More Bootleg Racing: Screamin Santa Downhill and Super D

The Bootleg Canyon, NV crew just added another race to the roster this winter. The Screamin Santa Double Down Super D and Downhill races will be held outside of Boulder City, NV on December 19-20. The downhill race is a 2-run event, with 2 different courses. The fastest combined time wins. There will also be a speed trap for riders to score prizes for pinning it through that section. For current updates, info and questions visit www.myspace.com/johnsonrockhard.

And don't forget that the Southridge Challenge is next weekend in Fontana, CA: SouthridgeUSA.com.

Bittersweet DH and Super D Results

Gravity racer Francine Johnson promoted the Bittersweet Downhill and Super D races at Bootleg Canyon, NV October 17-18. The race has gotten rave reviews, so we're excited to see more events from her! Jackie Harmony stole the show again, winning the pro women's Super D and downhill races. Special congrats to Nancy Harris for winning her downhill race on her birthday!

Downhill
Pro Women
1. Jackie Harmony
2. Jennifer Wolf

Advanced/Intermediate Women
1. Nancy Harris
2. Kathleen Kingman

Super D
Pro Women
1. Jackie Harmony

Advanced/Intermediate Women
1. Erica Dimitrov
2. Kathleen Kingman

More Racing at Bootleg Canyon!

I just learned about two more races at Bootleg Canyon, NV. The first is the Bittersweet Downhill and Super D this weekend (Oct. 17-18). All Mountain Cyclery is hosting the event, and you can find more information about the race at their website.

The second race, the Dam Cold Downhill, is being hosted by Crash Innovations on January 2-3, 2010. You can find more information about the race by clicking here.

Blast the Mass Results

The fifth race in the Mountain States Cup series took place in Snowmass, CO this weekend. The Blast the Mass races included a 4X, downhill, and Super D. Darian Harvey took the downhill win by about 12 seconds, and Rachel Bauer won 4X. The next MSC with gravity events will be held in Sol Vista, CO on September 4-7. Find more info at RaceMSC.com.

Downhill
Pro Women
1. Darian Harvey
2. Jacqueline Harmony
3. Addie Stewart
4. Rachel Bauer
5. Martha Renn
6. Lisa Reinhard

Cat 1
1. Alisha Gibson
2. Margaret Gregory
3. Christen Boyer
4. Katy Monger

Cat 2
1. Jessica Kirkpatrick
2. Amber Price
3. Kristin Buell
4. Kyra Alexander
5. Lana Lawson

Cat 3
1. Rachel Baxter

4X
Pro Women
1. Rachel Bauer
2. Jacqueline Harmony
3. Martha Renn
4. Darian Harvey
5. Neven Steinmetz
6. Bobbi Kae Watt

Cat 1/2 Women
1. Alisha Gibson
2. Chrisen Boyer
3. Lauren Heitzman
4. Christin McCurdy
5. Lana Lawson
6. Catharine Cantway

Cat 3/Junior Women
1. Lucy Stevens
2. Danika Gillespie

Super D
Open Women
1. Jessica Kirkpatrick
2. Kimber Gabryszak
3. Lynn Bush
4. Mary Hoyle
5. Sonya Bugbee

Women 19+
1. Aubrey Aragon
2. Sara Landis
3. Sarah Rawley
4. Lauren Sullivan

Junior Women
1. Lucy Stevens

Mount Snow Mountain Bike Festival

There are some fun goings on at Mount Snow, VT this weekend. There's a Kenda Cup Pro XC race, but what's really exciting is that there are also downhill and dual slalom races too! Jeff Lenosky's doing a Super Stunt Show. Also, there are mountaincross and mountain bike skills clinics, so if you've always wanted to try racing a different discipline, now's your chance to learn to do it right! Oh, and don't forget the Super D racing, short track, concert, and fireworks! For more information, visit http://mountsnow.com/bikefestival.html.

Utah Downhill Series Wolf Creek Results

The third race in the Utah Downhill Series took place June 20-21 at Wolf Creek Resort, UT. Addie Stewart represented for the Pro Women, winning both the downhill race and the trail bike category. Sarah Kaufmann won the Super D. The next race in the Utah Downhill Series will be held July 25-26 at White Pine Ski Resort, WY. For more information, visit Go-Ride.com.

