Stephen Ettinger (BMC) won the elite men's short track race at the Catamount Classic in Vermont on Sunday. He won a sprint finish with Russell Finsterwald (Trek). Jeremiah Bishop (Sho-Air/Cannondale) was third.
Rotem Ishai took the hole shot up the hill after the start and led for the first couple of laps. A few laps in, Finsterwald went off the front and got a gap of about 50 feet. That left Ettinger to chase him down. Bishop was sitting in and letting Ettinger chase down Finsterwald.
There were a few lead changes where several riders took a turn going for it, but no one could get away.
When it came down to two laps to go, Bishop attacked but couldn't get a gap. Ettinger stayed with him and Finsterwald was still among the leaders.
Coming out the woods the last time, Bishop was leading and he was followed by Ettinger and Finsterwald. Finsty went around both of them and then only Ettinger could respond. He won the final sprint by about one bike length.
Conspicuously absent were several of the men's favorites from the previous day including the Catamount Pro XCT winner Max Plaxton (Sho-Air/Cannondale) and Specialized teammates Todd Wells and Kohei Yamamoto. Wells departed for Colorado to get ready for next weekend's Leadville 100.
Editorial assistance provided by Dave McElwaine.
Results
| # | Rider Name (Country) Team | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Stephen Ettinger | 0:28:22 |
| 2 | Russell Finsterwald | 0:00:07 |
| 3 | Jeremiah Bishop | 0:00:09 |
| 4 | Howard Grotts | 0:00:10 |
| 5 | Rotem Ishai | 0:00:11 |
| 6 | Patrick Chartrand | Row 5 - Cell 2 |
| 7 | Kerry Werner | 0:00:12 |
| 8 | Cameron Dodge | 0:00:19 |
| 9 | Tom Sampson | 0:00:36 |
| 10 | Mitchell Hoke | 0:00:43 |
| 11 | Ryan Woodall | 0:01:03 |
| 12 | Richard Cypress Gorry | 0:01:04 |
| 13 | Sepp Kuss | 0:01:29 |
| 14 | Alexandre Vialle | 0:07:20 |
| 15 | Michael Sampson | 0:07:36 |
| 16 | Tristan Cowie | 0:07:40 |
| 17 | Payson Mcelveen | 0:07:45 |
| 18 | David Flaten | 0:07:49 |
| 19 | Christopher Hamlin | 0:07:54 |
| 20 | Mathieu Bélanger-Barrette | 0:07:58 |
| 21 | Billy Melone | 0:08:02 |
| 22 | Tyler Berliner | 0:08:07 |
| 23 | Jorge Munoz | 0:08:56 |
| 24 | Guillaume Larose-Gingras | 0:09:03 |
| 25 | Bobby Bailey | 0:09:08 |
| 26 | Jacob Sacket | 0:09:13 |
| 27 | Vincent Lessard | 0:09:17 |
| 28 | Landon Russell | 0:09:22 |
| 29 | Levi Kurlander | 0:09:28 |
| 30 | Matthew Owens | 0:09:37 |
| 31 | John Burns | 0:09:41 |
| 32 | Carson Beckett | 0:09:45 |
| 33 | Jonathan Anderson | 0:09:50 |
| 34 | Thomas Gauthier | 0:09:54 |
| 35 | Jonathan Cantin | 0:09:58 |
| DNS | Gered Dunne | Row 35 - Cell 2 |
| DNS | Rotem Ishai | Row 36 - Cell 2 |
| DNS | Max Plaxton | Row 37 - Cell 2 |
| DNS | Luke Vrouwenvelder | Row 38 - Cell 2 |
| DNS | Todd Wells | Row 39 - Cell 2 |
| DNS | Kohei Yamomoto | Row 40 - Cell 2 |
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