Fun at the Ranch – The 15th
Annual Bordertown Challenge
Warm, (a little too warm)
perfect, sunny weather greeted participants at the 15th annual
Bordertown Challenge, round seven of the 2006 Boise Co-Op Wild Rockies Mountain
Series. The event was also round 13 of
the 2006 Intermountain Cup Series and pulled riders from as far away as Wyoming
and Texas, and of course, a ton of Utah riders. The race featured the old-school, one-big-loop format and
although temperatures were a bit warm (mid-80’s to low 90’s) plenty of water
was out on the course and most of the riders loved the terrain that consisted
of rolling hills covered with sagebrush and cedar and pine trees. Elevations varied from 5,800 to 9,000 feet
and the course even included two tunnels that ran under the freeway.
The event was round seven of
the 2006 Boise Co-Op Wild Rockies Mountain Series, and was sponsored by the
Boise Co-Op, Duke Speed, Larry Miller Subaru, Moto Tech, Cliff Bar, Vitamin
Water, Wired Energy Drink, MBT Shoes, the Boise weekly, KIVI Television, J105
Radio, The X, Bandanna Running, Ken’s Bicycle Warehouse, Trek, Power Cordz,
Dirt Dart, and Cyclone Sports Wear. The
weekend offered a 12.5 mile trail run, and a mountain bike cross-country race,
ranging from a Trailblazer distance of 4 miles, up to 26.5 miles for pros. The overall event attendance was 135 competitors
for the weekend, (more than double from the weather-fouled ’05 event) and they
enjoyed perfect weather throughout the weekend as they played in the hills and
grass surrounding the gorgeous Pequop Ranch, graciously opened to the public by
the Kough Family, Northern Nevada’s First Family of mountain biking.
The men’s trail run was won
by Kevin Donovan from Boise who ran an incredibly quick 1:29:44 as he flew
around the 12.5 mile hilly course alone and unchallenged. The mountain bike cross-country was headed
by the always-fast, nationally-ranked pro, Eric Jones who easily beat Reed
Wycoff and Matt Sutton. The Women’s pro
mountain bike cross-country event was dominated by Jen Wilson from El Paso,
Texas who won by nearly 15 minutes. The
fastest sport riders were Utah riders Paz Ortiz and Gina Rau.
The next round of the 2006
Boise Co-Op Wild Rockies Series will be the 8th annual Pomerelle
Peaks event, held at the Pomerelle Ski Resort, 15 miles southeast of Burley,
Idaho on August 12-13 and will feature a trail run, dual trials and mountain
bike cross-country on Saturday and a downhill on Sunday. For more information go to www.wildrockies.com, or call Ron Dillon
at (208) 573-4255.
Class 1,
Pro/Semi-Pro Men, (26.5 miles):
|
1. |
Jones |
Eric |
2:15:53 |
517 |
Raleigh
Factory |
SLC, UT |
|
|
2. |
Wycoff |
Reed |
2:20:10 |
519 |
Contender |
SLC, UT |
|
|
3. |
Sutton |
Matt |
2:35:35 |
