While we've been sorting out our Inventory Liquidation Sale, attending the US National Championships, and riding our bikes, we've been slacking on our results postings. So, in an effort to catch back up, I'd like to start with some European events. We'll do another post in a little while that rounds up some US happenings from the last few weeks.
French Mountain Bike National Championships
Oz en Oisans, FRA
July 19, 2009
Elite Women
1. Celine Gros
2. Sabrina Jonnier
3. Floriane Pugiin
4. Myriam Nicole
5. Anais Pajot
6. Fanny Lombard
7. Sophie Borderes
8. Caroline Sax
9. Sandra Reynier
10. Agnes Delest
11. Lea Fourton
12. Elodie Chesseret
13. Severine Cigana
14. Morgane Jonnier
15. Celine Tyssandier
16. Morgane Charre
17. Laura Guillaume
18. Chloe Gallean
19. Marjorie Cholez
20. Carole Armanet
21. Marlene Jugier
22. Alizee Arthus
23. Laura Lohner
British Mountain Bike National Championships
Peebles, UK
July 19, 2009
Elite Women
1. Tracy Moseley
2. Helen Gaskell
3. Jessica Stone
4. Aimee Dix
5. Sarah Newman
6. Haby-Blu Cann
7. Emma Wareham
8. Reanne Atherton
Junior Women
1. Monet Adams
Juvenile Women
1. Tahnee Seagrave
Master Women
1. Anne Langmaid
Swiss Downhill Cup #2
Wiriehorn, SUI
July 19, 2009
Elite Women
1. Miriam Ruchti
2. Martina Bruhlmann
3. Noemi Derron
4. Caro Gehrig
Junior Women
1. Carina Cappellari
2. Kim Schauff
3. Joanne Muoser
4. Lauriane Darbre
Open Women
1. Franziska Ebinger
2. Fabienne Kratzer
3. Nathalie Daeppen
4. Barbara Katz
5. Eveline Schutz
6. Claudia Von Kaenel
7. Sandra Von Allmen
8. Nicole Zuercher
9. Nadine Kaufmann
10. Caroline Fellay
11. Coraline Reber
IXS Downhill Cup
Leogang, AUS
July 12, 2009
Elite Women
1. Antia Molcik
2. Petra Bernhard
3. Emilie Siegenthaler
4. Miriam Ruchti
5. Martina Bruhlmann
6. Caroline Sax
7. Nicole Beege
8. Lene Fruhwirth
Open Women
1. Sandra von Allmen
2. Nathalie Dappen
3. Ana Raecke
Junior Women
1. Leoni Caroline Dickerhoff
2. Joanne Muoser
3. Tamara Ulrich
Megavalanche
Alpe d'Huez, FRA
July 11, 2009
1. Anne Caroline Chausson
2. Pauline Dieffenthaler
3. Birgit Braumann
4. Melanie Pugin
5. Estelle Vuillemin
6. Elisabeth Allione Barlet
7. Anka Martin
8. Angela Proctor
9. Claire Buchar
10. Amelie Berchoux
11. Caroline Millet
12. Claire Hassenfratz
13. Sandrine Francois
14. Antje Kramer
15. Leana Gerrard
16. Anne Adam
17. Stephanye Ethoin
18. Alison Campbell
19. Petra Wiltshire
20. Harriet Latchem
21. Lynda Davies
22. Caroline Mayer
23. Jeannette Muller
24. Kerry Wrigglesworth
25. Valerie Priem
26. Jo Cardwell
27. Vannina Chabaud
28. Nikki Grant
29. Caroline Terranova
30. Elodie Pradon
31. Catharine Noble
32. Barbara Bolognesi
33. Anna Walters
34. Marlen Mengeringhausen
35. Nicky Belton
36. Sandrine Charcelle
37. Sonja Granzow
38. Lara Smith Tadeusz
39. Isabelle Urner
40. Catrin Cameron
41. Coralie Rochette
42. Stacy Beneke
43. Susan Mahony
44. Lyndsey Carson
45. Katharina Lehmann
46. Gemma McHenry
47. Helen Ryan
48. Sara Burdon
49. Hannah Reynolds
50. Alison Woodham
51. Faye Stewart
52. Aurore Berruezo
53. Carlien Dawson
