At the first NMBS race in Fountain Hills, Arizona, just outside of Phoenix, the future of US mountain biking showed two bright spots. Sam Jurekovic and Colin Cares, both members of the US National Development Team, logged strong performances on the March 30 to April 1 weekend.
Beginning with Friday's time trial, the two U23 riders grabbed top ten finishes, with Jurekovic placing fifth in a time of 20:29.93 and Cares turning in a 20:45.78 to place eighth. For comparison, the winning time was set by Jeremy Horgan-Kobelski in 19:44:10.
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