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Five Mile Pass
ICup Race 3 - April 27, 2013Five Mile Pass
was perfect for Saturday's race. The weather was sunny and clear
--delightfully cool for the first wave and not horribly hot for the second
race. The lines were well worn in, with just a little dust coming up after
last week's rain. The UMB team had a good turnout, welcoming some new
racers and returning riders making their first appearance this year. We
saw first place wins by Sally Reynders, Cat Kalwies, Greg Sironen, Joel Quinn, Mitt Stewart, and
Meghan Sheridan. Second-place finishers were Bruce Argyle, John Twitchell,
and Brock Jeske.
Left: Mike drops into the dip through
the wash, looking south over the final section of the race course.
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This race saw the debut of the New Look
for the Intermountain
Cup. We're looking north from the "done" side of the finish
line. |
The start/finish was staged further up
the mountain at the
bathroom. It was a hike, but there was more room at the top. |
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Spring is here and the
wildflowers are popping up among
the sage brush. Here's some paintbrush. |
A curious lizard looks to see
what all the rumbling tires
and dust are about. |
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Making his first appearance with
UMB,
Caldy Buhler comes back from helping
Michael to take 3rd place in Beginner Men. |
Corey
Spencer tips through the loose
turn above the sage flat. Just 3/4 mile
to go to take the 5th place spot. |
Brian
Vanderwel cranks up some
speed on the backside of the
mountain to finish with 6th place. |
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Brad Griffiths descends off the hill
on the way to the 7th place finish. |
John Young is
also new to the team
with this race, taking 9th place. |
Adam Reynders cranks up from a
wash
as he takes the 10th place position. |
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Kevin Casto pops up out of a
dip
as he races to the 11th place spot. |
Devin Spencer climbs out
of the big
dip near the finish line, taking 12th place. |
Ben Buhler carves
the turn before a
dip and finishes with 14th place. |
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Left: Michael
Buhler is going strong
at 1/2 mile, but goes down hard about
mile 2 with a lot of scratches and bruises.
He gets an ATV ride back for a DNF.Right: The
Sport/Expert group line up
for staging. Things got a little wierd
around the finish line as first-wave
racers were still finishing. |
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| Beginner Women: UMB had no Beginner Women riders! |
The Sport Men 19-29 group
fires out from the start line.
That's Dallin wearing the UMB colors. |
And it's up the hill. The
course is almost all doubletrack,
with frequent up-and-down rollers and wash dips. |
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Left: Riley Horrocks has
joined the
UMB team in the Junior Men category
and finishes Five Mile with 17th place
for the 13-15 group.Right: Mike
checks out the course.
(He didn't race; he provided racer
support.) The trail is surrounded by
juniper and sage. |
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Left: In the Junior Men 16-18
group,
Harrison Christensen makes his first
outing as a UMB team racer count for
the 5th place finish. Right: Good
team representation in the
Beginner Men group, as a string of
UMB racers heads up the ridgeline. |
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| Junior Women 13-15: UMB had no
riders in this category! |
| Junior Women 16-18: UMB had no
riders in this category! |
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Left: John Twitchell tips
through a high-speed turn
as he finishes with 2nd
place in Clydesdale.Right:
Welcome back, Richard
Ewell! Richard turns
after the first descent to begin the long climb south
as he gets a podium finish with 3rd place. |
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Left: Sally Reynders rockets
up the far
side of a small wash on the way to the
1st
place finish in
Women 40-plus.Right: Dallin
gets low as he flies into
a wash crossing. Lots of fun stuff. |
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Left: Rick Morris
descends the back
side of the mountain on his first of two
laps, finishing his 22 miles with 10th place
in Men 50-plus.Right: After
a 5-minute head start, Adam
is being passed by... a girl. Well, it's Sally,
a girl with good tech skills and years of
racing experience. And Adam and Sally
have this "thing" for each other, so I'd
guess he's happy to yield the trail. |
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The youth group had a loop in
the sagebrush in front of
the mountain. But they still had to go through the big
wash. Many hiked the tricky stuff. |
And some rode through the dip.
