Beytagh, Bourque win Gravity East opener at Massanutten

The Gravity East season opened with 263 entries at Virginia's Massanutten Resort for the Yee Ha! downhill. The spectacular weather and the off-season improvements to the former World Cup course made for a fast and technical course with plenty of flow that showcased all aspects of a true East Coast downhill course.

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Elite men
#Rider Name (Country) TeamResult
1Geritt Beytagh (Morewood USA)0:03:12.14
2Jason Memmelaar (Giant/ HBG/Smith)0:00:03.95
3Richard Rude Jr (Specialized Allride)0:00:04.35
4Gavin Vaughan (Giant MTB Team)0:00:05.56
5Trevyn Newpher (Snowshoe Bike Park)0:00:09.13
6Leif Lorenzen0:00:09.26
7Alejandro Ortiz (Morpheus Cycles)0:00:09.72
8James Ford (Hotfire Racing)0:00:09.79
9Josh Clark (Lowry Custom Collisi)0:00:09.88
10Geoffrey Ulmer (Xprezo/Gamut/Gravit)0:00:12.04
11Adam Morse (Voncooper/GT/HBG)0:00:12.36
12Tim White (Voncooper/GT/HBG)0:00:12.37
13Will Collins (E*Thirteen)0:00:15.53
14Tim Price (Grom Racing)0:00:15.55
15David Flynn (FTW Industries/Paul)0:00:15.81
16Justin Gregory (Lets Go Pens/ 7 Springs)0:00:19.25
17Jason Beckley (MMR/Kenda/Fox/Marin)0:00:21.44
18Chris Higgerson (Giant MTB Team)0:00:24.03
19Oliver Levick (Drummer Racing)0:00:24.06
20Brian Yannuzzi (Crash or Win Racing)0:00:24.60
21Alex Moschitti (Team Giant/ Hayes)0:00:24.61
22Robin Klinkert0:00:24.71
23Chuck Pitts (Trek/ Kovachi Wheels)0:00:27.15
24Dennis Yuroshek (Giant HBG)0:00:27.55
25Erik Gosselin (Gravity Project)0:00:29.63
26Greg Nelson0:00:30.91
27John Leslie (High Gear Racing)0:00:31.45
28Matty Komar (Morewood USA)0:00:35.62
29Ethan Quehl0:00:40.20
30Evan Mallory (Windham Mountain)0:04:57.93
DNFDirk CowleyRow 30 - Cell 2
DNFNeko Mulally (Trek World Racing)Row 31 - Cell 2
DNFMarvin ScanlandRow 32 - Cell 2
DNFBen Hulse (Morpheus Cycles)Row 33 - Cell 2
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Elite women
#Rider Name (Country) TeamResult
1Dawn Bourque (Chainline Cycles)0:04:12.19
2Sue Haywood (SBC)0:00:06.43
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Cat. 1 Men 18 & under
#Rider Name (Country) TeamResult
1Logan Mulally (Troy Lee Designs)0:03:35.49
2Dylan Conte (Team I-Ride/Jimmz)0:00:02.84
3Damon Morin (Highland Mtn)0:00:09.04
4Benjamin Calhoun (Grom Racing)0:00:09.83
5Jay Fesperman (Grom Racing)0:00:16.53
6David Milkiewicz (Gravity Project)0:00:17.85
7Luca Shaw (Grom Racing)0:00:18.67
8Peter Mcnulty (Gravity Project)0:00:26.43
9Ray Syron (Sinister UnitedFreer)0:00:26.90
10William O'brien (Grom Racing)0:00:27.88
11Nick Gragtmans (Sycamore Cycles)0:00:28.53
12Alex Couture (Giant MTB Team)0:00:29.48
13Max Hautaniemi (Gravity Project)0:00:31.91
14Sam Pensler (Grom Racing)0:00:38.45
15Cody Wilkins0:00:38.48
16Hunter Budd (Sinister UnitedFreer)0:00:40.19
DNFMike GrossRow 16 - Cell 2
DNFWalker Shaw (Grom Racing)Row 17 - Cell 2
