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MTB News & Racing Round-up, August 11, 2009

Date published:
August 11, 2009, 21:55

Edited by Sue George, Mountain Bike Editor

Welcome to our regular roundup of what's happening in mountain biking. Feel free to send feedback, news, & releases to mtb@cyclingnews.com and results, reports & photos to cyclingnews@cyclingnews.com.

  • Kabush sets all-time cross country win record for US national series races

    Geoff Kabush (Team Maxxis-Rocky Mountain)
    Article published:
    August 11, 2009, 16:53
    By:
    Sue George, Mountain Bike Editor

    Team Maxxis-Rocky Mountain rider wins twice at Mount Snow

    Coming off the biggest win of his career the prior weekend at the Bromont round of the UCI World Cup, Canadian Geoff Kabush (Team Maxxis-Rocky Mountain) was the odds-on favorite to take the win the Mount Snow, Vermont, ProXCT event. He did just that and in doing so, set the record for all-time US National Series cross country race wins. Kabush can boast 15 wins, surpassing the total of his boyhood idol John Tomac.

    Kabush couldn't take anything for granted with cross country competition like Sam Schultz and Jeremy Horgan-Kobelski (both Gary Fisher / Subaru) and Todd Wells (Specialized Factory Racing). From the gun, a likely bunch formed at the front of the race, with Kabush stringing out the field with a huge effort that only Horgan-Kobelski, Wells, Schultz, and Sid Taberlay (Sho-Air) could match.

    On lap two, Schultz put in a big effort to come through the start / finish first, with the otehrs closely behind. The Gary Fisher riders dropped on lap three while Kabush and Wells set the pace and Taberlay sat in. Kabush launched an attack on the final lap that netted him a 1:11 gap at the finish ahead of Taberlay, with Wells in third at 2:01.

    Kabush's ProXCT campaign so far this year has had mixed results. He started the season with a win in in Fontana, but he finished off the top spot in the next two events in Alabama and Colorado. Fellow Canadian Max Plaxton (Sho-Air) took the win at the Colorado event and held the series lead going into Vermont.

    Kabush made it the perfect Mount Snow weekend with a second win on Sunday. He took the short track ahead of Wells and Adam Craig (Giant). The Candian also holds the record for all-time short track wins.

  • Leonard and Harvey top Pro Gravity Tour standings after three events

    Darien Harvey (Cannondale) concentrates on the track.
    Article published:
    August 11, 2009, 14:45
    By:
    Sue George, Mountain Bike Editor

    Yeti sweeps ProGRT men's events at Blast the Mass

    With three of the five US Pro Gravity (ProGRT) events complete, Kain Leonard (Crested Butte Mountain Sports) and Darian Harvey (Cannondale) lead the first-ever ProGRT. The latest standings are below.

    The results include the most recent round three at the Blast the Mass in Snowmass, Colorado. Aaron Gwin (Yeti) and Darian Harvey (Cannondale) won the men's and women's downhill contests. The pair ran away with the wins on a challenging course.

    Another Yeti rider, Australian Jared Graves took the men's four cross title while Rachel Bauer (Banshee-Poison) topped the small women's pro four cross field.
     

    Results

    Men's Standings
    # Rider Name (Country) Team Result
    1 Kain Leonard (Crested Butte Mountain Sports) 100  pts
    2 Chris Heath (Manitou-Hayes) 99  
    3 Chris Boice (Yeti) 90  
    3 Aaron Gwin (Yeti) 90  
    5 Curtis Keene 75  
    Women's Standings
    # Rider Name (Country) Team Result
    1 Darian Harvey (Cannondale) 190  pts
    2 Rachel Bauer (Bansee-Poison) 140  
    3 Jacqueline Harmony (Vixen-Loeka) 130  
    4 Addie Stewart (Go Ride-Hayes) 100  
    5 Katie Holden (Specialized) 75  

  • Australian team finalized for mountain bike worlds

    Sid Tablerlay, who raced in the US for much of 2009, was selected to the Australian National Team for the MTB World Championships.
    Article published:
    August 11, 2009, 12:30
    By:
    Sue George, Mountain Bike Editor

    66 riders selected for World Championship race at home

    Cycling Australia and MTBA selected 66 riders to contest the 2009 UCI Mountain Bike and Trials World Championships in Canberra, Australia, from September 1 to 6.  This latest announcement completes the team.  Previously, only the junior nominations had been announced.

    The team includes many cross country, downhill, four cross and trials riders with international experience and several reigning Oceania Champions.

    Two riders, Trenton Day and Thomas Hubert, were selected but will not compete due to injury.

