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The 24 Hours of Adrenalin World Solo 24 Hour Mountain Bike Championships were held in Canada in Canmore, Alberta in 2009. Some 117 solo riders and 247 teams contested the event, with riders from eight countries amongst the 1700 riders taking part. Canmore also hosted the championships in 2008 and riders were hoping the wet weather of 2008 would not repeat. Jason English and Rebecca Rusch won the solo elite categories.
The race got underway at 11:45 on Saturday and from the start a group of four elite men took off at cross country pace for the first six hours. New Zealand's Tony Hogg was the early leader but Australia's Jason English and Andy Fellows, plus American Cary Smith were always close, with only two minutes separating them after 10 hours.
As the night wore on Hogg suffered from dehydration and collapsed on the course, forcing his withdrawal from the race. English took over the lead, gradually extending it through the early hours of Sunday morning until he was able to cross the finish line as the 24 Hours of Adrenalin World Solo Champion on Sunday with a comfortable margin.
In the elite women's solo race, American Rebecca Rusch (Specialized Factory Racing) rode relatively unchallenged throughout the race on the way to a third world title, although behind her the placings changed continuously and many of the riders lost time through crashes. Some light rain dampened the course but was not a serious challenge compared to 2008. Australian 24-hour national champion Jessica Douglas hit the wall on Sunday morning and fell back through the placings to finish in fourth place, as Canada’s Carena Dean rode clear into third. American Jari Kirkland took second, nearly a full lap (16km) behind Rusch.
Rusch's boyfriend, Greg Martin, won the singlespeed solo category.
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| 1 | Jason English (Aus) | 22 | laps |
| 2 | Cary Smith (USA) | 21 | Row 1 - Cell 3 |
| 3 | Andy Fellows (Aus) | 21 | Row 2 - Cell 3 |
| 4 | Leighton Poidevin (Can) | 20 | Row 3 - Cell 3 |
| 5 | Dallas Morris (Can) | 19 | Row 4 - Cell 3 |
| 6 | William Martin (USA) | 18 | Row 5 - Cell 3 |
| 7 | David Scheer (Can) | 17 | Row 6 - Cell 3 |
| 8 | Tony Hogg (NZl) | 14 | Row 7 - Cell 3 |
| 9 | Todd Tanner (USA) | 14 | Row 8 - Cell 3 |
| 10 | John Merritt (Can) | 14 | Row 9 - Cell 3 |
| 11 | Jesse Mong (Can) | 14 | Row 10 - Cell 3 |
| 12 | Mike Rumpel (Can) | 13 | Row 11 - Cell 3 |
| 13 | Cory Wallace (Can) | 12 | Row 12 - Cell 3 |
| 14 | Chris Gagnon (USA) | 11 | Row 13 - Cell 3 |
| 15 | Tim Finkel (USA) | 10 | Row 14 - Cell 3 |
| 16 | Arran Pearson (Aus) | 10 | Row 15 - Cell 3 |
| 17 | Brad Tymchuk (Can) | 9 | Row 16 - Cell 3 |
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| 1 | Rebecca Rusch (USA) | 18 | laps |
| 2 | Jari Kirkland (USA) | 17 | Row 1 - Cell 3 |
| 3 | Carena Dean (Can) | 17 | Row 2 - Cell 3 |