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Cat. 1 Men 19-29
#Rider Name (Country) TeamResult
1Harrison Reynolds (Spin Bike Shop & Hor)0:03:28.79
2Ryan Gardner (Beacon Bombers)0:00:02.94
3Peter Mihalick (Giant HBG)0:00:06.71
4Dan Ennis (Sycamore Cycles)0:00:06.74
5Chris Patton (Gravity Project)0:00:07.29
6Eric Bercume0:00:07.81
7Willem Cooper (Voncooper.com/GTBike)0:00:09.97
8Rod Haske (Lowriders)0:00:11.89
9Vance Nonno (Nema International)0:00:13.68
10Thomas Wilkinson0:00:15.52
11Nicholas D'emidio0:00:15.79
12Geoffrey Ayr (FTW Factory Team)0:00:18.34
13Jake Baxter (Voncooper.com/Smith)0:00:19.43
14John Normand0:00:19.63
15Matt Mchale (Mountain Man Outdoor)0:00:20.83
16Philip Noto (Magic Cycles)0:00:24.83
17Jason Nixon0:00:25.12
18Colby Nugent0:00:26.58
19Christopher Brown (Hot Fire Racing)0:00:30.67
20Max Syron (Sinister UnitedFreer)0:00:31.48
21Ross Ciminelli (Design Physics)0:00:31.78
22Richard Patty (Oliver Racing/ Wayfa)0:00:46.14
23Jacob Roy0:00:51.36
24Peter Mills (Industry Nine Wheels)0:00:58.74
DNFMicah VanhornRow 24 - Cell 2
DNFTylor BowesRow 25 - Cell 2
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Cat. 1 Men 30-39
#Rider Name (Country) TeamResult
1Fred Heinly (Reading Racing)0:03:39.60
2Todd Nicholas (661/NEMA/Fluid/Tbr)0:00:04.34
3Donnie Roberts (FTW Factory Team)0:00:04.47
4Kevin Liebig0:00:06.78
5Andrew Farrell0:00:10.04
6Shawn Metcalf (Mongoose Tribe)0:00:13.96
7Wesley Boucher (Trailsend)0:00:14.45
8John Pentecost0:00:18.05
9Jason Rudy0:00:18.12
10Michael Hummel0:00:18.31
11Harley Addair (Wired)0:00:18.79
12Scaat Lapanne0:00:20.75
13Delmar Dale0:00:29.40
14Chris Kring (High Gear Racing)0:00:30.24
15Neil Demaio0:00:34.50
16Jed Mcdonald0:00:44.35
DNFMancil Gray (Team Chainsmoke)Row 16 - Cell 2
DNFJohn Stewart (Tractionmag.com)Row 17 - Cell 2
DNFMatt Adams (Cycle Therapy)Row 18 - Cell 2
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Cat. 1 Men 40+
#Rider Name (Country) TeamResult
1Charles Morin (Highland)0:03:42.81
2Tom Shomper0:00:02.21
3Phillip Cook (Racers Edge/ NEMA)0:00:04.84
4Mark Overby (Mock Orange Bikes)0:00:13.53
5Jacob Dallegro (Sinical Racing)0:00:13.70
6Joe Bell0:00:18.74
7Reid Kinivy (Michelin - 661)0:00:20.77
8Julian Cabreana (High Gear Racing)0:00:21.12
9Robert Safrit (Snowshoe)0:00:28.35
10Stefan Daney0:00:28.75
11Ian Starr0:00:34.43
12Richard Rude0:00:43.43
13Bob Beuard (Horns Hall Collertiv)0:00:44.28
14George Ulmer (Gravity Project - Pl)0:00:48.84
15Paul Labarbera (Eli)0:00:53.87
16Gary Moon (NEMA)0:00:58.29
DNFDavid Ciminelli (Design Physics/ Rowl)Row 16 - Cell 2
DNFTed Briggs (Hayes/NEMA/LEATT)Row 17 - Cell 2
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Cat. 2 Men 18 & Under
#Rider Name (Country) TeamResult
1Ace Savarese (Nema/Bicycle)0:03:46.82
2Ryan Gregory0:00:01.57
3Richard Maree0:00:03.77
4Max Hoffman0:00:16.74
5Sam Skidmore0:00:21.96
