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NORBA national MTB series #1 - E1
Boerne, Texas, USA, March 4-6, 2005
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Day 2 - March 5: Short track cross-country
Kabush, Sydor repeat for short track wins
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Round one of the NORBA National Mountain Bike Series continued today at Tapatio Springs Resort in Boerne, Texas. The rain held off as the pros lined up for the short track event, but the course got muddier as the day progressed. The victories were a repeat of yesterday's first stage with Canadians Alison Sydor and Geoff Kabush showing their strength for the wins.
The men's and women's fields were both packed full of seasoned pros, as the best of the best came out of winter hibernation this weekend for this first stop on the NORBA circuit. The women toed the line first for 20 minutes of pain. The long climbs caused the field to separate early, with an elite front group forming within five minutes. The elite pack included Mary McConneloug, Shonny Vanlandingham , Alison Sydor, Sue Haywood, Willow Koerber, Katerina Hanusova, Alison Dunlap, and Lyne Bessette. Koerber, Dunlap, and Bessette dropped off the back about halfway into the race and were unable to make contact again, despite impressive efforts.
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With one lap to go, Sydor took off the front and opened a huge gap on the long climb before coming back around into the start-finish area. Hanusova fought to keep the pace, but the Canadian was too fast. Sydor took the win, just like she did in last season's NORBA opener in Waco. Hanusova claimed second place, while Mcconneloug earned third. Shonny Vanlandingham and Sue Haywood rounded out the podium in fourth and fifth.
"It's not really a technical course, but the climbs were significant," said Vanlandingham afterwards. "The muddy corners got wetter and wetter, but it was good. It made things exciting."
The men's event came down to a race between two powerhouses. Ten minutes into the contest, yesterday's time trial winner Geoff Kabush flew off the front along with Trent Lowe. Kabush let Lowe do the work, while Adam Craig managed to work his way up in the field in an attempt to bridge the gap. Craig became the leader of a chase group consisting of Jeremy Horgan-Kobelski, Brent Miller, and Barry Wicks. The chasers made a determined effort, but the two leaders couldn't be caught. Kabush saved his legs for the final stretch that saw him break away from Lowe to claim the victory.
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- Katerina Hanusova (Luna) working her way to the front of the Womens Short Track
- Alyson Sydor (Rocky Mountain) soon joined Hanusova at the front
- With four laps remaining Sydor and Hanusova were away
- Sydor pounces and flies to the short track win
- Geoff Kabush (Maxxis) sets the pace on the first climb
- Trent Lowe (Subaru) doggedly trails Kabush in the Short Track
- Kabush negotiates one of the slippery bridle trails near the Short Track finish
- Kabush celebrates the short track win and GC lead
Results
