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The Utah State Championship Series circuit race at Lambert Park was blessed with sunny weather. The trail was tacky from Thursday's rains, so dust wasn't a problem. The 3.4-mile race loop was fun and fast. Morning check-in temperature for the beginners was 33 degrees, but things had warmed up by race time. UMB had 24 team racers at the event, part of a large crowd of 300-plus racers. We saw first-place wins by Ben Becker, Ben Schmalz, Bruce Argyle, and Meghan Sheridan. Joel Quinn took a 2nd place, and 3rd-place podium finishers were Adam Lee, Tim Martindale, John Higgins, and Nate Drozd.

Left:  Meghan cranks the UMB canopy. Joel and Ben watch the race with scenic Lone Peak and Chipman Peak in the background. 

The children's races were held between the Sport and Expert waves at around noon.

Left:   Draeden Jensen comes around the short lap
on twisty downhill singletrack.

Right:  Pierce Ransom turns the bike toward the
finish line as he finishes his lap. One more turn
around the course to finish. 

Left:   Hattie Ransom turns on the sagebrush of
the Spring Trail as she heads downhill.

Right:  Carving a hard turn, Sawyer Ransom speeds
toward the finish line in the Junior 10-12 group.

Not pictured:  Adam Lee takes 3rd place
in Junior 13-15 in the 9 am race.

Left:  Cranking up the singletrack on the shortened
beginner race loop, Chase Vallejo makes his first 
ride for the UMB team and takes 12th place in the 
category.

Right:  Hunter Ransom heads uphill on his first lap,
taking the lucky 13th place spot in Junior 13-15. 

Right:  The Sport category raced second
at 10:15 am.  Here the sportsters line up at
the start for the race briefing.

Left:  Giving the thumbs-up for a race done well,
Ben Becker heads up the final stretch to the finish
line with the 1st place spot in Beginner Men 35-plus.

Right:  With the Oquirrh Mountains over his shoulder,
Tim Martindale speeds uphill on the first lap of the
race, nailing a spot on the podium with 3rd place. 

Left:   Michael Dodge jockeys for position on the shakeout
sprint, getting a good finish with the 4th place spot in the
Beginner Men 35-plus group.

Right:  New to the UMB Racing Team, Casey Russell heads
through the lap/finish slot as he finishes the first of his
two laps, taking 10th place in the category.

With Lone Peak in the background, Casey comes across
the bridge and flies down the rodeo trail on his third
of four laps with the Pro Men category.

Right:  The push-a-bike category (no pedals
allowed) races around their little loop below
the Bowery.

Right:  Jay Griffin cranks hard past the crowd on the
way to the 4th place position in the category.

Left:  Spinning toward the finish line on the
last of his three laps, Bruce Argyle nails the
1st place finish on his home territory in the
older-than-old 60-plus group.

Right:  Joel Quinn heads up the hill while
checking out his injured hand. On the downhill of
the last lap, Joel takes a nasty endo but fixes the
bike and cranks on to finish with 2nd place.

Not pictured:  Nate Drozd takes a podium finish
with the 3rd place spot in Expert Men 30-39.

Left:   Derek Ransom flies around a turn on Rodeo Down
on the third of four laps around the course, taking 13th
place in the category.

Right:   With a couple of laps still to go, Ian Beaty cranks
past the parking area with camera going. Ian takes the
24th place spot in EM 30-39.

Right:   Ian grabs a drink at the support zone
as he approaches the lap/finsh line. Ian has
three laps done, one more to go.

Right:  Mike heads toward the finish line
in the Expert race.

Right:  In BM 35-plus, Tim Martindale gets
to the finish line just before Michael Dodge
to round out 3rd and 4th.

Right:   Meghan gets a $60 check as the top
Expert Women finisher. Congrats!

After the Sport race, UMB had a burger BBQ at the team canopy. The level of team support at any race depends on the number of team members who will be participating. With a great turnout of old and new team members, it was a great day for UMB.

More pictures:
     Bruce (and others) photos

GPX track of Lambert Park USCS course

Link to USCS racing web site.

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