CCCX #5 Downhill Results

The fifth race in Northern California's CCCX downhill series took place this weekend in Toro Park. The next race is May 25.

Sport Women
1. Eryn Hughes
2. Leigh Etheridge
3. Deborah Vitale
4. Ashley Hernandez

Beginner Women
1. Roxanne Canent

Junior Girls 18 & Under
1. Morgan Compton

We found our results on www.cccx.org.

Maribor World Cup Downhill Results

Sabrina Jonnier continues to dominate the World Cup scene with a win at the first race of the season in Maribor, Solvenia. She narrowly edged out Rachel Atherton for the victory.

Downill Finals
1. Sabrina Jonnier (Fra) Team Maxxis 3.14.31
2. Rachel Atherton (GBr) Animal Commencal 3.14.49
3. Emmeline Ragot (Fra) Suspension Center 3.21.80
4. Fionn Griffiths (GBr) Norco World Team 3.23.61
5. Floriane Pugin (Fra) Playbiker - Iron Horse 3.23.95
6. Céline Gros (Fra) Solid Aclass Factory Team 3.25.98
7 . Tracy Moseley (GBr) Kona 3.26.89
8. Mio Suemasa (Jpn) MS-Intense Factory-Racing 3.29.54
9. Petra Bernhard (Aut) 3.33.45
10. Myriam Nicole (Fra) 3.34.78
11. Claire Buchar (Can) 3.35.81
12. Miriam Ruchti (Swi) Sport Promotion 3.37.83
13. Katy Curd (GBr) 3.38.27
14. Anais Pajot (Fra) Team Sunn 3.39.33
15. Anita Molcik (Aut) 4 Elements Yeti/Hotec/Rsp 3.40.27
16. Kathleen Pruitt (USA) 3.40.48
17. Joanna Petterson (RSA) 3.43.86
18. Dalma Kiss (Hun) 3.47.63
19. Birgit Braumann (Aut) 3.49.30
20 . Pascaline Reusser (Swi) 3.52.13

We found our results on www.cyclingnews.com.

Maribor World Cup 4X Results

Anneke Beerten controlled the women's mountaincross event in Maribor, Slovenia this weekend. She won both the qualifier and the final to take the first World Cup 4X victory of the season.

Elite Women Finals
Big Final
1. Anneke Beerten (Ned) Ms-Intense Factory-Racing Factory-Racing
2. Anita Molcik (Aut)
3. Fionn Griffiths (GBr) Norco World Team World Team
4. Melissa Buhl (USA)

Small Final
5. Lucia Oetjen (Swi)
6. Helene Fruhwirth (Aut)
7. Castro Fernandez Eva (Spa) Esp
8. Diana Marggraff (Ecu)

Quarter Finals
9. Kathleen Pruitt (USA)
10. Marielle Jonker (Ned)
11. Tereza Votavova (Cze)
12. Katarina Tothova (Cze)
13. Elisa Canepa (Ita) Playbiker - Iron Horse - Iron Horse
14. Angelika Hohenwarter (Aut)
15. Mio Suemasa (Jpn) Ms-Intense Factory-Racing 1.02.13

Elite Women Qualifying
1. Anneke Beerten (Ned) Ms-Intense Factory-Racing
2. Fionn Griffiths (GBr) Norco World Team
3. Melissa Buhl (USA)
4. Mio Suemasa (Jpn) Ms-Intense Factory-Racing
5. Lucia Oetjen (Swi)
6. Diana Marggraff (Ecu)
7. Kathleen Pruitt (USA)
8. Marielle Jonker (Ned)
9. Helene Fruhwirth (Aut)
10. Eva Castro Fernandez (Spa)
11. Elisa Canepa (Ita) Playbiker - Iron Horse
12. Anita Molcik (Aut)
13. Tereza Votavova (Cze)
14. Katarina Tothova (Cze)
15. Angelika Hohenwarter (Aut)

Plattekill Mountain Downhill #1 Results

In addition to being a junior guys' World Championships qualifier, the Plattekill Mountain downhill race on May 4, 2008 was also the first in a series of races at the Roxbury, NY resort. East Coast ripper Vicki Koch was the lone Pro/Expert woman to race, and there was a solid Sport women's showing. The next race at Plattekill will be a dual slalom on June 14.

Pro/Expert Women
1. Vicki Koch

Sport Women
1. Amanda Doughty
2. Tammy Allison
3. Gaelle Hudson
4. Stephanie Eannetta

Beginner Women
1. Taylor Allison

Updated NMBC Gravity Standings

After two USA Cycling National Mountain Bike Calendar Gravity events, the Keyesville Classic and the Chalk Creek Stampede, Joanna Petterson leads the points race. The next chance to gain Gravity points will be at the Angel Fire, NM Chile Challenge May 23-26, 2008.

1.Joanna Petterson
2. Allegra Burch
3. Neven Steinmetz
4. Jessica Vogt
5. Bobbi Watt
6. Jackie Baker
7. Lisa Myklak
8. Rachel Bauer
9. Tiffany Allmandinger
10. Sarah Elworthy
11. Monique Hein
12. Stephanie Hatalsky

We found our results on USACyling.org.

