Rachel Lloyd Wins Super D National Championship

For the second year in a row, Rachel Lloyd traveled to Vermont to win the US National Championship Super D. She bested a tough field of downhill and cross country pros like Marla Streb and Katie Compton for the jersey. Emily Parker, Joanna Tuttle, Rozanne Puleo, and Darlene Phillips each took Super D National Championship titles in their respective age groups.

Pro Women
1. Rachel Lloyd
2. Marla Streb
3. Katie Compton
4. Kyia Anderson
5. Pua Sawicki
6. Lindsey Bishop
7. Karen Eagan
8. Danae York
9. Rachel Throop
10. Jennifer Tilley
11. Connie Misket
12. Sarah Kaufmann
13. Shannon Morrison
14. Alexis Wruble
15. Kimber Gabryszak
16. Willow Koerber

Junior Women 18 & Under
1. Emily Parker
2. Elizabeth White
3. Lainey Aldridge
4. Jenny Lewis
5. Maddyson Page
6. Deidre York

Women 19-29
1. Joanna Tuttle
2. Lianna Miller
3. Laura Winberry
4. Emma Worldpeace
5. Gerilynn Swede
6. Kasey Sibrinsz
7. Eileen Dalton

Women 30-39
1. Rozanne Puleo
2. Amanda Pilling
3. Hillary Styer

Women 40 +
1. Darlene Phillips

US National Championships Am. Downhill Results

Lainey Aldridge, Kelly Moore, Amanda Pilling, and Vicki Koch each earned a US Downhill National Championship jersey in their respective Expert Women's age groups today. In Sport Women, Lauren Daney and Kristine Koch each took the titles in their age groups. Beginner Women's winners were Amanda Doughty, Melissa Moran, and Taylor Allison. Yes, what you see below are the entire finishing fields.

Jr. Expert Women
1. Lainey Aldridge

Expert Women 19-24
1. Kelly Moore

Expert Women
1. Amanda Pilling
2. Joy Martin

Expert Women 40-49
1. Vicki Koch
2. Kathleen Herde

Jr. Sport Women 15-18
1. Lauren Daney

Sport Women 19-29
1. Kristine Koch
2. Kasey Sibrinsz

Beginner Women 19-29
1. Amanda Doughty

Beginner Women 30-39
1. Melissa Moran

Junior Women 11-12
1. Taylor Allison

US National Championships Kick-Off

The US National Mountain Bike Championships are underway in Mt. Snow, VT. The gravity events kicked off on Friday with dual slalom. Lainey Aldridge took the Expert Women's US National Dual Slalom title and Kristine Koch took the win for the Sport/Beginner women. The pros qualified today, and Melissa Buhl took the lead over Kathy Pruitt. The pro slalom finals are on Saturday.

Expert Women
1. Lainey Aldridge
2. Vicki Koch
3. Johanne Tuttle
4. Katelyn Parhiala

Sport/Beginner Women
1. Kristine Koch
2. Kathleen Herde
3. Amy Somers
4. Taylor Allison
5. Rebecca Bagley
6. Molly Seal

Pro Women Qualifying
1. Melissa Buhl
2. Kathy Pruitt
3. Darian Harvey
4. Jessica Vogt
5. Allegra Burch