Peter Stetina and Rose Grant won the overall men’s and women’s titles after three days of racing at Rebecca’s Private Idaho on Sunday.
The event was set in the Ketchum and Sun Valley, Idaho area, with three stages over four days for a total of 196 miles and 12,464 feet of elevation gain.
It offered an optional ride on Saturday, closed out with stage 3's Baked Potato, 102 miles with 5,295 ft of elevation gain over 90 per cent gravel through Sun Valley.
Grant won the final day of racing in the women’s category finishing in a time of 5:23 and beating Moriah Wilson and Crystal Anthony. In the men’s field, Colin Strickland took the victory with a winning time of 4:52, beating Stetina and John Borstelmann.
Grant had also won the opening stage in Sun Valley, placed second in stage 2’s uphill time trial in Ketchum, and then won the finale stage 3 at Festival Meadows in Sun Valley to secure a total of 1,490 points. She won the overall title ahead of stage 2 winner Wilson, who finished with 1,480 points, while third placed Serena Gordon earned 1,417 points.
Stetina had won the opening two stages and placed second in the finale to secure the title with 1,490 points. Stage 3 winner Colin Strickland finished second in the overall with 1,462 points while John Borstelmann finished third in the overall with 1,409 points.
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