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US 24 Hour of 9 Mile - Solo National Championships - CN
Wausau, Wisconsin, July 28-29, 2007
2006 Results Results
Eatough defends title; Pua to wear stars and stripes
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Chris Eatough (Trek / VW) defended his national 24 hour solo title this weekend in Wisconsin at the 24 hours of Nine Mile. Eatough defeated Nat Ross (Subaru / Gary Fisher) and Mark Hendershot. Endurance specialist Pua Sawicki (Team MATA) took victory in the women's race ahead of Rebecca Rusch and NUE Series Contender Danielle Musto.
Eatough held off 33 challengers in the growing 24 hour solo discipline. For half the event, he battled Nat Ross (Subaru/Gary Fisher) before pulling away. Ross actually led for the first four hours, by never more than 90 seconds. Eatough paced himself as reeled back in Ross and then gradually stretched his margin during the evening hours.
"I had a good competitor today in Nat Ross," said Eatough. "He pushed the pace and brought the race to me. At about eight hours, I started to pull away. The race was really never certain until the end. With the race close, one mechanical breakdown can cost you the lead."
Commenting on his strategy, Eatough said, "I try to ride smooth and safe, and pick good equipment."
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In the women's race, Sawicki made up for 2006, when she was forced out of the national championships after succumbing to injuries sustained in an earlier mountain bike accident.
Sawicki quickly built a three-minute advantage over second-place finisher Rebecca Rusch (Specialized/Red Bull) in the first lap. She never relinquished her lead.
"Pua knows this can be a brutal course, but she's very motivated," said Ron Sawicki, manager for Team MATA. The next stop for Sawicki and Team MATA is the World Championships in September.
The 24-9 hosted the USA Cycling 24-Hour Mountain Bike National Championships for the second consecutive year. More than 750 mountain bikers participated in the race in 36 categories for the 12 and 24 hour disciplines. Titles were awarded in six national championship categories.
Photography
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- Podium: Junior Men's team
- Podium: Junior Women's team
- Podium: Women's Team
- Podium: Men's Team
- Podium: Men's Solo Top Five
- Chris Eatough (Trek / VW) dons another national championship jersey.
- Pua Sawicki (Team Mata) celebrates victory.
- Pua Sawicki (Team Mata) holds up her bike in celebration.
- Chris Eatough (Trek / VW) crosses the line first.
- Chris Eatough (Trek / VW) raises his arms in celebration.
- Pua Sawicki (Team Mata) rides to victory.
- Podium: Mixed Team
- Podium: Men's Duo Team
- Podium: Women's Duo Team
Results
