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Mas O Menos 100k - NE
Terlingua, Texas, USA, February 14, 2009
Fawley and Rush the fastest
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Weather perfection glowed on 441 mountain bikers pursuing the finish line of the 2009 Starlight Mas O Menos Mountain Bike Endurance Fest produced by Desert Sports. Rolling wheels and spectators filled the Chili Appreciation Society International site. 100K pro winners were Bryan Fawley (Austin, TX – team Park Place Lexus) with a time of 04:08:05 and Rebecca Rusch (Ketchum, Idaho – team Specialized/Red Bull), breaking the women's record by six minutes with a time of 04:45:25. Fawley and Rusch also won the New Revolution King and Queen of the Hill, by being first to top the gnarly Tres Cuevas Climb – a 15% grade of adult-size rocks. They also won the Starlight Theatre Fastest Man and Woman Award.
Hula hoopers, cheerleaders and jammin' musicians waved participants around the track including home turf Team Desert Spots. Braving the difficult Shimano Youth Kid's Kup course were 19 youngsters.
Lights curled through the desert on the Nite Fun Ride and record numbers met at Lajitas Resort for the Big Bend Ranch State Park Fun Ride. The event was wowed with the Austin Bike Zoo, who brought their creations for folks to ride including an 80' rattlesnake and an outstanding diaphanous butterfly.
For the third year, this event was listed on the USA Cycling Mountain Bike Ultra Endurance National calendar. The Mas O Menos was part of the 2009 Hill Country Bicycle Works Texas Mountain Bike State Championship Marathon Series and racers could also earn points in the Cycle Progress/Pivot Texas State Mountain Bike Championship Series.
The staff, sponsors, CASI, volunteers, Terlingua Fire & EMS, Big Bend and San Angelo Amateur Radio Clubs did a great job putting on the event. The Starlight team provided fabulous food and the local band, Pinche Gringos, the border groove. The organisers want to thank the community for welcoming the cyclists. Bonfires and festivities will return in 2010.
Photography
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Images by Crystal Allbright/www.crystalallbright.com
- Race director, Mike Long, leads out the 2009 Mas O Menos 100k MTB Endurance Fest on an 80' long, 7 seater rattlesnake created by the Austin Bike Zoo.
- Night riders, led by local guide Jeff Renfrow, curled through the Lajitas Trail System on one of the organized Fun Rides at the event. Over 70 cyclists participated in the fun rides which also included the Contrabando Dome trail in the Big Bend Ranch State Park.
- Rebecca and Passeo on Double Trouble – another Austin Bike Zoo assemblage.
- Sandi Turvan (Terlingua, TX) cheered racers at the road crossings.
- Jason Collier of Bike World in San Antonio warms up on race morning.
- Rick Willing of Bloomfield Bicycle Company in Ontario, Canada leads out a category of the over 440 racers.
- Ocotillo and other Chihuhuan Desert thorn laden flora greet the riders.
- Dusty start from the Chili Appreciation Society International host site.
- Fun with hula hoops... how about hoop bowling?
- Pleased at the finish line is first place 100k Men's open winner, Bryan Fawley (Park Place Lexus) of Austin, Texas. He finished the grueling two lap course with a time of 04:08:05. Bryan also won the Starlight Theatre Fastest Man Award and the New Revolution King of the Hill fastest time to the top of Tres Cuevas.
- Texas men dominated the top eight places in 100k Men's open. JT Cody (Solar Eclipse) of San Antonio, Texas is completing his first lap and placed 2nd with a time of 04:14:41
- Breaking the Women's 100k open record by six minutes is Rebecca Rusch (Specialized/Red Bull) from Ketchum, Idaho. Her time 04:45:25. Rebecca also won the Starlight Theatre Fastest Woman Award and the New Revolution Queen of the Hill
- Alice Pennington (S&M/Desalvo Custom Cycles) of Hood River, Oregon, places second in the 100k Women's open with a time of 05:07:28 beating her 2008 time by 9 minutes. She's here with her dad, James Pennington, and Rebecca Rusch.
- Rebecca Rusch shares her victory with Lee Neathery (Bike Barn/Gary Fisher) of Houston, TX. Lee rode her single speed to a 2nd place finish in the 40+ Women's 50k
- The event would not be successful without our dedicated volunteers shown here hydrating racers with water, fruit and Cytomax.
- Sydney Reuter of Cedar Park, TX won a handmade hoop in the Shimano Youth Series Kid's Kup. She is the daughter of Noel Reuter (Bicycle Sport Shop) and Leslie Reuter (Bicycle Sport Shop/Austin Flyers). Leslie held the 100k course record in 2005 & 2006 and returned this year to win her category.
