McClure
and Ransome Wage War at 13th Annual Brundage Bike Festival
Slightly warm, but tolerable conditions greeted 202 athletes at the 13th annual Brundage Mountain Bike Festival, held at the popular resort near McCall. The event featured mountain bikes, trail running and a duathlon class, with participants of all ages, sizes and speeds zipping around the finest resort trail system in the Northwest. This was also the area’s first mountain bike downhill of the season, using Brundage Mountain’s high-speed quad lift. The men’s pro cross country race featured an all-out war, with Sun Valley’s Michael McClure finally nipping Durango, Colorado’s Eric Ransom by one second after 27 miles of racing. It was intense.
The event was round six of the 2004 Motion Potion Wild Rockies Mountain Series, sponsored by Masai, KNIN Television, Idaho Chiropractic, Mt. West Bank, The Boise weekly, Bandanna Running, Albertsons, Sushi on the Spot, PowerBar, Gold’s Gym, Fly Racing, George’s, Ken’s Bicycle Warehouse, Trek, K2, Dirt Dart and Brian’s Professional Bike Service. The weekend offered something for everyone; there was a 6-mile trail run, a run/bike duathlon and a cross-country mountain bike race, ranging from a beginner distance of 10 ½ miles, up to 27 miles for pros. Sunday’s downhill event offered up two different courses; pros, experts and sports used a 2 ½ mile tough and challenging course with 1,500 feet of vertical drop, while beginners got a shorter, 1 ½ mile, easier and safer course with 1,000 feet of vertical descent.
The men’s trail run was topped by Travis Calkins who was visiting from Missouri, while Nampa’s Gail Dice was the winning woman and Boise’s Jeanne McFall won the women’s women’s duathlon. The fastest overall cross-country beginner mountain bike racers were New Meadow’s Christian Yanovich and Eagle’s Erin Jensen and the fastest sport, (intermediate) cross-country riders were Eagle’s Harris McMullin and Boise’s Alysia Cohen.
A good field of 63 riders flew down Brundage Mountain during Sunday’s downhill and conditions were perfect since a Saturday night rainstorm watered the course. Once again Moses Mexia (Hailey) and Silas Hesterberg (Boise) staged a terrific duel with Hesterberg coming out on top this time with a 5:01 to Mexia’s 5:08. Both racers wore matching, bell-bottomed pale yellow, Evel Knievil style jumpsuits, and managed to have enough class to look classy. Such is the fate of the young and the fast. Another downhill racer of note was Meridian’s Carl Marcum who garnered a 4th in the pro class with a 5:12, and totally shelled the hardtail class with a 5:41. As the downhill began to wind down, a racer (who shall remain nameless) rode the course naked.
The next round of the 2004 Motion Potion Wild Rockies Series will be the 6th annual Pomerelle Peaks, held near Burley at the Pomerelle Ski Resort on August 14-15. For more information go to www.wildrockies.com.
