Muxlow (Aus) Tioga Orange                          120
6 Tracy Moseley (GBr) Kona Clarks Fac Team                   120
11 Holly Kuhn  Zoo York/Voodoo X/Eclipse                      80
11 Hiroko Inomata (Jpn) Foes/Credit                           80
11 Jessica Vogt (USA) Team Rpm/Yeti                           80
11 Jamie Lilly (USA) Khs Bicycles                             80
11 Fionn Griffiths (GBr) Foes Azonic                          80
16 Maxine Irving (USA) Eco Lips                               40
16 Claire Buchar  Balfa Cycles                                40
16 Kathy Pruitt (USA) Luna                                    40
16 Gale Dahlager (USA) Astrix Poison Spider                   40
16 Anka Martin (RSA) Turner/Honda                             40
16 Michelle Dumaresq (Can) Santa Cruz                         40
16 Emily Johnston (USA) Velocity Smith Troy Lee Designs       40

Downhill

Junior Men
 
1 Henry O'donnell (USA)                                  5.07.60
2 Kyle Strait (USA) Redbull/Oa                           0.28.21
3 Duncan Riffle (USA) Chumba Wum                         0.33.25
4 Kyle Adams (USA) Romic/Spy/                            1.10.57
5 Cory Gustafson (USA) Foes-Azoni                        1.11.75
6 Garrick Anderson (USA) 123Bikes.C                      1.15.08
7 Tim Kachel (USA) Planet X                              1.18.64
8 Cameron Zink (USA) Oakley/Sup                          1.26.01
9 Peter Brennen (USA) Rpm/Yeti                           1.27.62
10 Jordan Giesbrecht (Can) Azonic/Dou                    1.29.76
11 Sean Mcclendon (USA) 123Bikes.C                       1.31.50
12 Avery Buch (USA) Evil Bikes                           1.38.70
13 Tyler Jorgenson (USA) Swift/Mtbx                      1.38.88
14 Dexter Levandoski (USA) Rpm/Yeti                      1.39.60
15 Dominick Demaio (USA) Oakley/Hco                      1.39.67
16 Marc Sullivan (USA) Elevate/Su                        1.48.74
17 Tom Reynolds (USA) Rpm/Yeti                           1.50.19
18 Jade Jenny (USA) Bliss Raci                           2.07.75
19 Daniel Umland (USA) Odi Southr                        2.22.83
20 Thomas Aaby (USA) Balanced R                          2.23.95
21 Ryan Hawks (USA) Bliss Raci                           2.24.04
22 Chester Brandt (USA) Hcor.Net                         2.24.82
23 Nick Plagman (USA) Rpm/Yeti                           2.25.88
24 Seth Harney (USA) Bcd.Bcd.Co                          2.38.47
25 Billy Dela Croix (USA) Rpm/Yeti                       2.57.72
26 Ryan Mulder (USA) High Gear                           3.07.85
27 Cody Warren (USA) Haro-Lee D                          3.11.19
28 Ben Haulenbeek (USA)                                  3.36.08
29 Jason Corriveau (USA) Team Drop                       3.42.83
30 Jonathan Stecko (USA)                                 6.12.93
31 Philip Patrick (USA) Team Drop                        6.15.63
32 Spencer Laughman (USA) Gettysburg                    10.24.95
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DNF Scot Purvis (USA)
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DNF Anthony Cuomo (USA) Adidas/Tro
DNF Jordan Carr (USA) Cli
DNF Cole Bangert (USA) Colorado B
DNF Michael Ontiveros (USA) The Fix Bi
DNF Jonathan Lutke (USA) Sussex Bik
DNF Zac Weakley (USA) Gravity Wa
DNF Pat Carey (USA) Coyote Hil
 
Junior X Women
 
1 Jenny Cornelison (USA) Karpiel/Wt                     14.23.83
 
Expert Women 19-24
 
1 Carmen Marin (USA) Azonic/One                         11.38.55
2 Samantha Allen (USA) High Gear                         1.48.55
DNF Sarah Thomson (USA) No Brakes
 
Expert Women 25-29
 
1 Alexis Wruble (USA) Cycleloft                         10.47.17
2 Rebekah Gibson (USA) Team Peggy                        4.05.22
3 Allison Sigler (USA) Evibike/E1                        4.26.12
 
Expert Women 30-34
 
1 Chelsea Redwood (USA) Welcome To                      11.11.18
2 Lisa Pradell (USA) Bicycle Lo                          0.07.05
3 Lisa Reinhard (USA) Team Oxyge                         1.26.66
4 Lisa Ronca (USA) Ecdirt                                1.30.06
5 Kimberly Tanner (USA) Mtn Cycle/                       1.31.25
 
