F Is for Fontana

The Fontana NMBS downhill race came early this year, but it was no less dusty and painful than years past. A new version of the turny, slabby upper course led into the lung-frying wall section. And just to add to the pain, a gusty wind kicked up in time for Sunday's pro races.

Melissa Buhl's fitness showed as she slayed her competition in both the downhill and mountaincross events, and then went on to a competitive Pro Super D finish against many of the nation's best cross country riders.

Downhill
Pro Women
1. MELISSA BUHL
2. LISA MYKLAK
3. JOANNA PETTERSON
4. CLAIRE BUCHAR
5. FIONN GRIFFITHS
6. DARIAN HARVEY
7. ABIGAIL HIPPELY
8. TENILLE SMITH
9. LAUREN PETERSEN
10. JENNA KOWALSKI
11. LEANA GERRARD
12. CHRISTINE HIRST
13. SONDRA WILLIAMSON
14. MARISKA CHUSE
15. JESSICA VOGT
16. CAROL GIBBS
17. CAROLINE JAROLIMEK

Jr. Expert Women
1. LAINEY ALDRIDGE
2. ESSENCE BARTON

Expert Women 19-29
1. SAGE WILDERMAN
2. JENNIFER WOLF
3. TARA JOHNSON
4. RACHEL LAMBERT

Expert Women 30+
1. JOY MARTIN

Expert Women 40-49
1. NANCY HARRIS

Jr. Sport Women
1. ERIKA JOEHNCK

Sport Women 19-29
1. ALLISON MANN
2. CARIEN HUGHES

Beginner Women 19-29
1. STEPHANIE JURY

Mountaincross
Pro Women
1. MELISSA BUHL
2. FIONN GRIFFITHS
3. JOANNA PETTERSON
4. CAROLINE JAROLIMEK
5. LEANA GERRARD
6. JESSICA VOGT
7. WENDY REYNOLDS
8. CHRISTINA PINNEY

Open Women
1. MARTHA SALDANA
2. LAINEY ALDRIDGE
3. CORINA BIGHAM
4. SAGE WILDERMAN
5. BRITTANY JACKSON
6. JOY MARTIN


Super D
Pro Women
1. KELLI EMMETT
2. KATHY SHERWIN
3. SUE BUTLER
4. EMILY VAN METER
5. SARAH MAILE
6. MAUREEN KUNZ
7. MELISSA BUHL
8. JAMIE STAMPS
9. HEATHER RANOA
10. SARAH KAUFMANN
11. ALEXANDRIA FABBRO
12. MICHELLE RIVERA

Open Women 19-29
1. CORINA BIGHAM
2. EMMA WORLDPEACE
3. VANESSA HUMIC

Open Women 30-39
1. KELLY BRUNSON

Open Women 40+
1. BEVERLY CHANEY
2. KIM FINCH

Mountain States Cup Revamps 2008 Schedule

Some major changes have occurred on the USA Cycling National Mountain Bike and the Mountain States Cup calendars over the past few weeks. Due to a gondola-building project at Keystone, CO and scheduling conflicts with the MSC event in Telluride, CO, Big Foot Productions, the promoters of the Mountain States Cup have made the following adjustments.
-The first major change is the elimination of the Full Tilt in Telluride event, which was originally slated for August 1-3, 2008. Apparently there has been some effort to reschedule the event, but it currently won't be part of the MSC or USAC schedules.
-The MSC has also eliminated the Keystone Climax event, which was to be held on August 15-16, 2008. This race was supposed to be the third race offering UCI gravity points in the US this summer.
-Big Foot noted the popularity of the G3-formatted Keystone event and added a G3 event in Snowmass, CO on August 8-10, 2008 to make up for Keystone's disappearance. Unfortunately this race won't be UCI-sanctioned. Anyone looking for points will have to do so at the Angel Fire Chile Challenge or the Blast the Mass event.
-The final scheduling revamp for the summer moves the Sol Vista Sol Survivor event from early June to early August (1-3, in to make up for the Telluride conflict). The cool thing about this move is that riders will easily be able to attend both the Sol Vista event and the Crankworx Colorado races.--they're just a few miles apart.

To view the entire new Mountain States Cup schedule, visit http://www.racemsc.com/.

Fionn Griffiths Wins CCCX #2

This season we've seen World Cup pros infiltrating many a local race scene. The latest case of a World Cupper showing up to throw down occurred this weekend at Toro Park, CA. The CCCX downhill race series has been known for it's Super-D style courses and laid-back atmosphere. Fionn Griffiths threw down a blazing run to win the race over Joanna Petterson, another big name in pro women's downhill. Since this is the second race of the series, we've also included the series standings below.

