Price and Lowery endure hot temperatures for win
Heat takes its toll in North Carolina
Temperatures skirted the 99 degree (Fahrenheit) mark at the Cowbell Challenge marathon on Saturday. Riders from across the country were there to suffer the boiling heat as they competed for points in USA Cycling Mountain Bike National Endurance Calendar series. Over 150 riders lined up in the downtown of Davidson, North Carolina.
Harlan Price (Independent Fabrication/ IFRacing Inc.) and Carey Lowery (Outdoor Store) were the first to cross the line after an attrition rate that saw over half the entrants drop out. Rebecca Rusch (Specialized/ Red Bull) and Rebecca Tomaszewski (Niner/ Ergon) finished second and third in the women's race after Tomaszewski. Lowery also scored the fastest lap for the field with a time of 44:26.151. Eight women in the 12-racer field completed the full six laps in the punishing heat.
In the men's race, Price struggled against his protagonists as Jafer Beizer (Jittery Joes Under 25) attacked off the front at the start, then disappeared for awhile. Aaron Oaks (Bulldog/ Campmor) put the pressure on in the middle of the race. After riding comfortably alone for the last two laps, Price looked back to see Beizer charging hard at the bottom of the last series of climbs. Price managed to hold off the charge and finished with a time of 4:16. Beizer finished second and Oaks was third. Nine men finished on the lead lap.
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1 | Harlan Price | 4:16:23 |
2 | Jafer Beizer | 0:01:22 |
3 | Aaron Oaks | 0:07:47 |
4 | John Mylne | 0:18:25 |
5 | Peter Joski | 0:32:16 |
6 | Andy Applegate | 0:38:45 |
7 | Sam Haskett | 1:04:05 |
8 | Shawn M. Tevendale | 1:09:15 |
9 | Jeremy Edge | 1:10:13 |
-3laps | Shey Lindner | Row 9 - Cell 2 |
-3laps | Owen Simpson | Row 10 - Cell 2 |
-3laps | Jimmy Dodson | Row 11 - Cell 2 |
-4laps | Rob Kendall | Row 12 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Ernesto Marenchin | Row 13 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Richard Tsui | Row 14 - Cell 2 |
1 | Carey Lowery | 5:03:35 |
2 | Rebecca Rusch | 0:06:15 |
3 | Rebecca Tomaszewski | 0:11:57 |
4 | Elizabeth Frye | 0:17:52 |
5 | Anne Craig-Pena | 0:34:53 |
6 | Denelle Grant | 0:39:55 |
7 | Emily Brock | 1:06:06 |
8 | Philicia Marion | 1:27:37 |
-1lap | Sandra Tomlinson | Row 8 - Cell 2 |
-2laps | Rita Borelli | Row 9 - Cell 2 |
-5laps | Annajean Dallaire | Row 10 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Jocelyn Johns | Row 11 - Cell 2 |
1 | Deay Birtch | 5:08:45 |
2 | Eric Hagerty | 0:10:09 |
3 | David Hall | 0:10:37 |
4 | Lance Shelley | 1:37:26 |
5 | Michael Albert | 1:40:28 |
-1lap | Kevin Odonnell | Row 5 - Cell 2 |
-2laps | Robert Kranz | Row 6 - Cell 2 |
-2laps | Joel Watson | Row 7 - Cell 2 |
-2laps | Scott George | Row 8 - Cell 2 |
-3laps | Shane Schreihart | Row 9 - Cell 2 |
-3laps | Jay Lundi | Row 10 - Cell 2 |
-3laps | Kc Accetta | Row 11 - Cell 2 |
-4laps | Brandon Lee | Row 12 - Cell 2 |
-4laps | Hayes Wilkinson | Row 13 - Cell 2 |
-4laps | Christopher Ring | Row 14 - Cell 2 |
-5laps | Tim Dougherty | Row 15 - Cell 2 |
-5laps | David Brophy | Row 16 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Brandon Lee | Row 17 - Cell 2 |
1 | Shanna Powell | 6:30:52 |
-2laps | Sherry George | 5:50:16 |
DNF | Laura Goetz | Row 2 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Shanna Powell | Row 3 - Cell 2 |
1 | Curtis Armstrong | 6:50:03 |
-1 lap | Chris Joseph | Row 1 - Cell 2 |
-1 lap | Christopher Danz | Row 2 - Cell 2 |