Downhill
Pro Women
1. Addie Stewart

Trail Bike
Pro Women
1. Addie Stewart
2. Connie Misket

Super D
Pro Women
1. Sarah Kaufmann
2. Addie Stewart

Sundance Showdown Results

The first race of the Utah Downhill Series was held at Sundance, UT last weekend. Ana Rodriguez posted the fastest women's time in the downhill, winning the Cat. 1 race. She was also the only female competitor in the Super D. I'm sure we'll see more girls out at the next race, the Bountiful Bomber, which takes place next weekend in Bountiful, UT. For more information about the series, visit Go-Ride.com.

Downhill
Cat 1 Women
1. Ana Rodriguez
2. Joy Sather

Cat 2 Women 13-18
1. Natalie Dehlinger

Super D
Cat 1 Women
1. Ana Rodriguez

Sea Otter Super D Results

Yes, I know. The Sea Otter Super D is the least Super D-ish of all Super Ds. But without posting the results here, I wouldn't be able to revisit a post I wrote last year. (Click here to do the revisiting).

See, the Super D start has gotten more out of hand than even I could have anticipated. In CyclingNew.com's coverage of the race, they state: "Racers started kneeling, facing away from their bikes with their heads to the ground. Upon the official start, they turned around, ran for their up-side-down bikes and righted them before taking off."

I dearly hope that we will be graced with photos of this start soon. I mean, after months of training and likely no less than a $60 entry fee, you find yourself on the start line on your knees with your head in the dirt? Do race organizers really hate athletes that much? Considering the Sea Otter race involves no singletrack, is it really necessary to devise ridiculous ways to reduce startline congestion?

I know, I wasn't even in the state of California when the race took place. Who am I to comment? Maybe it was the awesomest start ever. Clearly, in the Pro Women's race, the winner was determined by atheticism and smart racing tactics, and the fastest riders emerged on top. But would it have been so different with normal, dignified start? The world will never know.

Pro Women
1. Kelli Emmet
2. Mary-Ellen Ash
3. Rachel Lloyd
4. Wendy Simms
5. Maureen Kunz
6. Jamie Stamps
7. Anina Aaron
8. Shannon Holden
9. Rebecca Rusch
10. Philicia Marion
11. Rachel Throop

18 & Under Women
1. Cayley Brooks
2. Kjersten Lone
3. Christine Weir
4. Nicole Rehder
5. Kristin Brooks

19-29 Women
1. Karla Kingsley
2. Lisa Crowe
3. Vanessa Humic
4. Sarah Land
5. Jennifer Jordan

30+ Women
1. Sharon Hill
2. Kathleen Bortolussi
3. Megan Cordes
4. Shannon Mathis
5. Laura Knight
6. Cindy McFarland
7. Monica Zorrila
8. Dede Cowden
9. Lise McCarthy
10. Cheryl Ekstrom

We found our results on CyclingNews.com and SeaOtterClassic.com.

Edit: Sabine Dukes pointed me to this video clip on WomensCyclingMagazine.com. Eek! :

St. Patty's Day Feast at Bootleg

Thanks to Denmother for reminding us about the St. Patty's Day Feast on our Forum. There will be a Super D race on March 14th, and a downhill race on the 15th at Bootleg Canyon, NV. There's also a memorial ride and party for Brent Thomson after the Super D races on Saturday. Visit Crash Innovations for more information.

Mob in Mojave Info

Bootleg Canyon, Nev-
Downhill Mike with All Mountain Cyclery presents the 4th Annual Mob in Mojave Mountain Bike Race Festival Weekend at Bootleg Canyon, Nevada on Presidents Day Weekend, February 13-15, 2009. The Festival will offer three days of winter mountain bike racing action in the desert featuring three different disciplines of USA Cycling sanctioned gravity racing, live music, race clinics and free on-site camping. The festival will offer spectators and racers Dual Slalom, Super D and Downhill racing action. We will even have professional BBQ supplied by Events Unlimited. Events Unlimited will offer a breakfast and lunch menu, beer, wine and a daily happy hour all 3 days.

The Mob in Mojave will be the first race of 2009 on the USAC National Gravity Calendar and promises to feature racers from both coasts chasing points for the prestigious National Gravity Calendar Championship. In addition two provincial Canadian teams that are training at Bootleg Canyon and several UCI World Cup stars will compete trying to prove their superiority. The Mob in Mojave will allow racers a chance to get a head start on the National Gravity Calendar Series and see how they stack up for the season not to mention escaping the cold winter weather for those in the East and the Pacific Northwest. Pro Downhill Racers will be vying for a $2000.00 Cash Purse. The first 200 race entrants will receive event T-shirts courtesy of Go Ride.com and the top three in each class will be awarded Custom Medals and prizes.

