NORBA US national series #5 - E2

Schweitzer Resort, Idaho, USA, July 16-17, 2005

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Race 5 - July 17: Downhill

Neethling, Lazo take first NORBA wins

Gravity riders competed in just their second NORBA National of the year at Schweitzer Resort Sunday. In the downhill competition, the men’s category saw a first time winner as South African rider Andrew Neethling edged his countryman and former world champion Greg Minnaar by one tenth of a second for the win.

Neethling clocked a time of 4 minutes 19.83 seconds.

Minnaar was on pace to claim the lead as the penultimate rider down the mountain, but a late-run crash dashed his hopes and ensured a win for Neethling.

Cody Warren earned his first-ever NORBA downhill podium with a fifth-place effort as the top American finisher. Warren’s fifth-place effort on Sunday, along with his fourth-place finish in Saturday’s mountain cross event and his victory in the dual slalom last month, puts him on the map as the next in a long-line of talented American gravity riders.

In the women’s downhill, Bernardita Pizarro Lazo from Chile nearly cracked the five-minute barrier with a winning time of 5:00.75 to best runner-up Kathy Pruitt by seven seconds.

Results

Pro Men
 
1 Andrew Neethling (RSA) Honda Turner                    4.19.83
2 Greg Minnaar (RSA) G-Cross Honda                       4.19.94
3 Jared Graves (Aus) Yeti Cycles                         4.20.18
4 Joel Panozzo (Aus) Wtb/Foxshox/Intnese                 4.20.51
5 Cody Warren (USA) Haro-Adidas                          4.21.01
6 Jared Rando (Aus) Giant/Michelin                       4.21.09
7 Mick Hannah (Aus) Haro-Adidas                          4.22.49
8 Chris Van Dine (USA) Go-Ride.Com                       4.22.53
9 Justin Havukainen (USA) Ironhorse/Madcatz              4.24.57
10 Curtis Keene (USA) Wtb/Fox Racing Shox                4.27.62
11 Rich Houseman (USA) Yeti Racing                       4.28.13
12 Duncan Riffle (USA) Yeti Racing                       4.29.24
13 Chris Del Bosco (USA) Lenz Sport/Fox Racing Shox      4.29.68
14 Matt Johnston (USA) Go Ride/Lost Art Tatto0           4.31.80
15 Luke Strom (Aus) Full Tilt/Citizen                    4.33.90
16 Geritt Beytagh (USA) Team Morewood                    4.34.43
17 Sven Martin (RSA) Honda Turner                        4.34.92
18 Des Curry (NZl) Odi Southridge                        4.35.06
19 Waylon Smith (GBr)                                    4.35.39
20 Daniel Umland (USA) Odi Southridge                    4.37.05
21 Darren Pokoj (Aus) Utopia,Michelin,Intense            4.37.91
22 Jason Sigfrid (USA) Discover Bicycles                 4.38.93
23 Sanjay Shanbhag (USA) Bcd/Romic/Sic/Truvativ          4.40.63
24 Darrell Young (USA) Arrow Racing                      4.41.34
25 Evan Turpen (USA) Specialized/Fox/Troy Lee Desi       4.42.33
26 Ross Milan (USA) Yeti                                 4.42.49
27 Matt Thompson (USA) Big Crank Racing                  4.43.07
28 Matt Fisher (USA) Rpm/Yeti/Jansport                   4.43.92
29 David West (Can)                                      4.44.41
30 Aaron Peters (USA) Mongoose/Hyundai                   4.45.07
31 Craig Woodhead (Aus)                                  4.46.43
32 Garrick Anderson (USA) Fox/Maxxis/Bombshell/Answer    4.47.16
33 James Schwanke (USA) Kenda/Utopia/Sdg                 4.47.66
34 Sean McClendon (USA) Aventcycles/Bombshell/Smith      4.48.34
35 Steve Wentz (USA) Turner/Fox/Michelin/The Fix         4.48.85
36 Chris Heath (USA) E13/Smith/Maxxis/Foxshox            4.49.69
37 Keith Mott (USA) Khs                                  4.50.05
38 Lars Sternberg (USA) Fluidride                        4.50.32
39 Julius Syvanen (Fin) Mountain Cycle                   4.50.70
40 Cole Bangert (USA) Fox Shox/Yeti/Hayes/Maxxis         4.51.21
41 James (Jp) Lutterloh (USA) Go-Ride.Com                4.51.56
42 Christopher Herndon (USA) Specialized/Cane Creek      4.52.71
43 Rohan Gearing (Aus) Cove Factory Racing               4.55.26
44 Geoff Pendrel (Can) Devinci Daredevil                 4.55.59
45 Jamer French (Can)                                    4.58.11
46 Dave Ziegman (USA) Big Crank Racing                   5.00.89
47 Shaun Evans (USA) Turner/661                          5.01.34
48 Gene Hamilton (USA) Better Ride/Astrix                5.03.81
49 Richard Mukai (USA) Fox Shox/Lenz Sports/Utopia       5.09.27
50 Nate Adams (USA) Big Crank                            5.10.10
51 Ian Odom (USA) Intense                                5.11.40
52 Quinton Spaulding (USA) Khs                           5.13.65
53 Taylor Sage (USA) 2 Six Crue                          5.23.68
54 Eli Krahenbuhl (USA) Big Crank Racing                 5.28.37
55 Jeff Evans (USA) Khs                                  5.40.08
56 David Klaassenvanoorsch (USA) Khs/Spy/D3              5.44.81
57 Coakley Jopling (USA) Magura/Monster Energy           6.04.67
58 Luke Strobel (USA) Turner/Fox/Dhz                     7.34.45
59 Colin Bailey (USA) Maxxis Tires                       9.40.23
DNF Matt Timmerman (USA) Progessive Suspension Dns              
DNF Tommy Tokarczyk (USA) Jamis Bikes Dns                       
 
