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National Mountain Bike Series 7 (NMBS-AMBC) - 1
Snowmass, Colorado, USA, August 10-12, 2007
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Race 14 - August 12: Pro Men Short Track,
Kabush takes second win for the weekend
By Sue George
Only a day after he won the cross country, Geoff Kabush (Maxxis) also logged victory in the short track. He won ahead of Adam Craig (Giant) and Todd Wells (GT).
Throughout the race, it looked like either Kabush, Jeremey Horgan-Kobelski (Subaru / Gary Fisher), or Wells could have won. Ryan Trebon (Kona Les Gets) launched an all-out attack off the front at the start, but he blew up, perhaps due to the altitude.
"It was probably one of the tougher short track courses we've ridden, as far as physically challenging. It was a lot of climbing, but pretty smooth grass," said Kabush after the race. The course let him use his super light tires that helped him win the cross country the day before.
Later, Kabush tried to get away, and only national cross country champion Craig could follow. Kabush won decisively, with a nine second margin over Craig. Wells was third at 17 seconds, Horgan-Kobelski was fourth at 37 seconds, and Trebon was fifth over one minute back.
"It was a pretty fast race and there's a hairpin corner on the pavement before the start of each lap," said Kabush. "Every lap, I tried to wind it out as much as I could. I kept stretching those guys out as much as possible each lap. With a few laps to go, I was able to snap the elastic."
The short track course was harder than many of the courses riders have encountered this year. It had one steep climb and one more gradual climb, and it was bit longer. With its significant hills and descent, Horgan-Kobelski described the course as how a short track should be.
The fast guys quickly pulled the field to pieces. All but the top few riders were breathing hard on the very first steep climb of the first lap. Slower recovery at altitude may have taken a toll. Only 13 riders finished the complete distance. The rest were pulled as they fell off the back and were put at risk of being lapped.
The ever dominant Kabush won the short track series. Horgan Kobelski took second overall, while Wells took third in the series. Trebon and rising star Sam Schultz (Subaru-Gary Fisher) were fourth and fifth.
Kabush said he was pleased with his success at the NMBS this year and said it showed he was meeting one of his goals - a return to his form of 2005.
Photography
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Images by Dave McElwaine/www.trailwatch.net
- Barry Wicks (Kona) leading on the first uphill.
- Geoff Kabush (Maxxis) closely shadowed by Jeremy Horgan-Kobelski (Gary Fisher)
- Riders in a cloud of dust.
- Racers towards the back of the pack.
- Ryan Trebon (Kona) took a flier for a couple laps but was caught.
- Adam Craig (Giant) on a long descent.
- Geoff Kabush (Maxxis) putting the hammer down on the last lap.
- Adam Craig trailing Kabush by 50 feet heading into the last lap.
- Todd Wells (GT Bicycles) in third position.
- Geoff Kabush (Maxxis) crossing the line alone for victory.
- Short Track series podium (L-R): Ryan Trebon, Jeremy Horgan Kobelski, Geoff Kabush, Todd Wells, and Sam Schultz.
Results
1 Geoff Kabush (Can) Team Maxxis 0.22.46
2 Adam Craig (USA) Giant 0.09