520 |
Wasatch
Touring |
SLC, UT |
|
|
4. |
Wilson |
David |
2:37:40 |
504 |
Titus/Cliff
Bar |
El Paso,
TX |
|
Class 3, Expert Men 19-29, (25 miles):
|
1. |
Healy |
Justin |
2:32:32 |
509 |
Cyclesmith |
SLC, UT |
|
|
2. |
Slaney |
Ryan |
2:34:28 |
523 |
Smith
Sport Optics |
Highland,
UT |
|
|
3. |
Gibula |
Doug |
2:45:42 |
521 |
Team
Dude |
SLC, UT |
|
|
4. |
Gurtler |
Adam |
2:53:38 |
503 |
Mad
Dog Cycles |
Orem, UT |
|
Class 4, Expert Men 30-39, (25 miles):
|
1. |
Saffell |
Bob |
2:22:59 |
518 |
Revolution |
SLC, UT |
|
|
2. |
Abbott |
Richard |
2:24:16 |
512 |
|
Draper,
UT |
|
|
3. |
Harris |
Chad |
2:26:58 |
511 |
Racers
Cycle Service |
Murray,
UT |
|
|
4. |
Moore |
Sam |
2:40:38 |
510 |
Canyon
Sports |
SLC, UT |
|
|
5. |
Antink |
Eric |
2:48:09 |
506 |
Team
Heinous |
Boise,
ID |
|
|
6. |
Hodnett |
Timothy |
2:51:38 |
508 |
Mad
Dog Cycles |
Provo,
UT |
|
|
7. |
Phipps |
Alex |
2:53:12 |
513 |
Ken’s
Bicycle Warehouse |
Boise,
ID |
|
|
8. |
Esplin |
Mark |
2:59:37 |
507 |
Bountiful
Bicycles |
Centerville,
UT |
|
Class 5, Expert Men 40-49, (25 miles):
|
1. |
Cottle |
Daren |
2:33:34 |
515 |
Porcupine
Racing |
Sandy,
UT |
|
|
2. |
Lyman |
Bruce |
2:42:33 |
502 |
Mad
Dog Cycles |
Park
City, UT |
|
|
3. |
Nelson |
Kevin |
3:03:39 |
514 |
Canyon
Bicycles |
Sandy,
UT |
|
Class 6, Pro Woman, (26.5 miles):
|
1. |
Wilson |
Jennifer |
2:50:55 |
505 |
Titus/Cliff
Bar |
El Paso,
TX |
|
|
2. |
Toly |
Roxanne |
3:04:48 |
522 |
Jans |
Park
City, UT |
|
Class 7, Expert Women, (25 miles):
|
1. |
Guthrie |
Ellen |
3:12:44 |
516 |
Vangard
Media |
SLC, UT |
|
Class 8, Sport/Expert Men, 13-15 (20 miles):
|
1. |
Wall |
Tyler |
2:15:30 |
218 |
|
Evanston,
WY |
|
|
2. |
Roman |
Angelo |
2:17:01 |
297 |
BYRDS |
Star, ID |
|
|
3. |
Povery |
Stuart |
2:25:15 |
134 |
The
Bike Shoppe |
Riverdale,
UT |
|
Class 9, Sport Men 16-18, (20 miles):
|
1. |
Walker |
Jerry |
2:19:06 |
316 |
Bike
Peddler |
Cedar
Hills, UT |
|
|
2. |
Kough |
Jeremy |
2:19:43 |
285 |
|
Wells,
NV |
|
|
3. |
Taylor |
Erik |
2:39:35 |
318 |
Utah
Mountain Biking.com |
Park
City, UT |
|
|
4. |
Williams |
Kallie |
3:04:06 |
300 |
Utah
Mountain Biking.com |
Salem,
UT |
|
Class 10, Sport Men 19-29, (20 miles):
|
1. |
Kough |
Daniel |
2:01:42 |
279 |
|
Wells,
NV |
|
|
||
|
2. |
Stoddard |
Justin |
2:04:08 |
267 |
|
SLC, UT |
|
|
||
|
3. |
Anderson |
Carl |
2:06:34 |
269 |
Elko
Velo |
Spring
Creek, NV |
|
|
|
|
|
4. |
Sorenson |
Jesse |
2:07:31 |
267 |
Mad
Dog Cycles |
Payson,
UT |
|
|
||
|
5. |
Margetts |
Tyler |
2:07:43 |
299 |
Utah
Mountain Biking.com |
Provo,
UT |
|
|
||
|
6. |
Brown |
Stephen |
2:11:45 |
154 |
Cut
Throat/Spin Cycle |
Austen,
TX |
X |
|
||
|
7. |
Darling |
Austin |
2:17:15 |
167 |
|
SLC, UT |
|
|
||
|
8. |
Hutchings |
Ben |
2:21:58 |
140 |
Utah
Mountain Biking.com |