Pro women
 
1 Bernardita Pizarro Lazo (Chi) Cannondale Mtb Team      5.00.75
2 Kathy Pruitt (USA) Luna Womens Mtb Tm                  5.07.16
3 Scarlett Hagen (NZl) Ironhorse/Madcatz                 5.12.80
4 Melissa Buhl (USA) Khs Bicycles                        5.17.98
5 April Lawyer (USA) Maxxis/Intense                      5.18.05
6 Joanna Petterson (RSA) Morewood Bikes                  5.28.10
7 Lisa Myklak (USA) Morewood Factory Team                5.28.22
8 Danni Connolly (USA) Khs                               5.30.25
9 Melissa Miller-Gerkensmey (Can) Swd/Sram               5.36.54
10 Anke Martin (RSA) Honda Turner                        5.49.36
11 Sara Johnson (USA) Wheelsport                         5.50.04
12 Laura Johnson (USA) Berserker Bikes                   5.52.11
13 Michelle Dumaresq (Can) Santa Cruz/Nsmb.Com           5.54.10
14 Amelia Colasurdo (USA) Cannondale Mtb Team            5.55.68
15 Leana Gerrard (USA) Cannondale Mtb Tm                 6.00.88
16 Kote Driscoll (USA) Scott Kenda                       6.04.26
17 Jennifer Whalen (USA) Wtb                             6.05.64
18 Emily Johnston (USA) Go-Ride                          6.06.11
19 Jessica Vogt (USA)                                    7.11.79
20 Katie Holden (USA) Turner/Sombrio/Smith               7.15.60
21 Wendy Reynolds (USA) Cannondale/Sportless            10.40.25
Overall Standings
 
Men
 
1 Greg Minnaar (RSA) Team G Cross Honda            381 pts
2 Jared Graves (Aus) Team Yeti                     379
3 Joel Panozzo (Aus) WTB/Fox Shox/Intense          330
4 Andrew Neethling (USA) Turner Honda              324
5 Jared Rando (Aus) Team Giant/Michelin            319