Following the Wildflower Rush this past weekend in Crested Butte, Colorado, Cody Warren (DRD E-Fusion-Intense) stepped up and into the lead of the USA Cycling US Pro GRT series. Jill Kintner (Transition Racing) extended her lead in the women's series.
Men
On a beautiful day in Crested Butte, Warren moved into the lead of the men's US Pro GRT standings after placing second at the Wildflower Rush. Australian Jared Graves (Yeti Fox Factory) used his technical skills to overcome a steady breeze to top the men's field with a time of 3:32.30. Ben Furbee (Transition-Fox Shox-e*thirteen) placed third on the wide open, dry ski run ahead of Richard Rude, Jr. (Yeti Fox Factory) and Logan Binggeli (KHS Bicycles Inc.), who placed fourth and fifth, respectively.
"Mt. Crested Butte set the stage for a competitive race with spectacular racing and a ripping fast course where only split seconds differentiated first, second and third," said Keith Darner, race director of the Mountain States Cup. "With world champions and World Cup competitors stacking the fields, it was great training ground for U.S. competitors looking to place well at upcoming Mont Sainte Anne (World Cup this weekend)."
Warren currently leads the standings ahead of Aaron Gwin (Trek World Racing) and Curtis Keene. Justin Leov and Richard Rude round out the top five.
Women
Kintner returned to the top of the women's podium after posting a 3:54.51 at the Wildflower Rush. Jacqueline Harmony (Vixen Racing) placed second and was the only other female rider to complete the course is less than four minutes. Melissa Buhl (KHS Bicycles) placed third, eight seconds ahead of Darian Harvey (Vixen Racing). Rebecca Gardner (Beacon Cycles) was fifth in the final results.
In the standings, Kintner leads Harmony and Harvey. Joanna Petterson and Lauren Daney are fourth and fifth respectively.
See full results from the Wildflower Rush US Pro GRT round.
Finals
The next event on the US Pro GRT calendar will be the Northstar downhill on August 27-28 at Northstar at Tahoe. The race was postponed from its earlier date due to heavy snowpack.
US Pro GRT standings after four rounds
| # | Rider Name (Country) Team | Result | Header Cell - Column 3 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cody Warren (USA) | 104 | pts |
| 2 | Aaron Gwin (USA) | 100 | Row 1 - Cell 3 |
| 3 | Curtis Keene (USA) | 70 | Row 2 - Cell 3 |
| 4 | Justin Leov (NZl) | 70 | Row 3 - Cell 3 |
| 5 | Richard Rude (USA) | 68 | Row 4 - Cell 3 |
| 6 | Neko Mulally (USA) | 62 | Row 5 - Cell 3 |
| 7 | Danny Hart (GBr) | 60 | Row 6 - Cell 3 |
| 8 | Jared Graves (Aus) | 60 | Row 7 - Cell 3 |
| 9 | Logan Binggeli (USA) | 46 | Row 8 - Cell 3 |
| 10 | Ben Furbee (USA) | 44 | Row 9 - Cell 3 |
| 11 | Andrew Neethling (RSA) | 40 | Row 10 - Cell 3 |
| 12 | Tyler Immer (USA) | 30 | Row 11 - Cell 3 |
| 13 | Duncan Riffle (USA) | 30 | Row 12 - Cell 3 |
| 14 | Lars Sternberg (USA) | 28 | Row 13 - Cell 3 |
| 15 | Kevin Aiello (USA) | 28 | Row 14 - Cell 3 |
| 16 | Brad Benedict (USA) | 21 | Row 15 - Cell 3 |
| 17 | Brian Buell (USA) | 21 | Row 16 - Cell 3 |
| 18 | Bryn Atkinson (USA) | 20 | Row 17 - Cell 3 |
| 19 | Jason Memmelaar (USA) | 19 | Row 18 - Cell 3 |
| 20 | Mikey Sylvestri (USA) | 18 | Row 19 - Cell 3 |
| 21 | Eliot Jackson (USA) | 16 | Row 20 - Cell 3 |
| 22 | Dean Tennent (Can) | 16 | Row 21 - Cell 3 |
| 23 | Benjamin Moody (USA) | 14 | Row 22 - Cell 3 |
| 24 | Joey Schusler (USA) | 14 | Row 23 - Cell 3 |
| 25 | Tyler Allison (Can) | 10 | Row 24 - Cell 3 |
| 26 | Mitch Ropelato (USA) | 10 | Row 25 - Cell 3 |
| 27 | Shaun O'Connor (Aus) | 10 | Row 26 - Cell 3 |
| 28 | Chris Heath (USA) | 6 | Row 27 - Cell 3 |
| 29 | Luke Strobel (USA) | 6 | Row 28 - Cell 3 |
| 30 | Kain Leonard (USA) | 6 | Row 29 - Cell 3 |
| 31 | Trevor Trinkino (USA) | 4 | Row 30 - Cell 3 |
| 32 | Hans Lambert (Can) | 2 | Row 31 - Cell 3 |
| 33 | Graeme Pitts (USA) | 1 | Row 32 - Cell 3 |
| # | Rider Name (Country) Team | Result | Header Cell - Column 3 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jill Kintner (USA) | 180 | pts |
| 2 | Jacqueline Harmony (USA) | 100 | Row 1 - Cell 3 |
| 3 | Darian Harvey (USA) | 80 | Row 2 - Cell 3 |
| 4 | Joanna Petterson (RSA) | 80 | Row 3 - Cell 3 |
| 5 | Lauren Daney (USA) | 71 | Row 4 - Cell 3 |
| 6 | Mary Moncorge (Fra) | 50 | Row 5 - Cell 3 |
| 7 | Becky Gardner (USA) | 40 | Row 6 - Cell 3 |
| 8 | Miranda Miller (Can) | 40 | Row 7 - Cell 3 |
| 9 | Jaime Rees (USA) | 38 | Row 8 - Cell 3 |
| 10 | Rae Gandolf (USA) | 32 | Row 9 - Cell 3 |
| 11 | Melissa Buhl (USA) | 30 | Row 10 - Cell 3 |
| 12 | Katherine Short (Can) | 30 | Row 11 - Cell 3 |
| 13 | Vaea Verbeeck (Can) | 25 | Row 12 - Cell 3 |
| 14 | Ana Rodriquez (USA) | 20 | Row 13 - Cell 3 |
| 15 | Cierra Smith (USA) | 20 | Row 14 - Cell 3 |
| 16 | Dawn Fidler (USA) | 18 | Row 15 - Cell 3 |
| 17 | Gabriela Williams (Cze) | 16 | Row 16 - Cell 3 |
| 18 | Julie Olsen (USA) | 16 | Row 17 - Cell 3 |
| 19 | Hillary Elgert (USA) | 14 | Row 18 - Cell 3 |
| 20 | Jennifer Wolf (USA) | 12 | Row 19 - Cell 3 |
| 21 | Hannah Trimble (USA) | 12 | Row 20 - Cell 3 |
| 22 | Amber Price (USA) | 8 | Row 21 - Cell 3 |
| 23 | Neven Steinmetz (USA) | 6 | Row 22 - Cell 3 |