Cross Country Mountain Bike Results:
Mountain Bike, Class 1, Pro Men, (27 miles):
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1. Michael McClure |
Sun Valley, ID |
2:17:10 |
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2. Eric Ransom |
Durango, CO |
2:17:11 |
Tamarack Resort |
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3. Jason Eder |
Hailey, ID |
2:20:27 |
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4. Justin Mayfield |
Boise, ID |
2:24:31 |
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5. Justin Hofeldt |
Twin Falls, ID |
2:29:03 |
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6. Tad Hamilton |
Boise, ID |
2:33:17 |
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7. Darren Lightfield |
Boise, ID |
2:35:40 |
Tamarack Resort |
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8. Matt Newbill |
Boise, ID |
2:39:10 |
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9. Eric Rumps |
Boise, ID |
2:41:48 |
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10. Remi McManis |
Boise, ID |
2:43:57 |
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11. Darian Apollo |
McCall, ID |
3:01:52 |
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Mountain Bike, Class 2, Expert Men 19-Under, (21 miles):
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1. Andrew Juliano |
Hopewell, NJ |
2:22:33 |
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Mountain
Bike, Class 3, Expert Men 20-29, (21 miles):
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1. Travis Armstrong |
Boise, ID |
2:03:59 |
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2. Tyler Hollow |
Boise, ID |
2:18:07 |
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3. Isaac Babcock |
McCall, ID |
2:29:46 |
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4. Doug Cook |
Boise, ID |
2:41:32 |
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Mountain Bike, Class 4, Expert Men 30-39, (21 miles):
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1. Michael Kauffman |
Boise, ID |
2:15:03 |
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2. Dennis Randall |
Nampa, ID |
2:19:44 |
Cafferty’s Cyclery |
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3. Rich Botto |
Moscow, ID |
2:22:51 |
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4. Ward Schwider |
Boise, ID |
2:22:52 |
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5. Rob Freeman |
Ketchum, ID |
2:47:32 |
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6. Ken Jones |
Boise, ID |
2:51:47 |
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Mountain Bike, Class 5, Expert Men 40-49, (21 miles):
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1. Jon Gould |
Boise, ID |
2:03:04 |
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2. Steven Care |
Boise, ID |
2:13:10 |
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3. Mark Knowles |
Boise, ID |
2:26:41 |
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4. Keccy Smith |
Boise, ID |
2:26:49 |
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5. John Land |
Boise, ID |
3:09:31 |
Sobernots |
Mountain Bike, Class 7, Pro Women, (21 miles):
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1. Stacy Scanlan |
Boise, ID |
2:17:10 |
Tamarack |
Mountain Bike, Class 10, Sport Men 13-15, (16.5 miles):
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1. Jeremy David |
Boise, ID |
1:48:40 |
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2. Zane Dees |
Nampa, ID |
1:51:36 |
Sobernots |
Mountain Bike, Class 12, Sport Men 20-29, (16.5 miles):
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1. Harris McMullin |
Meridian, ID |
1:33:38 |
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2. Matt Marks |
Hailey, ID |
1:35:25 |
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3. Nick Hardy |
Boise, ID |
1:38:26 |
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4. Shane Walker |
Hailey, ID |
1:38:54 |
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5. Eric Dobbie |
Ketchum, ID |
1:39:07 |
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6. Rich Hardy |
Hailey, ID |
1:46:16 |
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7. Brian Bailey |
Hailey, ID |
1:46:31 |
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8. Joe Feider |
Boise, ID |
1:51:09 |
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9. Sverre Jensen |
Eagle, ID |
2:17:54 |
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Mountain Bike, Class 13, Sport Men 30-39, (16.5 miles):
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1. Po Huang |
Boise, ID |
1:36:51 |
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2. Scott Helton |
Boise, ID |
1:39:18 |
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3. Alan Krishner |
Boise, ID |
1:44:14 |
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4. Ryan Andrus |
Boise, ID |
1:55:41 |
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5. Dan Krishnek |
Meridian, ID |
2:03:20 |
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6. Tobias Burden |
