Saturday, August 23, 2008

Cody WARREN & Kathy PRUITT Win JEEP KOM - Vernon, NJ

Full Men's Results
1st Cody Warren
2nd J.D. Swanguen
3rd Jared Rando
4th Petr Hanak
5th Eric Carter
6th Chris Van Dine
7th Rich Houseman
8th Lars Tribus
9th Brian Lopes
10th Joseph Haley
11th Phillip Kmetz
12th Chris Herndon
13th Geritt Beytagh
14th Cole Bangert
15th Blake Carney
16th Mike Haderer

Full Women's Results
1st Kathy Pruitt
2nd Melissa Buhl
3rd Lisa Myklak
4th Stephanie Nychka
5th Dawn Bourque
6th Allie Burch
7th Karen Eagan
8th Fionn Griffiths

Friday, August 22, 2008

JEEP KOM: Open Qualifier Results from New Jersey

18 Mountain Bike Racers from New Jersey and Across the U.S. to Face Off Against World’s Elite Athletes During Saturday, Aug. 23 Jeep 48STRAIGHT Dual Slalom Championships

With a healthy cash payout and exposure in front of thousands of race fans in person and on national broadcast television at stake, it was little surprise that Diablo Freeride Park in Vernon, N.J. was a hotbed of activity for professional and semi-professional mountain bike racers on Friday.

Vying for a coveted spot in Saturday’s Jeep 48STRAIGHT Mountain Bike Series against the top-ranked athletes from across the globe, men and women arrived from all parts of New Jersey and other states including California, Colorado, Georgia, New Hampshire, New York, North Carolina, Oregon, Pennsylvania and Vermont, to take part in the event’s Open Qualifier.

At the end of the day, the 18 riders (12 men and 6 women) with the fastest times made it through. Among them include four U.S. National Champions in Cole Bangert, Geritt Beytagh, Eric Carter and Kathy Pruitt. The full list include:

MEN
Cole Bangert – Twin Lakes, Colo.
Geritt Beytagh – Fletcher, N.C.
Blake Carney – Camarillo, Calif.
Eric Carter – Temecula, Calif.
Mike Haderer – Concord, Calif.
Joseph Haley – Raleigh, N.C.
Petr Hanak – Winter Park, Colo.
Christopher Herndon – Etowah, N.C.
Phillip Kmetz – Keene, N.H.
J.D. Swanguen – San Diego, Calif.
Lars Tribus – Milford, N.J.
Chris VanDine – Park City, Utah

WOMEN
Dawn Bourque – Campton, N.H.
Allie Burch – Patterson, N.Y.
Karen Eagen – Lowell, Mass.
Lisa Myklak – Boulder, Colo.
Stephanie Nychka – Gresham, Ore.
Kathy Pruitt – Santa Cruz, Calif.

The reward for these Open Qualifiers is a dual slalom date against the top-ranked mountain bike riders from across the globe, with a wealth of World Champion, National Champion and World Cup credentials. Early favorites include four-time World Champion Brian Lopes, four-time Australian National Champion Jared Rando and U.S. National Champions Cody Warren, Rich Houseman, Banger, Beytagh and Carter. And on the women’s side, all eyes will be on super stars Fionn Griffiths, a three-time World Cup winner, Melissa Buhl, the reigning World Champion and U.S. National Champion, and Pruitt.

The racers will be competing for the richest prize purse in professional mountain bike racing, topping $100,000 with additional bonuses from sponsor Paul Mitchell. The winner in New Jersey will pocket $5,000, with cash earnings for each finisher through 16th place. Points are awarded during each race, and the overall series champion will receive the keys to a new Jeep vehicle.

