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Team Photo Scrapbook 09
2009 Intermountain Cup Mountain Bike Racing Series

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It was a perfect day for racing as the sun lit up the clean air on the east side of Mount Timpanogos in the Heber Valley. Temperatures were pleasantly cool. The trail was dry, well, except for a little gooey grass just before the finish line. Surprisingly, dust wasn't a major issue. On the descent from the upper mountain, some tire-track grooves made the sharp turns a little more dicey, and many turns featured challenging washboard bumps. But overall the singletrack was smooth, fast, and fun. Our team had first place finishes by Dallin Johnson, Jared Muir, Colleen Tvorik, and second place wins by Jakob Haderlie, Zachary Peterson, Ryan Payne, Jay Griffin, and Justin Griffin.

Left:  Jason Sparks carves a turn in the meadow south of the finish area. Around the trees, up The Wall, then sprint to the finish line.

Right:  Justin Pferdner makes his presence felt
on the UMB race team by turning in a strong
 3rd place win, good for a trip to the podium
and 6 team points.

Left:  Sydney Nielsen takes a hit off the hydration
pack after the mean climb up to the top of the
9-and-under loop. Sydney pedals on to take
13th place.

Right:  Jacey Messer races for the first time at
Soldier Hollow and completes the two laps
as the 16th finisher. Glad to have you on the
team, Jacey!

Left:  Zachary Peterson battles at the front of the
10-12 pack, completing this tough race at 2nd place.
This category did two laps of approximately 4 miles at
Solder Hollow, including some pretty tough climbing.

Right:  Joshua Peterson hurries to a solid 3rd place win
with a big gap on the other riders. Together, brothers
Josh and Zach make a potent point-grabbing machine
for the UMB team! 

Shawn Nielsen drops down from The
Wall and takes the 7th place position.

In her first race, Brooklyn Messer pedals
to the 12th place finish in her category.

Right:  The younger UMB riders get
ready for their event, which starts an
hour before the main race. L to R, that's
Harrison, Shawn, and Zach with the
"Peterson Support Crew."

Right:  UMB racers relax in the early
morning sunshine. Eric, Justin, Jay,
Shane, and Ryan hang by Jay's car
to wait for the race.

Right:  UMB's 10-12 racers take the front
row as Ed (on the left) gets the young
competitors ready to start their race.

Right:  Mark Messer leans into a turn as Kevin drafts,
 taking the 5th place finish on this tough course.

Right:  Mike Ball makes his first race as a UMB team member
at Soldier Hollow, fighting through to take 14th. Welcome, Mike!

Left:  Dale Hutchings climbs yet another
hill as he takes the 3rd place win for
Beginner Men 40+.

Right:  The 9-and-under racers sprint away
from the start line, with Jakob fighting for
the lead.

Right:  Rachel Hutchings smiles through the pain as
she climbs the singletrack away from the valley,
finishing in 3rd place on the podium.

Right:  That tough first race. Jacey rolls
down a narrow bumpy singletrack that's
harder than it looks. Jacey is looking
at another girl who is sitting in the grass
after crashing. Mark cruises along behind
his daughter giving encouragement.

Right:  With passing room on the climb,
Justin fights past team mate Jeff to get
to the top of the hill first.

Dan Hutchings cranks through a turn in
the meadow, nearing 12th place. 

Ben Hutchings drops downhill on
his way to the 13th place finish.

Right:  Darren Harris hits a turn with the jersey in full
Air Conditioner mode, finishing just behind Denmark
at 6th place.

Right:  Michael MacDonald is wearing his lucky
Bert and Ernie jersey and cranking hard. It's probably
not the jersey that earned him a nice 6th place finish.

Right:   Uphill, again. That's Eric and Ryan
in the line. The Soldier Hollow course
has a lot of up and down riding, with
tough climbs followed by downhill
flights that gives no time for rest.

Right:  Recruiting tool. Bruce starts frying
up the burgers and dogs above the stairs
at the start/finish area. If you're jealous,
maybe you need to join the right team.

Right:  Getting the burger put together
while discussing the race. What went
well, what didn't work. And already
thinking about next week.

Right:  In the shade of the canopy, racers
and family enjoy melon, salads, eggroll,
soda, and cookies to accompany the BBQ.

Right:  UMB's 10-12 racers fill the podium
with the team colors. Good job, racers!
UMB couldn't win without you.

Right:  Sally Hutchings is off the paved shakeout climb and
heading uphill on the singletrack to begin her lap. Sally
gets the 8th place finish in Women 35-plus.

Right:  Jeff Kingsford tips into a turn near the willow
trees and heads back uphill on his way to take 9th place
in the Men 50-plus group.

Right:  Bruce Argyle touches a little brake in a tight turn
in the grass, riding to the 4th place position.

 

Below, left:  The oldest racers (Men 57-plus) get their awards.
There's over 50 years difference between the youngest and
oldest UMB team members on the podium at Soldier Hollow.

At Soldier Hollow our team's depth across categories carried the day. UMB got a huge start with 26 points in the 9-and-under and 10-12 categories. Then our beginner racers added points in every single category. Sport and Open categories filled in some critical padding, matching the competition's efforts. It was another important win for UMB as we extended our lead toward the season championship with our second-highest point total of the season. We needed this one, because Mad Dog and Revolution are excellent teams, and they'll be fighting back.  Good job, racers!

Thanks to everyone who took photos! This page includes the work of four photographers.
Additional photos, Bruce: http://picasaweb.google.com/bikerbruceargyle/SoldierHollow09#
More photos, Dale and Jay:  http://picasaweb.google.com/UMBTeam2009/SoldierHollow#
Hutchings photos:  http://picasaweb.google.com/bikersal35/ICUP2009SoldierHollow51609#

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