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USA Cycling Mountain Bike National Championships - CN
Mt. Snow, Vermont, USA, July 17-22, 2008
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Race 13 - Saturday, July 19: Elite / semi-pro dual slalom
Buhl and Carter win gold medals again
By Dave McElwaine in West Dover, Vermont
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Cycling legends Melissa Bush (KHS) and 38 year-old Eric Carter (Mongoose) won national championship titles at Mount Snow. Both looked very impressive in their outings. Geritt Beytagh and Kathy Pruitt (Jamis) took the silver medals.
The course at Mount Snow was quite challenging for the riders. The first turn had developed some deep ruts and had only one narrow line. It was the scene of many crashes this weekend. The tight rollers were spaced such that most racers had to ride them all. In very few cases riders were seen trying to jump multiple bumps as it clearly was not the fastest way down the course.
Carter commented after the race that he was feeling tired during the event and took every chance to sit down between runs. The weather was warm and humid which seemed to affect many of the riders during the night of racing. Buhl felt that Pruitt had pushed her quite hard, and was looking forward to facing off with her again in the downhill event on Sunday.
Melissa Buhl recently won the World 4X Championship in Val di Sole, Italy. She is also undefeated this season in the NMBS Dual Slalom series.
Photography
For a thumbnail gallery of these images, click here
Images by Dave McElwaine/www.trailwatch.net
- Geritt Beytagh goes on to win the silver medal.
- Eric Carter (Mongoose)
- Melissa Buhl (KHS) cornering.
- World 4X champion Melissa Buhl (KHS).
- Kathy Pruitt (Jamis) cornering.
- Kathy Pruitt (Jamis) attacking a short straight section.
- The first corner gave racers fits all night.
- Eric Carter (Mongoose) and Ros Milan (Yeti).
- Jessica Vogt and Darien Harvey (Sobe/Cannondale).
- Melissa Buhl (KHS) topping the rollers.
- Amado Stachenfeld
- Semi-pros James Patterson (left) and Carl Marcum (right).
- Darien Harvey (Sobe/Cannondale) wins the bronze medal.
- Kathy Pruitt (Jamis) wins the silver medal.
- Chris Van Dine was racing very well.
- Eric Carter (Mongoose) celebrating a bit on his final run.
- Eric Carter (Mongoose) wins another national championship.
- National champions Melissa Buhl (KHS) and Eric Carter (Mongoose).
Images by Jamie Lau/www.jamielau.com
- Amando Stachenfeld (WTB/XFusion/Gamutusa/Smith) hits the turn before Tim White (Live Free or Die)
- Kathy Pruitt (Jamis) leaves a trail of dust
- Melissa Buhl (KHS) kicks up some dirt
- Carl Marcum (Tamarack/YMC/Reedy) in a turn
- Stephen Avery (Highland) in a turn
- James Patterson (Muscle Milk) neck and neck with Amando Stachenfeld (WTB/XFusion/Gamutusa/Smith)
- Tim Sharp (Yeti/Fox) kicks up some dirt
- Chris Boice (Yeti/Fox Shox) and Tim Sharp (Yeti/Fox) hit the deck
- Boice and Sharp go down
- Team-mates go through hell together
