Fluidride Cup #6 and Overall Series Results

Jill Kintner won the last race of the 2009 Fluidride Cup on September 27th at Mt. Hood, OR. Katrina Strand took the overall series title. For the full series results, visit Fluidride.com.

#6
Pro Women
1. Jill Kintner
2. Dawn Fidler

Cat. 1 Women
1. Chelsey Stevens
2. Jaime Rees
3. Cassandra Stamm

Cat. 2 Women
1. Jennifer Tell
2. Hailey Sou
3. Kathy Malvern
4. Jen Schenk
5. Yvonne Gillette
6. Amy Torget
7. Samantha Carston
8. Amanda Bauer

Cat. 3 Women
1. Ann Davis
2. Rachel DeLateur

Cat. 3 Junior Women
1. Kim Westenhiser
2. Cheyenne Smith

Fluidride Cup #3 Results

The third Fluidride Cup race of the season was held this weekend at Mt. Hood, OR. Lisa Myklak traveled north to take the downhill win by 10 seconds. The next Fluidride Cup race will be held at Mt. Hood on July 11-12. For more information, visit Fluidride.com.

Downhill
Pro Women
1. Lisa Myklak
2. Katrina Strand
3. Joy Mutoli

Cat. 1 Women
1. Chelsey Stevens
2. Jaime Rees
3. Shelby Reilly
4. Cassandra Stamm
5. Kat Sweet

Cat. 2 Women
1. Jennifer Tell
2. Hailey Soukkoth
3. Kathy Malvern
4. Ruth Klein
5. Paige Norman
6. Jen Schenk
7. Ashley Smeltzer
8. Amy Torget
9. Yvonne Gillette

Cat. 3 Women
1. Ann Davis
2. Rachel DeLateur
3. Diana Miller

Cat. 3 Jr. Women
1. Burke Okrasinski
2. Adrianna Moroz
3. Cheyenne Smith

Spring Thaw Downhill Results

Ashland, OR hosted the Spring Thaw Mountain Bike Festival this weekend. If you haven't been to Ashland, it's definitely worth the trip. There are trails just above town, so you can shuttle up and ride all the way back to your house....or the coffee shop where you can get giant chocolate cookies. The downhill course is pretty smooth and really pedally, with lots of tight switchbacks. Leana Gerrard put her cornering skills to the test and took the win over Mariska Chuse.

Pro Women
1. Leana Gerrard
2. Mariska Chuse

Cat. 1 Women
1. Cierra Smith
2. Sandra Ross

Cat. 2 Women 29 & Under
1. Jen Schenk
2. Amber Brock

Cat. 2 Women 30+
1. Elaine Bothe
2. Melissa Boyd

Cat. 3 Women
1. Barbara Jones
2. Ruby Tidd
3. Claire Wright

Full results at Somba.org.

Fluidride Cup Finals

The last race in the Fluidride Cup series actually took place several weeks ago on September 27-28 at Mount Hood, OR. Joy Mutoli represented for the Pro Women's downhill, finishing after a gnarly crash, and she also took the overall series title. Chelsey Stevens won the downhill series for the Expert Women, Cherry Thomas won the Sport Women's downhill series, Yuonne Gillette took the series for the Beginner Women, and Cheyenne Smith won the Junior Beginner Women's series. Chelsey also won the final dual slalom race of the year. Here are the race results. To see the full series standings, visit SkiBowl.com.

Downhill
Pro Women
1. Joy Mutoli

Expert Women
1. Jaime Rees
2. Chelsey Stevens
3. Cassandra Stomm
4. Brooke Shore

Sport Women
1. Cherry Thomas
2. Ashley Smeltzer
3. Jennifer Tell
4. Jessica Serdowich
5. Corrine Greve
6. Amanda Bauer

Beginner Women
1. Yuonne Gillette
2. Rachel Delateur

Junior Beginner Women
1. Cheyenne Smith
2. Adrianna Moroz

Dual Slalom
Pro/Expert Women
1. Chelsey Stevens

Junior Women
1. Cheyenne Smith

Fluidride Cup #5 Results

The fifth downhill race in the Fluidride Cup series was held at Mt. Hood, OR last weekend. Joy Mutoli represented for the Pro Women, and once again, the Sport Women came out in force. Joy, Dawn Lambert, and Cherry Thomas are each leading their respective classes in the points race. The final race of the series will be held September 27-28 at Mt. Hood, OR.

Pro Women
1. Joy Mutoli

Expert Women
1. Dawn Lambert
2. Jaime Rees
3. Chelsey Stevens

Sport Women
1. Cherry Thomas
2. Ashley Smeltzer
3. Jennifer Tell
4. Hailey Olson
5. Summer Northern
6. Corrine Grene
7. Amanda Bauer
8. Leslie Simpson

Beginner Women
1. Yvonne Gillett

Junior Beginner Women
1. Cheyenne Smith
2. Andrianna Moroz

For more information about this series and to see the current points standings, visit Fluidride.com.

Fluidride Cup #4 Results

The fourth Fluidride Cup race was held August 23-24 in Port Angeles, WA. Katie Holden took the Pro Women's downhill win. The next race in the series will take place September 13-14 at Mt. Hood, OR.