Expert Women 35-39
 
1 Denise Wardwell (USA) Joyride                         13.18.65
 
Expert Men 19-24
 
1 Jess Pedersen (USA) Poison Spi                         5.53.33
2 Matt Henderson (USA) Racers Edg                        0.26.93
3 Matthew Day (USA) Wintergree                           0.33.53
4 Heikki Hall (USA)                                      0.39.61
5 Michael Valach (USA) Sun/ Ringl                        0.40.17
6 Paul Phillips (USA) Intense/Az                         0.46.06
7 Eric Fisk (USA) Elevate Cy                             1.01.06
8 Paul Karle (USA) Weber Spor                            1.02.91
9 Greg Smith (USA) Trek                                  1.05.92
10 Scott Lowry (USA) O.D. Racin                          1.12.87
11 Chris Carleton (USA) Evil Bikes                       1.18.49
12 Jason Maguire (USA)                                   1.26.88
13 Patryk D0Lewicz (USA) Team Drop                       1.32.86
14 Will Overbaugh (USA) Road 34                          1.38.09
15 Zachary Griffith (USA) Rpm/Yeti                       1.43.88
16 Keith Hengen (USA) Team Drop                          1.57.56
17 Colin Lindberg (USA) Oakley/Hco                       1.57.86
18 Greg Vogt (USA) Tld/ The F                            2.05.62
19 Tim Baldassare (USA) Michelin                         2.11.26
20 Dan Watts (USA) Azonic/Od                             2.36.37
21 Cyrus House (USA) Transcened                          2.48.49
22 David Haas (USA) Back Bay B                           2.53.33
23 Miguel Ramos (USA) Team Ak                            3.27.14
24 Joseph Sanders (USA) The Bike L                       3.27.24
25 Joshua Gittleman (USA)                                3.41.11
26 Peter Wick (USA) Back Bay B                           3.42.73
27 Andrew Gibson (USA) Conflict R                        6.02.98
28 Jeff Hollowell (USA)                                  6.46.17
29 Jess Kieffer (USA) Foes Azoni                         7.38.33
DNF Nate Riffle (USA) Finish Lin
DNF Coakely Jopling (USA) Gravity Wa
DNF Jay Seiter (USA) Earthmover
DNF Paul Koslovsky (USA) Transcend/
DNF Christian Reyes (PRc)
DNF Christopher Jr Achorn (USA) Sun Ringle
DNF Justin Raynes (USA) Jrus/Bikes
DNF Frank Loccisano (USA)
DNF Matt Weis (USA)
DNF David Smith (USA)
DNF Steve Sellers (USA)
 
Expert Men 25-29
 
1 Jason Fitterer (USA) Downhill F                        6.34.86
2 Jason Schippers (USA) Bike Sport                       0.02.55
3 Eric Fleming (USA) Finish Lin                          0.16.81
4 Fred Heinly (USA) Reading Ra                           0.18.95
5 Chris Mcintosh (USA)                                   0.20.55
6 Eric Recker (USA) Racers Edg                           0.32.01
7 Jason Beckley (USA) Athens Bic                         0.56.61
8 Matt Griffin (USA) So East In                          1.13.44
9 Chad Macwhinney (USA) Dirtworks/                       1.14.54
10 Gary Bethea (USA)                                     1.38.30
11 Geoff Flegal (USA) Team Drop                          1.45.97
12 Adam Andrade (USA) Nbs Racing                         1.50.55
13 Jeff Galego (USA) High Gear                           1.54.30
14 Michael Tobler (USA) Evil Bikes                       2.14.74
15 Jeremy Raney (USA) Sei Racing                         2.15.45
16 Matt Conto (USA) Epx/Maxxis                           2.22.27
17 Jon Armor (USA) Answer                                2.24.63
18 Than White (USA) East Coast                           3.55.25
19 Jonathan Frucci (USA) High Gear                       4.07.31
20 Kevin Addair (USA) Team Tdr                           4.14.79
21 Jason Bond (USA) Bondzeye.C                           5.25.42
22 Philip Vega (USA) Joyride                             7.01.50
23 Charles Crabtree (USA)                                8.51.40
DNF Adam Ward (USA) Suburban C
DNF Ben Ramsbottom (USA) Harpers Bi
DNF Nick Lyons (USA) Praise Kil
DNF Andrew St Clair (USA) Miaxxis/Lo
DNF Jeffrey Newton (USA)
DNF Brad Stone (USA) Fuel Cloth
DNF James Norris (USA)
DNF Jason Bixby (USA) Christini
DNF Philip Bice (USA)
DNF Todd Burnett (USA) Racers Edg
 