CCCX #2, March 22, 2008
Pro Women
1. Fionn Griffiths NORCO World Team Racing
2. Joanna Petterson Maxxis Tires
3. Sondra Williamson Specialized/Sram

Expert Women
1. Lainey Aldridge Gravity Addix
2. Rachael Lambert Specialized
3. AnneMarie Hennes Family Cycling Center

Sport Women
1. Sara Jarrell Code 3 Racing
2. Roxanne Canent
3. Rebekah Gibson

Beginner Women
1. Roxanne Canent Barf Racing
2. Lauren Brown

Series Standings
Pro Women
1. Sondra Williamson
2. Fionn Griffiths
3. Joanna Petterson

Expert Women
1. Lainey Aldridge
2. Sarah Land
3. Rachael Lambert
4. Kelly Moore
5. AnneMarie Hennes

Sport Women
1. Sara Jarrell
2. Rachael Lambert
3. Roxanne Canent
4. Deborah Vitale
5. Rebekah Gibson

Beginner Women
1. Roxanne Canent
2. Lauren Brown

We found our results at www.cccx.org.

St. Patty's Day Feast Results

Crash Innovations hosted downhill and Super D races at Bootleg Canyon, NV March 15-16. Melissa Buhl took the downhill win despite blustery winds on a tough and techy course. Fellow Arizonian (Arizon-an?) Linden Kimmerer won the Super D.

Downhill
Pro Women
1. Melissa Buhl
2. Jacqueline Harmony

Sport Women 18-29
1. Francine Johnson
2. Jessica Tomazic

Sport Women 30-39
1. Nancy Harris

Super D
Pro Women
1. Linden Kimmerer
2. Sarah Kaufman
3. Francine Johnson

Expert Women 18-29
1. Nancy Morlock

Beginner Women 18-29
1. Summer Mudd

Beginner Women 30-49
1. Kathryn Bruce
2. Heather Malloy
3. Sherry Grifford

We found our results at www.bootlegcanyon.org.

Keyesville Classic Results

The Keyesville Classic took place in Keyesville, CA this weekend. It was the first race of the USAC National Mountain Bike Calendar. The race was a two-run, combined-time format, with one run on each of two different courses. Several tie-breakers occured, with the better time on the second run being deemed the overall winner. Freeride Foundation swept the Pro Women!

In honor of the Freeride Foundation finish, everyone is invited to use the 15% discount code, KEYESME on one order between now and March 31!

Pro Women
1. Allegra Burch
2. Jackie Baker
3. Tiffany Allmandinger

Expert Women
30-39
1. Joy Martin

40-49
1. Heidi Volpe

Sport Women
19-29
1. Allison Mann
2. Emily Georgeson
3. Stephanie Gaudreau
4. Tracy Nelson
5. Amy Fogerson

30-39
1. Erika Noez

50+
1. Julie Framan

Beginner Women
30-39
1. Melissa Banal

We found our results at http://www.keyesville.com/.

Southridge Announces California Golden State Downhill Championships

This season the California state downhill championships will consist of a series of four races between Fontana, CA and Woodward West, CA. The first of the races will happen March 30 after the NMBS pro downhill races at Fontana. This race will be a one-run format. The other races in the series will consist of a two-run, combined-time format.

Schedule:
March 30, Fontana, CA
April 26-27, Woodward West, CA
May 31-June 1, Fontana, CA
September 13-14, Woodward West, CA

For more information, visit www.southridgeusa.com.

Oceania Mountain Bike Championships

Great Britain's Tracy Moseley dominated the Oceania Mountain Bike Championships held in Nelson, New Zealand this weekend. She won the downhill and mountaincross races over a field of predominantly New Zealander riders.

Downhill
Elite Women
1 Tracy Moseley (GBr) 3.32.48
2 Scarlett Hagen (NZl) 3.36.30
3 Harriet Harper (NZl) 3.55.40
4 Sheryl Macleod (NZl) 4.00.20
5 Amy Laird (NZl) 4.01.20
6 Olivia Johnston (NZl) 4.08.50
7 Sarsha Huntington (Aus) 4.34.50

Senior Women
1 Rita Langley (NZl) 4.28.10
2 Amanda Pearce (NZl) 4.36.10
3 Dawn Daley-Coers (NZl) 6.38.90

Junior Women
1 Caroline Buchanan (Aus) 4.29.80

U17 Women
1 Charlotte Clouston (NZl) 5.04.80

Mountaincross
Elite Women
1 Tracy Moseley (Great Britain) 0.30.43
2 Caroline Buchanan (Australia) 0.00.26
3 Sarsha Huntington (Australia) 0.00.40
4 Tania Carson (New Zealand) 0.02.46
5 Olivia Johnaton (New Zealand) 0.03.69
6 Harriet Harper (New Zealand) 0.04.36
7 Amanda Pearce (New Zealand) 0.05.61

We found our results on http://www.cyclingnews.com/.

South African National Championship Downhill Results

The first set of results from this weekend comes from Pietermaritzburg, South Africa. The South African National Championships were held there on March 16. Gina Nixon took the win for the Elite Women.