54. Llinos Brown
55. Christin Schubert
56. Elaine Barber
British 4X National Championships
Gloucestershire, GBR
July 5, 2009
Elite Women
1. Charlie Phillips
2. Teri Anne Busbridge
3. Katie Radcliffe
4. Suzanne Lacey
NPS #3
Fort William, Scotland
June 28, 2009
Elite Women
1. Aimee Dix
2. Haby-Blue Cann
3. Helen Gaskell
4. Emma Wareham
5. Harriet Latchem
Open Women
1. Manon Carpenter
2. Angela Coates
3. Bex Reilly
Showing posts with label mega avalanche. Show all posts
Showing posts with label mega avalanche. Show all posts
Friday, July 24, 2009
Thursday, July 17, 2008
Avalache Trophy Results
We posted Anka's race report from the Alpe d'Huez Megavalanche event earlier this morning. Then while lurking around on Facebook, I saw that Jackie Harmony was there too. She took 15th. Another interesting thing about this race is that Ophelie David, who may be best known in the US for her skiercross racing, took the women's win in 1:02:03 , just 51 seconds ahead of Birgit Braumann.
1. Ophelie David
2. Birgit Braumann
3. Antje Kramer
4. Monkica Rosifka
5. Caroline Sax
6. Sonja Granzow
7. Anka Martin
8. Nathalie Cuche
9. Angela Proctor
10. Solveig Lindgren
11. Nadine Sapin
12. Stephanye Ethoin
13. Caroline Millet
14. Rachel Evans
15. Jacqueline Harmony
16. Amparo Ausina
17. Sara Dyson
18. Sara Burdon
19. Franziska Morganti
20. Nicky Vincent
21. Elsa Bates
22. Susan Mahony
23. Amanda Siegert
24. Nicky Belton
25. Alison Campbell
26. Rhiann Atherton
27. Helen Antram
28. Barbara Bolognesi
29. Valerie Priem
30. Anne Langmaid
31. Sian James
32. Charlotte Robinson
33. Joanne McCallum
34. Martha Tullberg
35. Fiona Buttrey
1. Ophelie David
2. Birgit Braumann
3. Antje Kramer
4. Monkica Rosifka
5. Caroline Sax
6. Sonja Granzow
7. Anka Martin
8. Nathalie Cuche
9. Angela Proctor
10. Solveig Lindgren
11. Nadine Sapin
12. Stephanye Ethoin
13. Caroline Millet
14. Rachel Evans
15. Jacqueline Harmony
16. Amparo Ausina
17. Sara Dyson
18. Sara Burdon
19. Franziska Morganti
20. Nicky Vincent
21. Elsa Bates
22. Susan Mahony
23. Amanda Siegert
24. Nicky Belton
25. Alison Campbell
26. Rhiann Atherton
27. Helen Antram
28. Barbara Bolognesi
29. Valerie Priem
30. Anne Langmaid
31. Sian James
32. Charlotte Robinson
33. Joanne McCallum
34. Martha Tullberg
35. Fiona Buttrey
Anka's Megavalanche Race Report
Fluidride athlete Anka Martin sent out this Megavalanche race report this morning. She raced the Avalanche Trophy at Alpe d'Huez, France last weekend:
So with all my years of racing downhill and recently racing some pretty tough endurance cross country events, I can truly say that I have just completed the toughest, most grueling race that I have ever entered.
Imagine 1400 people all sprinting off as fast as they can possibly go down 30km of super technical singletrack and ice, with more than 4000 meters of descent. Sven and I just got back from racing the Megavalanche in Alpe d'Huez, France and it was the best, most exciting race that I have ever done. It was organized chaos and I loved every minute of it.
