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Russell Finsterwald (SRAM-Troy Lee Designs Race Team) and Chloe Woodruff (Team Stan’s NoTubes-Niner) claimed the short track national championships on Friday in Mammoth Mountain, California.
Finsterwald was locked in battle with four-time short track champion Todd Wells (Specialized Factory Racing) for most of the 20-minute race, but Wells suffered a puncture in the penultimate lap, leaving Finsterwald to solo away to victory. Stephan Davoust (Giant Southwest Racing) soloed in for silver ahead of Alex Grant (Roadbiker-Cannondale).
“It’s pretty special to come back here,” Woodruff said after the race. “I won the expert women’s short track jersey here 10 years ago, so it’s great to be back. I was kind of thinking that would be really cool to win it 10 years later.
Full Results
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| # | Rider Name (Country) Team | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russell Finsterwald (USA) | 0:28:48 |
| 2 | Stephan Davoust (USA) Giant Southwest Racing | 0:00:19 |
| 3 | Alexander Grant (USA) | 0:00:33 |
| 4 | Richard Cypress Gorry (USA) Whole Athlete/ Specialized Cycling Team | 0:00:49 |
| 5 | Ryan Standish (USA) | 0:01:09 |
| 6 | Luke Vrouwenvelder (USA) | 0:01:10 |
| 7 | Payson Mcelveen (USA) | 0:01:11 |
| 8 | Kyle Trudeau (USA) | 0:01:18 |
| 9 | W Grant Ellwood (USA) Boulder Junior Cycling | 0:01:26 |
| 10 | Sepp Kuss (USA) LiVe Well p/b Bountiful Bicycle | 0:01:34 |
| 11 | Ryan Geiger (USA) | 0:01:42 |
| 12 | Troy Wells (USA) TEAM CLIF BAR Cycling | 0:01:43 |
| 13 | Carl Decker (USA) | 0:01:50 |
| 14 | Braden Kappius (USA) TEAM CLIF BAR Cycling | 0:01:55 |
| 15 | Menso De Jong (USA) TEAM CLIF BAR Cycling | 0:01:55 |
| 16 | Kerry Werner (USA) | 0:01:56 |
| 17 | Todd Wells (USA) | 0:02:11 |
| 18 | Lucas Rowton (USA) Montrose Cycling Club | 0:02:18 |
| 19 | Joseph Maloney (USA) | Row 18 - Cell 2 |
| 20 | Justin Desilets (USA) Adobe Cycling | Row 19 - Cell 2 |
| 21 | Levi Kurlander (USA) Fort Lewis College | Row 20 - Cell 2 |
| 22 | Travis (Tj) Woodruff (USA) | Row 21 - Cell 2 |
| 23 | Kevin Day (USA) Team Endurance 360 | Row 22 - Cell 2 |
| 24 | Nolan Brady (USA) Giant Southwest Racing | Row 23 - Cell 2 |
| 25 | Cole House (USA) Isagenix / SeaSucker / Guttenplan Coaching | Row 24 - Cell 2 |
| 26 | Ben Ortt (USA) | Row 25 - Cell 2 |
| 27 | Garrett Gerchar (USA) | Row 26 - Cell 2 |
| 28 | Benjamin Senkerik (USA) Team Extreme | Row 27 - Cell 2 |
| 29 | Justin Toepel (USA) Groove Subaru Excel Sports | Row 28 - Cell 2 |
| 30 | Josh Gallen (USA) | Row 29 - Cell 2 |
| 31 | Brett Denney (USA) | Row 30 - Cell 2 |
| 32 | Sam Chovan (USA) | Row 31 - Cell 2 |
| 33 | Joshua Murdock (USA) | Row 32 - Cell 2 |
| 34 | Nick Thomas (USA) | Row 33 - Cell 2 |
| 35 | Ian Wilkey (USA) | Row 34 - Cell 2 |
| 36 | Derek Hermon (USA) | Row 35 - Cell 2 |
| 37 | Cody Cupp (USA) | Row 36 - Cell 2 |
| 38 | David Flaten (USA) US Military Cycling Team | Row 37 - Cell 2 |
| DNS | Howard Grotts (USA) | Row 38 - Cell 2 |
| DNS | Elliot Reinecke (USA) | Row 39 - Cell 2 |
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| # | Rider Name (Country) Team | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chloe Woodruff (USA) | 0:29:25 |
| 2 | Lea Davison (USA) | 0:00:04 |
| 3 | Georgia Gould (USA) | 0:00:30 |
| 4 | Rose Grant (USA) | 0:00:31 |
| 5 | Amy Beisel (USA) | 0:01:11 |
| 6 | Kate Courtney (USA) | 0:01:40 |
| 7 | Alexis Skarda (USA) | 0:02:22 |
| 8 | Shayna Powless (USA) | 0:02:27 |
| 9 | Emily Shields (USA) Stan's NoTubes P/b Proferrin | 0:03:09 |
| 10 | Ally Stacher (USA) | Row 9 - Cell 2 |
| 11 | Hannah Finchamp (USA) | Row 10 - Cell 2 |
| 12 | Nina Baum (USA) | Row 11 - Cell 2 |
| 13 | Elisa Otter (USA) Bicycle Express Racing | Row 12 - Cell 2 |
| 14 | Emily Schaldach (USA) University of Colorado Boulder | Row 13 - Cell 2 |
| 15 | Abbey Alexiades (USA) Giant Northeast Off-Road Racing | Row 14 - Cell 2 |
| DNF | Kaylee Blevins (USA) | Row 15 - Cell 2 |
| DNS | Erin Huck (USA) | Row 16 - Cell 2 |
| DNS | Johanne Albrigtsen (USA) Boulder Junior Cycling | Row 17 - Cell 2 |
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