Expert Men 30-34
 
1 Patrick Oleary (USA) Vision Sf                         6.25.91
2 John Milby (USA) Privateer                             0.00.77
3 Steven Vanpelt (USA) Dirt Works                        0.02.81
4 Stephen Gray (USA)                                     0.09.28
5 Butch Greene (USA) Southeast                           0.19.12
6 Mike Hartlove (USA) Racers Edg                         0.25.08
7 Anthony Wroblewski (USA) Advance Cy                    0.27.27
8 Daniel Dickan (USA) Advance Cy                         0.33.76
9 Tom Orsini (USA) Gravity Wa                            0.34.62
10 Christiaan Bourdrez (USA) Redhook Be                  0.40.70
11 Larry Greene (USA)                                    0.51.44
12 Lebon Ballesteros (USA) Maxxis/Azo                    0.52.38
13 Howie Boswell (USA) Maxxis                            0.59.68
14 Thomas Kurtiz (USA) Guy's Bike                        1.01.52
15 Justin Alvey (USA) Goride.Com                         1.04.72
16 Randy Arnold (USA)                                    1.05.18
17 Michael Gee (USA) Romic/Inte                          1.26.92
18 Christopher Brayman (USA) Erics Cycl                  1.31.92
19 Jay Swartz (USA) Mt. Perk C                           1.47.72
20 Shawnee Mcgovern (USA) The Fix/Le                     1.51.30
21 Aaron Potter (USA) Azonic/Ken                         1.52.12
22 John Ronca (USA) Ecdirt.Com                           1.57.32
23 Rodney James (USA) Team Eclip                         1.58.09
24 John Pentecost (USA) E13/Evilbi                       2.09.54
25 Steven Kaufman (USA) Rapid Desc                       2.21.68
26 Kalan Bunch (USA) Fuel Motor                          2.23.07
27 Terry Hungerford (USA)                                2.34.08
28 Aaron Gilliland (USA)                                 2.34.85
29 Chris Kring (USA) Highgearra                          2.42.51
30 Curtis Warren (USA) Landslide                         3.04.07
31 Emmanuel Pons (Fra)                                   3.33.18
32 Alejandro Cortes (PRc) Mats Bike                      4.17.15
33 Sean Tarricone (USA)                                  4.35.92
34 Chad Crawford (USA) Christini                         5.12.69
35 Todd Wilson (USA) Gravity Wa                          6.44.24
36 Corey Tate (USA) Bike Line                            7.16.23
DNF Ian Furqueron (USA) Team Xxl/G
DNF Thomas Adkins (USA) Team Drop
DNF Chris Gil (USA) Team Swift
DNF Walter Mcguire (USA) Racers Edg
DNF Matt Palmisano (USA)
DNF Lee Mccormack (USA) Trail Head
DNF Michael Carron (USA) 661
 
Expert Men 35-39
 
1 John Galli (USA) Maxxis/Adv                            6.26.21
2 Chuck Valenzuela (USA) Khs                             0.33.10
3 Mike Kulp (USA) Dirt Works                             0.48.24
4 Damon Kirchmeier (USA) Yeti/Truva                      0.51.01
5 Joe Bell (USA) Pedal Powe                              1.06.03
6 Jonathan Sherman (USA) Hcor.Net                        1.34.48
7 Thomas Finnegan (USA) Spy/Mrp/Ma                       1.39.88
8 Jason Bredbury (USA) Planet X                          1.40.84
9 Charlie Kocornik (USA) Vision Sf                       1.45.51
10 Darin Delio (USA) No Brakes                           1.49.56
11 Lawrence Klein (USA) Flk Racing                       1.52.22
12 Paul Adams (USA) Team Drop                            2.20.94
13 Anthony Howard (USA) T And E Cy                       2.47.74
14 Craig Jeffers (USA) Pedal Powe                        3.32.70
15 John Malinowski (USA) High Gear                       4.15.54
16 Daniel Mcdonald (USA) Team Drop                       4.22.11
DNF Joel Leyva (USA) Santa Cruz
DNF Scott Johnson (USA) Troll Raci
DNF Scott Lewis (USA)
DNF Fred Schuldt (USA) Pro Bikes
DNF Donovan Carroll (USA) Boone Bike
 
Expert Men 40-44
 
1 Ricky Wiles (USA) Fat City C                           7.28.83
2 Chris Warren (USA) Bonebreaker                         0.30.72
3 Bill Kieffer (USA) Foes Azoni                          0.53.26
4 Ronald Sheaffer US Finish Lin                          1.57.90
5 Donald Lilly (USA)                                     2.48.36
6 Wayne Tanner (USA) Mtn Cycle/                          3.17.49
7 Jeffrey Adkins (USA) Team Drop                         3.43.38
8 Henry Prantl (USA) Azonic                              8.08.68
DNF John Pallotto (USA) Gravity Wa
 
Expert Men 45-49
 
1 Mark Umland (USA) Odi Southr                           7.41.09
2 Joey Bridges (USA)                                     1.26.73
3 Joel Creed (USA) Gillis Fit                            3.55.78
DNF Gerardo Florez (USA) Pain Relie