Friday will offer inspection of the courses with a reasonable $20.00 fee for racers to use the shuttle for Downhill & Super D training.

Saturday is when the racing action starts with the Dual Slalom Race in the morning. The Dual Slalom will feature a "Y" course where racers will start in separate tracks, which will merge for some exciting elbow-to-elbow racing. The Super D Race will be held Saturday afternoon. The Super D course will be a challenging 2 + mile event with very little climbing. While all this racing action is going on, three shuttle vehicles will bring racers to the top of the Downhill & Super D courses for a full day of practice. Saturday will wrap up with the Dual Slalom and Super D awards ceremony.

Sunday will be time for the main event The Mob in Mojave Downhill Race offering a $2000.00 cash purse for pro men and women. The 1.5 mile downhill track will be used by all classes and will feature classic Bootleg Canyon Terrain, the faster you go the harder and more technical it will get. The downhill race will finish at Mob in Mojave Race Village featuring the BBQ, live music, vendors, team pits and the restrooms.

Following the success of Downhill Mike's Whiteface, N.Y. 5K DH race, the last race of the weekend will be the Downhill Chainless Open Race which will offer a fun, light hearted way to close out the festival weekend for only $10.00 extra. This Chainless Downhill race will use the exact same course as the main dh course. The Awards Ceremony and raffles will start after this race Sunday afternoon.

The Mob in Mojave is proudly sponsored by the following; All Mountain Cyclery, High Peaks Cyclery SixSixOne, KHS Bicycles, Black Rock Bicycles, Division 26 Clothing, Intense Cycles, E-Thirteen Components, Nema International, Chumba Racing, Gravity Logic, Go-Ride.Com Teko Socks, and Tifosi Optics

Bootleg Canyon is conveniently located 25 miles from Las Vegas, making for easy connections from anywhere and offers world class by entertainment options nearby as well.

SCHEDULE:
Dual Slalom starts at 10:00 am on Saturday
Super D starts at 2:00 pm on Saturday
Downhill starts at 11:00 am on Sunday
(Open practice will be available on all courses until 1/2 hour prior to the start of each discipline.)

The above listed races are permitted and sanctioned by USA CYCLING.

Categories are as follows for Downhill & Super D:
Open pro men & open pro women
Category 1, 2 & 3 in age groups 10-18, 19-29, 30-39, 40-49 & 50 +
A 10-14 age group has been added to the Men's and Women's category 3 (beginner)

Categories are as follows for Dual Slalom
Open pro men & women
Open category 1 men & women
Open category 2 men & women
Open category 3 men & women

A $2,000.00 pro cash purse will be awarded as follows for pro racers in the downhill competition.

Pro Men's 1st place $500.00 Pro Women's 1st place $450.00
Pro Men's 2nd place $300.00 Pro Women's 2nd place $200.00
Pro Men's 3rd place $200.00 Pro Women's 3rd place $100.00
Pro Men's 4th place $150.00 & Pro Men's 5th place $100.00

The top 3 places in all amateur categories for the downhill will win custom event medals and prizes from our sponsors.

The top 3 places in all categories for Dual Slalom and Super D will also win custom event medals & prizes from our sponsors.

Registration can be found on Active.com
Pre - registration is open and will close February 12th at 6:00 pm PST.

Downhill or Super D will be $75.00 each.
$120.00 for Downhill & Super D
All registration fees include Saturday & Sunday shuttles.
Dual Slalom will be $50.00

On-site race registration on Friday, 2-13-09 at 8:00 am.
Registration for Dual Slalom & Super D closes on Friday 2-13-09 at 4:00 pm
Registration for Downhill & Chainless DH closes at 9:30 am on Sunday 2-15-09.

Free on-site camping. For help with lodging and Race n Stay packages please email.

Web Site: www.downhillmike.com
Email: info@downhillmike.com

2009 Mob in Mojave Offers More Bang for Your Buck!

Downhill Mike is promoting the Mob in Mojave downhill, dual slalom, and Super D races at Bootleg Canyon, NV on February 14-15, 2009. This race is the first on the USAC Mountain Bike National Gravity Calendar. Downhill Mike is doing his best to make your trip to the desert totally fun and affordable.

First, the total downhill registration fee is $75, and that includes shuttles on Saturday and Sunday. Friday's shuttles are $20. There will be 3 shuttle vehicles available, so you'll get plenty of practice runs in.

