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A light cloud cover kept the morning cool as racers flew around Snowbasin's excellent trail system. In the final race of the season, UMB outscored Mad Dog -- but fell short of the season championship. The riding was fun, with a combination of smooth swooping singletrack and rocky challenging rough stuff. First-place winners at the Snowbasin race were Rachel Hutchings and Joel Quinn. Seth Hejny, Jason Sparks, and Richard Ewell were our second-place finishers.

Left:  Nearing the end of the eight-mile loop, Dan hits a hairpin turn while Paul follows behind.

Left:   On the 9-and-under loop, Coleman Cowan sprints
past an elderberry bush on the way to the 4th place in his
racing category. 

Right:   Jacey Messer cranks on grassy ski slope on
her third lap as she takes 5th place in the 9-and-under
category. From here, it's tough 200 yards of gravel uphill
doubletrack to finish the race.

Carson Taylor cranks uphill toward
the finish line and an 8th place spot.
He's bouncing through the rocky spot.

In his first mountain bike race, Josh 
Nielsen gets the 9th place finish.
Congrats, Josh, and welcome to the team!

Dylan Payne pivots a turn near the
end of the five-mile short lap, taking
a podium spot with 3rd place.

Cranking up the hill toward the
finish line, Baylor Payne grabs team
points with the 7th place spot.

 Brayden Jacob finishes the long hard
race loop with the 8th place finish
in the 10-12 category.

Left:   Shawn Nielsen turns downhill
just before the end of the race loop, taking
5th place in Beginner 13-15.

Right:   Bruce gets some help from son Alex
as they carry the grill from the team trailer.
We try to get the team HQ set up about an
hour before the first race of the day. 

Christian Burrell heads downhill
near the end of the race loop, nailing
the 5th place spot in Beginner Men 30-39.

Jonathan Duncan hits the singletrack
heading uphill at the start of the lap,
taking the green ribbon at 6th place.

Rolling a tight turn in the maples,
Jeremy Parker gets the 7th place
finish in the category.

Right:  Adam Reynders cranks across the first ski
slope after the brutal doubletrack climb from
the starting line, securing a ribbon with the
6th place spot in Beginner Men 40-plus.

Right:   The age 10-12 riders line up to
start the first race at 7:45. Temperature
62; overcast skies; dry trail.

Right:   In his first mountain bike race,
Josh gets a little help from dad Ryan
as he heads across the mountain on
the 9-and-under loop.

Left:   Darren Stirland corners hard on
the downhill near the end of his second
lap, taking the 4th place finish for the
Sport Men 19-29 category.

Right:   As Carson crosses the finish line,
Ed calls out his finishing time and his
racer number. Soon his tag will be posted
on the leaderboard near the finish line.

Dan Hutchings sheds speed as he flies
into a downhill turn on his way to the
5th place spot in Sport Men 30-34.

Cranking up the steep gravel slope,
Ben Hutchings is finishing his first lap.
8.5 miles to go for 6th place.

Left:   Adam Little cranks up the gravel
doubletrack at the start of the Sport Men
35-39 race, having upgraded to the
Sport class for this race. The details aren't
clear, but Adam was forced to take a DNF.

Right:   The start of the main race at 9 a.m.
Categories start one or two minutes apart,
with smaller groups occasionally combined
with race categories.

Right:   Adam runs his bike along the
trail, flat inner tube in hand. Rats! Bad
luck, but Adam still got his bike across
the finish line for an official time and some
points for the UMB team!

Left:   Blazing across the ski slope after the descent
down the Needles trail, Cat Kalwies pushes the
pedals to gain a little more speed. Cat nails the
4th place spot in Sport Women.

Right:   Colleen Tvorik fights up the granny-gear gravel
climb that was the race's first third-mile, coming in
at 5th place in the category.

Right:   Bruce tosses a fresh batch of
burgers on the grill as he and Gene
talk racing. Already getting psyched
to see what we can do NEXT year.

Right:   Food for UMB racers and their
families. Last BBQ of the ICup season.
Estimated tally for the year: about 600
burgers grilled; 150 pounds of beef.

Right:   Dylan, Baylor, and Brayden receive
ribbons for their performance in the 10-12
race category. Good job, guys!

Mike Engberson hustles across the
ski slope on his third lap, crossing the
finish line with the 4th place position.

Touching a little brake as he enters the
hairpin, Mark Messer nails 5th place
in Expert Men 40-plus.

Right:   Ryan Payne rocks the downhill to grab himself
a share of the winners' podium with the 3rd place
finish in Clydesdale.

Right:  The Expert Men 40-plus winners
get their ribbons, with all of UMB's guys
making the top six. From left are Mark,
Mike, then Jason. Nice end to a tough
season for our tough expert riders.

Approaching the end of lap 2, Jeff 
Kingsford rails a turn as he nails the 5th 
place spot in Men 50-plus.

Paul Zimmerman hustles downhill
through the maples on the Needles
Trail as he takes 10th place.

Powering away from the tight turn,
Bruce Argyle holds on to his position
to take a podium spot at 3rd place.

Gene Poncelet rolls into a downhill corner
on his second lap, finishing the race with
5th place in the category.

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

Left:  Joel, Bruce, and Gene get their awards in the Men 57-plus group.

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