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July 12, Downhill:

Moody and Bourque win downhill

By:
Cyclingnews
Published:
July 14, 2009, 15:24,
Updated:
July 14, 2009, 15:29

Bourque goes two for two on the weekend

The Gravity East downhill race was run on Sunday on the "Eastern Hemlock" trail. While rain did fall Saturday night, conditions during the race were great, with just enough moisture to make for a fun track. High speed rocky descents, quick bermed turns, and tacky soil made for a race course that tested racers' resolve to let go of the brake levers and use their sprinting strength to rocket out of the turns.

Ben Moody (Rhino Bike/HMBP/POC/ARMOR) set the bar high, blazing the finishing line with a 2:40.16 ahead of second place Chris Higgerson (VonCooper/Cnybikes.com) by over four seconds. Mad March Racing's Shaums March, proving he still "has it" after all these years, came across the line in third place - what better advertising for your teaching methods is there?

In the elite women's division, Rhino Bike’'s Dawn Bourque pulled off the weekend sweep by winning the downhill and adding to her previous day's dual slalom victory with a 3:16.93. Karen Eagan (Sam Adams) and Stephanie Gubernat (Cutters Bike Shop/Vertical Earth) were second and third.

Results

Elite men
# Rider Name (Country) Team Result
1 Benjamin Moody (Rhino Bike/HMBP/POC/ARMOR) 0:02:40.16  
2 Chris Higgerson (VonCooper/Cnybikes.com) 0:00:04.82  
3 Shaums March (MMR/Marin) 0:00:06.59  
4 Tim Howland (Cannondale) 0:00:07.26  
5 Luke Snyder (Factory VonCooper) 0:00:07.84  
6 David Flynn (Paul Mitchell/Luming Health/Glaceau) 0:00:09.58  
7 Ben Hulse (Sycamore Cycles) 0:00:11.12  
8 Patrick Noonan (Dream Team) 0:00:11.53  
9 Jeff Cayley (Fly Racing/661/Utopia) 0:00:12.63  
10 Zach Faulkner (Drummer Racing) 0:00:13.71  
11 Avery Buch (Dream Team/Allspeed/E13) 0:00:13.90  
12 Pete Fougere (12 Cent Racing/Landry's/JFK Design) 0:00:16.17  
13 Willem Cooper (VonCooper/Mongoose/NEMA) 0:00:17.54  
14 James Patterson (Dream Team) 0:00:18.06  
15 Dan Whitehead (Vertical Earth) 0:00:18.07  
16 Connor Rowan 0:00:19.37  
17 Erik Gosselin (Team Drop) 0:00:19.70  
18 Andrew Bressem (Wachesett Brew Racing) 0:00:30.12  
19 Paul McNeil (HMBP) 0:00:52.67  
Elite women
# Rider Name (Country) Team Result
1 Dawn Bourque (Rhino Bike) 0:03:16.93  
2 Karen Eagan (Sam Adams) 0:00:02.18  
3 Stephanie Gubernat (Cutters Bike Shop/Vertical Earth/ Last Cha) 0:00:03.61  
4 Alexis Wruble (Sam Adams) 0:00:08.05  
5 Kate Parhiala (Wachusett Brewery) 0:00:23.11  
6 Kristine Koch (Dad/661/Fluid/SDG/Spy) 0:00:25.64  
7 Susan DelPino (Iride/Oakley/Loeka) 0:00:30.26  
8 Vicki Koch (Nema/Spy/ODT/SockGuy/Husband) 0:00:30.88  
Cat. 1 Men 19-29
# Rider Name (Country) Team Result
1 Corbett Tulip (Kringles) 0:02:52.34  
2 Alex Moschitti (Morpheus Cycles) 0:00:04.00  
3 Adam King (DG Racing) 0:00:04.47  
4 Owen Tulip (Dream Team) 0:00:04.99  
5 Beau Cormier (Flint Michigan Tropics) 0:00:07.05  
6 Oliver Levick (Drummer Racing) 0:00:07.50  
7 David Penn (Wachusett Brew Racing) 0:00:10.46  
8 Geoff Ayr 0:00:12.19  
9 Peter Mills (UNC Asheville) 0:00:12.79  
10 Peter Scannell (Crankfire Racing) 0:00:13.30  
11 Json Nixon (Sicklines.com) 0:00:13.73  
12 Jack Williams (Drummer Racing) 0:00:15.94  
13 Michael Brown (Dream Team) 0:00:16.69  
14 Stephen Solt (South Mountain Cycles/Last Chapter) 0:00:17.43  
15 PJ Noto 0:00:19.52  
16 Mike Stock (Ghostship Clothing) 0:00:19.87  
17 Mike Gruhler (Girthbikes.com/freeridesouth.com) 0:00:19.97  
18 Will Marks (Harley Davidson) 0:00:21.97  
19 Craig Zarzycki 0:00:24.23  
20 Clay Patterson (Inspired Athletes) 0:00:28.66  
DNF Adam Plumley (X-Factor Jumps)    
DNF Chris Flynn    
Cat. 1 Men 30-39
# Rider Name (Country) Team Result
1 Neil Snyder (VonCooper) 0:02:48.84  
2 David Mee 0:00:11.34  
3 David Bershefsky (Bullitt Racing) 0:00:16.11  