Holladay,
UT |
|
|
||
|
9. |
Hagge |
Aaron |
2:22:55 |
310 |
|
Ogden,
UT |
|
|
||
|
10. |
Wilde |
Brandon |
2:28:58 |
293 |
The
Mighty Pink |
West
Valley City, UT |
|
|
||
|
11. |
Choate |
Josh |
3:07:08 |
160 |
Highlander |
SLC, UT |
|
|
||
Class 11, Sport Men 30-39, (20 miles):
|
1. |
Ortiz |
Paz |
1:53:07 |
162 |
Porcupine
Racing |
SLC, UT |
|
|
2. |
Engberson |
Michael |
1:54:59 |
274 |
Utah
Mountain Biking.com |
Eagle,
Mountain, UT |
|
|
3. |
Neumarker |
Todd |
1:58:35 |
152 |
Utah
Mountain Biking.com |
Pleasant,
UT |
|
|
4. |
Rau |
Tim |
2:07:28 |
148 |
|
Sandy,
UT |
|
|
5. |
Lizarazo |
Alex |
2:08:45 |
313 |
Ogden
One |
Ogden,
UT |
|
|
6. |
Fassnacnt |
Dave |
2:10:27 |
258 |
|
SLC, UT |
|
|
7. |
Merkley |
Ryan |
2:12:26 |
156 |
|
Sandy,
UT |
|
|
8. |
White |
Jim |
2:18:30 |
321 |
|
Ogden,
UT |
|
|
9. |
Miller |
Hal |
2:22:22 |
168 |
Ken’s
Bicycle Warehouse |
Boise,
ID |
|
|
10. |
Vladimir |
Capka |
2:23:52 |
169 |
Cut
Throat Racing |
Sandy,
UT |
|
|
11. |
Mayner |
Shae |
2:40:04 |
141 |
|
Twin Falls,
ID |
|
|
12. |
Frazier |
Bruce |
DNF |
303 |
Sport
‘n Woody Racing |
Elko, NV |
|
|
13. |
Donovan |
Kevin |
DNF |
|
|
Boise,
ID |
|
Class 12, Sport Men 40-49, (20 miles):
|
1. |
Winner |
Todd |
1:58:53 |
166 |
|
Sandy,
UT |
|
|
2. |
Russel |
Scott |
2:07:10 |
272 |
|
Cottonwood
Hts, UT |
|
|
3. |
Toly |
Scott |
2:07:16 |
317 |
Cole
Sport |
Park
City, UT |
|
|
4. |
Bradley |
Doug |
2:10:05 |
294 |
|
Boise,
ID |
|
|
5. |
Harper |
Jim |
2:12:42 |
304 |
Revolution/Peak
Fastners |
Spanish
Fork, UT |
|
|
6. |
Ricksecker |
Jerry |
2:25:35 |
143 |
|
Meridian,
ID |
|
|
7. |
Kisielewski |
Jim |
2:26:13 |
288 |
Little
Wing |
Green
River, UT |
|
|
8. |
McMinn |
Glenn |
2:28:39 |
282 |
|
SLC, UT |
|
|
9. |
Ramirez |
Jonathan |
2:46:10 |
138 |
|
Meridian,
ID |
|
Class 13, Sport Men 50-Up, (20 miles):
|
1. |
Hibdon |
Dwight |
2:02:45 |
138 |
Mad
Dog |
Park
City, UT |
|
|
2. |
Landgraft |
Curt |
2:05:26 |
165 |
Spencer
Meyers Bike Tuning |
Sandy,
UT |
|
|
3. |
Mullen |
Brad |
2:06:38 |
169 |
Canyon
Bicycles |
SLC, UT |
|
|
4. |
Carter |
David |
2:07:02 |
165 |
|
Bountiful,
UT |
|
|
5. |
Dark |
Bill |
2:10:05 |
147 |
Mad
Dog Cycles |
Park
City, UT |
|
|
6. |
Williams |
Craig |
2:21:42 |
145 |
Cut
Throat Racing |
Park
City, UT |
|
|
7. |
Argyle |
Bruce |
2:24:22 |
130 |
Utah
Mountain Biking.com |
Alpine,
UT |
|
|
8. |
Huber |
Dene |
2:52:51 |
132 |
Flower
Children |
|
|
|
9. |
Roug |
Kevin |
3:16:31 |
314 |
|
Ooses, UT |
|
Class 14, Sport Women 34-Under, (20 miles):
|
1. |
Powers |
Erika |
2:20:00 |
255 |
|
Sandy,
UT |
|
|
2. |
White |
Lisa |
2:26:44 |
611 |
|
Ogden,
UT |
|
Class 15, Sport Women 35-Up, (20 miles):
|
1. |
Rau |
Gina |
2:06:34 |
146 |
|
Sandy,
UT |
|
|
2. |
Saffell |
Lyna |
3:04:50 |
276 |
Revolution/Mtn.