- Spinning wheels, spinning hoops, a spinning success!
- Bryan Fawley (Park Place Lexus) (center) displays his custom made 1st place trophy with timing and scoring folks, Tobin Behling (left) and Cap Carter (right).
- Winding down around the campfire after a dance with the local band, Pinche Gringos, at the CASI site.
- Massage therapist, Ceil Drucker (Terlingua, TX), takes a final spin on the Austin Bike Zoo snake. Ride the animals, feed the riders.
Results
Elite men
1 Bryan Fawley (Park Place Lexus) 4.08.05
2 John Cody (Solar Eclipse) 6.36
3 Sean Sindt (Austin Flyers/Bicycle Sport Shop) 8.59
4 Rick Wetherald (Solar Eclipse) 9.45
5 David Hanes (Ride Away Bicycles) 11.34
6 Scott Henry (Hammerhead) 13.46
7 Stewart Stafford (Austin Flyers/Bicycle Sport Shop) 14.03
8 Mitchell Comardo (Gary Fisher 29er) 16.20
9 Chris Renshaw (918XC) 20.11
10 Kevin Koen (Team Bike Lane) 25.45
11 Lucas Brusseau (Bicycles Plus) 31.19
12 Eric Hess (Austinbikes) 32.23
13 Alex Morgan (Cycle Progression) 32.53
14 Kevin Willson (WoodyCreek Tavern/Hub of Aspen) 33.05
15 Harry Precourt (International Bike Centers) 33.40
16 Mason Quintana (Austin Bikes) 46.31
17 Yuri Hauswald (Marin Bikes.com) 58.38
18 Greg Martin (Dale's Pale Ale) 1.07.19
19 Jason Asay 1.08.26
20 Joshua Rosby (Raising Cane's Racing) 1.09.26
21 Noel Reuter (Bicycle Sport Shop) 1.13.48
22 Craig Kunz (Austin/Bicycle Sport Shop) 1.15.20
23 Doug Johnson (Bandwagon Racing) 1.53.23
24 Christopher Michels (Watchung Wheelmen) 2.39.38
DNS Kip Biese (Old Town Bike Shop)
DNF Matthew Beaton (Tokyo Joes)
DNF Travis Brown (Trek/FRS)
DNF Daniel Opdyke (Texas Tough/Team Hotel San Jose)
DNF Raymond Hall (Trek/VW Regional Team)
DNF Chuck Gibson (FEIT)
DNF John Mylne (Niner bikes)
DNF Wiley Mosley (Quatro Cuervas)
Elite women
1 Rebecca Rusch (Specialized/Red Bull) 4.45.25
2 Alice Pennington (S&M/Desalvo Custom Cycles) 22.01
3 Claire McKenna (Team Hammerhead) 29.56
4 Melanie Etherton 31.34
5 Danielle Musto (Kenda-Tomac-Hayes) 33.26
6 Sara Krause (Team NRC) 1.00.49
Senior men A 19-29
1 Payson McElveen (Bicycle Sport Shop) 4.17.49
2 Justin Wallace (Colonel's) 1.38
3 Blake Vogos (Sustainable Cycling) 26.09
4 Sem Gallegos (Team Ortho/Sage Cycles) 29.33
5 Eric Fleming (Dallas Bike Works/Orbea) 32.52
6 jeremy morris (B&B Bicycles) 33.58
7 Joshua Clark (Colonel's Army) 39.51
8 Matthew Kocian (Big Pig Racing) 40.41
9 Ryan Dromgoole (PACC) 43.24
10 Pete Ridilla (918-XC) 46.40
11 Ryan Haglund (Solar Eclipse) 47.58
12 Patrick Quilter (Raising Cane's Racing) 57.40
13 Scott Schroen (Bicycle Sport Shop) 1.07.03
14 Joseph Garcia (NRC/PedalMasher) 1.09.29
15 Andrew Pentico (Goodwin Sports & Dishes) 1.19.48
16 Brian McGrath (Sugar Cycles-180) 1.20.47
17 Dustin Flint (Tiger Cycling) 1.27.20
18 Joe Walker (Austin Bike/Revenant) 1.31.02
19 Patrick Barrett (NRC/Pedalmasher) 1.45.23
20 aiar ghelber (UH Cycling) 1.56.06
21 Russel Schmidt (Mad Duck) 2.04.21
22 Chris Lorance (Ouch My Shoulder) 2.51.51
23 Christopher Woods (Team McAllen) 2.57.54
DNF Michael Woodard (Bicycle Sport Shop)
