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The Deer Valley Pedalfest for 2012 was a USA Cycling event and was not part of the Intermountain Cup Series. Because age categories are different and racers must qualify to ride Cat 1, it's hard to combine ICup with USAC into the same race. UMB had 16 racers at Deer Valley, with first place wins going to John Higgins, Dallin Hatch, and Rachel Hutchings. Second places were earned by Jason Sparks, Jay Griffin, and Mike Engberson.

Left:  The Cat 2 Men 40-49 group heads up the steep shakeout heading for Little Stick.

Left:   Hattie Ransom rides through
the racing lane on the grass in front
of the lodge as she gets a podium
finish with 3rd place in Female
10 and under.

Right:  The Junior categories line up
near the ski lift north of the lodge
as they prepare to head up the
steep gravel road.

Left:   In the Male 10-and-under
category, Sawyer Ransom drops
off the hill to head back to the
finish area in 3rd place.

Right:  Cool weather with a moderate
breeze made the racing pleasant.
Later in the day a blustery cold front
hits the Wasatch.

Left:   Hunter Ransom cranks up the
steep and loose gravel of the shakeout
as he gets his podium spot for 3rd place
in Male 11-12.

Right:  Ride what you can. Dave Benson
pushes his singlespeed bike up the
steepest spot on the shakeout as he
looks toward the bottom of Little Stick.

Right:   One of several tight turns on
Outlook, as racers descend from 
the Little Stick climb toward the
Pipeline Trail.

Right:  An attempt at passing gone
bad. Cutting inside on a sharp turn,
a rider washes out on the trail
edge and goes down. 

Right:   Looking down the long and fast
Pipeline descent toward the east
end of the loop.

Right:   Christian Burrell hits the turn in his
new UMB kit as he races to the 7th place
position in the category.

Right:   Looking up the Village Trail as
the race approaches the road and
the Deer Crest gates.

Right:   Coming around a switchback
on the downhill, it's pure gravity
power as the chain hangs from
the handlebar.

Right:   Hanging after the race. Looks
like that's Jake and Christian, with
Rick in the sweatshirt.

Right:  Mike gets himself a podium finish.
In Singlespeed. 

Right:  Gene Poncelet heads downhill near the end
of the lap on the way to 4th place in the category.

Right:  Dave Benson rolls a turn on the way to 5th place
in Singlespeed. 

More pictures:
     Kay Hutchings photos 
     (300 photos from the race!)

     GPX track of Deer Valley race loop (Gene Poncelet)
     Satellite GIF view map of race loop 

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