Elite Men 20 laps 1 Chris Eatough 24.13.52 19 laps 2 Nat Ross 24.13.22 3 Mark Hendershot 24.53.30 18 laps 4 Eddie O'Dea 24.13.32 5 Daniel Brennan 24.21.51 6 Todd Carpenter 24.34.09 7 Brad Majors 8 Chris Strout 24.43.09 17 laps 9 Chris Janiszewski 24.01.52 10 David Meyer 24.42.11 16 laps 11 Greg Martin 24.05.29 15 laps 12 Charlie Farrow 24.00.13 13 Brian Culbert 24.22.04 14 laps 14 Tim Wilkie 23.23.05 15 Anthony Ippolito 23.56.54 16 William Livingston 24.00.14 13 laps 17 Steve Schwarz 16.39.24 18 Turner Bikes/Twin Six / Cra 24.00.14 19 Scott Cole 20 Carlos Haeckel 24.05.16 21 David Osterhouse 24.18.24 22 Lee Unwin 24.42.02 12 laps 23 US Navy 24.00.00 24 Spencer Fulkerson 24.48.00 11 laps 25 Stephen Balsley 24.01.52 26 Gerrerd Abrams 24.05.30 9 laps 27 Ernesto Marenchin 10.49.39 28 Eric Schroeder 21.48.35 29 Benjamin Fellenz 24.00.48 30 Andrew Carney 24.02.41 8 laps 31 David Haase 10.16.08 5 laps 32 Charles Tri 6.19.56 3 laps 33 Dave Norton 3.41.38 Elite Women 18 laps 1 Pua Sawicki 24.03.19 17 laps 2 Rebecca Rusch 24.05.28 16 laps 3 Danielle Musto 24.33.39 15 laps 4 Sarah Kaufmann 24.01.07 5 Mary Collier 25.21.34 6 Karen Armstrong 25.36.08 14 laps 7 Sally Marchand 24.00.43 12 laps 8 Namrita O'Dea 24.00.53 11 laps 9 Jessica Groshek 24.58.19 10 laps 10 Chelsea McGowan 25.24.32 8 laps 11 Caitlin Trahan 24.02.40 6 laps 12 Gina Kenny 24.38.11 Junior Men 19 laps 1 Team B.A.M.F. 24.24.57 18 laps 2 What Was That? 24.07.56 11 laps 3 Tighty Whitey 25.43.59 Masters 30+ 22 laps 1 Muddy Cup One 25.02.27 21 laps 2 Twin Six 24.14.52 Men's Team 24 laps 1 Gary Fisher 29 / Trek VW 24.41.42 23 laps 2 Velo Rochester 24.42.04 Women's Team 20 laps 1 Team Skirtz-N-Dirt 24.32.01 19 laps 2 Tough Girl / Contessa 25.06.08 18 laps 3 Midnight Cowgirls 24.53.52 16 laps 4 Mad FORCs 24.22.30 Mixed Duo Team 18 laps 1 Sho-Air/Rock N Road Cycling 24.01.29 12 laps 2 Ya Mule Adventure Racing 24.00.36 3 Flanahaag's Fury 24.01.00 Female Duo Team 15 laps 1 Tough Girl / Contessa Duo 25.24.37 Male Duo Team 20 laps 1 Wicki-San and Stringbean 24.00.18 19 laps 2 Two Yoopers One Gear 24.21.48 3 FARM TEAM! 24.41.31 17 laps 4 Rollin' Kansas 24.21.40 Freak Women 15 laps 1 Karla Kingsley 24.17.07 14 laps 2 April Dombrowski 24.08.01 12 laps 3 Brickoven/ Crested Buttle B 24.00.20 10 laps 4 Team Klate 24.00.50 Freak Men 17 laps 1 Chris Schotz 24.00.30 15 laps 2 Mike Howard 25.10.00 14 laps 3 Tim Trudeau 24.01.00 4 Expo Racing 24.57.37 13 laps 5 Richard Lytle 25.35.05 12 laps 6 Randy Lockman 24.13.42 7 Cyclopath Senior 24.50.51 11 laps 8 Jeff Weyrens 22.56.41 9 Craig Kalscheur 24.03.08 10 laps 10 Brian Draghicchio 24.39.20 9 laps 11 Mark Cheyne 24.00.19 12 Peter Downey 24.04.34 13 Kyle Franson 24.19.19 14 Kharma's Bitch 24.43.07 8 laps 15 Richard Palmer 24.00.49 16 Geoff Donaldson 24.06.14 17 John Mory 24.19.20 18 Cyclpath JR 24.50.51 7 laps 19 Lance Fischer 24.00.30 20 Wayne Guttry 21 Nate Woolever 24.01.11 22 Brett Morley 25.33.39 6 laps 23 Bent Chainrings 11.42.42 24 Dave Simmons 11.46.18 25 Jimmy Parman 24.00.15 5 laps 26 Brian Abraham 9.33.27 27 Trent Litchy 21.47.32 28 Rick Mangan 24.03.52 4 laps 29 Christopher Prudhomme 23.20.34 30 Robert Ball 24.01.05 3 laps 31 Adam Brooke 8.45.22 2 laps 32 Adam Schmeizer 5.29.56 33 Jose Munguia 5.57.11 34 Matt Szmonda 6.07.37 1 lap 35 Josh Szmanda 5.29.54 Singlespeed 16 laps 1 Constantine Peters 24.57.37 14 laps 2 Travis Underwood 24.00.12 3 Joe Partridge 24.00.54 4 Dallas Sigurdur 24.11.14 12 laps 5 Hal L 24.08.53 11 laps 6 