Elite Women
1 Gina Nixon 6.42
2 Victoria Phillips 0.01
3 Rika Olivier 0.17

We found our results on www.cyclingnews.com.

USA Cycling Adds Mountaincross National Championship

Yesterday USA Cycling announced that it would add another event to the Angel Fire Chile Challenge event taking place in New Mexico at the end of May. A one-day mountaincross National Championship will be held for American Pros only. This race is slated in addition to the already scheduled UCI/NMBS/MSC mountaincross race open international riders as well.

On the upside, Pro riders get one more chance to earn some National Championship-level UCI points. On the downside, only Pros get to compete for a National Championship jersey in mountaincross this year. There will still be Dual Slalom National Championship in Vermont later this summer.

Click here to read the USA Cycling announcement.

New Zealand Open Results

The New Zealand Open downhill took place last weekend. The Oceania region is in the midst of its racing season as North America gears up to begin the 2008 season this month.

Open Women
1 Sheryl Macleod 3.04.07
2 Harriott Harper 0.04.21
3 Amy Laird 0.10.76
4 Olivia Johnston 0.30.16

We found our results on www.cyclingnews.com.

Help Us Build Our Race Calendar

Our goal is to offer the most comprehensive downhill and freeride race and event calendar on the interweb. We've started filling in the venues and dates we know, but we're missing quite a few. We need to know about as many races around the US and Canada as you can find. Just email links to the events, or event names, dates, and places to info@freeridefoundation.com. We'll post them ASAP.
Click here to view the current calendar.

Buchar Takes Final Southridge Winter Series Race, and Title Too!

Claire Buchar won the final pro downhill race in the Southridge USA Winter Series to take the overall series title as well. She won 3 out of five races.

Downhill
Pro Women
1 Claire Buchar 00:02:44.89
2 Lauren Peterson 00:02:56.59
3 Michelle Rivera 00:02:58.23
4 Stephanie Gaudreau 00:02:58.43
5 Christine Hirst 00:03:08.91
6 Carol Gibbs 00:03:19.19

Expert Women 34-
1 Joy Martin 00:02:55.89
2 Allison Mann 00:03:05.06

Expert Women 35+
1 Laura Noonan 00:03:12.37
2 Nancy Harris 00:03:14.13
3 Laura Drexler 00:03:20.97

Sport Women 35+
1 Marie MCMillen 00:04:12.18
2 Carla Bray 00:04:16.95

Beginner Women 34-
1 Jana Wilcox 00:05:26.55

4X
Pro Women
1 Martha Saldana
2 Christine Hirst

Expert Women
1 Brittany Jackson

Beginner Women
1 Julia Zavala
2 Stephanie Nguyen

We found our results on http://www.southridgeusa.com/.

Off to Camp We Go

Though we here at Freeride Foundation like to think we have our finger on the pulse of the freeride and downhill sides of the cycling industry, we often get our info from other folks who are specifically involved in various aspects of the mountain bike world. One of those wonderful resources is a Blog-style website called Womenspecific.com.

Womenspecific.com serves as a resource for "women seeking knowledge on outdoor adventure." This knowledge includes a directory of camps and clinics around the world for cycling, snowsports, mountain climbing, and pretty much any type of outdoor fun you can imagine.

In addition to the comprehensive camp directory (if it's out there, they've found it), professional riders, skiers, and climbers write blog posts of their latest adventures. Gear reviews and travel and nutrition tips keep the site relevant to any girl who likes to play in the snow, dirt, or water.

Amber Zirnhelt Article on PinkBike.com

Amber Zirnhelt is giving back to the cycling community by talking to kids as part of Canada's Esteem Team. Check out the PinkBike.com article here!

New Zealand National Championships

While we were busy stressing out about launching Freeride Foundation, New Zealand downhillers were out racing. The New Zealand National Championships took place February 21-24, 2008 in Wellington, NZ.

Downhill
Elite Women
1 Sheryl MacLeod 3.04.73
2 Harriet Harper 0.05.31
3 Scarlett Hagen 0.06.70
4 Helene Frurwith 0.07.43
5 Amy Laird 0.07.59

Senior Women
1 Dawn Daley-Coers 3.40.86
2 Rita Langley 0.01.18
3 Amanda Pearce 0.16.40

Junior Women
1 Katherine Jones 6.04.31

U17 Women
1 Charlotte Clouston 3.41.36
2 Sophiemarie Bethell 0.24.14
3 Veronique Sandler 0.27.01

Novice Girls
1 Chelsea Munro 5.38.51

4x
Open Women
1 Harriet Harper (Blenheim)
2 Rita Langley (Wellington)
3 Amy Laird (Christchurch)
4 Helene Fruhwirth

Dual Slalom
Senior Women
1 Amy Laird (Christchurch)
2 Rita Langley (Wellington)

Freeride Foundation: It's Alive!

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