Price and Lowery endure hot temperatures for win
By Barry Kunkle published
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 | |
-3laps | Owen Simpson | |
-3laps | Jimmy Dodson | |
-4laps | Rob Kendall | |
DNF | Ernesto Marenchin | |
DNF | Richard Tsui |
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 | |
-2laps | Rita Borelli | |
-5laps | Annajean Dallaire | |
DNF | Jocelyn Johns |
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 | |
-2laps | Robert Kranz | |
-2laps | Joel Watson | |
-2laps | Scott George | |
-3laps | Shane Schreihart | |
-3laps | Jay Lundi | |
-3laps | Kc Accetta | |
-4laps | Brandon Lee | |
-4laps | Hayes Wilkinson | |
-4laps | Christopher Ring | |
-5laps | Tim Dougherty | |
-5laps | David Brophy | |
DNF | Brandon Lee |
1 | Shanna Powell | 6:30:52 |
-2laps | Sherry George | 5:50:16 |
DNF | Laura Goetz | |
DNF | Shanna Powell |
1 | Curtis Armstrong | 6:50:03 |
-1 lap | Chris Joseph | |
-1 lap | Christopher Danz | |
-1 lap | Mike Pierce | |
-3laps | Thomas Mckenzie | |
-4laps | Greg Norman | |
-4laps | Don Davis | |
-4laps | Scott Griffith |
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 | |
-1lap | Zachary Slaybaugh | |
-2laps | Justin Fisher | |
-2laps | Jon Stang | |
-2laps | Carl Bush | |
-2laps | Jason Leonard | |
-2laps | Chris Mccoy | |
-2laps | Matt Depp | |
-3laps | Joshua Wilson | |
-3laps | Kevin Agnes | |
-3laps | Dano Orth | |
-3laps | Christian Gurley | |
-3laps | Jay Trout | |
-4laps | Jeff Wright | |
-4laps | Michael Linnane | |
-4laps | John Holtz | |
-4laps | Carmello Tinnerello | |
-5laps | Stephen Janes | |
DNF | Christopher Provato |
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 | |
-1lap | Kip Clyburn | |
-3laps | Edward Moreadith | |
-3laps | Rick Pena | |
-3laps | Dwight Wyatt | |
-3laps | Wade Newell | |
-3laps | Robert W Lamberson | |
-3laps | Richard Wiegert | |
-3laps | Gerry Kilpatrick | |
-3laps | Clyde Gurley | |
-4laps | James Wiedeman | |
-4laps | Jonathan Martin | |
-4laps | Mark Drogalis | |
-4laps | Ross Dowswell | |
-4laps | Vick Dyer | |
-4laps | David Parrett | |
-5laps | Zeke Lilly | |
-5laps | Samuel Adkins | |
-5laps | Eddie Miller | |
-5laps | Dave Pokela | |
DNF | Allan Atkinson | |
DNF | Bruce Stauffer |
1 | Paula Lamberson | 6:48:13 |
-1lap | Sally Edwards | |
-1lap | Leah Ranney | |
-3laps | Robin Crumpton | |
-3laps | Bobbi Kimsey | |
-3laps | Anna Cain |
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 | |
-1lap | Team Husqvarna - Warren Owens & Steve Noiret | |
-5laps | Red Hot Lycra Wearing Drummers - Kevin & Larry | |
DNF | Cycle Therapy - James & Joseph Hensley |
1 | Sophie Clyburn | 6:42:51 |
1 | Lovina Roy | 2:34:04 |
1 | Marcey Rader-Rhodenbaugh | 6:49:32 |
-3laps | Mia Griggs | |
DNF | Bridget Donovan |

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