Pro Men 1 Geoff Kabush (Team Maxxis) 25.30 2 Trent Lowe (Subaru-Gary Fisher) 0.01 3 Adam Craig (Giant) 0.20 4 Barry Wicks (Kona/Les Gets) 0.22 5 Brent Miller (Wtb/Fox Sh) 0.25 6 Sid Taberly (Specialize) 0.43 7 Mathieu Toulouse (Team Maxxis) 0.49 8 Chris Sheppard (Haro adidas) 0.50 9 Peter Wedge (Kona/Les Gets) 1.00 10 Liam Killeen (Specialized) 1.03 11 Jeremy Horgan-Kobelski (Subaru-Gary Fisher) 1.13 12 Seamus McGrath (Haro adidas) 1.17 13 Carsten Bresser (Rocky Mountain Business Objects) 1.42 14 Michael Broderick (Kenda/Seven) 1.53 15 Todd Wells (Gt/Hyundi) 1.54 16 Ricky Federau (Gearsracing) 1.55 17 Jeremiah Bishop (Trek/VW) 1.57 18 Roddi Lega (Norco Fact) 2.00 19 Keiichi Tsujiura (Bridgeston) 3.01 20 Ryan Trebon (Kona/Clark) 3.02 21 Cody Peterson (3d Racing) 3.05 22 Karl Platt (Rocky Mountain Business Objects) 3.11 23 Sam Jurekovic (U23 National team) 3.12 24 Nick Waite (U23 National team) 3.14 25 Bart Gillespie (Biogen-Ide) 3.16 26 Raita Suzuki (Bridgestone) 27 Andreas Hestler (Rocky Mountain Business Objects/) 28 Nick Ranno (Trek Rocky) 29 Matt Gordon (Team Six) 3.20 30 Jason Sager (Team Hotel) 3.24 31 Takahiro Ogasawara (Subaru-Gary Fisher) 3.25 32 Martin Lazarski (Rocky Mountain Business Objects) 3.29 33 Amon Pease (Intense) 3.30 34 Jesse Jakomait (Dark Horse) 4.23 35 Eric Jones (Biogen-Ide) 4.24 36 Carl Decker (Giant) 4.26 37 Eric Ransom (Tamarack R) 5.00 38 Charles Storm (Btd Racing) 5.01 39 Alan Obye (U23 National team) 5.02 40 Christian Favata 5.03 41 Jay Henry (Ford/Specialized) 5.04 42 Thomas Turner (Cannondale) 5.05 43 Mark Weir (Wtb/Fox Sh) 5.06 44 Guido Visser (Bromont/Cy) 5.07 45 Andy Mills (Trek/Volks) 5.11 46 Sam Schultz (U23 National team) 5.12 47 Charles Pendry (Inland - B) 5.37 48 Bryan Fawley 5.39 49 Douglas Ryden (Pro Cyclin) 5.40 50 Earl Bradley (Trek Factory) 5.41 51 Todd Johnson (Jackson Ho) 5.42 52 Nathan Phillips (Solar Ecli) 5.43 53 Evan Plews (Santiam Bi) 5.45 54 Joshua Powers (Red Rock R) 5.46 55 Tim Carleton (Sport Swap) 5.47 56 Michael Janelle (Tokyo Joes) 5.48 57 Thomas Spannring (Stein Erik) 5.49 58 Lucas Livermon (Pacesetter) 5.50 59 Jesse Rients (Nature Val) 5.52 60 Robert Cotton (Structural) 5.56 61 Nat Ross (Subaru- Ga) 5.59 62 Kris Sneddon (Kona/Clark) 6.05 63 Eric Jellum (Ford/Giant) 6.08 64 Josh Kravetz (Cannondale) 6.12 DNF Chris Eatough (Trek/VW) Pro Women 1 Alison Sydor (Rocky Mountain Business Objects) 24.44 2 Katerina Hanusova (Luna Women) 0.07 3 Mary McConneloug (Kenda/Seven) 0.09 4 Shonny Vanlandingham (Luna Women) 0.11 5 Susan Haywood (Trek-Volks) 0.12 6 Willow Koerber (Subaru-Gary Fisher) 0.17 7 Dara Marks-Marino (Ford/Specialized) 0.32 8 Alison Dunlap (Luna Women) 0.41 9 Kathy Sherwin (Biogen-Ide) 0.45 10 Kiara Bisaro (Gearsracing) 0.48 11 Georgia Gould (Tamarack) 0.50 12 Kerry Barnholt (Subaru-Gary Fisher) 0.51 13 Jenny Copnall (Subaru-Gary Fisher) 14 Kelli Emmett (Ford/Specialized) 1.08 15 Lyne Bessette (Elicycle/Louis Garneau) 1.41 16 Melissa Thomas (Tokyo Joes) 2.18 17 Jaqueline Mourao (Scottusa/R) 2.19 18 Heather Irmiger (Tokyo Joes) 3.05 19 Megan Monroe 3.07 20 Gretchen Reeves (Rocky Mountain Business Objects) 3.15 21 Kyia Malenkovich (Headmethon) 3.17 22 Carolyn Popovic (Bike Works) 3.24 23 Sara Bresnick-Zocchi (Ford/Specialized) 3.26 24 Kristy Mantz (Snowshow/D) 4.20 25 Nina Baum (Cannondale) 4.22 26 Erin Winter (Trek) 4.24 27 Paula Burks (Defeet) 4.25 28 Zephanie Blasi (Kenda Tire) 4.26 29 Laura Anderson (Bicycle Jo) 4.27 30 Alicia Hamilton (Dark Horse) 4.30 31 Kristi Lewis (Sun & Ski) 5.00 32 Kimberly Flynn (Defeet) 5.40 33 Shannon Gibson (Crazy Cat) 5.41 34 Laura Bowles (Back To Di) 5.42 35 Monique Sawicki (Team Mata) 5.52 36 Mandi Riddle (Snowshoe R) 5.53 37 Theresa Mattingly 5.55 38 Rebecca Gross (Sun And Sk) 5.56 39 Robin Farina (Cumberland) 6.00 40 D Morisette (Ellsworth/) 6.01 41 Cheryl Olson (Advantage) 6.05 42 Jennifer Tilley (Sunflower) 6.06 43 Suzanne Aguero (Orbea/Mad) 6.07 44 Hillary Harrison (Kenda/Pinn) 6.08 DNS Marie Helene Premont (Rocky Mountain Business Objects)