Sports |
SLC, UT |
|
|
3. |
Noronha |
Priya |
3:59:36 |
144 |
Revolution/Peak
Fastners |
Provo,
UT |
|
Class 16, Singlespeed Sport/Experts, (20 miles):
|
1. |
Wasmund |
Stephen |
2:01:42 |
263 |
Cut
Throat Racing |
Bountiful,
UT |
|
|
2. |
Berquist |
Jeremy |
2:06:31 |
133 |
Custom
Cycle |
Boise,
ID |
|
|
3. |
Potter |
Scott |
2:13:50 |
163 |
Lost
River Cylcing |
Boise,
ID |
|
|
4. |
Miller |
Ryan |
2:15:30 |
254 |
Cut
Throat Racing |
SLC, UT |
|
|
5. |
Hunter |
Chad |
3:05:08 |
276 |
Utah
Mountain Biking.com |
Highland,
UT |
|
Class 17, Sport/Expert Clydesdale Men (200-plus Lbs.), (20
miles):
|
1. |
Wignall |
Trent |
2:09:39 |
283 |
DNA
Cycling |
Harriman,
UT |
|
|
2. |
Mills |
Charles |
2:19:48 |
163 |
Bills
Bike Shop |
Idaho
Falls, ID |
|
|
3. |
Mullins |
Aaron |
2:30:03 |
143 |
|
Provo,
UT |
|
|
4. |
Wright |
Bryan |
2:41:20 |
154 |
Cut
Throat Racing |
SLC, UT |
|
|
5. |
Oblad |
Mike |
3:38:26 |
265 |
|
Taylorsville,
UT |
|
Class 18, Beginner Men 13-15, (12.5 miles):
|
1. |
Cottle |
Tanner |
1:22:48 |
260 |
Porcupine
Racing |
Sandy,
UT |
|
|
2. |
Niedrich |
Jordan |
1:43:54 |
307 |
|
Ketchum,
ID |
|
Class 19, Beginner Men 16-18, (12.5 miles):
|
1. |
Sorenson |
Jeffrey |
1:15:11 |
259 |
|
Sanaquin,
UT |
|
|
2. |
Anderson |
Erik |
DNF |
271 |
Elko
Velo |
Spring
Creek, NV |
|
Class 20, Beginner Men 19-29, (12.5 miles):
|
1. |
Wick |
Carson |
1:08:25 |
294 |
Utah
Mountain Biking.com |
SLC, UT |
|
|
2. |
Niedrich |
Kyle |
1:08:39 |
306 |
|
Ketchum,
ID |
|
|
3. |
Rodway |
Frank |
1:11:11 |
153 |
|
Butte,
MT |
|
|
4. |
Hutchings |
Dan |
1:14:26 |
128 |
Utah
Mountain Biking.com |
SLC, UT |
|
Class 21, Beginner Men 30-39, (12.5 miles):
|
1. |
Kopish |
Rodney |
1:05:50 |
270 |
|
SLC, UT |
|
|
2. |
Christensen |
Joe |
1:07:15 |
315 |
|
Sandy,
UT |
|
|
3. |
Jensen |
Denmark |
1:08:38 |
278 |
|
Bluffdale,
UT |
|
|
4. |
Buzzard |
Travis |
1:12:11 |
285 |
Revolution |
SLC, UT |
|
|
5. |
Smeal |
Roy |
1:15:15 |
301 |
|
SLC, UT |
|
|
6. |
Tingey |
Wade |
1:26:08 |
262 |
|
Bountiful,
UT |
|
Class 22, Beginner Men 40-56, (12.5 miles):
|
1. |
Niedrich |
Doug |
1:07:42 |
309 |
|
Ketchum,
ID |
|
|