4 Jason Baker (Me Myself and I Racing) 0:00:22.63  
5 John Pentecost (Guy-Trips.com) 0:00:23.25  
6 Donnie Roberts (VonCooper/Mongoose/NEMA) 0:00:26.47  
7 Jorge Gomes (Last Chapter) 0:00:26.54  
8 Seth Salwa (Wachusett Brewing Co.) 0:00:28.76  
9 Erik Johnson (Wachusett Brew Racing) 0:00:34.86  
10 Brady Owens (derailedonline.com) 0:00:36.37  
DNF Leif Erickson (RD Performance)    
Cat. 1 Men 40+
# Rider Name (Country) Team Result
1 Dennis LaClair (Wachusett Brewing Co.) 0:03:03.87  
2 Stefan Daney (Inspired Athletes) 0:00:12.67  
3 Doug Wilson (Drummer Racing) 0:00:20.16  
4 Richard Rude, Sr. (Cycle Center Racing) 0:00:31.07  
5 Reid Kiniry (Michelin) 0:00:31.53  
Cat. 1 Junior men 18 & under
# Rider Name (Country) Team Result
1 Richard Rude, Jr. (Santa Cruz/Allride Academy) 0:02:49.12  
2 Mike Gross (Team Drop) 0:00:09.76  
3 Peter McNulty (Team Drop) 0:00:11.37  
4 Jake Baxter (Voncooper/mongoose) 0:00:21.67  
5 Logan Mulally (Specialized Team America) 0:00:23.04  
1 Hunter Budd (Mongoose) 0:03:35.47  
6 Sam Pensler (Inspired Athletes) 0:03:52.62  
Cat. 2 Men 19-29
# Rider Name (Country) Team Result
1 William Anderson 0:02:58.22  
2 Sam Chipkin (Drummer Racing) 0:00:11.27  
3 Tyler Martin 0:00:13.78  
4 Ben Gidney 0:00:13.84  
5 Chris Chmielewski (Wayfarer Bike) 0:00:14.84  
6 Josh Rosenthal (Rosie Racing) 0:00:15.28  
7 Chris Buckley 0:00:18.49  
8 Dustin Foudray (VonCooper/Mongoose) 0:00:22.22  
9 Michael McLennan 0:00:25.19  
10 Steven Czaplicki (Knapps Cyclery) 0:00:26.78  
11 Richard Patty (Wayfarer Bike) 0:00:28.23  
12 Jayme Selinger 0:00:41.31  
1 Brendan Silkey (Mongoose) 0:03:51.45  
Cat. 2 Men 30-39
# Rider Name (Country) Team Result
1 Tim Simoneau (Red Jersey) 0:02:56.92  
2 Jason Lalla (Next Step O and P) 0:00:04.95  
3 Scott Lapanne 0:00:12.56  
4 James Boyer (Bike Stop/Nema) 0:00:21.45  
5 David Homan 0:00:21.69  
6 Lane Boertmann (Beachwood Bikes) 0:00:22.36  
7 Luke Wenschhof 0:00:22.78  
8 Jason Washer (Last Chapter Clothing) 0:00:26.78  
Cat. 2 Men 40+
# Rider Name (Country) Team Result
1 Frank Endreson (Team Town Cycle) 0:03:32.94  
2 George Bodycoat 0:00:19.56  
Cat. 2 Junior men 18 & under
# Rider Name (Country) Team Result
1 Damon Morin (Team Drop) 0:02:51.99  
2 Nick Richer 0:00:11.21  
3 Jason Evan 0:00:12.14  
4 Max Syron (Sinister/United Freeride) 0:00:18.11  
5 Matt Ducharme (Zlotnick Construction) 0:00:18.23  
6 Dylan Conte (Team I- Ride) 0:00:23.92  
7 Greg Zlotnick (Voncooper/mongoose) 0:00:23.93  
8 Ray Syron (Sinister/United Freeride) 0:00:30.34  
9 James Bannister (United Freeride) 0:00:33.75  
10 Nicholas Battyani 0:00:34.03  
11 Ben Bodycoat 0:01:31.73  
Cat. 3 Men 19-29
# Rider Name (Country) Team Result
1 David Johnson (Wheels n Waves) 0:03:08.84  
2 Andrew Ochsner 0:00:34.54  
3 Benjamin Sawyer (Beverly Cycles) 0:01:07.00  
4 Alex Colby 0:01:13.67  
  Michael Miller    
Cat. 3 Men 30-39
# Rider Name (Country) Team Result
1 Kyle Perkin 0:03:34.27  
2 Todd Boucher 0:01:23.03  
Cat. 3 Men 40+
# Rider Name (Country) Team Result
1 Doug Breslin (Girthbikes.com/freeridesouth.com) 0:04:40.66  
Cat. 3 Junior men 18 & under
# Rider Name (Country) Team Result
1 Andrew Kittredge (Mages) 0:03:34.54  
2 Colin Bates 0:00:04.16  
3 John Barreira 0:00:09.54  
4 Richard Kahan (661) 0:00:17.00  
5 Ian Bloomfield 0:00:20.99  
6 Levi Whitaker 0:00:28.29  
7 Pierce Taylor 0:01:02.32  
8 Taylor Wright 0:01:08.69  
  Shane Alexander    
  Peter Hogan    
Cat. 2 Junior women 14 & under
# Rider Name (Country) Team Result
1 Taylor Allison 0:04:07.63  
2 Maddie Crowley (Sinister/United Freeride) 0:01:12.63  
3 Olivia Allison (MMR/Marin) 0:03:16.02  
Cat. 2-3 Women
# Rider Name (Country) Team Result
1 Rebecca Bagley (VonCooper/Mongoose/NEMA) 0:04:04.75  
2 Cait Franciscovich 0:00:02.87  
3 Jennifer Tammam 0:00:28.21  
4 Meredith Mansfield 0:00:43.25  
5 Jennifer Childress (Drummer Racing) 0:00:43.76  
6 Olivia Harkness (Beverly Cycles) 0:01:04.76