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Stan Crane Memorial XC Race
Draper -
May 28, 2007 Our team fielded 30 racers for the
first-ever race on the new 10-mile Draper race loop. This new trail
offered a taste of everything from lung-busting long climb to tricky
bloody-your-legs technical descent. The weather was a little fickle with
spotty clouds and occasional breezes, but the temperature stayed nice. The
UMB team saw 3 first place finishes by Justin Griffin, Carlee Hunsaker,
and Dave
Larsen, and 3 second-places by Mike Engberson, Catherine Reay, and Bruce
Argyle. (Photo: Mike Engberson,
Sport Men 35-39.) |
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Left: Once again, Justin Griffin
is at the
front of the 10-12 pack as he spins up the
climbing turns on the Lower Corner
Canyon trail, the uphill limb of the 10-12
race loop. Justin seems to own that 1st
place spot.
Colin Van Wagoner finished 5th, but he
wasn't in a UMB jersey so we didn't get a pic.
Good work, Colin!
Right: Carlee Hunsaker rockets down
the
Creek View trail, the downhill portion
of the 10-12 loop, on her way to the
1st-place girls' finish and 10th overall. |
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Left: Jake Van Wagoner cranks uphill onto
South Mountain
on the way to a 3rd place
finish in BM 13-15.
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Hangin' at the canopy, grabbing some
Gatorade and swapping war stories...
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| Beginner Men 16-18: UMB
had no BM 16-18 riders at this race... |
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Anthony Cilluffo rolls downhill toward
8th place in his first UMB race. |
Casey Jensen makes the trip south
to take the 9th place position. |
Mark Ludwig rounds the corner on
the way to 10th in BM 19-29. |
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Stephen Bergen leans
into the turn
on his way to 3rd place
in BM 30-39.
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Scott Reynolds flies downhill,
grabbing
the 9th place finish. |
Dale Hutchings climbs uphill as the
race gets underway, taking 13th place. |
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Right: On the home stretch, Brad
Sneed carves
a hard turn in the sandy singletrack along
Highland Drive. In his
first
appearance as a
UMB racer Brad finishes 6th in BM 40-plus. Left:
Scott Van Wagoner powers through
the brush on the way to the 10th place position. |
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Left: Russ Margetts is off the
saddle for some
downhill roughness on his way to 14th.
Right: Matthew Greene is on the home
stretch
as he heads past the golf course for 18th place. |
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Left: Catherine Reay scores big in the BW
class
with
a podium finish at 2nd place. Here Catherine
is carving a turn about 8 miles into the race.
Catherine put some major holes in her legs
in a crash, but motored on strongly. |
After the race, more tales of biking
adventure
are exchanged near the leaderboard.
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Left: Danny Van Wagoner heads
downhill
on the Spring Hollow trail on the downside
of the loop. Danny holds off Justin to take
4th place in SE 13-15.
Right: Finishing close on Danny's
tire
is Justin
Griffin. In his 2nd ride of
the day Justin grabs 5th place.
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Left: Dave Larsen makes
another strong ride
in SE 16-18 to capture yet another 1st place
finish. Dave is in first place for the season in
his division.
Right: Kellie Williams
also gets a spot on
the podium with 3rd place, as she motors
through the sage on the lower mountain. |
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Left: Tyler Margetts cranks up
Corner Canyon
on his way to 4th place in SM 19-29.
Right: Ben Hutchings
carves a hard turn as
he fights a big pack of riders to take 8th.
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Left: Rich Bruin lets in the
cooling breeze
on the blazing downhill as he races to take
11th in the
SM 30-34 category.
Right: Dan Hutchings
covers the old injuries
and pedals his way to 20th place. |
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Mike Engberson makes another
strong
showing with 2nd place in SM 35-39.
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Denmark Jensen fights eastward
through the brush to take 13th. |
Todd Neumarker starts strong, then
is a DNF with a broken chain. |
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John Van Wagoner cranks past the
homes in Corner Canyon to 10th place.
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In this competitive division, Kris Nosack
grabs the 15th place position.
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Dominic Bria carves a turn on the
way
to finishing 23rd in SM 40+. |
| Sport Women: UMB
had no 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 pilots the
29er through
the brush to take 6th place in W35+.
Right: Sally Hutchings
seems to be enjoying her
race (or anticipating that it's almost over) as
she rides to the 9th place finish. |
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Bruce Argyle heads uphill as the other old guys give chase, looking
strong,
but once again having to settle for the 2nd-place spot.
This was a tough race, featuring a long climb, rolling
technical "interval work," and spots of tricky technical
descent. The high-speed flight down Clark's Trail was great fun before the
challenges on the Bonneville Shoreline and Spring Hollow. Competition was
tough, with huge numbers of racers turning out for this first-ever
Memorial Day race. 30 UMB racers
combined for 65 team points. We took second to Revolution for this
race -- not unexpected, because this is Revolution's home turf and this
race was their party. Nice work everybody, and keep riding strong! A
big "thank you" to Jay
Griffin for the awesome race photos! We ARE good, but he makes us
look even better. High-res photos of the
UMB team at Draper:
http://picasaweb.google.com/1mtnbiker/UMBDraper200702 |
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