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The Basin Bash was the 10th and final race of the 2012 Intermountain Cup season. The morning weather was sunny and cool as the Snowbasin singletrack delivered plenty of great riding. 35 UMB team members were in the competition. The UMB team finished the season strong, with first place wins by Devin Spencer, Ryan Margetts, Adam Lee, Jake Van Wagoner, Jay Griffin, and Rick Morris. Second place finishers were David Ressa, Maggie Ressa, Hunter Ransom, Rachel Hutchings, Dallin Hatch, Mitt Stewart, Sally Reynders, and Joel Quinn. It was a great finish to a fun racing season.

Left:   Mike flies through the fir trees on a shady section of the race loop.

Left:   Sawyer Ransom heads out of the trees
and across the meadow toward the steep
final climb up to the finish line, as he completes
the 9-and-under race in 3rd place.

Right:   Draeden Jensen guides the bike through
the maple trees on his first lap as he nails
the 4th place finish in the category.

Left:   Chihiro Tokuyama is staying with the Nielsen 
family as an exchange student from Japan. She's an 
honorary UMB team member for the day as she cranks 
the bike to 4th place in the girls' division.

Right:   Josh Nielsen hustles around the turn in the
dry grass near the bottom of the ski slope as he
gets the 6th place ribbon in the 9-and-under
category.

Maggie Ressa takes the 2nd place 
spot among the girls in the 10-12
age category.

Hattie Ransom pivots a tight downhill
turn as she takes the 3rd place ribbon
in the category.

Left:   In the Beginner 13-15 group,
Hunter Ransom hits the bottom of the
race loop on the way to the 2nd place 
finish.

Right:   Looking down at the lodges of
Snowbasin from the final stretch
of the race loop.

Left:   Early in his lap, Devin Spencer 
hustles through the fir and aspen forest
of the Green Pond trail on the way to
a 1st place podium spot.

Right:   UMB racers gather near the start
line as the race staging begins.

Left:   Cranking up the bumpy trail,
Ryan Margetts gets another 1st place 
win in the Beginner Men 19-29 group.

Right:   Racers are lined up and receiving
last-minute instructions before the
race.

Left:   Crossing a ski slope near the end of his
lap, Adam Reynders tilts into a turn as he gets
a podium spot with 3rd place.

Right:   Cory Spencer cranks up the Green Pond
trail as he rides to the 4th place position in
Beginner Men 40-plus.

Left:  Riding in the Beginner Women
category, Rachel Hutchings cranks
around a turn as she takes 2nd place 
for the red ribbon.

Right:   View early in the race loop as
the trail crosses a small creek.

Left:  Adam Lee gets up to lighten the wheels as
he coasts into a rocky section at high speed. Adam
nails another 1st place win.

Right:   Hayden Sampson pivots around a tight turn
in the aspens as he races to the 4th place spot in
the Sport-Expert 13-15 category.

Left:  Jake Van Wagoner fights to keep
position on the tight singletrack as he
grabs the 1st place win the the Sport-
Expert 16-18 group.

Right:  Christian and Brian speed along
a flat section of trail on the lower
mountain.

Left:  Dallin Hatch zips along a fast
stretch of downhill on lap number two
as he takes 2nd place in Sport Men
19-29.

Right:   Paintbrush.

Left:  Ben Hutchings hustles toward
the end of his first lap, after which he'll
head back up the hill for another big one.
Ben takes 4th place in Sport Men 30-34.

Right:  A rocky section near the Green
Pond trail intersection. This area
is rougher than it looks and flattened
a few tires.

Left:  Christian Burrell cranks past an elderberry
bush as he rides to the 4th place finish in the Sport
Men 35-39 category.

Right:  Michael Dodge hits a quick uphill near the end
of his first lap, taking the 5th place finish. 

Left:  Brian Ressa pivots a high-speed
turn as he heads down toward the lap-
finish area to take 5th place in the
competitive Sport Men 40-plus group.

Right:   Trail view as the Last Chance loop
heads uphill.

Left:   Pedaling through the maples
on his first lap, Ben Schmalz takes
a podium spot with 3rd place in
Expert Men 30-39.

Right:  The course split. Hard left to head
uphill for the big loop. Straight ahead
for the lucky few who will be doing only
a half-lap this time around the mountain.

Left:   Blackened by the dirt of his previous laps,
Mitt Stewart aims the bike toward the end of his
final lap and a 2nd place win in Expert Men 40-plus.

Right:   Still clean on his first lap, Jason Sparks turns
off the sidewall of the singletrack as he gets his
podium spot at 3rd place in the category.

Left:   Mike Engberson leaves the ski slope to enter
the trees on his second lap as he grabs a ribbon for
6th place.

Right:  John Higgins cranks through maple and fir
on the way to the 8th place spot in the category.

Right:   Not quite a crash. Ryan slides
out and has to take a dab, but recovers
control to keep on truckin'.

Right:   View from the Last Chance loop as
I-80 and Mountain Green come into
view to the southeast.

Right:   Paul Zimmerman cranks out on the Green Pond
trail on his first lap, taking the 4th place finish in the
category.

Right:   Joel Quinn rockets around a turn near the end
of his last lap to take the 2nd place podium spot in
the category.

Right:   Gene Poncelet rolls a turn in aspen and
elderberry as he gets the final ribbon for the
57-plus group with 6th place.

Right:   Rachel hits a trail intersection
on the ski slope near the end of her
lap. No time to read signs -- just
follow the little pink flags.

Left:   On her first lap, Meghan Sheridan 
climbs uphill toward the 4th place spot
in the Pro Women group.

Right:  While the last riders are finishing
their race, Bruce gets the burgers going.
A little salt, a little pepper. And a lot of
smoke.

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     More pictures:   Kay Hutchings photos 
         (Thanks, Kay, for shooting great photos at all 10 races of the 2012 season!) 
     Resources:   GPX track Solitude race loop    Satellite view of race loop

Left:  The Expert Men 40-plus racers get their awards, with Mitt on 2nd, Jason on 3rd, Mike at 6th.

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