| 4 | Jessica Douglas (Aus) | 17 | Row 3 - Cell 3 |
| 5 | Monilee Atkinson (USA) | 15 | Row 4 - Cell 3 |
| 6 | Kris Cannon (USA) | 15 | Row 5 - Cell 3 |
| 7 | Karen Foat (Aus) | 13 | Row 6 - Cell 3 |
| 8 | Margie Smith (Can) | 11 | Row 7 - Cell 3 |
| 9 | Megan Dimozantos (NZl) | 11 | Row 8 - Cell 3 |
| 10 | Rachel Edwards (Aus) | 10 | Row 9 - Cell 3 |
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| 1 | Greg Martin (USA) | 19 | laps |
| 2 | Brendan Den (Aus) | 17 | Row 1 - Cell 3 |
| 3 | Dereck Fish (USA) | 14 | Row 2 - Cell 3 |
| 4 | Matt Koerber (Aus) | 14 | Row 3 - Cell 3 |
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| 1 | Kirstin Honey (Aus) | 8 | laps |
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| 1 | Taylor Lideen (USA) | 17 | laps |
| 2 | Thomas Lindup (NZl) | 16 | Row 1 - Cell 3 |
| 3 | Chris Smith (Aus) | 14 | Row 2 - Cell 3 |
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| 1 | Sean Bekkers (Aus) | 17 | laps |
| 2 | Jeff Smith (Can) | 15 | Row 1 - Cell 3 |
| 3 | Chris Baker (USA) | 11 | Row 2 - Cell 3 |
| 4 | Mark Bodnar (Can) | 10 | Row 3 - Cell 3 |
| 5 | Nick Milette (Can) | 5 | Row 4 - Cell 3 |
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| 1 | Pamela Roy (Can) | 11 | laps |
| 2 | Meghans Osborne (Can) | 5 | Row 1 - Cell 3 |
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| 1 | Andrew Fairhurst (Can) | 18 | laps |
| 2 | Travis Hauck (Can) | 18 | Row 1 - Cell 3 |
| 3 | Adam Kelsall (Aus) | 15 | Row 2 - Cell 3 |
| 4 | Todd Wolansky (Can) | 15 | Row 3 - Cell 3 |
| 5 | Scott MacDougall (Can) | 14 | Row 4 - Cell 3 |
| 6 | Grant Fox (Can) | 13 | Row 5 - Cell 3 |
| 7 | Sean Stuart (Can) | 10 | Row 6 - Cell 3 |
| 8 | Kevin Wells (Aus) | 9 | Row 7 - Cell 3 |
| 9 | Brian Ross (Can) | 9 | Row 8 - Cell 3 |
| 10 | Troy Buchanan (Can) | 8 | Row 9 - Cell 3 |
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| 1 | Nadine Mueller (Can) | 13 | laps |
| 2 | Kelly Matheson (Can) | 13 | Row 1 - Cell 3 |
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| 1 | Richard Rothwell (GBr) | 19 | laps |
| 2 | Jason McAvoy (Aus) | 19 | Row 1 - Cell 3 |
| 3 | Michel Tessier (Can) | 18 | Row 2 - Cell 3 |
| 4 | Damian Gillard (Aus) | 17 | Row 3 - Cell 3 |
| 5 | Scott Legere (Can) | 15 | Row 4 - Cell 3 |
| 6 | Lee Lesburg (USA) | 14 | Row 5 - Cell 3 |
| 7 | Brent Rosvold (Can) | 12 | Row 6 - Cell 3 |
| 8 | David Burwash (Can) | 11 | Row 7 - Cell 3 |
| 9 | Garth Ludwig (Can) | 10 | Row 8 - Cell 3 |
| 10 | Kelly Schell (Can) | 10 | Row 9 - Cell 3 |
| 11 | Ronald Arias (CRc) | 10 | Row 10 - Cell 3 |
| 12 | Trevor Pombert (Can) | 9 | Row 11 - Cell 3 |
| 13 | Trevor Nicholson (Can) | 8 | Row 12 - Cell 3 |
| 14 | Lark Richardson (Can) | 8 | Row 13 - Cell 3 |
| 15 | Brad Wilson (Can) | 6 | Row 14 - Cell 3 |
| 16 | Dave Lee (Can) | 5 | Row 15 - Cell 3 |
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| 1 | Craig Bartlett (Can) | 19 | laps |
| 2 | Erick Auger (USA) | 18 | Row 1 - Cell 3 |
