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On a wet and cold Memorial Day Monday morning, 29 UMB team members showed up to race on the Corner Canyon trails for the 6th ICup race of the season. It was 38 degrees during registration, with occasional fine rain. The trails were thoroughly soaked but held up well, with only occasional mud-bogs. UMB had first place finishes by Michael Buhler, Rachel Hutchings, Richard Ewell, and Joel Quinn, with 2nd places by Jonathan Hall and Jay Griffin.

Left:  As the race begins, Ian zips west on the first singletrack section along Highland Drive.

Right:  Riding down the slimy singletrack on her first
lap, Sydney Nielsen gets a good finish in 9-and-under
with 8th place.

Right:  Braking carefully on a downhill section in the
oak brush, Parker Horton takes the 12th place
finish in 9-and-under.

Wet. Gloomy. Cold. Looking north at the puddles on the
sand of the arena, we see snow covering the mountains 
down to the valley floor as more clouds threaten.

Jackie barks at the passing pooches from the
safety of a locked car. But notice the stuff below the
  windshield wipers.  Yep, that's SNOW.

Right:  Getting away from the rain under
the UMB canopy, Jason sets up road bikes
on the trainers, where he and Mark will
warm up for the race.

Left:   Wayne Baker pivots a turn as he heads
out into his lap, finishing with 5th place.

Right:   Christian Burrell nears the finish area
in the deep grass, taking 10th place.

Left:   Making his first appearance this year is
Chris Morrill, riding uphill on his way to 11th 
place in Beginner Men 30-39.

Right:   Back with the team for his first race this
year, Evan Christensen hustles to the 12th
place finish.

Right:   Looking toward the start-finish
area.  The racers will descend the steep
rutted area in the foreground, which has
washed into gullies during the night.

Right:  Two-way traffic.  At the exit from
the tunnel, riders heading into the big
loop pass riders coming down from the
mountain. There was at least one
collision.

Right:  The Tunnel.  After riding the little loop
below Highland Drive, racers entered the
darkness of the tunnel under Highland Drive
to head out to the big loop on the mountain.

Left:   Dan Hutchings is finishing his first lap as he pedals
uphill toward the pond. Dan gets the 11th place position in
Sport Men 30-34.

Right:   Ben Hutchings tips down onto the gravel
along the pond as he finishes his last lap, taking
the 12th place finish.

Left:  Cranking around a turn in the
oak brush below the start-finish area,
Jonathan Hall makes a great race to
take 2nd place in Sport Men 35-39.

Right:  After exiting the tunnel, Mark adds
more power to get up and around the
sandy turn that leads to the upper
mountain.

Left:  Stephan Bergen flies along the railroad track on
the little "starter lap" as he rides to a ribbon at 6th place
in Sport Men 40-plus.

Right:  Dale Hutchings nears the final turn that will
put him on the gravel road leading up to the finish
line, taking 15th place in the category.

Right:  Once you get past the wet and cold,
it's actually kind of pretty. Green grass with
white snow.

Jason Sparks fires uphill through the
trees on his final lap, taking the
5th place finish in the category.

Mike Engberson ranks around the final
turn below the start-finish area.
Mike has no finish listed. Wassup?

Right:   Darren Harris tips into a turn on
slippery trail as he rides his singlespeed
to a 9th place finish. 

Right:  Sydney crosses the finish line.

Right:  At the end of the race, both
 bikes and butts were coated in mud.

Right:  Jake tends the burgers and dogs on
the grill while the team gets fed. It had
warmed up considerably by lunchtime.

Bruce Argyle hustles down the trail
on a slightly-squishy tire, settling for
4th place.

Bundled up against the cold, Gene
Poncelet races to the 5th place
spot in the category. 

More pictures:
     Kay Hutchings photos from the race. Thanks, Kay!
     Ian's helmet-cam video:  pending... watch the forum

Left:  Michael on the top spot of the podium.

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