Pro Women
1. Katie Holden
2. Joy Mutoli

Expert Women
1. Chelsey Stevens
2. Dawn Lambert
3. Cassandra Stamm
4. Angi West
5. Brook Shore
6. Kat Sweet
7. Jaime Rees

Sport Women
1. Selby Reilly
2. Cherry Thomas
3. Lisa Ness
4. Jessica Serdowich
5. Ashely Smeltzer
6. Jennifer Tell
7. Summer Northern
8. Corrine Greve

Beginner Women
1. Asta Sestrap
2. Yuonne Gillette
3. Amanda Markey
4. Rachel Delateur

We found these results at Fluidride.com.

Willamette Pass Downhill #3 Results

Last weekend, the Oregon Bicycle Racing Association held the third and final race in the Willamette Pass, OR downhill series. Sara Johnson wrapped up the win and took the top place in the series for pro women.

Pro Women
1. Sara Johnson

Expert Women
1. Becca Margulies
2. Melodie Buell

Sport Women
1. Shelby Reilly
2. Cherry Thomas
3. Ashley Smeltzer

Willamette Pass #2 Downhill Results

The second race in the three-race Willamette Pass, OR downhill series was held over the weekend. The Johnson sisters represented the pro women with Sara Johnson taking the win. The final race in the series will take place August 17.

Pro Women
1. Sara Johnson
2. Laura Johnson

Expert Women
1. Melodie Buell
2. Becca Margulies

Sport Women
1. Shelby Reilly
2. Cherry Thomas
3. Ashley Smeltzer
4. Wynne Lokel

Beginner Women
1. Keelin Shea

Willamette Pass Downhill Results

The first Willamette Pass downhill race of the season was held in last weekend. The three-race series is being held at Willamette Pass Resort, OR. The next race is August 3.

Expert Women
1. Melodie Buell

Sport Women
1. Cherry Thomas
2. Ashley Smeltzer
3. Holli Adams
4. LeeAnn Thompson

Results from the Third Fluidride Cup

The third event in the Fluidride Cup series was held last weekend at Mt. Hood, OR. There was no dual slalom due to the snowpack, but the downhill track was good to go. Joy Mutoli represented for the pro women. Once again, the Pacific Northwest sport women's field showed impressive numbers at this race.

Pro Women
1. Joy Mutoli

Expert Women
1. Dawn Lambert
2. Chelsey Stevens
3. Shelby Reilly
4. Brook Shore

Sport Women
1. Summer Northern
2. Cherry Thomas
3. Jessica Serdowich
4. Lisa Ness
5. Ashley Smeltzer
6. Janice Danley
7. Leslie Simpson
8. Susan Himes

Sport Women 18 & Under
1. Ashley Densmore

Beginner Women
1. Corinne Greve

Beginner Women 18 & Under
1. Cheyenne Smith
2. Brittany Bell
3. Nicole Juntunen

Ashland 12-Mile Super D Results

So, it's kind of a downhill/freeridey-type thing, but it's really pedaly too. The Ashland, OR 12-Mile Super-D is quickly becoming one of those races like Downieville--you have to go race it at some point in your career. Starting at the top of Mt. Ashland and ending in downtown, this race is the longest Super-D in the country. Abby Hippely showed she still has some cross country fitness to go with her downhill skills and schooled the women's field by more than three minutes.

Pro Women
1. Abigail Hippely
2. Lea Julson
3. Kristin Kovalik
4. Dani Dance

Expert Women
1. Lindsey Voreis
2. Nicole Strong
3. Emma Worldpeace
4. Natalie Gentry
5. Becca Margulies

Sport Women
1. Therese Conner
2. Melodie Buell
3. Alex Vanderhoff
4. Marie Klemmer
5. Amber Broch
6. Leslie Simpson
7. Michelle Benson
8. Sue Roussel

Spring Thaw Results

Ashland, Oregon's Spring Thaw downhill race is one of those gems you find just off the beaten path. I'd never heard of the Spring Thaw until a few months ago and I was worried about the fact that all of our pro cross country friends were excited about racing the downhill.

The course is fast enough in sections to warrant a big bike, but it's so pedally in other places that a small bike makes sense too. I rode my Glory, and Sara Johnson and Katie Holden showed up on their big rigs. Bend local Anka Martin, who just finished crushing the competition at the Cape Epic, brought her trail bike and schooled us all.

The race is definitely one to put on your list. It's 100% singletrack in the woods with tight turns, fun pumpy sections, and a high speed freeway section. The Southern Oregon Mountain Bike Association gives everyone a free lunch with their entries, and there's a happy community feel in the pits. Oh, and Ashland itself is pretty sweet--if you're a fan of bikes, snow, and Shakespeare (which I am).

Pro Women
1. Anka Martin
2. Jackie Baker
3. Katie Holden
4. Sara Johnson
5. Mariska Chuse
6. Laura Johnson
7. Carrie Barton

Expert Women
1. Sandra Ross

Sport Women 19-29
1. Sabine Steichele
2. Leslie Simpson
3.Jen Schenk
4. Erica Roberts

Sport Women 30+
1. Therese Conner
2. Kerry Howe
3. Melissa Boyd

Beginner Women 19-29
1. Gretchen Sylvestre

Beginner Women 30+
1. Elena Ferch
2. Stephanie Rouse

We found our results on www.somba.org. For information about riding in and near Ashland, visit Ashland Mountain Adventures.