Erb- Racing 24.09.55 10 laps 7 Jereme Nofke 17.23.56 8 laps 8 Jerry Stoeckigt 24.02.01 9 Michael Chambers 24.02.54 10 Patrick Humenny 25.04.43 7 laps 11 Erich Ponath 24.00.26 12 Earle Jacob Jr 24.01.02 6 laps 13 Skip Cronin 10.30.11 14 Cliff Henning 24.00.26 15 Matt Kamphuis 24.32.46 Duo Open 18 laps 1 Speedy Engineers 24.00.27 2 Pharmphresh.com 24.43.17 3 H&M Racing 24.00.31 14 laps 4 After Bar Racing 24.07.57 13 laps 5 Broke Bike Buddies 24.50.30 11 laps 6 Chainsmokers 24.01.07 10 laps 7 Semi Old 24.00.23 7 laps 8 xXx Racing Duo Superstar 22.19.56 Older than Dirt 21 laps 1 Aviation Nightmare 24.50.55 20 laps 2 WORS Racing 24.00.17 3 MAD D.O.R.C.S. 24.53.12 4 Aging Disgracefully 25.01.54 19 laps 5 Thursday Knights 24.50.01 6 Farm Team 24.52.21 17 laps 7 Team Twinkie 24.03.30 16 laps 8 THREE OLD GUYS 24.12.58 12 laps 9 Leinies Lowriders 21.44.52 Older Than the Hills 21 laps 1 Team Vesrah Brakes 24.49.18 20 laps 2 BFRF 24.22.06 19 laps 3 Average Joes 24.29.28 4 Stiff Kitty 5 NEW Rat Riders 25.00.34 18 laps 6 Blood Sweat & Gears 23.52.01 7 Team Family Ties 24.37.41 8 Extreme Rejects 24.49.42 9 Team 24 24.50.52 17 laps 10 Mind Like Ours 24.00.56 11 Unchained 24.02.55 12 Team Snurge 24.20.22 16 laps 13 Monkeywrench Gang 24.05.57 14 Gitter Done 24.09.29 15 laps 15 Soggy Bottom Boys 24.00.41 16 Steve & the Eves 24.29.04 12 laps 17 Whirl & Hurl 22.00.08 9 laps 18 Valuable Underbrush 16.44.47 8 laps 19 Lords of the Chainrings 12.00.21 Singlespeed 21 laps 1 Muddy Cup Point Brigade 24.23.53 19 laps 2 crass 24.01.35 17 laps 3 single couples 24.38.34 Coed Open 20 laps 1 Psycowpath Nebraska 24.18.30 Clydesdale 19 laps 1 SUCCESS VIDEO 24.02.35 17 laps 2 Team Reckless 24.04.13 3 Wild Cards 24.54.44 16 laps 4 Heavy...Butt Slow 24.53.06 13 laps 5 Three Old Guys & Brad 24.00.21 Coed Sport 17 laps 1 Vandalay Industries 24.00.25 2 Just Pedal 24.59.11 13 laps 3 BRR Rox 'n' the Boys 24.12.58 Women Sport 15 laps 1 The Sprockettes 24.00.36 14 laps 2 Pinky Toe 24.24.35 3 Mad FORCs 24.39.30 5 Rider 21 laps 1 Freewheel 24.12.48 2 The Hucklebucks 24.33.06 19 laps 3 Thunder Clutch 24.09.03 4 River Pigs 24.14.34 17 laps 5 Astana 22.26.35 6 Team Therma-Stor 24.02.26 7 Ass Over Over Tea Kettle 24.13.13 16 laps 8 The Fab Five 24.01.25 9 Hall's Balls 10 Bikers for Beers 24.21.25 11 Fat Tire Guides 24.29.55 12 Night Shift 24.35.17 15 laps 13 Sigma 23.17.24 14 laps 14 Hidden Bay Flying Cobras 25.25.57 Men's Sport 21 laps 1 Zink's Hos 24.43.32 2 The Hub Cycling League 25.04.42 20 laps 3 The Four Winded 24.09.39 4 chug-a-lug 24.38.09 5 Return of the Pom Pom Squad 25.03.07 19 laps 6 MacGyver Is My Hero 24.00.18 7 Weird Beard 24.23.16 8 Will Ride for Beer 24.50.29 18 laps 9 Muddy Cup Too 24.00.16 10 Team Dead Baby 24.00.47 11 Free JVOG Cycling 24.05.31 12 Team TBC 24.43.56 17 laps 13 xXx Racing-Athletico Deux 24.02.47 14 The weekend warriors 24.24.19 15 Four Sticks 24.43.49 16 laps 16 Shosie's 23.18.17 17 Lunchmeataphobia 24.43.18 18 The Real Wolfchimp 24.54.19 15 laps 19 Wheel & Sprocket 24.02.37 20 XXX Racing-AthletiCo 24.07.56 14 laps 21 Rowdy Roosters 20.57.28 Junior Women 18 laps 1 Teenage Girls Doing it All 25.08.00