    Nominations were made according to pre-defined selection criteria. Riders have until Friday, August 14 to appeal non-selections with Cycling Australia.

    Elite men cross country
    - Andrew Blair
    - Dylan Cooper
    - Ben Henderson
    - Christopher Jongewaard
    - Daniel McConnell
    - Sid Taberlay

    Elite women cross country
    - Rowena Fry (Oceania Champion)
    - Joanna Harrington
    - Zoe King
    - Kate Potter
    - Katherine O'Shea
    - Joanna Wall
    - Jodie Willett

    Under 23 men cross country
    - Cal Britten
    - Charlton Durie
    - Nathan Haas
    - Lachlan Norris (Oceania Champion)
    - Paul van der Ploeg

    Under 23 women cross country
    - Gracie Elvin (Oceania Champion)
    - Therese Rhodes

    Junior men cross country
    - Michael Baker
    - Mitchell Codner
    - Trenton Day
    - Cameron Ivory
    - Brendan Johnston
    - Brenton Jones
    - James Peacock (Oceania Champion)

    Junior women cross country
    - Gillian Burgess
    - Shelley Flood
    - Rebecca Henderson (Oceania Champion)

    Elite men four cross
    - Joshua Callan
    - Leigh Darrell
    - Jared Graves (Oceania Champion)
    - Ryan Henderson
    - Thomas Hubert
    - Randall Huntington
    - Luke Madill
    - Sam Willoughby

    Elite women four cross
    - Caroline Buchanan (Oceania Champion)
    - Sarsha Huntington

    Elite men downhill
    - Bryn Atkinson
    - Mitchell Delfs
    - Jared Graves (Oceania Champion)
    - Michael Hannah
    - Samuel Hill
    - Chris Kovarik
    - Jared Rando
    - Nathan Rennie

    Elite women downhill
    - Sarah Booth
    - Cara Smith
    - Claire Whiteman(Oceania Champion)

    Junior men downhill
    - Laurie Dinham
    - William Gower
    - Hans Hadley
    - Antony Moore
    - Tamryn Murrell
    - Shaun O'Connor (Oceania Champion)
    - Rhys Willemse

    Junior women downhill
    - Holly Baarspul

    Junior men trials - 20"
    - Lachlan Sens

    Elite men trials - 20"
    - Morgan Driessens
    - Jack Mullay

    Elite men trials - 26"
    - Joe Brewer
    - Andrew Dickey
    - Nathan Mummery

    Elite women trials - 26"
    - Janine Jungfels
     

  • Sauser's rainbow jersey to be auctioned for charity

    Christoph Sauser (Specialized Factory Racing) in the rainbow stripes.
    Article published:
    August 11, 2009, 11:32
    By:
    Sue George, Mountain Bike Editor

    Proceeds will benefit South African children

    Bike Pure is auctioning the autographed rainbow jersey of current World Champion Christoph Sauser (Specialized Factory Racing) to benefit the Songo.info charity which Sauser backs.

    The World Championship jersey, won in June of 2008 in Val di Sole, Italy, spent the past year travelling on display as a symbol of the Bike Pure's efforts to promote clean, doping-free cycling.

    Sauser has spent the past seven winters in South Africa and last year decided to back Songo.info to support the children of Kayamandi via sport and education. The charity uses sport to cross the barrier between education and play and to broaden the life skills of the children with the goal of keeping them off the path of drugs and crime.

    The autographed jersey is framed (37 x 28 inches / 93 x 71 cm) and includes a caption that reads "Christoph Sauser (Team Specialized), 2008 World Mountain Bike Champion to Bike Pure"

    All proceeds from the auction, which ends August 17, will go to Songo.info.

    To participate in the auction, visit http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=220465366164#ht_865wt_960

  • Alvarez fractures arm

    Ivan Alvarez (Giant Italia)
    Article published:
    August 10, 2009, 18:30
    By:
    Sue George, Mountain Bike Editor

    Giant Italia star out for six weeks

    Team Giant Italia's Ivan Alvarez Guiterrez crashed at the HC-category International Mountain Bike Race in Bern, Switzerland, on Sunday and broke his arm. Alvarez will be out of competition for six weeks, which means he will miss the World Championships in Australia and the final World Cup in Austria.

    Alvarez fractured his radius in the crash and immediately underwent surgery in Switzerland.

    "Starting next week, we will focus on the last part of the season and define a new calendar for our team leader," said Team Manager Gianfranco Bechis of Alvarez's recovery. "In the month of October, Team Giant Italia will attend the Roc d'Azur, the Gimondi Bike and the La Prevostura marathon.
     

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