In addition to the dual slalom, plenty of other action will be taking place on Saturday for race fans at Diablo Freeride Park. Non-elite amateurs and club riders can take part in the Indy-Cross event, where they’ll test their mettle on the racecourse while trying to beat a time set by one of the top racers in the sport. Off the dirt, the guests are invited to tour the Sponsor Expo and pick up some great free gear from partners including Jeep, Paul Mitchell, Trikke, Michelin, Rossignol, Cycleworks Bike Shop and adidas Eyewear, among others. Jeep will host simulator rides, while Paul Mitchell’s professional stylists offer $15 haircuts with proceeds benefiting the Challenged Athletes Foundation. Visitors may also test drive Trikke scooters and receive free safety checks for their bikes, courtesy of Cycleworks Bike Shop. The day will wrap up with an awards ceremony for the winners and a dynamic free concert by none other than Hell’s Belles, a world-renowned all-female AC/DC tribute band.

Full event information may be found at www.48STRAIGHT.com.

Each event of the Jeep 48STRAIGHT summer season will receive national broadcast coverage on CBS Sports, representing the most visibility of any mountain biking event in the sport. The event at Mountain Creek will air on CBS Sports on September 28.

In addition to the first stop at Mountain Creek, the 48STRAIGHT schedule also includes stops on September 19-20 at The Canyons Resort in Park City, Utah, and October 24-25 at The Madonna Inn in San Luis Obispo, Calif.

Thursday, August 21, 2008

ACC Wins Olympic Gold! Kintner Bronze

Congrats to all of the Olympic guys & gals at the Olympics in Beijing! Regardless of where everyone ends up, we're all stoked for ya!

On that note, just a quick rundown on our MTB family out there!

Anne Caroline Chausson took the women's vicotry after some great battles with the BMX rider from England (sorry, forgot her name)... unforunately for her, she ran into ACC's rear wheel in the final turn & was taken out. That coulda been a sweet sprint to the line.

American Jill Kintner (GT Bicycles) was lookin good throughout the race. she was fortunate enough to avoid some crashes throughout the track and captured bronze!

& our good buddy Jared Graves had another jinxed finals. Grubby dominated all of his heats and was looking good in the finals. Although he didn't get a holeshot, he dove in & swooped the front riders in the first turn & was neck & neck for the lead. Unfortunately after landing the HUGE men's gap (over the women's track), a rider behind him.. (i think the South African guy) got a bit bucked when he landed & crashed into the back of Graves. Jared got thrown into the asphault turn pretty hard... i'm surprised he was able to scramble back to his bike. I didn't get to see whether he was able to finsih or not, but all was lost by that point.

Americans Mike Day & Donny Robinson finsihed 2nd & 3rd... not sure who won - a guy from Latvia i think... i about collapsed once i saw Grubby crash.

Next time you see our guys & gals, give them a big pat on the back. No matter where they ended up, we're all proud that they were able to represent in the Olympics!

WAY TO GO!!!

Saturday, August 2, 2008

Bromont World Cup FULL 4X RESULTS

WOMEN
1 2 BEERTEN Anneke NED19820707 MSR 1:10.30
2 3 MOLCIK Anita AUT19801112 YHR 1:10.72
3 1 SUEMASA Mio JPN19830401 MSR 1:10.10
4 5 BUCHANAN Caroline AUS19901024 --- 1:13.28
5 6 HOHENWARTER Angelika AUT19850212 --- 1:15.61
6 4 GRIFFITHS Fionn GBR19820827 NWT 1:12.57
7 7 CASTRO FERNANDEZ Eva ESP19770825 --- 1:16.60
8 8 STEINMETZ Neven USA19770520 --- 1:22.86
9 27 VOGT Jessica USA19821004 --- 1:29.77

