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Sundance Spin
Sundance Resort - June 2, 2007 On
a beautiful sunny day, 29 UMB racers climbed through the trees of Sundance
in the 6th 2007 Intermountain Cup race. The trail was dry and dusty,
and our racers returned coated with brown dirt. We had first place finishes by Justin Griffin, Carlee Hunsaker,
and Todd Neumarker, and second-places by Mike Engberson and Dave Larsen. (Photo:
Getting the bikes ready and discussing race strategy at the UMB canopy.
Race strategy = "Ride fast. When it hurts, keep going.") |
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Left: Justin Griffin immediately
jumps to the front
and takes another 1st place. That's six straight
1st-place finishes this season, six to go.
Right: Carlee Hunsaker motors past
Mount
Timpanogos on her way to again take the
1st-place for girls and to finish 8th overall. |
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Beginner Men 16-18: |
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Jake Van Wagoner stands to get some
speed
on the way to a 4th place finish in BM 13-15.
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Colin Hunsaker is looking a little
dusty as
he cranks down the trail to 4th place in BM 16-18. |
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Left: With Timpanogos as his scenic
backdrop,
Casey Jensen heads up the slopes to grab the
3rd place position for BM 19-29.
Right: Cranking hard uphill, Mark Ludwig
makes a good race of it, taking 5th. |
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Dale Hutchings takes the 4th place
spot
in Beginner Men 30-39 for a ribbon and
4 much-needed team points. |
Hanging together at the awards. Lots
of ribbons for UMB in this race...
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Right: Brad Sneed raises the dust as he
passes a slower rider, motoring to the
4th place spot in BM 40-plus. Left:
Scott Van Wagoner fights through
to team points and a ribbon with 5th place. |
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Russ Margetts pilots the Jekyll
through
a meadow on his way to 7th.
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Scott Hunsaker grabs the 9th
place
finish in BM 40-plus. |
Chad Waldron cranks through the
trees
on the way downhill, taking 11th. |
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Left: Not in UMB uniform until after
the race,
Holly Nelson makes her first start for the team
and takes 4th in BW. |
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Left: Danny Van Wagoner eyes
the tight spot
on the downhill as he prepares to thread the
needle with the handlebars. Danny hangs in
to take 3rd place in SE 13-15.
Right: In his second race of
the day, Justin
Griffin
battles the mountain to take a strong 6th place.
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All intensity, Dave Larsen powers
up
the hill on his way to 2nd place.
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Kellie Williams
banks a hard turn as
she finishes 3rd in Sport/Expert 16-18. |
Trevor Beard cranks up the
mountain
but takes a DNF for this race. |
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Tyler Margetts flies downhill
through
the trees to capture 5th in SM 19-29.
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Cranking hard and raising dust,
Eric Taylor motors to 6th place. |
Ben Hutchings fights through a
turn
as he grabs the 8th place spot. |
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Left: Rich Bruin clears the
goalposts at the
tightest spot on the trail, taking the 9th place
finish in the
SM 30-34 category.
Right: Dan Hutchings
cranks uphill as he rides
to the 16th-place position. |
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Todd Neumarker makes a strong ride
to grab
1st place in SM 35-39. This photo captures what
many of us will remember: dust in our eyes, dust
up our noses, dust in the lungs, plus legs and
arms
with a dense brown "tan." Mike Engberson pivots
through a turn with
tight clearance as he takes the 2nd place
position for this category. |
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Denmark Jensen rockets downhill
on
the way to 10th place in SM 35-39.
Jared Evans motors up the hill on
the way
to the 15th place spot. |
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| Sport Men 40-plus:
No UMB SM 40+ in this race! Sport Women:
No UMB SW riders in this race. Clydesdale:
No team rider. Singlespeed:
No team rider. Men 50-plus:
No team rider. |
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Left: Jolene Nosack gives
another strong
performance as she powers up the hill to
take 3rd place in W35+.
Right: Sally Hutchings
grabs the 7th place
finish in the upper women's category. |
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Bruce Argyle hits the corner, riding to the 4th place spot in the
M57+ category.
Of 29 UMB racers who came to Sundance, 20
qualified for team points, earning a total of 84 team points. The season is now
officially half over, with 6 of 12 races completed. We have 5 riders
who are in first place for their divisions, and the team is solidly in 2nd
place. A
big "thank you" to Jay
Griffin for the awesome race photos! For
downloadable high-res photos of this race, go to:
http://picasaweb.google.com/1mtnbiker/UMBSundance2007 |
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