He would have preferred to have had open fingers gloves in the 80 degree temperatures.
Pau: Norba Marathon Champion Monique Swicki hydrates before the start. Monique is focused and ready to give the men a whupping.
Elite start: Top Pro Miguel Valadez leads MBA tester Garnet Vertican, Steve
Kinney and all the rest of the semis and pros.
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Recover: Vail Lakes Robert Herber went from midpack to lead, flat, and then rode back into 2nd and 80 seconds behind Valadez.
Charley Ducsay, Team PossAbilities, has been promoted to Sport for 2008. Charles is now on the Beginner Podium at Southridge Norba Nationals.
Donny Jackson gives a briefing to the Super D riders about the new Super D.
D course. Every round of the Winter Series features a completely differentSD run.
MBA tester: Pro Waylon Smeck didn’t race the morning XC, but he concentrated on the SD. He won his first SD race of 2008 thanks to it.
3 for 3: Steven Ks Michelle Rivera leads the Women’s SD charge.
Michelle demonstrates the singletrack on Sandbag Hill.
Motocross is for everyone: Even backing into an inside-inside line was not possible
enough to make Eddie Arnet, MBA, finish better than 3rd.
Super D Expert Podium: Stephen Smith and Joe Simpson. Eddie Arnet, Jason Simpson, Andy Lightle, and Jason Simpson. The top 5 were separated by 45 seconds.
Midcourse 4X corner: Chad Lorrain is leading Ryan Condrashoff (X-Fusion), and Evelio suarez. Chad was the #3 4X rideratWinter Series.
Lower 4X Jumps: X Fusions John Hauer leads Daniel Cortina
Cortina Bicycles is the brand’s name. The 4X is action at your doorstep.
Course 4X upper-mid: Lee Bower, Sport winner, brings it home, while Richard Robbins (Sport Winner) and Jason Schulz follow behind.
Gate to come: Arubber band started was used with a new cementlaunchpad. MBAs Ryan Cleek and Dakota Dulmage blast off.
Contact: Martha Saldana (pink), Britney The Enforcer Jackson, Joy
Martin, Leslie Slagle (hidden), and Brittany Spaulding
Rich Houseman is astonished to hear Tanner Jackson, 20 months old, explain how he cleared the doubles.
80° in the shade: Riders wait below the new rock in the shade
Section that looped over and up the former Cal State rock gardens.
Blurred senses: Adrian Thomas flashes by the large water tank mid-hill. Race #3 Southridge saw riders cross the hill on Cal State’s course.
Best line: The best way to get through the rock garden was stay high and be cut
Garrett Robles, 18-Sport rider, is down the middle.
Relief! Jake Payne, the 11th best 18-Expert, emerges from the rocks. He has left only the 15 rock drop-off.
TOP 10 LAP XC RIDERS
1. Miguel ValdezPro0 2. Robert HerberPro0 3. Romoro ForcinoPro0 4. Jamie GoldsteinSemi0 5. Pua SawickiPro Wmn0 6. Rod LevequeExp 27-340 7. Steve KinneyPro0 8. Ian AlgExp 35-444 9. Greg GuhlSemi0 10. Eddie Arnet Expert Men 45-54 I 26 0 Top Exp 19-26: Yoshio GarciaExp 19-260 TOP WOMEN
1. Tammy TabeekExp 35+0 1. Jessica CarraExp 34-0
TOP 10 LAP XC RIDERS