But things could get a
little complicated if somebody stopped or fell in front
of you on the way up the other side. |
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Joel Quinn sprints toward the flats near
the finish, taking 1st place in Men 60-plus. |
Bruce
Argyle tips downhill from the first
ridgeline, following with 2nd place. |
Dropping fast into the big wash, Gene
Poncelet takes 4th place in the group. |
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Left: Riding above his age in the
Sport Men 19-29
category, Brock
Jeske heads uphill for his first
lap, finishing in 2nd place.Right:
Dallin Hatch is almost finished with his first
lap as he carves a fast turn on the way to 5th place. |
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Left: Christian Burrell
cranks out of a turn on the
back side. Christian has a minor "bike came apart"
issue, which drops him back to 16th place in Sport
Men 39-39.Right:
Finishing the first of his two laps, Wayne
Baker
moves up to the Sport category and takes 20th place
in his group. |
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Not a member of the UMB team,
but an awesome photo.
Taking a little air at the lip of a wash. |
Cat climbs up the side of the
big wash near the finish line,
with just 1/4 mile to go on her two laps. |
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Left: Joining the UMB team just in time for
this
race, Greg Sironen makes an immediate impact
with 1st place in Sport Men 40-plus.Right:
Denmark Jensen fires through a turn on the sage
flats near the finish line, taking 4th place in the category. |
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Left: Popping up from the big wash, Brian Ressa
turns toward the finish line in 10th place.
Right: Moving up to the Sport
group with this race,
Mike McLaughlin pops through a small dip
on the way to the 16th place finish. |
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| Sport Women 19-34: UMB had no
19-34 Sport Women riders! |
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Note: there's a question whether Cat belongs in the younger
or older Sport Women group.
But either way, she won. |
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Left: Cat Kalwies cranks
over the
top of a small wash as she takes the
1st place finish in Sport Women.
Right: The first wave racers
(having
already enjoyed burgers, dogs, salad
and cookies), watch the action from
the shade as the Sport/Expert racers
do their thing.
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| The view to the east as Dallin
turns to the finish line. |
Told you Adam wouldn't be too
upset if Sally beat him... |
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Left: Bentley Vanderwel hits
the bottom of the big wash
and begins to crank hard to climb the other side. Bentley
is new to the UMB team with this race. Welcome!
Note: Finishing order is not reported for
youth categories.
Right: Norah Griffiths pedals
through the finish
line at the end of her race. Good job, Norah!
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Left: Draeden Jensen gets
the bike
going again as he comes over the
edge of the big wash. Draden is already
a veteran with the UMB team.Right: Brad
follows daughter Norah
uphill to the finish line. |
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| Millie Goat: UMB had no
riders in this category! |
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| Pro Men: UMB had no
male Pro riders in this race! |
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Left: Meghan Sheridan uses
a little
body English to keep the tires planted
as she rolls a fast turn on the way to
the 1st
place spot in Pro Women.Right: Race
results for the first wave
are posted on the outhouse. This race
also saw computer difficulties that messed
up the results. |
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| Expert Men 19-29: UMB had no
riders in this category! |
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| Cat has 1st place in Sport Women... |
Sally has first in Women 40-plus... |
...and Megan wins Pro Women. |
| Expert Men 30-39: UMB had no
riders in this category! |
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Left: Mitt Stewart pushes
hard to
keep position as he wins the 1st place
medallion in Expert Men 40-plus.Right: Bruce
and Joel enjoy another
trip to the podium. Lots of first-place
winners for UMB at this race!
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| Expert Women: UMB had no
Expert Women riders! |
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Mike cooks burgers for the
second-wave racers, while
Rick, Christian, and Brian talk racing. |
Michael rests in the shade of
the canopy, allowing us a
peek at the damages to his left side. |
| Singlespeed: UMB had no
Singlespeed riders! |
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It was a great race with almost perfect
conditions. The UMB team made an impact at Five Mile with six first-place
wins. With ten Beginner Men racers at Five Mile Pass, it looks good for our
"pipeline" to move riders into Sport. We're still waiting to
learn about team and individual season standings, but it feels like UMB is
in great position.
More pictures:
Kay
Hutchings photos (Thanks, Kay!!!)
Bruce photos
(first and last races and miscellany)
Resources:
GPX track of Five Mile Pass
course
Satellite view FiveMile
Pass loop
Left: Mitt enjoys his moment on the top of the podium.
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