Gravity East Series Recap

The final race of the Gravity East Series is happening right now. Here are the results from the last three events. For more information, visit GravityEastSeries.com.

October 3-4
Mount Snow, VT
Downhill
Pro Women
1. Dawn Bourque
2. Karen Eagan
3. Lauren Petersen

Cat. 1 Women
1. Susan DelPino
2. Becky Gardner
3. Charlene Smith
4. Kate Parhiala

Cat. 2/3 Women
1. Rebecca Bagley
2. Laura Drenen
3. Miranda Cox
4. Jennifer Tammam
5. Jennel Ortiz

Dual Slalom
Pro/Cat. 1 Women
1. Karen Eagan
2. Kate Parhiala

Cat. 2/3 Women
1. Amy Hermann
2. Jennel Ortiz

September 26-27
Blue Mountain Resort, PA
Downhill
Pro Women
1. Karen Eagan
2. Dawn Bourque
3. Hillary Elgert
4. Stephanie Gubernat

Cat. 1 Women 19-29
1. Kristine Koch
2. Kate Parhiala
3. Hannah Trimble

Cat. 1 Women 30-39
1. Susan DelPino

Cat. 2 Women 19-29
1. Leslie Litton

Cat. 2 Women 30-39
1. Karen Clymer

Cat. 3 Women 19-29
1. Becky Bagley
2. Rachael Baxter
3. Christy Allebach

Cat. 3. Women 30-39
1. Jennel Ortiz

Cat. 3 Women 40+
1. Christine Deihl

Dual Slalom
Pro/Cat. 1 Women
1. Dawn Bourque
2. Kate Parhiala
3. Karen Eagan
4. Hannah Trimble

Cat. 2/3 Women
1. Karen Clymer
2. Rachael Baxter
3. Christy Allebach

August 29-30
Whiteface 5K Dowhill, NY
Downhill
Pro Women
1. Dawn Bourque
2. Karen Eagan
3. Alexandra Lacroix
4. Jennifer Wolf
5. Stephanie Gubernat

Cat. 1 Women
1. Becky Gardner
2. Susan DelPino
3. Stacy Benenke
4. Kristine Koch

Cat. 2/3 Women
1. Candace Ellicott
2. Rebecca Bagley
3. Mel Frazier
4. Anne Minor
5. Jennel Ortiz

Dual Slalom
Pro/Cat. 1 Women
1. Karen Eagan

Cat. 2/3 Women
1. Nicky Frechette

Sugarbush Gravity East Series Results

The Gravity East Downhill Series race at Sugarbush, VT took place August 1-2. Dawn Bourque continued her winning streak with a decisive victory here. The next Gravity East Series race will be held at Wilmington, NY August 29-30. The Whiteface 5K Downhill is the longest downhill race on the East Coast, and is known for being an epic weekend. For more information, visit GravityEast.com.

Pro Women
1. Dawn Bourque
2. Karen Eagan
3. Alexis Wruble
4. Susan DelPino

Cat 2/3
1. Rebecca Bagley
2. Meredith Mansfield

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.

Gravity East Series Race #5 Results

On the 17th, Sugarbush, VT hosted the fifth race in the Gravity East Series. I've only been able to track down Pro Women's results, so if anyone knows where I can find the rest, give a holler. I found these results at DerailedOnline.com.

Pro Women
1. Dawn Borque
2. Lauren Petersen
3. Alicia Hamilton

Melissa Buhl Wins US Downhill National Championship

Melissa Buhl snagged her third US National Championship jersey of the year today. She won the women's pro downhill by 3 seconds over Marla Streb. Yes, Marla Streb. Kathy Pruitt, the 2007 Downhill National Champ, flatted in her race run.

Pro Women
1. Melissa Buhl
2. Marla Streb
3. Dawn Bourque
4. Darian Harvey
5. Allegra Burch
6. Lauren Petersen
7. Karen Eagan
8. Alexis Wruble
9. Kathy Pruitt
10. Kathi Krause
11. Stephanie Hatalsky
12. Alicia Hamilton
13. Jessica Vogt
14. Connie Misket
15. Kimber Gabryszak

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