NORBA national MTB series #3 - NE

Park City, UT, USA, June 16-19, 2005

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Race 2 - June 17: Uphill time trial

Hanusova & Horgan-Kobelski fastest up the mountain

Report by Andy Lee, USA Cycling

The second event at Deer valley was a unique uphill time trial on the 2002 Olympic bobsled track in nearby Olympic Park.

In stage one of a three-stage race for cross country athletes, U.S. National Champion Jeremy-Horgan Kobelski (Subaru-Gary Fisher) and the Czech Republic's Katerina Hanusova (Luna) posted the fastest times after ascending 340 feet up the 1335 meter bobsled track.

Horgan-Kobelski clocked a time of 3 minutes 42.2 seconds to best recently crowned Canadian National Champion Geoff Kabush (MAxxis) by 6.3 seconds. Michael Weiss (SRM) rounded out the top three with a time of 3:49.3.

In the women's race, Hanusova posted a 4:45.6 to beat Willow Koerber (Subaru/Gary Fisher) by 6.7 seconds while Hanusova's teammate, Alison Dunlap, was third with a 4:53.4.

Results

Women
 
1 Katerina Hanusova (Cze) Luna                       4.46
2 Willow Koerber (USA) Subaru/Gary Fisher            0.07
3 Alison Dunlap (USA) Luna                           0.08
4 Shonny Vanlandingham (USA) Luna                    0.10
5 Dara Marks-Marino (USA) Ford                       0.13
 
Men
 
1 Jeremy Horgan-Kobelski (USA) Subaru-Gary Fisher    3.42
2 Geoff Kabush (Can) Maxxis                          0.06
3 Michael Weiss (Aut)                                0.07
4 Matt Shriver (USA) Team Rocky Mountain             0.11
5 Seamus McGrath (Can) Haro Bicycles                 0.11