DNF Sean Duckett (The Lazy Elevators)
DNF Joshua Tschuor (Team Bike Lane)
DNF Michael Wilder (North Texas)
DNF Christopher Rice (Bikesport/Ion)
DNF Scott Womack (918XC)
DNF Justin Berndt (NRC / Pedalmasher)
Senior men A 30-39
1 Elliot McKinney (Solar Eclipse) 4.29.58
2 Justin Farmer (Visenka Cycling) 6.07
3 Andrew Yates (Beef and Pie) 8.40
4 Bobby Etheridge (Real T Team / Tortoise Racing) 9.56
5 Jeff Turner (Dallas Bike Works) 10.46
6 Sergio Angulo (Hammerhead Bikes) 21.21
7 Jeff Carmody (Bike Lane) 21.26
8 Dave Esper (Hammerhead) 24.08
9 Jason Betz (Team Sponsorus Cycling) 26.39
10 Brian Darby (Bikesport/Ion) 28.49
11 Jon Cotton (Real T Team / Tortoise Racing) 32.29
12 Ryan Cody 33.59
13 Shaun Taylor (Sugar Cycles) 37.21
14 Robert Sisk (Bikesport/ION) 37.43
15 Toby Smith (Park Place Dealerships/Dallas Bike Works) 37.58
16 Tre' Haydel (Raising Cane's Racing) 38.05
17 Keith Gray (Colonel's Bikes) 40.05
18 Dave Crewe (Ellsworth) 40.19
19 Steve Etherton 40.23
20 Tim Keating (Austin Flyers) 49.23
21 Hector Moya (Team Hammerhead) 58.11
22 Jason Collier (Bikeworld) 59.26
23 Rey Madolora (Ozone) 1.08.20
24 Jason Maloney (Bikelane) 1.14.27
25 Thomas Klemcke 1.19.12
26 Andrew Sprafke (Green Mountain Sports) 1.36.42
27 Bryan Hjelm (Team Six) 1.39.41
28 Brent Thompson (Bicycle Sport Shop) 1.41.03
29 Corey Moser (Tender Gooch) 1.43.34
30 Russell Adams 1.48.16
31 Justin Cremer (Bikesport / ION) 1.49.13
32 Khaled Noueilaty 1.54.50
33 James Webb (Team NRC) 2.08.45
34 Robert Trujillo 2.18.43
DNS Wells Wakefield
DNS Jimmy Montreuil (Austin Bikes)
DNS Ramsey Foster (NRC Factory Goodness)
DNS Yater Lynch (PACC)
DNS Chris Davis (Sendera)
DNF Paul Burpo (Southern Elite)
DNF Jaime Sanchez (Colonel's Bike)
DNF Travis Justilian (Team Cycle Progression)
DNF Brian De Groodt (Dos Trotugas)
DNF Teryle McEwen
DNF Chris Egan
DNF Jeff Park (Solar Eclipse)
DNF Christopher Campana (Steamworks Brewing Co.)
DNF Joshua Henderson (Cycle Progression)
Senior men A 40-49
1 Freddy Moore (NRC/Pedalmashers) 4.49.23
2 Adam Salladin (Hill Country Bicycle Works/FCB) 0.54
3 Peter Stewart (Bikesport) 2.13
4 Warren Oldham (Colavita New Mexico) 15.39
5 Kevin Barton (Hill Country Bicycle Works) 18.32
6 Brian Zettner (Zettner Mows) 21.03
7 Chris Carlson (Matrix/Richardson Bike Mart) 22.35
8 Mark Landeck (Team Tilson Homes) 25.39
9 Barton Beddingfield (Austin Flyers/Bicycle Sport Shop) 28.27
10 David Campbell 29.33
11 Richard Miller (McKinney Velo) 31.33
12 Guy Vleugels (Pedales) 33.04
13 Mike Record (Crank Monkey) 33.59
14 Michael Rossi (Bikesport/Ion) 34.02
15 Charles Bisantz (Jack & Adams) 39.24
16 Blake Roberts (Austin Flyers/Bicycle Sport Shop) 45.50
17 Joey Machado (Austin Flyers) 50.28
18 Charley Rome (Delta Racing) 50.49
19 Edward Tasch 54.29
20 Jose Avalos (Pedales) 1.00.33
21 Matthew Irvin 1.02.16
22 Trevor Downey 1.04.00
23 James Isaacks (Bike Barn/Subaru/Gary Fisher) 1.07.16
24 Jim Thomas (Team Sage Cycles) 1.08.06
25 Don Losawyer (PACC) 1.09.50
26 Andrew Roginski (Hammerhead Bicycles) 1.14.40
27 Theodore Rymal III 1.16.07