Next, Pro Women will receive cash payouts for 1st-3rd, starting at $450 for first. All other classes receive prizes for 1st-3rd.

The dual slalom course will feature a "Y" format, with a shared finish. It should be super fun to race and to watch!

Also, Gene Hamilton will be setting up a special 2-day race clinic beginning on 2-13-09, to help you get ready for Bootleg's gnarly terrain.

For more information about the Mob in Mojave, visit www.downhillmike.com.

Mongoose Hillbilly Bike Bash

Yes, this is the season that just keeps on giving. Don't hang up your helmets yet, ladies. After you hit the Moab Ho-Down next weekend, keep that Halloween costume handy (the one where you wear the tube top and the Daisy Dukes and well, you get the point) and head out to Vail Lake Resort, CA for the Hillbilly Bike Bash. Visit PCAMTB.com to see if you can handle the utter redneck-edness of this November 8-9 event. Now go show those toothless boys who knows how to ride a bike.

2009 USA Cycling Gravity Calendar

Well, here we go. USA Cycling posted their 2009 Mountain Bike National Gravity Calendar (MBNC) a few weeks ago. This season's calendar has some major changes from seasons past. There are a few things to consider when you look at this calendar.

First, this calendar represents the select few races that USAC has decided to call theirs. The full Mountain States Cup schedule hasn't been released yet. I've contacted Sho-Air, who is promoting a new version of what was previously the National Mountain Bike Series, about whether or not they'll be including gravity events in their calendar. Their series makes up a good portion of the MBNC-Cross Country, but we have yet to see which, if any, venues will also host gravity events.

The National Championships have been relocated to Sol Vista, CO. This change should be awesome. No one was going to Vermont for the Championships there, so we should see a larger crowd and higher level of competition at Sol Vista. Second, although it's in CO, where half of the MBNC is located, it should be pretty easy for riders from all over the country to get there. And the riding at Sol Vista is so rad, that riders from across the country should want to get there.

You'll also notice that there are no UCI points races currently on the calendar. I wouldn't count UCI options out, though. I've contacted Keith at RPM, to find out whether or not they're still finalizing the UCI races, or if there really won't be any options for gravity racers in 2009 (Snowmass, CO and Angel Fire, NM would be the two possible UCI venues).

Other major changes for 2009 include a super-early first race in Boulder City, NV in February; a 4X race at Crested Butte, CO, which usually does not offer a gated racing event; a 4X race at the National Championships, which usually offers dual slalom at the venue; a downhill race at Nathrop, CO, which has traditionally only offered gated racing; and no overlapping dates, which should allow rabid points chasers to make it to each race on the schedule.

I'm not trying to get all nit-picky on a calendar that I know took a lot of time and effort to put together, but I think it's important to take a good look at the schedule in order to make smart decisions about how we'll all spend our time and money next season. USAC's series points are less important than picking the races that we want to attend and can afford to attend. I'll post updates about the Sho-Air schedule, UCI points, and local series calendars as they emerge.

For now, though, here's your 2009 USAC Mountain Bike National Gravity Calendar:

Feb. 14-15 All Mountain Cyclery Mob 'N Mojave Boulder City, NV DH
May 2-3 MSC Chalk Creek Stampede Nathrop, CO DH, 4X, SD
May 9 Massanutten Yee-Ha! McGaheysville, VA DH
May 23-25 MSC Chile Challenge Angel Fire, NM DH, 4X, SD
June 13-14 MSC Wildflower Rush Crested Butte, CO DH, 4X, SD
June 27-28 MSC Blast the Mass Snowmass, CO DH, 4X, SD
July 16-19 USAC National Championships Sol Vista, CO DH, 4X, SD
Aug. 30 4th Annual Whiteface 5K Downhill Lake Placid, NY DH

More Fall-Time Fun: Moab Ho-Down!

Yee-haw! If cool weather, sweet fall foliage, and tacky dirt aren't enough incentive to take a trip to Moab this fall, now you have a real reason: The Moab Ho-Down. The "hootenanny" runs October 24-26. Stop spraying about how much you rip on LPS and Porcupine and prove it by racing it. Costumes, hucking, and plenty of dram-regulated beverages round out the excuses you can list for showing up late to work on Monday. Visit MoabHoDown.com for more info and inspiration.

