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Solitude State Open
Big Cottonwood Canyon - June 30, 2007 Solitude
was pleasantly warm, sunny, and dry as a bone for the State Open
championships. Deep dust, big rocks, and plentiful roots made the riding
technical. We put 22 racers on the mountain, 13 of whom took points for
the team. 2007 state champions for their categories are Justin
Griffin, Carlee Hunsaker, Stephen Bergen, and Colin Hunsaker, with second-places by
Brian Oliver and Dave Larsen. Photo:
Working on bikes at the UMB canopy
in the Solitude Resort parking lot |
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Left: On the way to the state
championship
in the 10-12 category, Justin Griffin hits
the downhill switchback hard. So far this
season for Justin, it's been 8 races held,
8 races attended, 8 races with 1st place
finishes. We don't want to jinx Justin, but
has any racer EVER had a PERFECT year
in the history of the Intermountain Cup? Right:
Flying down the trail is Carlee Hunsaker,
grabbing team points with the 6th-place overall
and the top girl's finish for the ladies'
10-12 state championship |
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| Beginner Men 13-15: No
team rider. Beginner Men 19-29: No
team rider. |
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Left: Colin Hunsaker cranks up
the Serenity
Singletrack, just past that first ugly loose
climb and switchback. Colin powered his
bike to the State Championship for BM 16-18
with this 1st place win. |
What a beautiful setting for a race!
Kellie heads toward the creek...
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Left: Stephen Bergen gets low,
pulls back and
cranks hard to get up the steep spot on his
second trip up the hill. Stephen motors on to
take the State Championship in BM 30-39.
Right: In more BM 30-39 action this
week,
Dale Hutchings cranks around the second
switchback of the Serenity Singletrack, riding
to 9th place. |
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Left: Brad Sneed pivots hard into a downhill
turn, getting onto the podium with the 3rd
place finish. Right: Scott Hunsaker
heads up the hill into
the big second lap, taking 8th place for
the BM 40-plus category. |
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Left: Catherine Reay hits the
trail hard,
taking another 3rd place in BW to give
the team 5 much-needed team points.
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Talking race strategy while waiting for the
awards
are Mike, Justin, and Bruce.
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Left: Making more laps Saturday than
anyone else
on the team, Justin
Griffin heads into his second
race of the day, taking 5th place in SE 13-15.Right: Danny Van Wagoner
hits the "water hazard"
as he heads down the hill. Danny just misses
the podium, but grabs a team point at 7th place.
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Left: Dave Larsen
takes the 2nd place finish
in Sport/Expert 16-18.
Right: Splashing through the creek
is Kellie Williams
as she heads down the mountain towards 3rd place. |
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Tyler Margetts makes a splash in this
race with 6th place in SM 19-29.
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Ben Hutchings hustles downhill
to
grab the 9th place finish. |
Eric Taylor hits the creek on the way
to 10th place in SM 19-29. |
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Left: Dan Hutchings catches his
breath on
the downhill, coming in at 11th place in
the SM 30-34 category.
Right: In the
Beginner Men 30-39 category,
Stephen Bergen (and family) stand on top
of the podium! |
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Left: Brian Oliver makes the
switch from
Singlespeed to Sport for this race and shows
his stuff by grabbing the 2nd-place finish in
SM 35-39.
Right: Denmark Jensen plunges
into the creek
on the way to the 9th-place spot in the
category. |
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| Sport Men 40-plus:
No riders in this category |
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Expert Men 30-39: |
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Left: Our Sport Women rider Amber Hatfield
flies around the turn on the downhill, taking
12th place for the category.
Right: Mike Engberson moves
up to the Expert
category for this race and pulls out the 11th
place finish. |
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Left: Jolene Nosack heads up
the hill into the
second lap as she powers to 5th place in
Women 35-plus.
Right: On the way back uphill, Sally Hutchings
motors through the fir trees as she heads
towards the 10th-place spot. |
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| Singlespeed:
Brian moved to Sport 35-39 for this race. Clydesdale:
No team rider.
Men 50-plus:
No team rider. |
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