On a great weather weekend high atop the Allegheny Mountains the Gravity East Series (GES) kicked off its 2011 season in style at Snowshoe Mountain Resort in Snowshoe, West Virginia.
Race #1 drew a strong turnout among the women in all categories. In the elite women's race, Anne Galyean (East Coast Gravity) from Chapel Hill, North Carolina edged out 18-year-old Lauren Daney (Specialized/Grom Racing) from Stafford Virginia. Rae Gandolf (Sierra Nevada Brewing) of Zanesville, Ohio, was third.
In the elite men's race, Leland O'Connor from Los Osos, California, edged out a local rider Trevyn Newpher (Grom/Snowshoe/Chainsmoke) from Snowshoe by nine-tenths of a second, followed by three competitors from Vermont all belonging to the same team including last year's second place GES Champion Gavin Vaughn (RM East/Sugarbush) of Sharon, Vermont, in fourth. Adam Morse was third.
The Gravity East Series round two will happen in two weeks at Wisp Resort in McHenry, Maryland on the weekend of June 18-19.
Full Results
| # | Rider Name (Country) Team | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Anne Galyean (East Coast Gravity) | 0:05:52.64 |
| 2 | Lauren Daney (Specialized/Grom Racing) | 0:00:16.11 |
| 3 | Rae Gandolf (Sierra Nevada Brewin) | 0:00:25.20 |
| 4 | Hillary Elgert (Racers Edge) | 0:00:46.06 |
| 5 | Hannah Trimble | 0:01:11.16 |
| # | Rider Name (Country) Team | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Leland O'Connor (Slo To The Bone) | 0:04:59.92 |
| 2 | Trevyn Newpher (Grom Shoe/ Chainsmok) | 0:00:00.99 |
| 3 | Adam Morse (Rm/Smith/661/Odi) | 0:00:08.59 |
| 4 | Gavin Vaughn (Rmeast.Sugarbush.) | 0:00:10.41 |
| 5 | Tim White (Rm/Smith/Sugarbush) | 0:00:11.99 |
| 6 | Justin Gregory (7 Springs/ Trek Of Pittsburgh) | 0:00:12.09 |
| 7 | Jason Beckley (Kenda/Fox Shox Racin) | 0:00:22.78 |
| 8 | Harrison Reynolds (Spin Bike Shop.Horns) | 0:00:32.20 |
| 9 | Max Morgan (Team Rm East) | 0:00:39.38 |
| 10 | Cody Stagner | 0:00:41.31 |
| 11 | Wesley Boucher (Trails End Cyclingco) | 0:00:43.86 |
| 12 | Chuck Pitt (East Coast Gravity) | 0:00:54.81 |
| 13 | Cecil Linder (Team Rm East) | 0:00:57.94 |