2. |
Petroff |
Mike |
1:12:40 |
164 |
Bikers
Edge |
Layton,
UT |
|
|
3. |
Nosack |
Kris |
1:13:24 |
291 |
Utah
Mountain Biking.com |
Orem, UT |
|
|
4. |
Stephens |
Lynn |
1:20:32 |
254 |
Utah
Mountain Biking.com |
Urlem,
UT |
|
|
5. |
Hansen |
Jeff |
1:27:51 |
305 |
|
Wellsville,
UT |
|
|
6. |
Smith |
Cam |
1:34:41 |
277 |
Revolution |
Sandy,
UT |
|
|
7. |
Anderson |
Dan |
1:51:40 |
268 |
Elko
Velo |
Spring
Creek, NV |
|
Class 23, Men 57+, (12.5 miles):
|
1. |
Rollins |
Lewis |
1:08:26 |
261 |
Sambucca/Contender |
SLC, UT |
|
|
2. |
Quinn |
Joel |
1:11:05 |
166 |
Revolution |
South
Jordan, UT |
|
Class 24, Beginner Women, 34-Under, (12.5 miles):
|
1. |
Buzzard |
Meghan |
1:21:09 |
284 |
Revolution |
SLC, UT |
|
|
2. |
Byrne |
Kathryn |
1:34:06 |
239 |
Cut
Throat Racing |
SLC, UT |
|
|
3. |
Esposito |
Camila |
1:43:56 |
2419 |
Logan
Race Club |
Logan,
UT |
|
Class 25, Beginner Women 35-Up, (12.5 miles):
|
1. |
Knowlton-Fredette |
Leslie |
1:25:21 |
167 |
|
N. SLC,
UT |
|
|
2. |
Nosack |
Jolene |
1:28:37 |
290 |
Utah
Mt. Biking.com |
Orem, UT |
|
|
3. |
Hutchings |
Sally |
1:37:44 |
137 |
Utah
Mountain Biking.com |
Holladay,
UT |
|
|
4. |
Hunter |
Juli |
2:08:52 |
273 |
Utah
Mountain Biking.com |
Highland,
UT |
|
Class 26, Beginner Clydesdale 200 Lbs plus, (12.5 miles):
|
1. |
Verthaal |
Jim |
1:26:33 |
127 |
Autoliv |
Roy, UT |
|
|
2. |
Margetts |
Russ |
1:30:21 |
302 |
Utah
Mountain Biking.com |
Murray,
UT |
|
Class 27, Trailblazer Kids 10-12, (11.0 miles):
|
1 |
Griffin |
Justin |
58:43 |
131 |
Utah
Mountain Biking.com |
West
Valley City, UT |
|
|
2 |
Povey |
Rhet |
1:04:05 |
133 |
The
Bike Shoppe |
Riverdale,
UT |
|
|
3. |
Westermann |
Ryan |
1:19:08 |
264 |
Vangard
Media |
SLC, UT |
|
|
4. |
Niedrich |
Michael |
1:40:51 |
308 |
|
Ketchum,
ID |
|
Class 28, Trailblazer Kids 9-Under, (4.0 miles):
|
1 |
Nielsen |
Brayden |
0:38:53 |
286 |
Young
Riders |
Morgan, UT |
|
|
2 |
Nielsen |
Shawn |
0:39:17 |
287 |
Young
Riders |
Morgan,
UT |
|
Trail Run, (12.5 miles):
|
1 |
Donovan |
Kevin |
1:29:44 |
125 |
|
Boise,
ID |
|
|
2 |
Francisco |
Charlie |
2:26:59 |
129 |
|
Mountain
Home, ID |
|