The scenery and the singletrack were breathtakingly beautiful, so majestic and vast, the trails just carried on for days. The altitude was something else. It felt like I had a concrete block tied to my chest that I could feel with every gasping breath I tried to take. The course was so technical that you had to wear full body armor, full face helmets and goggles. We raced on our Ironhorse MK111, 5" trailbikes, because there is also a lot of climbing involved and frankly I would have died if I were on my DH rig. They were set up full xc style, with 3 rings and no suspension seatpost.
It took us two full days to practice the two race tracks.It is so vast out there, you ride through and to different towns and you have to catch buses and ski lifts back to towns, and it was all very confusing to get dialed and with 1400 other people, the bus and lift lines could take a while.
Riding down the glacier was the scariest, weirdest thing ever, you get to the top of this huge mountain, get off the lift as usual, put on your goggles, look over the edge and take off on the ice, not knowing what the hell to do. I got the chest on the seat, bum on the rear wheel, shoe out ski technique dialed, except for the cramps that developed after a while of holding such a position - the glacier is about 5km long and steeeeeep!
On the Friday you have to race a qualifying race to seed for the main race on Saturday. The track was 15km long, starting at 2810 m and dropping down to 1290 m. The track that was way more suited for a downhill bike that a little xc bike, but under race pressure, I rode that little xc bike of mine as if I was on my DH bike. I paid the price though, with a front flat near the top part of the track, while lying in the front five girls. Flustered and in complete disbelief of my luck, I pulled off the track and tried to fix the flat as quickly as I could, only to find my CO2 cartridge didn't work anymore. I had given Sven my pump earlier in the day, and luckily I had another cartridge to half fill my tire. Now in a complete flat spin, I jumped back on track and started passing back the girls that passed me, knowing that I had to finish in the top 32 to get a front row start in the race. I ended up 29th and secured my spot in the race. Phew...
Waking up to a massive storm with thunder and lightning and pouring rain on race day, I knew we were in for a treat. The start was at 3300 m and we would finish at 720m, dropping 2580 m in 30 km. You have to get on the chair lift 2 hours before your start, to get all the way to the top, so setting off in the pouring rain at 7am, I had no idea what to expect. The race almost got canceled because of the storm, and we couldn't get up to the glacier - it was dumping snow, so they changed the start to the beginning of the Qualifying track and then it merged into the Mega track. With major delays, we ended up waiting in the pouring rain and cold for three hours before we raced.
You can imagine how great it felt to be in a mass start and not being able to feel your hands and feet, never mind trying to ride your bike and dodge all the people...and that is exactly what we did. It was the most technical riding I have ever done on a little bike. I got the hole shot at the start - wishing now that I had done some more four-cross races in my day, and off I went. My body went into complete lactic shock after the first few turns and my hands were still numb from the cold. It was insane, with people falling down cliffs all around you, and falling in the snow and ice, and cutting you off, it was painful. My chain kept coming off, and I had to stop three times to put it back on and get it untangled from my derailleur, super frustrating not having a chain guide and a suspension seatpost for the climbs.
It was so hard to pass people as it was just gnarly singletrack riding, I tried to pass whenever I could, and after 1h8min, I finally crossed the finish line in 7th place - only 30 seconds from 4th place. I was so stoked to be done and pretty happy with my placing considering all my mechanical stops. I have never been so physically exhausted after any other race - even the Cape Epic. 100 women were entered, 55 were left after qualifying, and 35 managed to finish the race. Sven killed it too, he was 88th out of 1400 guys - not bad for someone that has hardly been riding at all.
It would be such a fun event to get a bunch of friends together to do - a definitive must for next year.
So with all my years of racing downhill and recently racing some pretty tough endurance cross country events, I can truly say that I have just completed the toughest, most grueling race that I have ever entered.