Rachel Bauer Wins Mountain States Cup Final

Rachel Bauer won the Sol Squared G3 event at Sol Vista, CO this weekend, which also secured her overall points win in the Mountain States Cup series. The G3 consisted of two downhill races and a Super D. The person with the lowest combined time for all three events is the winner. Rachel attended all but one of the MSC races, and she competed in all of the gravity disciplines--downhill, dual slalom, mountaincross, and G3--to take the series title. Neven Steinmetz took second in the series. To see the entire list of series rankings, visit RaceMSC.com.

G3 Pro Women
1. Rachel Bauer
2. Jacqueline Harmony
3. Sage Wilderman
4. Abigail Hippely
5. Neven Steinmetz
6. Jessica Vogt

G3 Expert Women
1. Christen Boyer

G3 Sport Women
1. Jennifer Johnson

Sundance Showdown

Addie Stewart won the Pro Women's Super D at the Sundance Showdown at Sundance Resort, UT on Sunday. She also clinched the title of Utah State Super D Champion. Anna Rodriguez took the state title for the Expert Women, and also rode the fastest Super D time of the day. The downhill race slated for Labor Day was postponed until Saturday, September 6 due to stormy conditions.

Super D
Pro Women
1. Addie Stewart
2. Kimber Gabryszak

Expert Women
1. Anna Rodriguez

Snowmass G3 Results

The seventh race of the Mountain States Cup series was held this weekend at Snowmass, CO. The event was a G3, meaning racers competed in two separated downhill races, as well as a Super-D. Unfortunately, conditions were less than ideal at the 'Mass, and wet and slimy conditions made for some tough racing. Lisa Myklak survived the slop and secured her third MSC win in two weeks. I don't have results from each race, but I did find the combined overall results on the Mountain States Cup website. Rachel Bauer maintains her points lead in the series, with Darian Harvey now in second, and Lisa Myklak in third.

Pro Women
1. Lisa Myklak
2. Darian Harvey

Expert Women
1. Christen Boyer

Junior Expert Women
1. Amber Price
2. Kristin Buell
3. Brittany Engleking
4. Katy Monger
5. Lana Lawson

Crankworx Colorado--It's Happening!

Racing is already underway at Crankworx Colorado in Winter Park. Amy Scherm won the Pro Women's All-Mountain Super D, Nancy Morlock took the Pro Women's Super D, and Jackie Harmony Jackie Harmony smoked the Pro Women's Downhill. (Jackie had the 19th-fastest downhill run of the day.) There are still two more days of contests and racing left at Crankworx Colorado!

All-Mountain Super D
Pro Women
1. Amy Scherm
2. Tami Perrin

Super D
Pro Women
1. Nancy Morlock
2. Amy Scherm
3. Tami Perrin
4. Anne St. Clair

Downhill
Pro Women
1. Jackie Harmony
2. Sage Wilderman
3. Rachel Bauer
4. Amy Scherm
5. Nancy Morlock

Amateur Women
1. Lauren Heitzman
2. Melissa O'Connell

Bald Mountain Challenge Results

The fourth race in the Utah Downhill Series took place at Deer Valley, UT on July 19-20. At the Balt Mountain Challenge, only the Sport women came out to play. The next race in the series is this weekend, August 2-3 at Pomerelle Resort, ID. The Pomerelle Pounder offers a downhill race on Saturday, and a second one on Sunday. What a deal!

Downhill
Sport Women 19+
1. Joy Sather

Super D
Sport Women 19+
1. Kaylee Fisher
2. Claudia Jackson
3. Melanie Bullock

Silveroxx Jam Session Results

Silver Mountain, ID held the Silveroxx 3-race downhill event last weekend. For Saturday's Jam Session, riders had about 4 hours to take as many runs as they wanted on the track. The fastest run from each person counted as their final result. Then there was a Super D on Saturday too. The Enduro DH was held on Sunday. Racers had several hours to try to get as many runs in as possible.

Jam Session
Pro Women
1. Britney White
2. Joy Mutoli

Expert Women
1. Jaimie Rees
2. Chelsey Stevens

Sport Women
1. Valerie Green

Beginner Women
1. Kristin Stevens
2. Corrine Greve

Super D
Pro Women
1. Britney White
2. Joy Mutoli

Expert Women
1. Jaime Reese
2. Chelsey Stevens

Sport Women
1. Valerie Green

Beginner Women
1. Kristin Stevens
2. Corrine Greve

Enduro Downhill
Pro Women
1. Britney White
2. Joy Mutoli

Expert Women
1. Jaime Reese
2. Chelsey Stevens

Sport Women
1. Valerie Green
2. Ashley Densmore
3. Sandy Densmore

Beginner Women
1. Kristin Stevens
2. Corrine Greve