Steven Kinney, Steven K Sports here. Mountain Bike Action has me guess the results of the first mountain bike race in the world. I was snowed in at Big Bear, CA for the 2008 Winter Series event. I managed to get down the hill on time after digging out 0.6m of powder. It was perfect weather, around 80 degrees and clear sun. Eric Bierman won the cross-country semipro class after he decided to start a training program for the first time in the fall. He set the course record for 2008 and had the fastest time. In 45 minutes, Bierman won the Pro Super D by 11 seconds over Waylon Smith (MBA tester) and SoCal Specialized rider. Steven Ks Michelle Rivera won the Pro Womens Super D.
Conditions Michelle was 3rd at the Pro Women’s Downhill.
Stay tuned for Southridge Winter Series 4-Cross and Downhill reports, photos, and the top 10 results.
Standing room: The XC start was a packed house. Overflow crowd was rewarded by great weather and a spectacular course.
#12: Southridge Racing Clubs Donny Jack at the bullhorn at start The dirt is perfect. Keep an eye out for the new singletrack
Pro start: Waylon Smith, Garnet Vertican and Michael Hansen.
District 37: Gary Yzinger Scheidler, off the mainline and using desert tactics to descend the drop into the park. Gary Stewart, ESI Grips, is behind.
Fourth fastest: Monique Sawicki, ex-National Marathon Series Champion, wowed everyone with her incredible time. Monique is very fit and fast.
MBAs own: 2nd Place 45-54 Expert Eddie Arnet tip toeing up the hikea-bike. Phillippe Minniti pushes, and Ken Gioeli about to dismount.
Warmly welcomed: Nancy Harris, a longtime Southridge Pro downhiller, has recently started racing XC to increase endurance. This woman is known for her incredible attitude.
SRC CX? Urban Cyclocross promoter Brad House was the Southridge announcer. Is cyclocross in the future of SRCs?
Pros 1-5: Robert Herber and Michael Hansen, Garnet vertican, Steve Kinney, Waylon Smith, Garnet Vertican and Garnet Vertican took the majority of the Shimano purse.
TOP TEN XC RIDERS (3 laps
1. Eric BiermanSemi 2 Robert HerberPro 3. Michael HansenPro 4. Monique SawickiPro Wmn 5. Bobby LarginExp 45-54.6 Iain PatersonExp 35-44. Allen LaFrambiseSemi 8. Robert KmetzExp 35-44 9. Garnet VerticanPro 10. Mark MumeaExp 27-34 Top 19-26: 1 Yoshio Garcia Top Exp Wmn 34-: Carol Boland
TOP TEN 2 LAP XC RIDERS
1. Jon FlaggSpt 35-44 2. Stephen SmithSpt 35-44.2 Anthony jordan FieldSpt 45-54 4. Dan LehnbergSpt 45-55.4 Scott PalmerSpt 35-44 6. Garrett BurnhamSpt 18- 7. Kent PurserSpt 35 – 44 8. Ronnie GallegoSpt 45-54 9. Paul ElkinsSpt 35-44 10. Reyn HernandezSpt 27-34 Top Exp 55+: Jorge Hernandez Top Spt 55+: Greg Rosdahl Top Spt 19-26: Mark Binde
TOP SINGLE SPEEDERS (2 laps
1. Craig Sisino35+ 2. Noah Holocomb34- 3. Terry Martin35+ Pete Wales34- 5. Daniel Frank35+ 6. Umaro Jimenez35+
TOP 10 SPORT WOMEN (2 laps).
1. Allison Mann34- 2. Cindy Marnoch35+ 3. Jule Hines35+ Stephanie Gaudreau34- 5. Borbara Furlong35+. 6. Elizabeth Schilling35+ 7. Nancy Harris35+ Beate Schickerling35+ Jeanne Bernhard35+ Nina Hagen99+
TOP TEN XC BEGINNERS (1 lap).
1. Sean Mccoy35-44.2 Clint Campbell35-44. John Muler19-25 4. Andrew Hart200+ 5. Terry Watkins27-34.6 Stephan Legate35-44 7. Chris Kasey27-33.4 8. Jeffery Linden19-25 9. Mark Alve27-34. Jason Markley35-44 Top 45-54: Scott Lundgren45-54
TOP JUNIORS (1 lap).
6. Willy Macmiller16-18 Alex Macmiller11-12 2. Sean Gales11-12 3. Jenna Shuben9-10 4. Jacob Blumenthal13-15 Jacob Blumenthal13-15 5.
TOP BEGINNER WOMEN (1 lap).
1. Kim Finch35+ 2. Moira Talan35+