| 3 | Denver Brown (Aus) | 15 | Row 2 - Cell 3 |
| 4 | Iain Hackett (USA) | 14 | Row 3 - Cell 3 |
| 5 | Steve Swenson (Can) | 14 | Row 4 - Cell 3 |
| 6 | Mark Hoddinott (Can) | 14 | Row 5 - Cell 3 |
| 7 | Wade Larson (Can) | 12 | Row 6 - Cell 3 |
| 8 | Dave Dacosta (Can) | 12 | Row 7 - Cell 3 |
| 9 | Miro Micovsky (Can) | 10 | Row 8 - Cell 3 |
| 10 | Andrew Wiebe (Can) | 8 | Row 9 - Cell 3 |
| 11 | Tom Schmidt (Can) | 7 | Row 10 - Cell 3 |
| 12 | Wilco Tymensen (Can) | 6 | Row 11 - Cell 3 |
| 13 | Damon Ockey (Can) | 5 | Row 12 - Cell 3 |
| 14 | Ken Chorney (Can) | 5 | Row 13 - Cell 3 |
| 15 | David Vinluan (Can) | 4 | Row 14 - Cell 3 |
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| 1 | Anna Mei (Ita) | 14 | laps |
| 2 | Cyd Fraser (Can) | 12 | Row 1 - Cell 3 |
| 3 | Julie Urlaub (USA) | 9 | Row 2 - Cell 3 |
| 4 | Yvette Crockell (USA) | 8 | Row 3 - Cell 3 |
| 5 | Lisa Kalischuk (Can) | 6 | Row 4 - Cell 3 |
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| 1 | Shaun Taylor (Can) | 16 | laps |
| 2 | Dave MacDowell (Can) | 15 | Row 1 - Cell 3 |
| 3 | Rich Sherwood (USA) | 15 | Row 2 - Cell 3 |
| 4 | Ron Domier (Can) | 14 | Row 3 - Cell 3 |
| 5 | Jim Pinter (Can) | 12 | Row 4 - Cell 3 |
| 6 | Paul LaBissonniere (Can) | 8 | Row 5 - Cell 3 |
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| 1 | Maureen Bildfell (Can) | 5 | laps |
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| 1 | Joey Cowan (Can) | 15 | laps |
| 2 | Tim Crum (USA) | 14 | Row 1 - Cell 3 |
| 3 | Dennis Smaggus (Can) | 12 | Row 2 - Cell 3 |
| 4 | Rob Robson (USA) | 9 | Row 3 - Cell 3 |
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| 1 | Randy Profeta (USA) | 8 | laps |
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| 1 | Jeff Linder (USA) | 12 | laps |
| 2 | Andrew Mitchell (Aus) | 10 | Row 1 - Cell 3 |
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| 1 | Brad Power (Can) | 7 | laps |
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| 1 | Couloir Racing (Can) | 21 | laps |
| 2 | HURTIN ALBERTANS (Can) | 20 | Row 1 - Cell 3 |
| 3 | Ombrophobics (Can) | 20 | Row 2 - Cell 3 |
| 4 | Trail-Head (Can) | 19 | Row 3 - Cell 3 |
| 5 | wtf again? (Can) | 19 | Row 4 - Cell 3 |
| 6 | Behind Bars 1 (Can) | 18 | Row 5 - Cell 3 |
| 7 | Pain For Pleasure (Can) | 18 | Row 6 - Cell 3 |
| 8 | All Doubles All The Time (Can) | 17 | Row 7 - Cell 3 |
| 9 | Team Rainbow Unicorn (Can) | 17 | Row 8 - Cell 3 |
| 10 | Why Does Everything Taste Like Mud (Can) | 17 | Row 9 - Cell 3 |
| 11 | Endo (Can) | 16 | Row 10 - Cell 3 |
| 12 | dusty kamloopers (Can) | 16 | Row 11 - Cell 3 |
| 13 | The Angry Badgers (Can) | 16 | Row 12 - Cell 3 |
| 14 | Nirvana (Can) | 13 | Row 13 - Cell 3 |
| 15 | McLovin (Can) | 11 | Row 14 - Cell 3 |
| 16 | Masterbanking Moutainbikers (Can) | 10 | Row 15 - Cell 3 |
| 17 | Los Cinco Amigos (Can) | 8 | Row 16 - Cell 3 |
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| 1 | Dirt Hurters (Can) | 21 | laps |
