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Breckenridge 100
Breckenridge, Colorado, USA, July 15, 2006
Tostada takes the win; Price solidifies series lead
By Scott Miles of Warriors Cycling
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Colorado Native Josh Tostada (Giant) won the second annual Breckenridge 100 on Saturday finishing a full thirty-five minutes ahead of National Ultra MTB Series leader Harlan Price (Independent Fabrication).
Being the first western stop on the inaugural National Ultra Series and the third stop on the Rocky Mountain Ultra Series, the field of about 100 racers was comprised of every caliber of athlete - from elite pro's to aspiring novice endurance riders; including more non-Coloradoans than expected.
Altitude (such as the high point of the course at 13,426') seemed to take it's toll on a few but surprisingly the riders from outside of the state did very well; in fact the top finishers in almost every category were non Coloradoans.
Winner of the inaugural 2005 Breckenridge 100, Tostado once again put his name all over this event by beating the course record he set last year by eight minutes (Saturday's time was 9:03:08). Price pursued relentlessly but finished thirty-five minutes back at 9:38:15. Behind Price came Summit County local Tim Graczyk turning in just a trail crunching time of 9:56:24 on a singlespeed.
As for the women altitude was not a factor for the Asheville N.C. girls (friends and training partners who are both gunning for the series lead). Karen Masson finished first at 10:27:16 for first and Trish Stevenson came second in 11:01:23. Coming in third local racing legend Cat Morrison with the time of 12:25:37.
Photography
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Images by Ryan Cruze
- There was snow still on the ground on parts of the Breckenridge 100 course.
- Sunrise in Colorado.
- Wide open and exposed terrain.
- Brad Cole
- Self-supported riders had to carry everything they'd need in the 100-mile race on their backs.
- Snow traverse
- Scott Clayman
- Rocky mountain high
- Views for miles
- And thistles all make the trip to Breckenridge worth as much as the race itself.
- Independent Fabrication rider loading up at an aid station.
- Beer - what mountain bike race would be complete without one.
- Lonely days - with race times all in excess of nine hours, the Breckenridge 100 was a long day in the saddle for everyone.
Images by Liam Doren
- Unkown rider on a long downhill.
- Winner Josh Tostada on the wheeler trail - loop one, at about 11,860
- Something pretty to look at - if you could see straight after the effort and elevation.
- Garth Prosser of the Cannondale MTB team.
Results
Solo Men 1 Josh Tostado, Giant Bikes 9.03.08 2 Harlan Price, Independent Fabrication 35.07 3 Kip Biese, Cannondale/Old Town Bike Shop 1.06.58 4 Jay Petervery, Fitzgeralds Bicycles 1.09.06 5 Steve Reiter 1.42.17 6 Brad Cole, Badger Cycles/Team X Cycling 1.46.25 7 Jeffrey Rank, Fej Pinball World 1.49.22 8 Laurent McLaughlin 1.51.34 9 Patrick Giberson, KL&A 2.17.00 10 Garth Prosser, Bear Naked / Cannondale 2.22.52 11 Daniel Teodoru, Great Adventure Sports 2.23.00 12 Steve Holmes 2.27.22 13 Mike Madigan, Blue Sky Velo 2.36.22 14 Matt Turgeon, FooMTB 2.56.10 15 Nicholas Broskovich, Stamford Cycle Center 3.06.19 16 Leon Fetzer 3.16.45 17 Skip Brown, Team Seven Cycles 3.18.52 18 Tomas Dawson, My Wife 3.31.54 19 John Majors, Giffin Interior and Fixture, Inc. 3.57.01 DNF Brian Baker DNF Sean Brennan, UPS DNF Matt Brown, High Gear Emporia KS DNF Paul Clark, Jan's DNF Scott Claymon DNF Jeremy Collins, Scott Racing DNF John Haley, Fullt Tilt Cyclery DNF Brett Hawkins DNF Daniel LaDuke DNF Ian Leitch, Independent Fabrication DNF Brad Licht DNF Thor Loechell, Bang Salon/HART DNF Dan McDonald, Rocky Mountain Cycling Club DNF Vernon Miller, Trailmed Wilderness Medicine DNF Justin Pokrivka, Speedgoat,Ritchey,GU,Jet Messenger DNF Steve Schwarz, Titus Cycles, Hammer Gel DNF Larry Swanson, KEGELS DNF David Taylor DNF Colin Trueman, My Momma DNF Marko Ross-Bryant, Wheels Biek Shop DNF Lucas Chandler DNF Theodore Fleming, Team Beaver Creek DNF Rob Writz DNF Ernesto Marenchin, Asylum Cycles DNF Harvey Minton, Independent Fabrication DNF John Kline, Singletrack Outfitters DNF Tom Nasky, TNR Boulder DNF Bruce Nelson, DBF DNF Bill Kerr, Team Hedgehog DNF Philip Briere DNF David Gollob DNF John Howerter DNF Trent Cooper, Team ATP DNF Jeff Johnston, Ciao DNF Jim Easton, Ciao Baby DNF Steve Bussey DNF Ryan O'Dell, National Ultra endurance Series DNF Paul Karlsson, Just Here for the Beer DNF Matthew Thomas DNF Doug Milliken, Stamford Bikes / CT DNF Brian Scharp, Team Hedgehog DNF Chris Smith, Outdoors Inc. DNF Steve Gray, Team Hedgehog DNF Patrick Culligan, Hospitality Consulting Group Solo Men 100k 1 Ryan Sodderberg, Marzocchi / Maxxis / Avalanche Sports 6.52.36 2 Andrew Berget 11.14 3 Todd Henneman, Jan's 17.25 4 Marcus Leibrecht 32.03 5 Kevin Holliday, Jan's 1.02.38 6 Dennis Kaiser, A Racer's Edge 1.09.54 7 Chip Chilson, Aspen Cycling Club 1.44.02 8 Chris Lepore 2.14.31 Solo Singlespeed 1 Tim Graczyk, Wily Cycles / BPN 9.56.24 2 Dan Jansen, Founders Ale / Alger Racing 1.26.18 3 Mark Thompson, Spike Professional Race Team 1.50.06 4 Geoff Warner, Team Evergreen Racing 2.17.46 DNF Tim Dougherty, BareNaked/Cannondale DNF Sean Sullivan , Independent Fabrication DNF Timothy Norejko Solo Women 1 Karen Masson, Litespeed 10.27.16 2 Trish Stevenson, Landrover / Cannondale 34.07 3 Cat Morrison 1.58.21 4 Erin Johnson, BPN 2.16.47 5 Bethany Elson, Jan's 2.40.15 DNF Elizabeth Cline DNF Holly Harvin DNF Hillary Harrison, Giant / Kenda DNF Tiffany Mann, Independent Fabrication DNF Kendra Jeronimus DNF Erika Van Meter, Ute City Cycles DNF Wendy Skean, E-Caps DNF Ruth Cunningham, Jet Messenger DNF Danielle Harshman Solo Women 100 1 Ronie Graczyk, Wily Cycles / BPN 8.30.00 2 Cristina Begy, Spot Go Fast Maverick 19.02 Three-person Women 1 Walker, Ihnken & Thompson 10.15.13 Three-person Co-ed 1 Cutter, Eggerbrecht & Eggerbrecht 8.49.50