McCall, ID |
2:04:01 |
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Mountain Bike, Class 14, Sport Men 40-49, (16.5 miles):
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1. Adam Winstral |
Boise, ID |
1:40:17 |
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2. Greg Fleming |
Heber, UT |
1:40:49 |
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3. Troy Nichol |
Boise, ID |
1:41:49 |
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4. Mike Thornton |
Caldwell, ID |
1:51:48 |
Sobernots |
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5. Colby Dees |
Nampa, ID |
1:52:45 |
Sobernots |
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6. Doug Huntley |
Twin Falls, ID |
1:55:46 |
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7. Tom Reimbolt |
Eagle, ID |
2:01:13 |
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8. Bob McLaughlin |
Boise, ID |
2:21:44 |
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Mountain Bike, Class 15, Sport Men 50-Up, (16.5 miles):
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1. Denny Lewis |
LaGrande, OR |
1:45:44 |
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2. Tom Praggastis |
Sun Valley, ID |
1:56:21 |
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3. Will Swenson |
Boise, ID |
1:56:36 |
Sobernots |
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4. Rolf Hebenstreint |
Ketchum, ID |
2:01:04 |
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Mountain Bike, Class 17, Sport Women 20-29, (16.5 miles):
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1. Alysia Cohen |
Boise, ID |
1:52:47 |
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2. Jeanne McFall |
Boise, ID |
2:06:08 |
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3. Amber Knowles |
Boise, ID |
2:17:05 |
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Mountain Bike, Class 18, Sport Women 30-39, (16.5 miles):
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1. Tracy Steffen |
Boise, ID |
2:01:14 |
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2. Kristi Kendrick |
Boise, ID |
2:12:30 |
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3. Jana Brimmer |
Salmon, ID |
2:15:05 |
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4. Whitney Smith |
Twin Falls, ID |
2:23:19 |
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5. Patricia Sievers |
Manhatten Bch, CA |
2:24:27 |
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6. Stacy Whitcomb |
Boise, ID |
2:46:06 |
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Mountain Bike, Class 20, Sport/Expert Men (Clydesdale,
200+lbs), (16.5 miles):
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1. Henry Harper |
Boise, ID |
1:45:15 |
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2. Brian Newbill |
Boise, ID |
1:57:01 |
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3. Steve Gates |
Nampa, ID |
2:14:30 |
Cafferty’s Cyclery |
Mountain Bike, Class 24, Beginner Men 13-15, (10.5
miles):
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1. Dylan Jones |
Boise, ID |
1:28:45 |
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2. Paul Ackerman |
Hopewell, NJ |
1:30:23 |
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3. Josh Sieverson |
Nampa, ID |
1:37:28 |
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4. Scott Marshall |
Boise, ID |
1:48:24 |
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5. Jordan Galloway |
Boise, ID |
1:55:33 |
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6. Cody Brummett |
Boise, ID |
2:03:30 |
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Mountain Bike, Class 26, Beginner Men 20-29, (10.5
miles):
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1. Christian Yanovich |
New Meadows, ID |
1:14:31 |
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Mountain Bike, Class 27, Beginner Men 30-39, (10.5
miles):
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1. Don Gifford |
Meridian, ID |
1:19:34 |
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2. Armond Sibal |
Boise, ID |
1:28:44 |
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3. Reese Tulk |
Boise, ID |
2:25:10 |
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Mountain Bike, Class 28, Beginner Men 40-49, (10.5
miles):
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1. Gregg Allington |
Caldwell, ID |
1:19:21 |
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2. Swede Silverson |
Nampa, ID |
1:19:41 |
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3. Shane Bunker |
Meridian, ID |
1:20:13 |
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4. Cahill Jones |
Boise, ID |
1:32:22 |
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Mountain Bike, Class 31, Beginner Women, 20-29, (10.5
miles):
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1. Ginny Carroll |
Boise, ID |
1:27:34 |
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Mountain Bike, Class 32, Beginner Women 30-39, (10.5
miles):
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1.