Imagine 1400 people all sprinting off as fast as they can possibly go down 30km of super technical singletrack and ice, with more than 4000 meters of descent. Sven and I just got back from racing the Megavalanche in Alpe d'Huez, France and it was the best, most exciting race that I have ever done. It was organized chaos and I loved every minute of it.
The scenery and the singletrack were breathtakingly beautiful, so majestic and vast, the trails just carried on for days. The altitude was something else. It felt like I had a concrete block tied to my chest that I could feel with every gasping breath I tried to take. The course was so technical that you had to wear full body armor, full face helmets and goggles. We raced on our Ironhorse MK111, 5" trailbikes, because there is also a lot of climbing involved and frankly I would have died if I were on my DH rig. They were set up full xc style, with 3 rings and no suspension seatpost.
It took us two full days to practice the two race tracks.It is so vast out there, you ride through and to different towns and you have to catch buses and ski lifts back to towns, and it was all very confusing to get dialed and with 1400 other people, the bus and lift lines could take a while.
Riding down the glacier was the scariest, weirdest thing ever, you get to the top of this huge mountain, get off the lift as usual, put on your goggles, look over the edge and take off on the ice, not knowing what the hell to do. I got the chest on the seat, bum on the rear wheel, shoe out ski technique dialed, except for the cramps that developed after a while of holding such a position - the glacier is about 5km long and steeeeeep!
On the Friday you have to race a qualifying race to seed for the main race on Saturday. The track was 15km long, starting at 2810 m and dropping down to 1290 m. The track that was way more suited for a downhill bike that a little xc bike, but under race pressure, I rode that little xc bike of mine as if I was on my DH bike. I paid the price though, with a front flat near the top part of the track, while lying in the front five girls. Flustered and in complete disbelief of my luck, I pulled off the track and tried to fix the flat as quickly as I could, only to find my CO2 cartridge didn't work anymore. I had given Sven my pump earlier in the day, and luckily I had another cartridge to half fill my tire. Now in a complete flat spin, I jumped back on track and started passing back the girls that passed me, knowing that I had to finish in the top 32 to get a front row start in the race. I ended up 29th and secured my spot in the race. Phew...
Waking up to a massive storm with thunder and lightning and pouring rain on race day, I knew we were in for a treat. The start was at 3300 m and we would finish at 720m, dropping 2580 m in 30 km. You have to get on the chair lift 2 hours before your start, to get all the way to the top, so setting off in the pouring rain at 7am, I had no idea what to expect. The race almost got canceled because of the storm, and we couldn't get up to the glacier - it was dumping snow, so they changed the start to the beginning of the Qualifying track and then it merged into the Mega track. With major delays, we ended up waiting in the pouring rain and cold for three hours before we raced.
You can imagine how great it felt to be in a mass start and not being able to feel your hands and feet, never mind trying to ride your bike and dodge all the people...and that is exactly what we did. It was the most technical riding I have ever done on a little bike. I got the hole shot at the start - wishing now that I had done some more four-cross races in my day, and off I went. My body went into complete lactic shock after the first few turns and my hands were still numb from the cold. It was insane, with people falling down cliffs all around you, and falling in the snow and ice, and cutting you off, it was painful. My chain kept coming off, and I had to stop three times to put it back on and get it untangled from my derailleur, super frustrating not having a chain guide and a suspension seatpost for the climbs.
It was so hard to pass people as it was just gnarly singletrack riding, I tried to pass whenever I could, and after 1h8min, I finally crossed the finish line in 7th place - only 30 seconds from 4th place. I was so stoked to be done and pretty happy with my placing considering all my mechanical stops. I have never been so physically exhausted after any other race - even the Cape Epic. 100 women were entered, 55 were left after qualifying, and 35 managed to finish the race. Sven killed it too, he was 88th out of 1400 guys - not bad for someone that has hardly been riding at all.
It would be such a fun event to get a bunch of friends together to do - a definitive must for next year.
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