6Jimmy Leslie (7 Springs)0:00:30.89
7Shane Leslie (High Gear Racing)0:00:32.66
8Eric Vest (Grom Racing)0:00:40.02
9Ben Bodycoat0:00:48.46
10Travis Whitt0:00:49.50
11Ian Turner0:00:53.03
12Kevin Martin0:00:58.07
13Gustan Zimmerman0:01:57.51
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Cat. 2 Men 19-29
#Rider Name (Country) TeamResult
1Justin Steiner (Dirt Rag)0:03:41.39
2Steven Czaplicki0:00:05.04
3Alex Kliesh (Knapps Cyclery)0:00:05.27
4Mike Monger (Race Pace Bicycles)0:00:06.24
5Thomas Hermon (Bike Source)0:00:07.07
6Joe Cymbaluk0:00:07.87
7Nathan Parrish (Iron City Bikes)0:00:13.63
8Scott Bureau (Oliver Racing/ Devil)0:00:13.66
9Mike Fields (Race Pace Bicycles)0:00:16.89
10Robert Monjure (UNCC Downhill)0:00:17.61
11Drew Barringer (UNCC Downhill)0:00:22.65
12Daniel Siegfried0:00:24.06
13Danny Waskeiwicz (Tractionmag.com)0:00:27.16
14Charlie Brand0:00:27.24
15Geoffrey Allen0:00:29.40
16Dennis Throckmorton (Design Physics)0:00:30.96
17Chris Obrien0:00:31.08
18Tom Nieri (Knolly Bikes)0:00:31.47
19Justin Mchenry0:00:36.35
20Michael Oliver (Oliver Racing)0:00:36.78
21Jonathan Howlette0:00:42.00
22Clayton Schaefer0:00:51.11
23Anthony Viselli (Canfield Bikes)0:00:58.18
24Anthony Coluccio (Knapps Cyclery)0:00:59.24
25Michael Gnarou (Ridetopia)0:01:07.40
26Colin Million0:01:08.75
27Trent Mckenzie0:01:16.31
28Guy-Phillipe Goth0:01:26.44
29Alan Tarwater (Team Fat Kids)0:01:29.70
30Stuart Childress0:01:57.43
DNFRoss JohnsonRow 30 - Cell 2
DNFJeffrey NelsonRow 31 - Cell 2
DNFTodd ColliganRow 32 - Cell 2
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Cat. 2 Men 30-39
#Rider Name (Country) TeamResult
1Stephen Gray (Blackwater Bike Shop)0:03:51.91
2Scott Metz0:00:02.58
3Merritt White (Re!Cycles)0:00:10.25
4Luke Wenschhof0:00:11.73
5Todd Cholerik (Team Angel)0:00:15.39
6Brandon Barber (Cycle Therapy)0:00:20.25
7Jason Hague0:00:26.76
8Brian Phillips0:00:34.04
9Ritch Ricker0:00:42.09
10Jacob Mcglauflin (Blackwater Bike Shop)0:00:43.64
11Joseph Orsini (Cycleworks)0:00:46.39
12Neil Lee0:01:17.76
13Jaoquin Canizales (Team Marty's)0:01:26.93
14Gino Groft0:01:31.90
DNFMike TrumbleRow 14 - Cell 2
DNFBrian HosesappleRow 15 - Cell 2
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Cat. 2-3 Men 40+
#Rider Name (Country) TeamResult
1Stephen Coleman0:03:39.23
2Jeff Haight0:00:30.50
3George Bodycoat0:00:37.20
4Mike Calhoun0:00:43.44
5Rick Burchfield (Mongoose Tribe)0:00:47.55
6Brian Quillen0:00:47.84
7John Graichen0:00:52.03
8John Shomper0:00:52.54
9Chip Gray0:01:00.36
10Ed Mcdaniel0:01:01.60
11John Irvin (Sinical Racing)0:01:03.23
12Doug Tate (Chainsmoke Cycles)0:01:05.44
13Alan Daum (Nittany MBA.org)0:01:08.63
14David Gray (Bike Line)0:01:08.95
15Frank Wuerthele0:01:32.18
16Rob Valasquez (OC Racing/ A-1 Cycling)0:01:41.34
17Joe Olivas0:02:56.25
18Bruce Mccann (Team Amigos Reser By)0:03:41.47
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Cat. 3 Men 18 & under