3 Todd Wells (USA) GT Bikes 0.17
4 Jeremy Horgan-Kobelski (USA) Subaru-Gary Fisher 0.37
5 Ryan Trebon (USA) Kona/Lesgets 1.08
6 Sam Schultz (USA) Subaru-Gary Fisher 1.09
7 Jeremiah Bishop (USA) Trek/VW 1.18
8 Cody Peterson (USA) Scott Bicycles 1.20
9 Mathieu Toulouse (Can) Team Maxxis 1.37
10 Alan Obye (USA) Jamis 1.48
11 Sam Jurekovic (USA) U23 National Team 1.57
12 Carl Decker (USA) Giant 2.17
13 Bryan Alders (USA) Mona-Vie/Cannondale 2.30
Pulled
14 Kris Sneddon (Can) Kona
15 Brian Smith (USA) Trek/VW
16 Thomas Turner (USA) Bear Naked/Cannondale
17 Jeff Schalk (USA) Trek VW- East
18 Andy Schultz (USA) Bear Naked/Cannondale
19 Tad Elliott (USA) U23 National Team
20 Charles Pendry (USA) Inland - Btd
21 Alex Grant (USA) Titus/Pearl Izumi
22 Barry Wicks (USA) Kona
23 Brian Fuentes (USA) Waltworks/Fuentes Designs
24 Colin Cares (USA) U23 National Team
25 Mitch Hoke (USA) Tm Radical Racing
26 Jake Wells (USA) Mafiaracing.Com
27 Keith Hickerson (USA) Tamarack
28 Mike Phillips (USA) Alterra/Specialized
29 Adam Snyder (USA) 3-D Racing
30 Brett Morgan (USA) Bear Naked/Cannondale
31 Spencer Paxson (USA) Discover Bicycles Hood River
32 Troy Wells (USA) Tokyo Joes
33 Dana Weber (USA) Jax Bicycle Center
34 Ryan Lynch (USA) James Frames/Mafia
35 Andrew Lee (USA)
36 Rotem Ishay (Isr) Spider Cc
37 Travis Woodruff (USA) Momentumendurance.Com
38 Nick Martin (USA) Trek/VW
39 Brent Miller (Aus) Kenda/X-Fusion/Titus
40 Mitchell Peterson (USA) Devo
41 Paul Hanson (USA) Bear Naked/Cannondale
42 Chris Peariso (USA) Titus / Muddy Cup
43 Colin Osborn (USA) Team Gofast/Bikeparts.Com
44 Trevor Downing (USA) Team Devo
45 Yuki Saito (USA) Fuentes Design/Walt Works
46 Aroussen Laflamme (Can) Cbsf/Normandin/Faire
47 Aaron Snyder (USA) South Mountain Cycles
DNS Erik Tonkin (USA) Kona Les Gets
DNS Bryan Fawley (USA) Kenda/X-Fusion/Titus
DNS Mcconnell Franklin (USA) Devo
DNS Barkley Robinson (USA) Giant
DNS Blake Zumbrunnen (USA) Revolution/Crank Bros
DNS Jason Sager (USA) Monavie/Cannondale
DNF Bear Perrin (USA) Kenda
DNF Michael Raney (USA) Voo-Doo
Final NMBS Standings
1 Geoff Kabush (Can) Team Maxxis 849 pts
2 Jeremy Horgan-Kobelski (USA) Subaru-Gary Fisher 826
3 Todd Wells (USA) Gt Bikes 825
4 Ryan Trebon (USA) Kona/Lesgets 776
5 Sam Schultz (USA) Subaru-Gary Fisher 699
6 Jeremiah Bishop (USA) Trek/VW 681
7 Sam Jurekovic (USA) U23 National Team 671
8 Barry Wicks (USA) Kona 670
9 Carl Decker (USA) Giant 620
10 Cody Peterson (USA) Scott Bicycles 607
11 Adam Craig (USA) Giant 598
12 Kris Sneddon (Can) Kona 597
13 Mathieu Toulouse (Can) Team Maxxis 592
14 Alan Obye (USA) Jamis 539
15 Andy Schultz (USA) Bear Naked/Cannondale 498
16 Thomas Turner (USA) Bear Naked/Cannondale 447
17 Brian Fuentes (USA) Waltworks/Fuente 429
18 Colin Cares (USA) U23 National Team 426
19 Brent Miller (Aus) Kenda/X-Fusion/Titus 415
20 Keith Hickerson (USA) Tamarack 402
21 Ross Schnell (USA) Trek/VW 402
22 Jeff Schalk (USA) Trek VW- East 389
23 Charles Pendry (USA) Inland - Btd 381
24 Troy Wells (USA) Tokyo Joes 377
25 Dana Weber (USA) Jax Bicycle Center 358
26 Max Plaxton (Can) Rocky Mountain 345
27 Adam Snyder (USA) 3-D Racing 331
28 Ryan Lynch (USA) James Frames 281
29 Roddi Lega (Can) United Cycle 279
30 Bryan Fawley (USA) Kenda/X-Fusion/Titus 273
31 Travis Woodruff (USA) Momentumenduran 269
32 Tad Elliott (USA) U23 National Team 261