MEN
1 1 ALVAREZ DE LARA LUCAS Rafael ESP19810301 --- 1:00.95
2 6 GRACIA Cédric FRA19780323 CFO 1:03.54
3 5 TSCHUGG Guido GER19760514 --- 1:03.06
4 7 FISCHBACH Johannes GER19880304 GHO 1:03.91
5 3 WICHMAN Joost NED19780519 CAN 1:02.18
6 29 SWANGUEN John USA19890325 MSR 1:14.81
7 2 SALADINI Romain FRA19861010 SRS 1:01.97
8 8 POLC Filip SVK19820410 KTR 1:03.99
9 4 ATHERTON Dan GBR19820125 ANC 1:02.36
10 10 BEAUMONT Scott GBR19780602 RUK 1:04.06
11 19 LONGDEN Will GBR19741123 TBR 1:07.37
12 32 TATARKOVIC Kamil CZE19850705 SRB 1:18.36
13 11 GSPAN Dominik SUI19870716 --- 1:05.00
14 15 LAMBERT Hans CAN19890326 NWT 1:05.46
15 21 NELSON Erik USA19890503 --- 1:08.79
16 25 SLAVIK Tomas CZE19870612 --- 1:10.63
17 9 COUSINIE Fabien FRA19860814 --- 1:04.01
18 12 LACEY Lewis GBR19890907 --- 1:05.08
19 13 WARREN Cody USA19850827 --- 1:05.12
20 17 HADERER Michael Robert USA19860628 --- 1:06.83
21 18 HALL Heikki USA19840923 --- 1:07.23
22 22 WEISS Adrian SUI19851220 TOM 1:08.90
23 26 EICHHORN Cody AUS19880413 --- 1:10.69
24 30 GOTTSCHLICH Florian GER19860316 --- 1:14.97
25 14 MEIJER Jurg NED19830330 --- 1:05.24
26 16 VAN VEGHEL Joey NED19860215 --- 1:06.10
27 20 STEPHENSON George USA19801219 --- 1:07.77
28 23 ROBERTS Scott GBR19910704 --- 1:09.16
29 24 MEYENBORG Sascha GER19780620 --- 1:09.94
30 27 BOISSIN Bruno FRA19890618 --- 1:10.72
31 28 GARCIA Michael NED19860131 --- 1:11.60
32 31 HANKO Adrian GER19861104 SAF 1:17.77

Bromont World Cup FULL DH RESULTS

WOMEN
1 11 ATHERTON Rachel GBR19871206 ANC 3:14.35
2 1 JONNIER Sabrina FRA19810819 TMX 3:16.64
3 2 MOSELEY Tracy GBR19790412 KBC 3:17.68
4 4 RAGOT Emmeline FRA19860527 SCT 3:18.15
5 9 PUGIN Floriane FRA19890417 PIH 3:25.26
6 14 BUCHAR Claire CAN19780426 --- 3:34.59
7 7 SUEMASA Mio JPN19830401 MSR 3:34.78
8 13 MOLCIK Anita AUT19801112 YHR 3:35.25
9 12 HAGEN Scarlett NZL19870318 --- 3:38.91
10 15 GATTO Micayla CAN19880821 --- 3:39.55
11 39 UYESUGI Danice CAN19790901 --- 3:40.63
12 10 GRIFFITHS Fionn GBR19820827 NWT 3:51.37
13 17 CANEPA Elisa ITA19860416 PIH 4:04.98
14 23 NICOLE Myriam ° FRA19900208 --- 4:07.08
15 19 LAIRD Amy NZL19820106 --- 4:08.49
16 30 MILLER Miranda ° CAN19900302 --- 4:10.93
17 21 HARPER Harriet NZL19810818 --- 4:11.37
18 34 ZIRNHELT Amber CAN19830123 --- 5:03.70
19 27 MORRIS Sheila CAN19690410 --- 5:29.00