#Rider Name (Country) TeamResult
1Carter Dameworth0:04:12.57
2Jeff Culp0:01:16.46
3Sam Cookson0:01:54.40
4Pierce Taylor0:02:05.61
5Grayson Morin (Highland)0:03:26.85
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Cat. 3 Men 19-29
#Rider Name (Country) TeamResult
1Trek Vandecar0:04:11.62
2Arik Wolf0:00:05.24
3Corey Willard (Re!Cycles)0:00:09.97
4Adam Wolf0:00:15.35
5Brett Cullen0:00:29.78
6Jon Obrien0:00:33.33
7Matthew W. Furlong0:00:33.74
8Jacob Leaf0:00:38.56
9Clayton Miller (Re!Cycles)0:00:46.71
10Kenneth Karle Jr0:00:47.43
11Thomas Velasquz0:00:55.85
12Tj Hiney (Drummer Racing)0:01:08.25
13Phil Thai0:01:10.19
14Michael Gregerson0:02:51.01
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Cat. 3 Men 30-39
#Rider Name (Country) TeamResult
1Steven Beuchert0:04:19.57
2Dave Huff (Horns Hall)0:00:27.96
3Keith Obrien0:00:37.61
4Walter Connare (Josh Clark Carpet)0:01:17.16
5Robert Buchan0:01:37.37
6Scott Hohowski0:01:44.37
DNFJulian MacoveiRow 6 - Cell 2
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Open men
#Rider Name (Country) TeamResult
1Dennis Yuroshek (Giant HBG)0:03:31.25
2Matt Griffen (SEI Racing/Morewood)0:00:04.34
3Butch Greene0:00:05.94
4Corey Greeneltch (RideDC.com)0:00:17.53
5Edward Buchan0:00:19.60
6Craig Folsom (Cycle Therapy)0:00:20.24
7Matt Hofherr0:00:24.21
8Mark Wallace0:00:28.09
9Michael Valach (Snowshow)0:00:29.54
10Brett Ferguson0:00:33.22
11Todd Cholerik (Team Angel)0:00:33.44
12Tim Richardson (SBC)0:00:33.68
13Jessee Mcmath0:00:40.15
14Bradley Smith (Chainsmoke)0:00:52.56
15Joseph Burkell (RIDEDC.com/GOPR0)0:00:59.36
16Ryan Sullivan0:00:59.46
17Bryan Courtright0:01:02.95
18Blanton Unger0:01:10.00
19Adam Cain (RIDEDC.com/GOPR0)0:01:25.45
DNFEllen AdamsRow 19 - Cell 2
DNFJoe Visalli (Sinical Racing)Row 20 - Cell 2
DNFCollin VentoRow 21 - Cell 2
DNFJeremy WishartRow 22 - Cell 2
DNFStephen RyanRow 23 - Cell 2
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Cat. 1 Women
#Rider Name (Country) TeamResult
1Anne Galyean (East Coas Gravity)0:04:08.27
2Lauren Daney (Grom Racing)0:00:21.66
3Rebecca Bagley (FTW Factory Team)0:00:49.53
4Hannah Trimble (Morpheus Cycles)0:10:11.53
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Cat. 1 Women
#Rider Name (Country) TeamResult
1Becky Gardner (Beacon Bombers)0:04:42.95
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Cat. 2-3 Women
#Rider Name (Country) TeamResult
1Taylor Allison0:04:59.89
2Caroline Westray0:00:06.22
3Samantha Williams (DCMTB)0:00:08.27
4Stephanie Teleski (Re!Cycles)0:00:34.00
5Elixandria Porru0:01:16.18
6Maggie Keller0:01:38.70
7Jennel Ortiz (Team Marty's)0:03:14.70
DNFKelly HazlegroveRow 7 - Cell 2
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Hardtail
#Rider Name (Country) TeamResult
1Zachary Price0:06:09.45
2Thomas Moore0:00:06.23

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