33 Ryan Woodall (USA) Industrynine/Titus 254
34 Trevor Downing (USA) Team Devo 222
35 Paul Hanson (USA) Bear Naked/Cannondale 188
36 Cale Redpath (USA) 3D Racing 187
37 Bryan Alders (USA) Mona-Vie/Cannondale 183
38 Chris Winn (Aus) Gt/SRAM Australia 177
39 Aaron Snyder (USA) South Mountain 176
40 Brett Morgan (USA) Bear Naked/Cannondale 174
41 Yuki Saito (USA) Fuentes Design 172
42 Tristan Schouten (USA) Trek/VW 165
43 Mcconnell Franklin (USA) Devo 164
44 Scott Keller (USA) Schampa/Jamis 162
45 Eric Ransom (USA) Team Tamarack 160
46 Spencer Paxson (USA) Discover Bicycles 157
47 Rick Wetherald (USA) Tamarack Resort 155
48 Kevin Smallman (USA) Bear Naked/Cannondale 150
49 Alex Grant (USA) Titus/Pearl Izumi 147
50 Mitchell Peterson (USA) Devo 147
51 Chance Noble (USA) Cal Giant/Specialized 147
52 Nick Martin (USA) Trek/VW 144
53 Brandon Draugelis (USA) Bear Naked/Cannondale 144
54 Nicholas Stevens (GBr) Orbea USA 136
55 Travis Livermon (USA) Cycling Spoken 135
56 Ben Thompson (USA) Bend Elite 133
57 Mike Phillips (USA) Alterra/Specialized 126
58 Jake Wells (USA) Mafiaracing.Com 122
59 Burry Stander (RSA) GT Bikes 122
60 Kevin Bradford Parish (USA) Lapirre USA 120
61 Seamus Mcgrath (Can) Rocky Mountain 117
62 Sean Donovan (USA) Cytomax/KHS 115
63 Brian Smith (USA) Trek/VW 105
64 Tristan Uhl (USA) Team Hotel 97
65 Samuel Koerber (USA) Pro Bikes 96
66 Keiitchi Tsujiura (Jpn) Bridgestone 96
67 Brig Brandt (USA) Bend Elite 95
68 Bruce Muhlfeld (USA) Trek-VW 90
69 Kyle Hammaker (USA) Cadence 89
70 Jay Henry (USA) Tokyo Joes 87
71 Blake Zumbrunnen (USA) Revolution/Crank 82
72 Aren Timmel (USA) Team Chico 81
73 Matthew Hadley (Can) Rocky Mountain 78
74 Raita Suzuki (Jpn) Bridgestone 78
75 Chris Peariso (USA) Titus / Muddy Cup 77
76 Mitch Hoke (USA) Tm Radical Racing 75
77 Colin Osborn (USA) Team Gofast 75
78 Dustin Wanstrath (USA) Team Tamarack 73
79 Noah Singer (USA) Mercy Developmen 72
80 Alex Ryan (USA) Land Rover/Cannondale 70
81 Mark Hekman (USA) Land Rover/Cannondale 69
82 Christian Helmig (USA) Mad Duck 63
83 Michael Raney (USA) Voo-Doo 61
84 Charles Jenkins (USA) Ie Bikes Racing 58
85 Dylan Alesio (USA) Wild Blues 56
86 Leonardo Sandoval (USA) Socal Specialized 56
87 Kyle Dixon (USA) Bicycle Warehouse 56
88 Brett Racine (USA) Bliss Racing 54
89 Daniel Corum (USA) Inland/Btd 54
90 Noah Holcomb (USA) Bear Naked/Cannondale 54
91 Paul Freiwald (USA) Titus Cycles 54
92 Glenn Fant (USA) 54
93 David Yakaitis (USA) Garmin/Jamis 52
94 Andrew Lee (USA) 50
95 Rotem Ishay (Isr) Spider Cc 48
96 Grant Kier (USA) Redbarnbicycles 48
97 Lucas Livermon (USA) Inland/Bto 44
98 Eric Neat (USA) Schampa 42
99 Mike Andres (USA) Trek VW 42
100 Shun Matsumoto (Jpn) Trek Japan 40
101 Andrew Alesio (USA) Wild Blues 38
102 Ryan Artale (USA) Maverick/Mafiaraci 38
103 Aroussen Laflamme (Can) Cbsf/Normandin 34
104 Kelly Magelky (USA) BMC/Sports Garage 34
105 Austin Carroll (USA) Rock Racing 33
106 Joshua Powers (USA) Shampa 33
107 Matt Freeman (USA) Pass Pt/Gary Fisher 32
108 Kirk Turner (USA) Giant 31
109 Michael Lee (USA) Trek/VW West Coast 31
110 Masashi Imai (Jpn) Cannondale Japan 29
111 Bear Perrin (USA) Kenda 29
112 Steve Kinney (USA) Steven K Sports 22
113 Bart Gillespie (USA) Mona Vie/Cannondale 20
114 Michael Janelle (USA) Tokyo Joes/Catlin 16
115 Ken Burt (USA) Motionbased/Garmin 15
116 Nat Ross (USA) Subaru-Gary Fisher 14
