NORBA National Championships - CN

Mammoth Mountain, California, USA , September 23-26, 2004

Photography

Race 1 - Thursday, September 23: Marathon

Images by USA Cycling

• Tinker "Mr Nice Guy" Juarez at the start of the marathon
• The riders mingle at the start
• And off they go… slowly. There is a long way to go
• The finish is that way right?

Race 2 - Friday, September 24: Cross Country

Images by USA Cycling

• Riders line up for the start of the U/23 XC race
• Alan Obye early in the race
• The course was hot, hot and dry
• Alan Obye takes out the U/23 title
• Caitlyn Tuel takes out the U/23 women's title
• Caitlyn Tuel after the race
• The start of the women's XC race
• Hard, dry and dusty would be a good description of the course
• Sue Haywood flies through the singletrack
• Alison Dunlap looked good early on
• Alison Dunlap takes out the women's XC title
• Jeremy Horgan-Kobelski takes out the men's XC title
• The women's XC podium
• The men's XC podium; and a little doping statement
• Gee, I hope I can open the bottle
• Ahhh, there it goes
• Have one drink, and pass it around…
• … errr, and pass it around…
• Jeremy, will there be any left to pass around?
• Men's and women's champions for 2004
• A matching set of jerseys

Race 3 - Saturday, September 25: Mountain Cross

Images by USA Cycling

• Jill Kintner in an early heat of the mountain-cross
• Brian Lopes in his usual position
• Passing on the loose dirt is a risky affair
• Eric Carter takes the lead
• Bikes and bodies are everywhere
• Lopes leads Mike King
• Jill Kintner leads in another heat
• John Tomac, back on the podium for the Men's Kamikaze Downhill
• Tara Llanes sprays bubbly everywhere
• Tara then has a swig to celibrate her mountain-cross title win
• Mounting the podium for the men't mountain-cross race
• This is the most sense you will get from these guys tonight
• A happy bunch of boys