Jill Kintner (Team Norco International/Red Bull) captured her 12th national title on Saturday at the 2014 USA Cycling Gravity Mountain Bike National Championships held at the Angel Fire Bike Park. Kintner and Luca Cometti (Factory Intense Cycles Racing) topped their respective pro fields in the dual slalom competition to earn the Stars-and-Stripes jerseys.
"I love riding slalom and it's nice to be home in America," said Kintner who is coming off a sixth-place performance in a World Cup downhill race in Austria six days ago.
Cometti was the fourth seed in the men's pro slalom and, after defeating Mikey Haderer (IXS Unique Sports) in the quarterfinals, faced top-seeded Luca Shaw (SRAM Factory) in the semi-final round. Shaw was coming off a bronze-medal downhill finish at last week's World Cup, but it was Cometti getting the better of Shaw by just .13 seconds after their two heats.
In the final, Cometti came back on the final run to beat Red Bull Rampage champion Kyle Strait and claim the title. Shaw defeated Kai Rogers for the bronze medal.
"Kyle Strait is obviously a legend of the sport and super powerful and very talented on the bike," Cometti said. "To beat him is a pretty amazing feeling being a first-year pro and always looking up to him growing up."
Results
| # | Rider Name (Country) Team |
|---|---|
| 1 | Luca Cometti (Factory Intense Cycles Racing) |
| 2 | Kyle Strait |
| 3 | Luca Shaw (SRAM Factory) |
| 4 | Kai Rogers |
| 5 | Cody Johnson |
| 6 | Mikey Haderer (IXS Unique Sports) |
| 7 | William O'Brien |
| 8 | Cole Picchiottino (Trek Southridge Racing) |
| 9 | Matthew Condrashoff-Domingue |
| 10 | Brandon Watson |
| # | Rider Name (Country) Team |
|---|---|
| 1 | Jill Kintner (Team Norco Intl.) |
| 2 | Rebecca Gardner (Kona) |
| 3 | Christen Boyer (One Ghost Industries) |
| # | Rider Name (Country) Team |
|---|---|
| 1 | Tyler Krenek |
| 2 | Michael Kane (GROM Racing) |
| 3 | Devin Kjaer |
| 4 | Niko Kilik |
| 5 | Steven Walton |
| 6 | Brad Stover |
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