Melissa Buhl Wins at Southridge

Melissa Buhl took the downhill win at the second Southridge USA Winter Series race of 2008. She bested Canadian Claire Buchar, who won the first race of the series two weeks ago, by about 6 seconds. The number of pro women attending the Southridge races has been impressive so far, with 10 at the first race and 11 at the second.

Southridge USA Winter Series #2
Downhill
Pro Women
1 Melissa Buhl 00:02:35.04
2 Claire Buchar 00:02:41.30
3 Michelle Rivera 00:02:52.67
4 Jenna Kowalski 00:02:53.56
5 Lauren Peterson 00:02:54.02
6 Sarah Jansen 00:02:57.63
7 Stephanie Gaudreau 00:03:04.88
8 Christine Hirst 00:03:05.71
9 Nancy Harris 00:03:13.01
10 Carol Gibbs 00:03:13.77
11 Martha Saldana 00:03:36.51

Expert Women 34 & Under
1 Allison Mann 00:02:55.78
2 Joy Martin 00:03:00.10

Expert Women 35+
1 Laura Noonan 00:03:00.25
2 Laura Drexler 00:03:10.98

Sport Women 34 & Under
1 Paulina Walling 00:03:51.87

Sport Women 35+
1 Carla Bray 00:04:24.43

Beginner Women 34 & Under
1 Carissa Meyer 00:03:54.13

4X
Pro Women
1 Karin Hanzi
2 Christine Hirst
3 Martha Saldana

Expert Women
1 Leslie Siagle
2 Joy Martin

Southridge USA Winter Series #1
Downhill
Pro Women
1 Claire Buchar 00:03:15.12
2 Lauren Peterson 00:03:21.05
3 Michelle Rivera 00:03:23.54
4 Stephanie Gaudreau 00:03:33.20
5 Christine Hirst 00:03:34.19
6 Sarah Jansen 00:03:42.58
7 Carol Gibbs 00:03:48.18
8 Karin Hanzi 00:03:52.79
9 Nancy Harris 00:03:57.21
10 Martha Saldana 00:04:42.96

Expert Women 34 & Under
1 Joy Martin 00:03:42.35
2 Allison Mann 00:04:21.95

Expert Women 35+
1 Laura Noonan 00:04:04.42

Sport Women 34 & Under
1 Mandy Oliekan 00:04:14.28

Sport Women 35+
1 Carla Bray 00:10:19.00
2 Lisa Edrington

Beginner Women 34 & Under
1 Paulina Walling 00:05:12.39

Beginner Women 35+
1 Janice Manahl

4x
Pro Women
1 Karin Hanzi
2 Christine Hirst
3 Martha Saldana

Expert Women
1 Leslie Siagle
2 Joy Martin

We found our results at SouthridgeUSA.com.

Caroline Buchanan Takes 2nd Australian National 4X Title

Caroline Buchanan took her second Australian National 4X title in 2 years--and she's just 17! She held off the champion of the downhill race, Great Britain's Tracy Moseley for the win. Moseley bested Australia's Tracey Hannah for the downhill win by just .06 seconds. Hannah takes the Australian National Downhill title Ironically, Buchanan's time puts her in 3rd place before Julia Boer in the Elite Women's Downhill, but since she's 17, Buchanan raced the Under 19 category and took the National title there too.

Australian National MTB Championships
Mount Stromlo, Australia, January 25-28, 2008

Downhill

Elite Women

1 Tracy Moseley (GBr) Kona Factory Team 3.01.12

2 Tracey Hannah (Aus) Raw NRG, Shimano -> your name here just ask! 0.00.06

3 Julia Boer (Aus) Onya Bike Tuggeragong, Intense, Fox 0.20.71

4 Claire Whiteman (Aus) KonaMtBullerFacoryDHTeamACTASMal Adjusted Bicycles 0.25.24

5 Leigh Douglas (Aus) 4Shaw Agencies, Treadlies Bike Shop, Bling Industries 0.27.51

6 Sarsha Huntington (Aus) For The Riders.com, Norco 0.32.47

7 Cara Smith (Aus) ONYA BIKE Belconnen, Paton Performance 0.34.95

8 Joanne Fox (Aus) pylet.com, ufo mtb imports, Cell bikes 0.37.72

9 Jayne Rutter (Aus) Biomechanics Cycles And Repairsgold Credit Card 0.39.17

10 Shannon Chugg (Aus) 0.50.77

11 Rosemary Barnes (Aus) Giant Bicycles 0.52.44

12 Edwina Hughes (Aus) 1.00.30
13 Vanessa Thompson (Aus) Pioneer Floorsanding 1.07.54

Under 19 Women
1 Caroline Buchanan (Aus) KHS Bicycles,Unit Clothing 3.18.75

Veteran Women

1 Samantha Thompson (Aus) 3.45.70

Under 17 Women

1 Alice Minahan (Aus) PYLET.COM.Gateshead Cycles.Mum & Dad 3.43.68

2 Emily Hockey (Aus) Dad, Mitcham cycles, Maxxis tyres 0.01.32

3 Jasmin Rosa (Aus) metro car detailers 0.12.07

4 Holly Baarspul (Aus) Kalamunda Cycles 0.14.41

5 Bec Kirss (Aus) MAXXIS Tyres, Mum and Dad 0.21.08

Under 15 Women

1 Harriet Burbidge-Smith (Aus) trek/Bike Culture/Crupi 4.14.01

4X

Elite Women

1 Caroline Buchanan

2 Tracey Moseley

3 Grace Ireland

4 Sarsha Huntington
5 Julia Boer

Junior Women

1 Courtney Taylor

2 Harriet Burbidge-Smith

3 Alice Minahan

4 Danielle Beecroft

5 Emily Hockey

6 Jasmin Rosa

7 Bec Kirss
8 Emma Tatum

We found our results on CyclingNews.com.

2008 Gravity Racing Schedules

Wondering which races to attend this season? Start by reading the U.S. Gravity Calendar article on Bikemag.com.

Also, check out each of these series calendars (click on each to see).
USA Cycling
National Mountain Bike Series
Mountain States Cup

There are many more gravity races and series happening around the U.S., and we'll try to stay on top of them. For instance, this weekend (January 27,28) is the second Southridge USA 2008 Winter Series race.

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