Eric Bostrom takes the 50-miler win just ahead of his young teammate Brendon Davids(Image credit: Dave McElwaine/ www.trailwatch.net)
Eric Bostrom (Sho-Air Specialized) riding in second place mid-race(Image credit: Dave McElwaine/ www.trailwatch.net)
Racers weaved in and out of the big rock formations(Image credit: Dave McElwaine/ www.trailwatch.net)
Pua Mata (Sho-Air Specialized) hammering up the backside climb(Image credit: Dave McElwaine/ www.trailwatch.net)
Kip Biese riding with the chasers(Image credit: Dave McElwaine/ www.trailwatch.net)
A chase group on the backside climb(Image credit: Dave McElwaine/ www.trailwatch.net)
Sho-Air teammates Brendon Davids and Eric Bostrom rode together the whole race(Image credit: Dave McElwaine/ www.trailwatch.net)
Brendon Davids (Sho-Air Specialized) led most of the race today(Image credit: Dave McElwaine/ www.trailwatch.net)
The Sho-Air support crew started dipping into the cooler early in the race(Image credit: Dave McElwaine/ www.trailwatch.net)
Allison Mann (Bikes for Boobs) leading the Pro Women’s 25 mile race(Image credit: Dave McElwaine/ www.trailwatch.net)
The leaders began to push the pace to get into the singletrack first(Image credit: Dave McElwaine/ www.trailwatch.net)
Tonya Bray climbing on the road(Image credit: Dave McElwaine/ www.trailwatch.net)
Some racers hiked while others attempted to ride this slickrock section(Image credit: Dave McElwaine/ www.trailwatch.net)
Pua Mata (Sho-Air Specialized) easily winning the 50-mile women’s race(Image credit: Dave McElwaine/ www.trailwatch.net)
Nineteen-year-old Brendon Davids (Sho-Air Specialized) taking second place(Image credit: Dave McElwaine/ www.trailwatch.net)
Allison Mann (Bikes for Boobs) after winning her race(Image credit: Dave McElwaine/ www.trailwatch.net)
Racers were treated to a Super-soaker cool-down at the top of the mountain(Image credit: Dave McElwaine/ www.trailwatch.net)
Justin Mann (Bikes for Boobs) with his wife Allison up the road(Image credit: Dave McElwaine/ www.trailwatch.net)
Marco Arocha (Bikes for Boobs) was having a great ride(Image credit: Dave McElwaine/ www.trailwatch.net)
Ty Kady (Sho-Air Specialized) leading the Cat 1 race(Image credit: Dave McElwaine/ www.trailwatch.net)
The mountains were in bloom today(Image credit: Dave McElwaine/ www.trailwatch.net)
The lead group begins to come apart(Image credit: Dave McElwaine/ www.trailwatch.net)
Pua Mata (Sho-Air Specialized) tucked herself behind the three men’s leaders on the climb(Image credit: Dave McElwaine/ www.trailwatch.net)
Fifty-mile racers head up the mountain(Image credit: Dave McElwaine/ www.trailwatch.net)
Pua Mata (Sho-Air Specialized) got to the dirt section with the top ten men(Image credit: Dave McElwaine/ www.trailwatch.net)
A Giant rider on a long stretch of singletrack(Image credit: Dave McElwaine/ www.trailwatch.net)
Brendon Davids (Sho-Air Specialized) hitting the singletrack first(Image credit: Dave McElwaine/ www.trailwatch.net)
Men’s front row for the 50-miler(Image credit: Dave McElwaine/ www.trailwatch.net)
Eric Bostrom (Sho-Air Specialized)(Image credit: Dave McElwaine/ www.trailwatch.net)
Pua Mata (Sho-Air Specialized) is leading in the Pro-UET Series(Image credit: Dave McElwaine/ www.trailwatch.net)
Drew’s Ribs on Wheels caught fire later in the day making for some well-done meals(Image credit: Dave McElwaine/ www.trailwatch.net)
It was a spectacular day in the Cleveland Mountains(Image credit: Dave McElwaine/ www.trailwatch.net)
With no hotels for many miles, many racers pitched tents(Image credit: Dave McElwaine/ www.trailwatch.net)
Pua Mata (Sho-Air Specialized) chasing some of the men’s leaders at the top of the climb(Image credit: Dave McElwaine/ www.trailwatch.net)
Mark Blakeslee (Specialized) riding some downhill S-turns(Image credit: Dave McElwaine/ www.trailwatch.net)
The long road climb blew the race to pieces(Image credit: Dave McElwaine/ www.trailwatch.net)
The long climb up the base of Los Pinos Mountain(Image credit: Dave McElwaine/ www.trailwatch.net)
Fabulous views rewarded the racers for long ascent up the mountain(Image credit: Dave McElwaine/ www.trailwatch.net)
Racers making the four-mile road climb(Image credit: Dave McElwaine/ www.trailwatch.net)
One more mile to the top(Image credit: Dave McElwaine/ www.trailwatch.net)
Allison Mann (Bikes for Boobs) leading some men up the four-mile road climb(Image credit: Dave McElwaine/ www.trailwatch.net)
Ryan Burton riding some trails defined by motorcycles(Image credit: Dave McElwaine/ www.trailwatch.net)
A rider using the berms on the descent(Image credit: Dave McElwaine/ www.trailwatch.net)
Riders starting the big descent(Image credit: Dave McElwaine/ www.trailwatch.net)
The race venue at Lake Morena County Park(Image credit: Dave McElwaine/ www.trailwatch.net)
The USA Cycling Pro Ultra Endurance Tour (Pro UET) continued with its second round on Sunday, the 22nd annual Sagebrush Safari 50 on a warm, sunny day in east San Digeo County, California. Team Sho-Air/Specialized swept the men's and women's pro fields as Eric Bostrom and Monique Pua Mata took the wins in their respective classes.
Bostrom's teammate, 19-year-old Brendon Davids, played a huge support role throughout the day and finished in second place to deliver a one-two punch. Dana Weber (Pro Bike Supply) rounded out the podium in third, followed by Ryan Clark (Surf CIty Cyclery) and Romolo Forcino (Chains Required Bike).
In the women's race, Mata showed why she is considered one of the best female endurance athletes in the world as she won her second straight Pro UET race by over 23 minutes. Sarah Jansen took a well-earned second place finish, while Tonya Bray (MTBchick.com) rounded out the podium in third.