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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
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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
- Jill Kintner (Staats) grabs a big lead in the women's mountain cross
- Mike King (Haro-Lee Dungarees) leads the men's final
- The men's podium: Gary Houseman (Intense-Santa Cruz), Mike King (Haro-Lee Dungarees), Greg Minaar (Haro-Lee Dungarees), David Klassenvanorschot (Intense-Spy)
- The women's podium: Lisa Sher (Chumba Wumba), Jill Kintner (Staats), Sabrina Jonnier (Intense), Tara Llanes (Giant-Pearl Izumi)
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 <<<<<<< HEAD DNF Scot Purvis (USA) ======= DNF S.Purvis (USA) >>>>>>> 1cc873e2ac5c19240b5323a652b1977f30faf3ac 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