- Marla Streb (Luna) approaching the final descent
- Julian Hunter (Bulldog) with a tongue like Mike
- Jessica Hoeverman (Bulldog) ready for battle
Results
Elite men 1 Eric Carter 2 Geritt Beytagh Elite women 1 Melissa Buhl 2 Kathy Pruitt 3 Darien Harvey 4 Jessica Vogt Jr Expert 15-18 1 Phillip Kmetz (USA) Mt Snow/Mongoose/E13 2 Joey Schusler (USA) Yeti/Fox 3 Neko Mulally (USA) Specialized/Decline 4 Zach Faulkner (USA) Drummer Racing/Sinister Bikes 5 Kevin Aiello (USA) Yeti So Cal 6 Will Collins (USA) Morewood/Fox/Smith 7 Ethan Quehl (USA) Khs/Kenda/Thomson 8 Charlie Meynet (USA) 9 Christian Wright (USA) Commencal 10 Parker Worthington (USA) Puma/Platekill Mtn 11 Evan Powell (USA) The Fix/Transition 12 Ryan Quinn (USA) 13 Nate Furbee (USA) Wtb/Arts/Odi 14 Nathan Pensler (USA) Inspired Athletes Expert Men 19-29 1 Kyle Karpuska (USA) Need For Speed 2 Joseph Roberson (USA) Fox Shox Maxxis 3 Christopher Ries (USA) Global Bikes/Michelin Tires 4 Nicholas Barton (USA) Supercede 5 Chris Flynn (USA) 3 Point Racing/Landrys 6 Graham Flinn (USA) Oakley 7 Kevin Green (USA) Ne Soverign/Morewood 8 Tim Rosenfeld (USA) Tht 9 Daryl Deprey (USA) Crankfire/Centralwheel 10 Dan Phillips (USA) Crankfire Racing 11 Chris Brown (USA) Hot Fire Racing 12 Joseph Baomann (USA) Fox Racing Shox/ 661 Expert Men 30-39 1 Jon Houde (USA) The Hub 2 Kyle Kutzler (USA) Team Martys 3 Keith Wentworth (USA) Genuine Innovations 4 Chad Lawrence (USA) Overlook Mtn Bikes/Intencse Expert Men 40+ 1 Derek Pierce (USA) Teambikerag.Com 2 Jacob Dallegro (USA) Keswick Cycle/Synicle Racing 3 Darrell Szlachetka (USA) Bikerag 4 Todd Plessel (USA) Jr Sport 15-18 1 Max Syron (USA) Sinsiter/United Freeride 2 Jamie Knight (USA) Team Bents/Hayes Group/Giant 3 Aaron Gordon (USA) Cycle Therapy 4 Sam Pensler (USA) Inspired Athletes 5 Evan Mallory (USA) Windham Mtn Outfitters 6 Rob Suter (USA) Inspired Athletes 7 Jacob Branney (USA) Mojo Wheels 8 Sean Pritchardthorpe (USA) Mongoose/Voncooper/Smith/Michlen/Evomo Sport Men 19-39 1 Joshua Faber (USA) 2 Trevor Peckham (USA) Northeastern Univ 3 Casey Swanson (USA) Crankfire 4 Chris Hounsell (USA) 5 Harris Navelski (USA) Bergers Bike Shop 6 Nicholas Girard (USA) Elevate Cycles Jr Beginner Men 15-18 1 Ian Keller (USA) Global Bikes 2 Danny Mears (USA) Sinister/United Freeride 3 Eric Guggisberg (USA) 4 Alex Leich (USA) Michelin Jr Men 14 & Under 1 Logan Mulally (USA) Specialized/Decline 2 Ray Syron (USA) United Freeride Sinister 3 Khaner Smith (USA) Ridesfo Faction 4 Matthew Branney (USA) Rpm/Yeti/Fox/Team Volkaino Beginner/Sport Men 40+ 1 Clark Wright (USA) Dh Reno 2 Robert Pratt (USA) Highlander Cycleshop 3 Al Gildner (USA) Svb Racing/Azonic/Kenda/Hayes Brakes/Marzoochi All Expert Women 1 Lainey Aldridge (USA) Gravity Addix 2 Vicki Koch (USA) Morewood/Cmi/661/Sic/Scott/Magura/Odi 3 Johanne Tuttle (USA) Sycamore Cycles 4 Katelyn Parhiala (USA) All Sport/Beginner Women 1 Kristine Koch (USA) Team Cmi/Morewood 2 Kathleen Herde (USA) 3 Amy Somers (USA) Sinical Racing 4 Taylor Allison (USA) Nmrodventures 5 Rebecca Bagley (USA) 6 Molly Seal (USA)
