Prado assumes top spot in US Pro UET

The USA Cycling Professional Ultra Endurance Tour (US Pro UET) continued last weekend with the Galena Grinder in Ketchum, Idaho. With two remaining rounds, Manuel Prado and Pua Mata (both Sho-Air/Specialized) lead the series standings.

Prado won the 45-mile Galena Grinder ahead of Jonny Hintze (Bikers Edge) and Brett Nichols and now holds a 60-point lead over Colin Cares (Kenda-Felt) in the men's series standings. Jay Henry, Hintze and Jonathan Schottler (Michelob Ultra-Big Shark) are tied for third place with 40 points each.

Mata all but cemented her position atop the women's standings by winning her third of three events, thus far. Mata had already won the Spa City Extreme 6-Hour in March and the Firecracker 50 earlier this month.

Three women are tied for second place, trailing Mata by 80 points. Jennifer Smith (Alpine Orthopaedics), Andrea Wilson (Mid South Velo) and Jana Repulski each have 40 points. Kelly Boniface and Rebecca Rusch (Specialized) are tied for fifth with 30 points apiece.

In the Galena Grinder, Mata impressively finished the race second among all riders - male and female - only three minutes behind Prado in the final results.

The next US Pro UET event will be the Hampshire 100 in Greenfield, New Hampshire on August 21.

US Pro UET standings

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Men's standings with two rounds remaining
#Rider Name (Country) TeamResultHeader Cell - Column 3
1Manuel Prado120pts
2Colin Cares60Row 1 - Cell 3
3Jay Henry40Row 2 - Cell 3
4Jonny Hintze40Row 3 - Cell 3
5Jonathan Schottler40Row 4 - Cell 3
6Kelly Magelky30Row 5 - Cell 3
7Brett Nichols30Row 6 - Cell 3
8Lee Unwin30Row 7 - Cell 3
9Nathan Rice25Row 8 - Cell 3
10Brian Smith25Row 9 - Cell 3
11Sam Young25Row 10 - Cell 3
12John Reuter18Row 11 - Cell 3
13Christian Tanguy18Row 12 - Cell 3
14Joe Gallegos16Row 13 - Cell 3
15Taylor Shelden16Row 14 - Cell 3
16Chris Cook14Row 15 - Cell 3
17Travis Scheefer14Row 16 - Cell 3
18Tim Allen12Row 17 - Cell 3
19Ryon Butterfield12Row 18 - Cell 3
20Greg Krause10Row 19 - Cell 3
21Colby Pearce8Row 20 - Cell 3
22Jesse Jakomait6Row 21 - Cell 3
23Ezekiel Hersh4Row 22 - Cell 3
24Daniel Matheny3Row 23 - Cell 3
25Nick Truitt2Row 24 - Cell 3
26Ken Benesh1Row 25 - Cell 3
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Women's standings with two rounds remaining
#Rider Name (Country) TeamResultHeader Cell - Column 3
1Pua Mata180pts
2Jennifer Smith40Row 1 - Cell 3
3Andrea Wilson40Row 2 - Cell 3
4Jana Repulski40Row 3 - Cell 3
5Kelly Boniface30Row 4 - Cell 3
6Rebecc Rusch30Row 5 - Cell 3
7Jennifer Gersbach25Row 6 - Cell 3
8Lynn Stott25Row 7 - Cell 3
9Sonya Bugbee18Row 8 - Cell 3
10Muffy Ritz18Row 9 - Cell 3
11Jennifer Tilley16Row 10 - Cell 3
12Amy Chiuchiolo16Row 11 - Cell 3
13Sarah Rawley14Row 12 - Cell 3
14India Wysong14Row 13 - Cell 3