-1 lap | Mike Pierce | Row 3 - Cell 2 |
-3laps | Thomas Mckenzie | Row 4 - Cell 2 |
-4laps | Greg Norman | Row 5 - Cell 2 |
-4laps | Don Davis | Row 6 - Cell 2 |
-4laps | Scott Griffith | Row 7 - Cell 2 |
1 | Noel Kirila | 5:05:56 |
2 | Ronnie Dean | 0:36:27 |
3 | Mark Sackett | 0:42:18 |
4 | Brent Lester | 1:08:00 |
5 | Kelly Klett | 1:25:03 |
6 | Jim Vitelli | 1:36:37 |
-1lap | Andrew Christman | Row 6 - Cell 2 |
-1lap | Zachary Slaybaugh | Row 7 - Cell 2 |
-2laps | Justin Fisher | Row 8 - Cell 2 |
-2laps | Jon Stang | Row 9 - Cell 2 |
-2laps | Carl Bush | Row 10 - Cell 2 |
-2laps | Jason Leonard | Row 11 - Cell 2 |
-2laps | Chris Mccoy | Row 12 - Cell 2 |
-2laps | Matt Depp | Row 13 - Cell 2 |
-3laps | Joshua Wilson | Row 14 - Cell 2 |
-3laps | Kevin Agnes | Row 15 - Cell 2 |
-3laps | Dano Orth | Row 16 - Cell 2 |
-3laps | Christian Gurley | Row 17 - Cell 2 |
-3laps | Jay Trout | Row 18 - Cell 2 |
-4laps | Jeff Wright | Row 19 - Cell 2 |
-4laps | Michael Linnane | Row 20 - Cell 2 |
-4laps | John Holtz | Row 21 - Cell 2 |
-4laps | Carmello Tinnerello | Row 22 - Cell 2 |
-5laps | Stephen Janes | Row 23 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Christopher Provato | Row 24 - Cell 2 |
1 | Christopher Cyr | 5:06:10 |
2 | James Shelton | 0:09:03 |
3 | Rich Dillen | 0:29:26 |
4 | Todd Braswell | 0:43:06 |
5 | Roger Clark | 0:47:24 |
6 | Jimmy Edwards | 1:08:30 |
7 | Michael Moriarty | 1:32:32 |
-1lap | Rich Ingersoll | Row 7 - Cell 2 |
-1lap | Kip Clyburn | Row 8 - Cell 2 |
-3laps | Edward Moreadith | Row 9 - Cell 2 |
-3laps | Rick Pena | Row 10 - Cell 2 |
-3laps | Dwight Wyatt | Row 11 - Cell 2 |
-3laps | Wade Newell | Row 12 - Cell 2 |
-3laps | Robert W Lamberson | Row 13 - Cell 2 |
-3laps | Richard Wiegert | Row 14 - Cell 2 |
-3laps | Gerry Kilpatrick | Row 15 - Cell 2 |
-3laps | Clyde Gurley | Row 16 - Cell 2 |
-4laps | James Wiedeman | Row 17 - Cell 2 |
-4laps | Jonathan Martin | Row 18 - Cell 2 |
-4laps | Mark Drogalis | Row 19 - Cell 2 |
-4laps | Ross Dowswell | Row 20 - Cell 2 |
-4laps | Vick Dyer | Row 21 - Cell 2 |
-4laps | David Parrett | Row 22 - Cell 2 |
-5laps | Zeke Lilly | Row 23 - Cell 2 |
-5laps | Samuel Adkins | Row 24 - Cell 2 |
-5laps | Eddie Miller | Row 25 - Cell 2 |
-5laps | Dave Pokela | Row 26 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Allan Atkinson | Row 27 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Bruce Stauffer | Row 28 - Cell 2 |
1 | Paula Lamberson | 6:48:13 |
-1lap | Sally Edwards | Row 1 - Cell 2 |
-1lap | Leah Ranney | Row 2 - Cell 2 |
-3laps | Robin Crumpton | Row 3 - Cell 2 |
-3laps | Bobbi Kimsey | Row 4 - Cell 2 |
-3laps | Anna Cain | Row 5 - Cell 2 |
1 | Cycle Path - Evans, Evely, Stuart | 5:54:19 |
2 | Inland Construction - Kimberly , Frye, Pezzimenti | 0:27:15 |
1 | Paul's Specialized - Hope Ann & Jay Walsh | 5:31:41 |
2 | Skeleton Crew - Ryan Freeman & Robert Niemeyer | 0:06:41 |
3 | Cycle Therapy/Sparkies -Curtis Keeler, David Tesh | 0:25:43 |
-1lap | Brown Streak Racing - Sharon & William Brown | Row 3 - Cell 2 |
-1lap | Team Husqvarna - Warren Owens & Steve Noiret | Row 4 - Cell 2 |
-5laps | Red Hot Lycra Wearing Drummers - Kevin & Larry | Row 5 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Cycle Therapy - James & Joseph Hensley | Row 6 - Cell 2 |
1 | Sophie Clyburn | 6:42:51 |
1 | Lovina Roy | 2:34:04 |
1 | Marcey Rader-Rhodenbaugh | 6:49:32 |
-3laps | Mia Griggs | Row 1 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Bridget Donovan | Row 2 - Cell 2 |
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