Aussie English beats Smith, Fellows

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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Elite men
1Jason English (Aus)22laps
2Cary Smith (USA)21Row 1 - Cell 3
3Andy Fellows (Aus)21Row 2 - Cell 3
4Leighton Poidevin (Can)20Row 3 - Cell 3
5Dallas Morris (Can)19Row 4 - Cell 3
6William Martin (USA)18Row 5 - Cell 3
7David Scheer (Can)17Row 6 - Cell 3
8Tony Hogg (NZl)14Row 7 - Cell 3
9Todd Tanner (USA)14Row 8 - Cell 3
10John Merritt (Can)14Row 9 - Cell 3
11Jesse Mong (Can)14Row 10 - Cell 3
12Mike Rumpel (Can)13Row 11 - Cell 3
13Cory Wallace (Can)12Row 12 - Cell 3
14Chris Gagnon (USA)11Row 13 - Cell 3
15Tim Finkel (USA)10Row 14 - Cell 3
16Arran Pearson (Aus)10Row 15 - Cell 3
17Brad Tymchuk (Can)9Row 16 - Cell 3
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Elite women
1Rebecca Rusch (USA)18laps
2Jari Kirkland (USA)17Row 1 - Cell 3
3Carena Dean (Can)17Row 2 - Cell 3
4Jessica Douglas (Aus)17Row 3 - Cell 3
5Monilee Atkinson (USA)15Row 4 - Cell 3
6Kris Cannon (USA)15Row 5 - Cell 3
7Karen Foat (Aus)13Row 6 - Cell 3
8Margie Smith (Can)11Row 7 - Cell 3
9Megan Dimozantos (NZl)11Row 8 - Cell 3
10Rachel Edwards (Aus)10Row 9 - Cell 3
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Single speed men
1Greg Martin (USA)19laps
2Brendan Den (Aus)17Row 1 - Cell 3
3Dereck Fish (USA)14Row 2 - Cell 3
4Matt Koerber (Aus)14Row 3 - Cell 3
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Single speed women
1Kirstin Honey (Aus)8laps
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Under 25 men
1Taylor Lideen (USA)17laps
2Thomas Lindup (NZl)16Row 1 - Cell 3
3Chris Smith (Aus)14Row 2 - Cell 3
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25 - 29 men
1Sean Bekkers (Aus)17laps
2Jeff Smith (Can)15Row 1 - Cell 3
3Chris Baker (USA)11Row 2 - Cell 3
4Mark Bodnar (Can)10Row 3 - Cell 3
5Nick Milette (Can)5Row 4 - Cell 3
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25 - 29 women
1Pamela Roy (Can)11laps
2Meghans Osborne (Can)5Row 1 - Cell 3
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30 - 34 men
1Andrew Fairhurst (Can)18laps
2Travis Hauck (Can)18Row 1 - Cell 3
3Adam Kelsall (Aus)15Row 2 - Cell 3
4Todd Wolansky (Can)15Row 3 - Cell 3
5Scott MacDougall (Can)14Row 4 - Cell 3
6Grant Fox (Can)13Row 5 - Cell 3
7Sean Stuart (Can)10Row 6 - Cell 3
8Kevin Wells (Aus)9Row 7 - Cell 3
9Brian Ross (Can)9Row 8 - Cell 3
10Troy Buchanan (Can)8Row 9 - Cell 3
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30 - 34 women
1Nadine Mueller (Can)13laps
2Kelly Matheson (Can)13Row 1 - Cell 3
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35 - 39 men
1Richard Rothwell (GBr)19laps
2Jason McAvoy (Aus)19Row 1 - Cell 3
3Michel Tessier (Can)18Row 2 - Cell 3
4Damian Gillard (Aus)17Row 3 - Cell 3
5Scott Legere (Can)15Row 4 - Cell 3
6Lee Lesburg (USA)14Row 5 - Cell 3
7Brent Rosvold (Can)12Row 6 - Cell 3
8David Burwash (Can)11Row 7 - Cell 3
9Garth Ludwig (Can)10Row 8 - Cell 3
10Kelly Schell (Can)10Row 9 - Cell 3
11Ronald Arias (CRc)10Row 10 - Cell 3
12Trevor Pombert (Can)9Row 11 - Cell 3
13Trevor Nicholson (Can)8Row 12 - Cell 3
14Lark Richardson (Can)8Row 13 - Cell 3
15Brad Wilson (Can)6Row 14 - Cell 3
16Dave Lee (Can)5Row 15 - Cell 3
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40 - 44 men
1Craig Bartlett (Can)19laps
2Erick Auger (USA)18Row 1 - Cell 3
3Denver Brown (Aus)15Row 2 - Cell 3
4Iain Hackett (USA)14Row 3 - Cell 3
5Steve Swenson (Can)14Row 4 - Cell 3
6Mark Hoddinott (Can)14Row 5 - Cell 3
7Wade Larson (Can)12Row 6 - Cell 3
8Dave Dacosta (Can)12Row 7 - Cell 3
9Miro Micovsky (Can)10Row 8 - Cell 3
10Andrew Wiebe (Can)8Row 9 - Cell 3
11Tom Schmidt (Can)7Row 10 - Cell 3
12Wilco Tymensen (Can)6Row 11 - Cell 3
13Damon Ockey (Can)5Row 12 - Cell 3
14Ken Chorney (Can)5Row 13 - Cell 3
15David Vinluan (Can)4Row 14 - Cell 3
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40 - 44 women
1Anna Mei (Ita)14laps
2Cyd Fraser (Can)12Row 1 - Cell 3
3Julie Urlaub (USA)9Row 2 - Cell 3
4Yvette Crockell (USA)8Row 3 - Cell 3
5Lisa Kalischuk (Can)6Row 4 - Cell 3
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45 - 49 men
1Shaun Taylor (Can)16laps
2Dave MacDowell (Can)15Row 1 - Cell 3
3Rich Sherwood (USA)15Row 2 - Cell 3
4Ron Domier (Can)14Row 3 - Cell 3
5Jim Pinter (Can)12Row 4 - Cell 3
6Paul LaBissonniere (Can)8Row 5 - Cell 3
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45 - 49 women
1Maureen Bildfell (Can)5laps
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50 - 54 men
1Joey Cowan (Can)15laps
2Tim Crum (USA)14Row 1 - Cell 3
3Dennis Smaggus (Can)12Row 2 - Cell 3
4Rob Robson (USA)9Row 3 - Cell 3
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55 - 59 men
1Randy Profeta (USA)8laps
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60+ men
1Jeff Linder (USA)12laps
2Andrew Mitchell (Aus)10Row 1 - Cell 3
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Regional Solos
1Brad Power (Can)7laps
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16Masterbanking Moutainbikers (Can)10Row 15 - Cell 3
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5 Person Open U150
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