| 2 | Sean Fahlman Experience (Can) | 21 | Row 1 - Cell 3 |
| 3 | The Sofa Kings (Can) | 20 | Row 2 - Cell 3 |
| 4 | Dirt Devils (Can) | 20 | Row 3 - Cell 3 |
| 5 | Janet and the Engineers (Can) | 18 | Row 4 - Cell 3 |
| 6 | Spare Tires 1 (Can) | 18 | Row 5 - Cell 3 |
| 7 | 5 Skins (Can) | 18 | Row 6 - Cell 3 |
| 8 | Elk In Heat More Heat (Can) | 16 | Row 7 - Cell 3 |
| 9 | Team DudeBro (Can) | 15 | Row 8 - Cell 3 |
| 10 | 5 Cranky Forkers (Can) | 15 | Row 9 - Cell 3 |
| 11 | UofC Outdoor Centre (Can) | 14 | Row 10 - Cell 3 |
| 12 | Savage Racing (Can) | 13 | Row 11 - Cell 3 |
| 13 | The Double Ds (Can) | 13 | Row 12 - Cell 3 |
| 14 | Elk in heat (Can) | 11 | Row 13 - Cell 3 |
| 15 | Elk in heat (Can) | 9 | Row 14 - Cell 3 |
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| 1 | Team Jasper Source for Sports (Can) | 23 | laps |
| 2 | Assless Chaps (Can) | 22 | Row 1 - Cell 3 |
| 3 | freewheel fatties (Can) | 21 | Row 2 - Cell 3 |
| 4 | Gopher grazers (Can) | 20 | Row 3 - Cell 3 |
| 5 | Pedal Power (Can) | 19 | Row 4 - Cell 3 |
| 6 | Grit Hogs (Can) | 19 | Row 5 - Cell 3 |
| 7 | Columbia Valley Cranks (Can) | 19 | Row 6 - Cell 3 |
| 8 | Evergreen (Can) | 19 | Row 7 - Cell 3 |
| 9 | Stadium Dogs (Can) | 19 | Row 8 - Cell 3 |
| 10 | Blazzing Saddles II (Can) | 19 | Row 9 - Cell 3 |
| 11 | The Green Haze (Can) | 18 | Row 10 - Cell 3 |
| 12 | Spongebob Bikepants (Can) | 18 | Row 11 - Cell 3 |
| 13 | Admittedly Yuppie (Can) | 18 | Row 12 - Cell 3 |
| 14 | Windpower (Can) | 18 | Row 13 - Cell 3 |
| 15 | Golder Associates (Can) | 18 | Row 14 - Cell 3 |
| 16 | Baseline Posse (Can) | 17 | Row 15 - Cell 3 |
| 17 | Just Ride it (Can) | 17 | Row 16 - Cell 3 |
| 18 | All Talk (Can) | 17 | Row 17 - Cell 3 |
| 19 | Yellow Dots (Can) | 17 | Row 18 - Cell 3 |
| 20 | Tired And Cranky (Can) | 17 | Row 19 - Cell 3 |
| 21 | A Thousand Pounds of Pudding (Can) | 17 | Row 20 - Cell 3 |
| 22 | Mud Sweat and Gears Racing 2 (Can) | 17 | Row 21 - Cell 3 |
| 23 | Team DP (Can) | 17 | Row 22 - Cell 3 |
| 24 | LJ Welding & Machine (Can) | 17 | Row 23 - Cell 3 |
| 25 | Pretty much the best team I know (Can) | 17 | Row 24 - Cell 3 |
| 26 | PGE (Can) | 17 | Row 25 - Cell 3 |
| 27 | Dozen Egg Knights (Can) | 16 | Row 26 - Cell 3 |
| 28 | SCARED SHIFTLESS (Can) | 16 | Row 27 - Cell 3 |
| 29 | Red-Shox Racing (Can) | 16 | Row 28 - Cell 3 |
| 30 | The Howlers (Can) | 16 | Row 29 - Cell 3 |
| 31 | three men and the mamas (Can) | 16 | Row 30 - Cell 3 |
| 32 | Pretty much the 2nd best team I know (Can) | 16 | Row 31 - Cell 3 |
| 33 | Behind Bars 2 (Can) | 16 | Row 32 - Cell 3 |
| 34 | Daddy Sore Legs (Can) | 16 | Row 33 - Cell 3 |
| 35 | iBike (Can) | 16 | Row 34 - Cell 3 |
| 36 | Spare Tires 2 (Can) | 16 | Row 35 - Cell 3 |
| 37 | Flattastic Five (Can) | 15 | Row 36 - Cell 3 |
| 38 | Java Drips (Can) | 15 | Row 37 - Cell 3 |
| 39 | DODL - Dibs On Dead Last (Can) | 15 | Row 38 - Cell 3 |