MEN
1 1 HILL Samuel AUS19850721 MER 2:42.14
2 27 MINNAAR Greg RSA19811113 SCB 2:44.84
3 3 PEAT Steve GBR19740617 SCB 2:46.00
4 4 ATHERTON Gee GBR19850226 ANC 2:48.09
5 5 BEAUMONT Marc GBR19840925 TBR 2:49.60
6 12 FAIRCLOUGH Brendan GBR19880110 MER 2:51.65
7 23 BLENKINSOP Samuel NZL19881028 YET 2:52.86
8 2 LEHIKOINEN Matti FIN19840419 MSR 2:53.03
9 46 DELFS Mitchell AUS19890725 KTR 2:54.15
10 61 STROBEL Luke USA19860624 TMX 2:54.56
11 30 KOVARIK Chris AUS19780301 CRC 2:54.64
12 29 SPAGNOLO Damien FRA19850428 SUB 2:54.68
13 22 LEOV Justin NZL19841020 YET 2:55.46
14 20 NEETHLING Andrew RSA19840805 GTM 2:55.62
15 45 RANDO Jared AUS19810622 GMT 2:55.72
16 64 THIRION Rémi ° FRA19900423 SRS 2:55.82
17 41 CAVALIER Amiel AUS19870324 GMT 2:56.04
18 39 COLE Cameron NZL19880203 TMX 2:56.17
19 13 RENNIE Nathan AUS19810531 SCB 2:56.40
20 15 BRYCELAND Josh ° GBR19900323 SCB 2:56.91
20 25 CANALS FLIX Pasqual ESP19840915 MAS 2:56.91
22 36 RUFFIN Thibaut FRA19841030 --- 2:57.83
23 50 VINK Nico BEL19830323 DOT 2:58.00
24 111 CAMELLINI Julien FRA19840107 CRC 2:58.89
25 106 GEORGES Pierre Charles FRA19860206 --- 2:59.17
26 17 REID Ben IRL19860324 --- 2:59.40
27 37 SAIZ CASTANE Oscar ESP19730828 GMT 2:59.66
28 16 PAYET Florent FRA19861121 SUB 2:59.93
29 93 DALE Sam ° GBR19900212 CAN 3:00.35
30 33 BEGGIN Alan ITA19850324 --- 3:00.62
31 88 SMITH Joseph ° GBR19900704 TOM 3:00.72
32 85 REMY Maxime FRA19851018 SRS 3:00.97
33 31 BENNETT Kieran NZL19871202 --- 3:01.38
34 28 POLC Filip SVK19820410 KTR 3:01.63
34 63 GWIN Aaron Holmes USA19871224 YET 3:01.63
36 49 SMITH Steve CAN19891125 --- 3:01.70
37 90 BRAYTON Adam GBR19881019 PIH 3:02.17
38 121 TETZLAFF Boris ° AUT19900121 SAF 3:02.33
39 81 CUNNINGHAM Ruaridh GBR19890215 CRC 3:02.56
40 72 LAMBERT Hans CAN19890326 NWT 3:02.91
41 98 JUILLARD Valentin ° FRA19900511 SRS 3:03.03
42 80 STRAIT Kyle USA19870404 SFR 3:03.21
43 123 TENNANT Dean CAN19880928 --- 3:03.54
44 74 DUBE Charles-Alexandre CAN19840511 --- 3:03.95
45 76 HART Danny ° GBR19910920 LSS 3:04.50
46 86 BRAITHWAITE Thomas GBR19841228 --- 3:04.73
47 83 RISCHBIETH Will AUS19891203 --- 3:04.95
48 66 BERG Toni FIN19841218 --- 3:05.12
49 109 JONES Ralph GBR19880304 --- 3:05.15
50 40 BERCHTOLD Markolf BRA19800209 --- 3:05.18
51 65 CHARVAT Matej CZE19851126 --- 3:05.41
52 57 RIFFLE Duncan USA19861029 CAN 3:05.60
53 174 GUTIERREZ Marcelo ° COL19900509 --- 3:05.86
54 67 HUTCHENS Chris GBR19891105 MOJ 3:05.93
55 96 TROQUIER Mathieu FRA19850422 SAF 3:06.22
56 146 WILSON Alastair ° GBR19910118 --- 3:06.51
57 122 KRAHENBUHL Eli USA19840612 --- 3:06.60
58 62 SUDING Lorenzo ITA19860315 PIH 3:06.65
59 118 MAY Ludovic SUI19890403 --- 3:06.83
60 105 CRITCHLOW Daniel GBR19810204 CRC 3:07.19
61 119 MORLEY Dylan ° CAN19911007 PIH 3:08.92
62 150 MEMMELAAR Jason USA19830719 --- 3:09.01
63 78 WARREN Cody USA19850827 --- 3:09.72
64 103 PAUTLER Drew CAN19801205 --- 3:09.85
65 35 ZBINDEN Samuel SUI19831031 ABG 3:10.91
66 60 DONOGHUE Neil GBR19810817 TBR 3:13.70
67 71 IRMISCH Erik GER19880913 --- 3:14.46
68 34 RANKIN Nathan NZL19790430 PIH 3:18.27
69 79 SIEDER Georg AUT19891002 SAF 3:18.54
70 14 PEDEMANAUD Fabien FRA19840612 PYR 3:19.14
71 24 BEER Nick SUI19870917 IXS 3:19.55
72 32 GSPAN Dominik SUI19870716 --- 3:23.05
73 112 CONDRASHOFF Ryan USA19860714 --- 3:24.86
74 153 DAVIES Emyr ° GBR19900315 FLI 3:33.33
75 58 SIMMONDS Matthew GBR19870520 CRC 3:39.58
76 87 LAURIN Mathieu CAN19820317 --- 3:56.34
77 44 SKINNER Michael NZL19871011 PIH 4:18.62
78 8 BAREL Fabien FRA19800726 SUB 4:22.47
79 68 NEETHLING Jonty RSA19860717 --- 4:41.95
80 18 ATHERTON Dan GBR19820125 ANC 6:19.56