1. Brad StephensonSng Spd 35+0 2. Stephen SmithSpt 35+0 2. Jeff DotterweichSng Spd 35+0 4. Craig SisiwSng Spd 35+0 5. Dean LongSpt 35+0 6. Andy LightleSng SPd 35+0 7. Nicholas JacobsSpt 19-260 8. Dan LehnbergSpt 45-509 9. Anthony Jordan FieldSpt 45-540 10. Greg RosdahlExp 55+0 TOP 10SPORTWOMEN
1. Beate Schickerling35+0 Allison Mann34-0 3. Sarah Mista34-0 4. Donna Vargas35+0 5. Michelle Vangilder34-0 6. Cindy Marnoch35+0 7. Elizabeth Schilling35+0 8. Jeanne Bernhard35+0 9. Monica Zorrilla34-0 10. Wilhelmina Seamans34-0
SPORT XC WALL of FAME
1. Ryan Hernandez27-340 1. Fergus BreackSng SPd 34-0 1. Tod Hostetler55+0 1. Kevin Alvarez18-0 TOP 10 ONE LAP XC BEGINNERS
1. Clint Campbell35-440 2. Sean Mccoy35-444 3. Terry Watkins27-342 4. Andrew Hart200+0 5. Derek Joses Kofford27-340 6. Harry Burr200+0 7. Stephan Legate35-440 8. Jason Markley35-440 9. Jeff Sims35-444 10. Scott Lundgren45-540 BEGINNER XC WALL OF FAME
1. Steven Erazo13-15 1. Jeremy Maldondo19-260 1. Sean Gates Jr11-121. Ethan Shuler9-100% TOP BEGINNER XC FOR WOMEN
1. Amanda Schaper34-0 2. Wendy Walton34-0 Kim Finch35+0 4. Moira Talin35+0 TOP 10 DOWNHILLERS
1. Chris KovarikPro0 2 Aaron GwinPro0 3. Waylon SmithPro0 Ian OdomPro0 6. Ryan CondrashoffPro0 6. Brad BenediztPro0 7. Kevin AielloExp 18 -0 8. Ben Talking FurbeePro0 9. David Klaassen Van OorschotPro0 10. Gary HousemanPro0 Rich HousemanPro0 Women
1. Claire BucliarPro0 2. Kodrina StrandPro0 Gabriela WilliamsPro0 4. Lauren PetersonPro0 5. Jenna KowalskiPro0 6. Michelle RiveraPro0 7. Joy MartinExp 34-0 8. Stephanie GaudreauPro0 9. Christine HirstPro0 10. Laura NoonanExp 35+0 EXP/SEMI/VET DH WALL OF FAME 1. Nathan WrightSemi0 Willy GalinatoVet Pro0 Brian AlexanderExp 19-260 1. Dean AbramsExp 27-341 1. Brad LawrenceExp 35-444 1. Brad JensenExp 45 – 540 SPORT DH Wall OF Fame
1. Wesley Stewart18-0 1. Jason Moseley19-265 1. Lars Utt27-341 1. William Ojeda35-444 1. John Secor45-554 1. Don Miami Vice Johnson55+0 Mandy OliekanWmn34-0 Carla BrayWmn35+0 JUNIOR/BEGINNER WALL OF FAME
1. Ryan Paquette13-150 1. Hector Vazquez16-181 1. Tyler Kindig19-260 1. James Gallegos27-341 1. Todd Browne35-444 1. Luca Cometti11-120 1. Tony Elkin45-540 1. Carissa MeyerWmn 34-0 TOP 4X RIDERS
1. Chad Lorrain
2. John Hauer
3. Ryan Condrashoff
4. Daniel Cortina
5. Logan Binggeli
6. Jon Buckell
7. Evelio Suarez
WOMEN
1. Martha Saldana
2 Leslie Slagle TOP EXPERT 4X RIDERS
1. Kevin Aiello
2. Troy Delia
3. Mike Cousimano
4. Dakota Dulmage
5. Dan Daffer
6. Kyle Cox
WOMEN
1. Brittany the Enforcer Jackson
2. Joy Martin TOP 4X RIDERS
1. Lee Bower
2. Richard Robbins
3. Kashi Lee
4. Josh Graham
5. Tommy Biter
6. Bob Burnes
7. Gabby anthony Castellana
8. Jason Scholz TOP BEGINNER 4X RIDERS
1. James Moore
2. Sam Puleri
3. Kevin Cox
4. Gilbert Cazessus
5. Jack Altevers
6. Tom Mccormack
WOMEN
1. Brittany Spaulding TOP 4X JUNIOR RIDERS
1. Adam Talan
2. Dakota Lassalette
3. Andy Beck TOP 10 SUPER DRIVERS
1. Waylon SmithPro0 2 Eric BiermanPro0 Stephen SmithExp0 4. Joe SimpsonExp0 4. Todd BlaserSpt0 7. Andrew HartBeg0 7. Eddie ArnetExp0 8. Jason SimpsonExp0 9. Andy LightleExp0 10 Ryan CleekExp0 WOMEN
1. Michelle RiveraPro0 2. Kim FinchBeg0 3. Janice ManahlBeg0