Erin Jensen |
Eagle, ID |
1:21:44 |
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Mountain Bike, Class 33, Beginner Women 40-49, (10.5 miles):
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1. Carol Brummett |
Boise, ID |
2:10:37 |
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2. Jane Sievers |
Santa Monica, CA |
2:33:19 |
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Mountain Bike, Class 35, Beginner Men Clydesdale
(200+lbs.), (10.5 miles):
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1. Chris Freeman |
Nampa, ID |
1:21:28 |
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2. Charles Mills |
Idaho Falls, ID |
1:27:55 |
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3. Kevin Rice |
Nampa, ID |
1:28:29 |
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4. Kim Mahaffey |
Baker City, OR |
1:36:38 |
Main Street Gym |
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5. Gary Case |
Nampa, ID |
1:45:47 |
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Mountain Bike, Class 36, Trailblazer Kids 12-Under, (6
miles):
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1. Chase Dees |
Nampa, ID |
42:19 |
Sobernots |
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2. Bryce Brose |
Baker City, OR |
43:42 |
Main Street Gym |
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3. Tate Thornton |
Caldwell, ID |
51:04 |
Sobernots |
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4. Alex Land |
Boise, ID |
57:04 |
Sobernots |
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5. Nicholas Care |
Boise, ID |
57:05 |
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Mountain Bike, Class 37, 12-Under Kids, (10.5 miles):
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1. Saxton Dees |
Nampa, ID |
1:51:11 |
Sobernots |
Trail Run, Overall
Results, (6 miles):
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1. Travis Calkins |
Cape Girardau, MO |
44:06 |
1st Man 20-29 |
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2. Jeanne McFall |
Boise, ID |
50:54 |
1st Woman 20-29 |
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3. Gail Dice |
Nampa, ID |
52:09 |
1st Woman 40-49 |
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4. Curtis Dice |
Nampa, ID |
52:10 |
1st Man 40-49 |
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5. Gretel Care |
Boise, ID |
1:00:53 |
1st Woman 30-39 |
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6. Janie Radinovich |
Baker City, OR |
1:00:56 |
2nd Woman 40-49 |
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7. Stacy Whitcomb |
Boise, ID |
1:08:23 |
2nd Woman 30-39 |
Duathlon, Overall
Results, (6 mile Run/16.5 mile mt. bike):
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1. Jeanne McFall |
Boise, ID |
50:54 run/2:06:08 |
2:57:02/ 1st 20-29 Woman |
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2. Stacy Whitcomb |
Boise, ID |
1:08:23 run/2:46:06 bike |
3:54:29/ 1st 30-39 Woman |
Downhill Mountain Bike Results:
Class 1, Pro Men,
(2.5 miles, 1,500 foot vertical drop):
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1. Silas Hesterberg |
Meridian, ID |
5:01 |
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2. Moses Mexia |
Bellevue, ID |
5:08 |
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3. Phil Vega |
Boise, ID |
5:12.307 |
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4. Carl Marcum |
Meridian, ID |
5:12.734 |
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5. Todd Byle |
Hailey, ID |
5:37 |
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6. Darren Lightfield |
Boise, ID |
5:38 |
Tamarack Resort |
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7. Denver Werre |
Boise, ID |
5:40 |
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8. Jerry Vanderpool |
Boise, ID |
5:42 |
Hippy Tech |
Class 2, Expert
Men 19-Under (2.5 miles, 1,500 foot vertical drop):
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1. Brandon Cross |
North SLC, UT |
5:36 |
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2. Tyler Parrish |
Meridian, ID |
6:19.712 |
Dirt Dart |
Class 3, Expert
Men 20-29, (2.5 miles, 1,500 foot vertical drop):
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1. Pete Maniaci |
Driggs, ID |
5:36 |
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2. Shawn Bonde |
Boise, ID |
5:40 |
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3. Art Widmar |
Boise, ID |
5:41 |
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4. Zane Patterson |
Boise, ID |
6:01 |
Rekluse |
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5. Eric Daft |
Driggs, ID |
6:08.268 |
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6. Chris Lessard |
Meridian, ID |
6:08.592 |
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7. Josh Ringelstetter |
Boise, ID |
6:10 |
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8. Rilley Mallard |
Boise, ID |
6:11 |
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9. Micah Vitoff |
Big Sky, MT |
6:18 |
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10. Zach Montandon |
Redmond, OR |
7:13 |
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Class 4, Expert
Men 30-39, (2.5 miles, 1,500 foot vertical drop):