Top 12 Men's World Cup Results

1. Sam Hill 2:42:14
2. Greg Minnaar +2.70
3. Steve Peat +3.85
4. Gee Atherton
5. Marc Beaumont
6. Brendan Fairclough
7. Sam Blenkinsop
8. Matti Lehikoinen
9. Mitch Delfs
10. Luke Strobel
11. Chris Kovarik
12. Damien Spagnolo

SAM HILL WINS!!!

2:43.14!!

TOP 5
1. Sam Hill
2. Greg Minnaar
3. Steve Peat
4. Gee Atherton
5. Marc Beaumont


Sam will be back into World Cup points lead

Steve Peat into 2nd

2:46:90

Minnaar still in Hotseat

Sam Hill on course

Fabien Barel - Rear Flat

Gee Atherton into 2nd

2:48:09

Greg Minnaar into Lead!

2:44:84

4 seconds ahead of Beaumont times are getting faster & faster!

Gee Atherton on course!

Marc Beaumont into lead!

2:49:50

Matti Lehikoinen into 3rd

2:53:03

Fairclough still in hotseat

Justin Leov into 7th-ish?

2:55:46

Matti on course

Rennie into 12th

Rennie had a bit of trouble up top.. a few stalls it looked like.
Time: 2:56:40

Bromont World Cup Update

Rachel Atherton dominated the women

Brendan Fairclough is sitting in the hot-seat with the top 10 men just starting... Bryceland on course...

Bryceland just crashed hard... broke his seat off

Freecaster Coverage Delayed; MTBcut "hopefully" will be Live

Just got an email from the guys over at Freecaster. Apparently they're experiencing some technical difficulties. Therefore, Freecaster broadcasts will be delayed until Sunday. I haven't heard any updates from MTBcut.tv, so I'm assuming they're on schedule. Keep your fingers crossed!

"Due to some technical difficulties on site we need to postpone the Freecaster live webcast to Sunday August 3rd at 11:00 CEST (DH and 4X). We apologize for the inconvenience this might cause for your viewers."

So for those of you in the states, That's 2am Pacific Standard Time & 5am Eastern Standard Time

Bromont 4X Qualifying Results

Finals should be mighty interesting!

Men

1 Rafa Alavarez 1.00.95
2 Romain Saladini 1:01.97
3 Joost Wichman 1:02.18
4 Dan Atherton 1:02.36
5 Guido Tschugg 1:03.06
6 Cedric Gracia 1:03.54
7 Johannes Fischbach 1:03.91
8 Filip Polc 1:03.99


Women

1 Mio Suemasa 1:10.10
2 Anneke Beerten 1:10.30
3 Anita Molcik 1:10.72
4 Fionn Grifiths 1:12.57