Jeremiah Bishop (Team MonaVie/Cannondale) and Sam Koerber (Team Gary Fisher 29er) on Day 2 on Yellow Gap
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Evan Plews (Capitol) races through Pisgah.
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Bradley Cobb
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A rider in Pisgah.
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Garth Prosser
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Andy Applegate leads Timothy Hopkins
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Lee Simril
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Bill Lanzilotta
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The lead moto has no problems with the mud.
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A rider during the Pisgah Mountain Bike Stage Race
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Jeremiah Bishop and Sue Haywood held onto their leads at the Pisgah Mountain Bike Stage Race after the first full stage of racing, the Suspension Experts White Squirrel Loop stage, on Friday.
Bishop barely held off Sam Koerber for the elite men's win. Both riders finished within one minute of each other. Further back, Evan Plews was third, at 11:01, and Christian Tanguy was fourth at 12:06. Harlan Price was fifth, over 20 minutes back.
In the elite women's race, Sue Haywood held a strong lead of 13:50 over second place Carey Lowery. Cheryl Sornson was third at 24:06 ahead of Brenda Simril in fourth. About one hour behind, Janel Demeter finished fifth.
The elite 40+ men's category is packing some heat with Bill Lanzilotta, Morgan Olsson and Bob Koerber battling it out.
Racers faced courses that had seen a good bit of rain the past few days. Stage 1 started out in light, misty rain and in temperatures that have been chilly for this time of year. Weather reports are calling for snowfall in the higher elevations tonight. However, racers have been enjoying the singletrack of Pigah.
Race note: Local favorite in the Elite 40+ men's category, Bob Koerber, father of Sam Koerber, raced nearly the entire stage 1 with no front brake. He is hoping for better mechanical luck tomorrow.
Results
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Elite men
#
Rider Name (Country) Team
Result
1
Jeremiah Bishop
3:30:47
2
Sam Koerber
0:00:45
3
Evan Plews
0:11:01
4
Christian Tanguy
0:12:06
5
Harlan Price
0:22:27
6
Colby Pearce
0:28:44
7
Frank Webber
0:52:26
8
Drew Scharns
0:54:47
9
Tim Dougherty
11:29:13
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Elite women
#
Rider Name (Country) Team
Result
1
Susan Haywood
4:32:15
2
Carey Lowery
0:13:50
3
Cheryl Sornson
0:24:06
4
Brenda Simril
0:29:40
5
Janel Demeter
1:00:19
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Elite men 40+
#
Rider Name (Country) Team
Result
1
Bill Lanzilotta
4:08:33
2
Morgan Olsson
0:03:18
3
Bob Koerber
0:05:39
4
Timothy Hopkin
0:09:31
5
Bradley Cobb
0:14:21
6
Lee Simril
0:53:26
7
Chris Goddard
1:06:12
DNS
Andy Applegate
Row 7 - Cell 2
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Men 29 & under
#
Rider Name (Country) Team
Result
1
Jeremy Edge
4:03:40
2
Peter Butt
0:20:49
3
Jeff Zimmerman
1:14:09
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Open women
#
Rider Name (Country) Team
Result
1
Denise Sauerbrey
5:55:21
2
Anet Lamberson
0:08:10
3
Sarah Miller
1:23:33
4
Lindsay Ann Rodkey
3:44:43
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Men 30-39
#
Rider Name (Country) Team
Result
1
Garth Prosser
4:00:57
2
Mike Coco
0:05:37
3
John Hughes
0:21:53
4
Mike Schultz
0:22:14
5
Michael Nixon
0:28:57
6
Justin Mace
0:29:26
7
Andrew Christman
0:35:22
8
Perry Thomas
0:43:59
9
Jeff S Plassman
1:07:57
10
Jason Luque
1:12:11
11
Kevin J Tobin
1:27:17
12
Marc Calderone
1:39:57
13
Stephen Janes
1:42:35
14
John Clasen
2:23:13
15
Graham Averill
3:34:16
16
David William Goodall
4:55:14
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Men 40+
#
Rider Name (Country) Team
Result
1
Todd Henne
4:26:18
2
Alex Hawkins
0:12:29
3
John Miller
0:19:22
4
Geoff Calderone
0:21:43
5
Mike Hufhand
0:48:44
6
Patrick McMahon
0:53:19
7
Van Council
1:03:06
8
Kenny Cochran
1:07:10
9
John Head
1:38:19
10
Bruce E Belden
1:58:09
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Singlespeed
#
Rider Name (Country) Team
Result
1
Geoffrey Bergmark
4:11:06
2
Tim Dickson
0:08:07
3
Jason Morgan
0:12:10
4
Brad Welch
0:21:06
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Team
#
Rider Name (Country) Team
Result
1
Ed Hein
4:41:18
1
Bill Nagel
4:42:18
2
Stephen Tebbett
0:17:05
2
James Poole
0:02:21
3
Shawn McCann
0:10:07
3
Jon Magnuson
0:10:08
4
Scott Miller
0:25:20
4
Brad Jacobs
0:25:22
5
Christopher Danz
1:09:31
5
David Swan
1:09:33
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Elite men general classification after stage 1
#
Rider Name (Country) Team
Result
1
Jeremiah Bishop
3:52:28
2
Sam Koerber
0:02:24
3
Christian Tanguy
0:13:24
4
Evan Plews
0:13:49
5
Harlan Price
0:23:08
6
Colby Pearce
0:29:32
7
Frank Webber
0:57:38
8
Drew Scharns
0:58:50
9
Tim Dougherty
11:32:16
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Elite women general classification after stage 1
#
Rider Name (Country) Team
Result
1
Susan Haywood
4:59:50
2
Carey Lowery
0:14:41
3
Cheryl Sornson
0:24:56
4
Brenda Simril
0:32:33
5
Janel Demeter
1:01:38
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Elite men 40+ general classification after stage 1
#
Rider Name (Country) Team
Result
1
Bill Lanzilotta
4:34:05
2
Morgan Olsson
0:03:06
3
Bob Koerber
0:07:04
4
Timothy Hopkin
0:10:04
5
Bradley Cobb
0:14:57
6
Lee Simril
0:55:36
7
Chris Goddard
1:07:35
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Men 29 & under general classification after stage 1
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