CCCX Series Points Update

These are the overall standings after four CCCX downhill races. The next race takes place May 10, 2008 at Toro Park, CA.

Pro Women
1. Sondra Williamson
2. Chrissie Pinney
3. Fionn Griffiths
4. Joanna Petterson

Expert Women
1. Kelly Moore
2. Lainey Aldridge
3. Sarah Land
4. Rachael Lambert
5. AnneMarie Hennes

Sport Women
1. Roxanne Canent
2. Deborah Vitale
3. Sara Jarrell
4. Rachael Lambert
5. Ashley Hernandez
6. Rebekah Gibson

Beginner Women
1.Roxanne Canent
2. Lauren Brown
3. Sarah Black

We found our results on http://www.cccx.org/.

Tracey Hannah and the World Cup Series

I just spotted the post, Tracey Nicole Hannah Explains Her Decision on Pinkbike.com. The post is a press release from Tracey about why she isn't pursuing the World Cups this season. It's a bummer that no one's stepping up to help her out financially. She's definitely one of the world's best riders and obviously she has a lot of potential. We'll miss her on the podium, but we know that when she's back, she'll be faster than ever!

World Championships Test Race Results

The World Championships organizers held a test event at Commezzadura, Val di Sole, Italy this weekend to prepare for the real thing next month. Several of the world's top women competed in the downhill and mountaincross events. Worlds is happening almost 3 months earlier than normal this year because of the Olympics. We need to remember that this is only a "test", but Sabrina Jonnier took second to Floriane Pugin in downhill. Anneke Beerten took the win in mountaincross.

Downhill

Pro Women
1. Floriane Pugin (Fra) Playbiker -Iron Horse
2. Sabrina Jonnier (Fra) Team Maxxis
3. Emmeline Ragot (Fra) Suspension Center
4. Mio Suemasa (Jpn) Japan Cycling Federation
5. Anais Pajot (Fra) Team Sunn
6. Fionn Griffiths (GBr) British Cycling
7. Emilie Siegenthaler (Swi) Swiss Cycling
8. Myriam Nicole (Fra) Teamayton
9. Céline Gros (Fra) Solid A-Class Factory Team
10. Petra Bernhard (Aut) Ancilloti-FSC Tieschen
11. Miriam Ruchti (Swi) Swiss Cycling
12. Elisa Canepa (Ita) Squadra Nazionale Italiana
13. Sophie Borderes (Fra) Lourdes VTT
14. Elisa Fantonetti (Ita) Ancilloti Team
15. Helene Valerie Fruhwirth (Aut) Ciclopia
16. Katarina Pialova (Svk) CTK Zilina
17. Federica Perardi (Ita) Racing Team Dayco

Mountaincross
1. Anneke Beerten (Ned)
2. Sabrina Jonnier (Fra) Team Maxxis
3. Lucia Oetjen (Swi) Swiss Cycling
4. Mio Suemasa (Jpn) Japan Cycling Federation
5. Fionn Griffiths (GBr) British Cycling
6. Helene Valerie Fruhwirth (Aut) Ciclopia
7. Stephanie Teltscher (Ger) Bund Deutscher Radfahrer
8. Elisa Canepa (Ita) Squadra Nazionale Italiana

We found our results on www.cyclingnews.com.

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.

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Chalk Creek Stampede Results

The first Mountain States Cup gravity races took place in Nathrop, CO this weekend. The racing was limited to the gated variety and counts for MSC series points as well as the USA Cycling National Gravity Calendar series points. Joanna Petterson won both the Pro/Expert women's Mountaincross and Dual Slalom races. She battled Lisa Myklak, who's just returning from an injury she suffered at the Holla for Ya Dolla Jam, for the win in slalom. Joanna took on mountaincross specialists Bobbi Watt and Neven Steinmetz in for the win in mountaincross. The Chalk Creek Stampede is the second race on National Gravity Calendar, and the next gravity races for both series will take place over Memorial Day at the Angel Fire Chile Challenge.

Mountaincross
Pro/Expert Women
1. Joanna Pettersen
2. Bobbi Watt
3. Neven Steinmetz
4. Jessica Vogt
5. Soraya Khalje
6. Rachel Bauer
7. Stephanie Hatalsky

Sport/Beginner Women
1. Janna Renfro
2. Michelle Robertson
3. Jennifer Johnson
4. Brittany Engleking
5. Danika Gillespie
6. Erin Serra

Dual Slalom
Pro/Expert Women
1. Joanna Petterson
2. Lisa Myklak
3. Neven Steinmetz
4. Jessica Vogt
5. Rachel Bauer
6. Sarah Elworthy
7. Monique Hein
8. Soraya Khalje

Sport/Beginner Women
1. Michelle Robertson
2. Danika Gillespie
3. Erin Serra

We found our results on www.racemsc.com.

NMBS Finals Relocate to Brian Head, UT

The NMBS Finals, which were supposed to be held at Tamarack, ID have been relocated to Brian Head, UT. The Finals will keep their original date of August 30 through September 1, 2008. The gravity events at Brian Head will be downhill, Super D, and dual slalom. For more information, visit Blue Wolf Events.