| 40 | Dirtbags (Can) | 15 | Row 39 - Cell 3 |
| 41 | Darkside (Can) | 15 | Row 40 - Cell 3 |
| 42 | the Degenerative Discs (Can) | 15 | Row 41 - Cell 3 |
| 43 | Dirt Dealers (Can) | 14 | Row 42 - Cell 3 |
| 44 | Steam Whistle Dos (Can) | 14 | Row 43 - Cell 3 |
| 45 | 5 Men and 4 Spleens (Can) | 14 | Row 44 - Cell 3 |
| 46 | Bandaids and Beer (Can) | 14 | Row 45 - Cell 3 |
| 47 | Barrbarians (Can) | 14 | Row 46 - Cell 3 |
| 48 | Mud and guts (Can) | 14 | Row 47 - Cell 3 |
| 49 | The Pain Cave (Can) | 14 | Row 48 - Cell 3 |
| 50 | Three Tea Baggers and Two Bow Ties (Can) | 14 | Row 49 - Cell 3 |
| 51 | Stunt Doubles (Can) | 14 | Row 50 - Cell 3 |
| 52 | Ride For Five (Can) | 14 | Row 51 - Cell 3 |
| 53 | Endo Magnet (Can) | 13 | Row 52 - Cell 3 |
| 54 | Five Guys With Big Cogs (Can) | 13 | Row 53 - Cell 3 |
| 55 | The Littlest Hobos (Can) | 13 | Row 54 - Cell 3 |
| 56 | Soggy Bottom Boys (Can) | 13 | Row 55 - Cell 3 |
| 57 | Daanahhddanahhs (Can) | 12 | Row 56 - Cell 3 |
| 58 | The Hikeabike Tribe (Can) | 12 | Row 57 - Cell 3 |
| 59 | chaos (Can) | 9 | Row 58 - Cell 3 |
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| 1 | RUNDLE MOUNTAIN BOYS (Can) | 23 | laps |
| 2 | Deadgoat Racing 1 (Can) | 23 | Row 1 - Cell 3 |
| 3 | Pedal Pimps (Can) | 20 | Row 2 - Cell 3 |
| 4 | The Quivering Quads (Can) | 20 | Row 3 - Cell 3 |
| 5 | dusty bottoms (Can) | 20 | Row 4 - Cell 3 |
| 6 | OK GO (Can) | 20 | Row 5 - Cell 3 |
| 7 | Chamois Royale with Cheese (Can) | 19 | Row 6 - Cell 3 |
| 8 | Yacko Racing (Can) | 19 | Row 7 - Cell 3 |
| 9 | Obviously Five Believers (Can) | 19 | Row 8 - Cell 3 |
| 10 | Brule Oldschool (Can) | 19 | Row 9 - Cell 3 |
| 11 | Wheelmen (Can) | 18 | Row 10 - Cell 3 |
| 12 | Team Inukshuk (Can) | 18 | Row 11 - Cell 3 |
| 13 | Road Apples Gone Bad (Can) | 17 | Row 12 - Cell 3 |
| 14 | Team Retro (Can) | 17 | Row 13 - Cell 3 |
| 15 | Chainsmokers (Can) | 17 | Row 14 - Cell 3 |
| 16 | Lonestars (Can) | 16 | Row 15 - Cell 3 |
| 17 | Wheels (Can) | 16 | Row 16 - Cell 3 |
| 18 | Five Believers (Can) | 16 | Row 17 - Cell 3 |
| 19 | Team ZIPANG (Can) | 16 | Row 18 - Cell 3 |
| 20 | Go Auto (Can) | 15 | Row 19 - Cell 3 |
| 21 | United Cycle-3 magnets and 2 chicks (Can) | 15 | Row 20 - Cell 3 |
| 22 | One more Time - Again (Can) | 15 | Row 21 - Cell 3 |
| 23 | Cinco Diablos Perdidos (Can) | 14 | Row 22 - Cell 3 |
| 24 | Big Bad Voodoo Riders (Can) | 14 | Row 23 - Cell 3 |
| 25 | 5 Donkeys (Can) | 14 | Row 24 - Cell 3 |
| 26 | Critical Path (Can) | 14 | Row 25 - Cell 3 |
| 27 | Lynnwood 2 (Can) | 14 | Row 26 - Cell 3 |
| 28 | Off Hour Rockers (Can) | 14 | Row 27 - Cell 3 |
| 29 | Trail Trash (Can) | 13 | Row 28 - Cell 3 |
| 30 | Giddyup (Can) | 13 | Row 29 - Cell 3 |
| 31 | lynnwood (Can) | 13 | Row 30 - Cell 3 |
| 32 | Mr Beans Holiday (Can) | 11 | Row 31 - Cell 3 |
| 33 | Road Apples Gone Bad (Can) | 9 | Row 32 - Cell 3 |
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