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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Elite men 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
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Elite women 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
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Singlespeed men 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
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Singlespeed women 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
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Men 18-29 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
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Men 30-39 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
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Masters men 40+ 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
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Masters women 40+ 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
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Multi-person Team 1 Cycle Path - Evans, Evely, Stuart 5:54:19 2 Inland Construction - Kimberly , Frye, Pezzimenti 0:27:15
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Marathon duo 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
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Youth women 17 & under 1 Sophie Clyburn 6:42:51
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Women 18-29 1 Lovina Roy 2:34:04
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Women 30-39 1 Marcey Rader-Rhodenbaugh 6:49:32 -3laps Mia Griggs Row 1 - Cell 2 DNF Bridget Donovan Row 2 - Cell 2