28 Dwayne Marchant (Austin Flyers/Bicycle Sport Shop) 1.16.52
29 Philip Teitel (P -n- J -n- J) 1.17.37
30 Jeff Perkins 1.27.17
31 Jeff Rice (South Central Racing) 1.33.01
32 Holt Harlan (Bikesport) 1.33.55
33 Michael Lutomski (GHORBA.org) 1.34.50
34 Francois LaFontaine (Dallas Bike Works/Hooters) 1.40.29
35 Michael Celaya 1.47.42
36 Rick Anderson (Bicycle Sport Shop) 1.49.28
37 Matt Long (WOODLAND CYCLE RACE TEAM) 1.50.46
38 Samuel House (Bicycle Sport Shop) 2.17.39
39 Marco Chalaby (Team Solar Eclipse) 2.28.56
40 Karel Vanlookeren 2.44.13
41 Alex Hernandez (Big Pig Racing) 1.35.37
60 Lin Waters 1.40.28
DNS Lars Frazer (Cycle Progression)
DNS Chris Patrick (Bicycles Plus)
DNF William Moritz (Team Lone Wolf)
DNF Kelly Kerby (Hammerhead Bikes)
DNF Gordon Richardson (Bikesport/Ion)
DNF Bill Simons (CCRCC/ICS)
DNF Doug Harper (NRC/Pedalmasher)
DNF Paul Snyder (Bicycle Sport Shop)
DNF Robert Brown (Mad Duck)
DNF Kevin Fontenot (Team Bike Lane/WCCRT)
DNF Dennis Kruse (Team Sage Cycles)
DNF Mike Healey (Hammerhead)
DNF Dr. Douglas Webb (Texas Pro-Health Racing)
DNF Antonio Torrini (Hammerhead Bikes)
DNF Jack Gutweiler (Bikesport/Ion)
DNF John Larson (Dallas Bike Works/Hooters)
DNF Alex Arumi (Cycle Progression)
DNF Joel Grimmett (Lone Star Racing Club)
DNF Beto Boggiano (Pure Austin Fitness)
DNF Allan De Jong (Peak Fitness)
Senior men A 50+
1 Dave Kraig (Rattle Yer Dags) 5.12.41
2 ray porter (YBS Bikes) 11.33
3 Kevin Highfield (Southern Elite/Sun &Ski Sports) 13.13
4 W Hill Abell (Austin Flyers/Bicycle Sport Shop) 18.54
5 Mark Yuhas (Desert Sports) 25.13
6 Spencer Jewell (Sage Cycles) 28.27
7 George Heagerty (USA Cycling) 40.55
8 Michael Coe (Ed's Body Shop) 42.52
9 Rick Morris (Team Sage Cycles) 54.05
10 John Bartle (Violet Crown) 1.01.21
11 Frederic Schmid (Bicycles Outback) 1.04.03
12 Rodney Killebrew (Hill Country Bicycle Works) 1.24.02
13 Desmond Rolf (Bikesport/Ion) 1.27.15
14 Mark Gerow (FabLab Designs) 1.32.15
15 Richard Suggs (NRC/Pedal Masher) 1.36.21
16 Marshal Bird 2.00.51
DNF Bohumil Kral
DNF Mark Robinson (NRC/Pedalmashers)
DNF James Pennington
DNF Wayne Johns (Matrix)
DNF John Howell (NRC/Pedalmasher)
DNF Paul Johns (B&B Bikes)
DNF Michael Floores (NRC / Pedalmasher)
DNF Jim Ashley (Team Jimbo)
DNF David Mootz
DNF Allen Harrison
DNF Ken Gauthier (New Mexico Touring Society)
Senior women A 19-29
1 Julia Jenkins (Bike Sport / ION) 6.05.38
Senior women A 30-39
1 Leslie Reuter (Bicycle Sport Shop/Austin Flyers) 5.34.34
2 Kristi Darby (Bikesport/Ion) 2.17
3 Bibi Miller (Moritz Chevrolet Cycling) 7.33
4 Tammy Wallace (Moritz Chevrolet Racing) 15.10
5 Lisa Hartman (Sugar Cycles - 180) 26.55
6 Marie Collier (bikeworld) 31.30
7 Jenny Willhite (Team Solar Eclipse) 38.07
DNF Alejandra Ceron Guedea
Senior women A 40+
1 Tammy Killebrew (Hill Country Bicycle Works) 5.52.21
2 Kimberly Chance (Matrix/Richardson Bike Mart) 18.40
3 Catherine Moritz 56.16
DNF Julie Urlaub (Bikesport)
DNF Tanya Woody
DNF Lisabeth Gibson (Bikesport)
DNF Lisa Nye-Salladin (Hill Country Bicycle Works/FCB)
DNF Diana Almeida (Pedales)