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1. Christopher Ragas |
Nyssa, OR |
5:56 |
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2. Anthony French |
Boise, ID |
6:12 |
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3. Mark Veloz |
Nampa, ID |
6:26 |
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Class 4A, Expert Men
40-Up, (2.5 miles, 1,500 foot vertical drop):
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1. Steve Parrish |
Meridian, ID |
6:19.944 |
Dirt Dart |
Class 5, Pro
Women, (2.5 miles, 1,500 foot vertical drop):
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1. Denise Wardwell |
Boise, ID |
6:41 |
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Class 6, Sport Men
19-Under, (2.5 miles, 1,500 foot vertical drop):
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1. Austin Swopes |
Lewiston, ID |
6:03 |
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2. Kyle Grode |
Boise, ID |
6:29 |
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3. Skye Werre |
Middleton, ID |
6:32 |
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4. Daniel Reed |
Eagle, ID |
6:36.592 |
Reed’s Cycle |
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5. Aaron Klindt |
Meridian, ID |
6:36.687 |
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6. Christian McKenna |
Eagle, ID |
6:56 |
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7. Alex Burns |
Boise, ID |
7:15 |
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8. Taylor Reed |
Eagle, ID |
19:50 |
Reed’s Cycle |
Class 7, Sport Men
20-29, (2.5 miles, 1,500 foot vertical drop):
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1. Matt Stutzman |
Boise, ID |
5:57 |
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2. Matt Marks |
Hailey, ID |
6:02 |
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3. Chase Ervin |
Moscow, ID |
6:04 |
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4. Chris Burnum |
Boise, ID |
6:12 |
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5. Nathan Avery |
Pocatello, ID |
6:19 |
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6. Jon Ingelstrom |
Garden City, ID |
6:27 |
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7. Traavis Elquist |
Pocatello, ID |
6:28 |
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8. Tyler Bransford |
Whitebird, ID |
6:41 |
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9. Robert Liston |
Pullman, WA |
6:43 |
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10. Tony Butler |
Boise, ID |
7:37 |
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11. Matt Wolfe |
Boise, ID |
15:06 |
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Class 8, Sport Men
30-Up, (2.5 miles, 1,500 foot vertical drop):
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1. Randy Earle |
Hailey, ID |
7:07 |
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2. Jim Montgomery |
Boise, ID |
7:20 |
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3. John Krushas |
Big Sky, MT |
7:32 |
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Class 9, Sport
Women, (2.5 miles, 1,500 foot vertical drop):
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1. Sharon Bosley |
Boise, ID |
8:07 |
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2. Shelly Patterson |
Boise, ID |
8:54 |
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Class 10, Beginner
Men 19-Under, (1.5 miles, 1,000 foot vertical drop):
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1. Aaron Brum |
Big Sky, MT |
5:22 |
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2. Jordan Hopewell |
Eagle, ID |
5:40 |
Reed’s Cycle |
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3. Roland Forbes |
Boise, ID |
5:47 |
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4. David Eva |
Mill Valley, CA |
5:51 |
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5. Garrett Chadwick |
McCall, ID |
6:15 |
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6. Michael Brokaw |
Boise, ID |
7:19 |
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7. Blake Hawkins |
Boise, ID |
8:31 |
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Class 12, Beginner
Men 30-Up, (1.5 miles, 1,000 foot vertical drop):
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1. Rolf Henestrett |
Ketchum, ID |
5:38 |
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Class 13, Beginner
Women, (1.5 miles, 1,000 foot vertical drop):
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1. Erin Stutzman |
Boise, ID |
6:44 |
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2. Jamie Edgar |
McCall, ID |
7:21 |
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Class 14,
Sport/Expert Hardtail, (2 miles, 1,500 foot vertical drop):
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1. Carl Marcum |
Meridian, ID |
5:41 |
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2. Shawn Bonde |
Boise, ID |
6:29 |
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3. Nick Sturmak |
Eagle, ID |
8:14 |
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Class 15, Beginner
Hardtail, (1.5 miles, 1,000 foot vertical drop):
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1. Andy Marcus |
Boise, ID |
6:04 |
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