Plaxton wins Fontana short track
Ettinger makes first national-level podium
Specialized's Max Plaxton capped off yesterday's impressive cross country victory with a great win in the men's short track over Subaru-Trek's Jeremy Horgan Kobelski.
During the 20-minute event, several riders took their turn at the front, including current US National Short Track Champion Todd Wells, former Australian National Short Track Champion Sid Taberlay, Jeremiah Bishop (Cannondale), Stephen Ettinger (BMC) and Sam Schultz (Subaru-Trek) among others.
Plaxton and Geoff Kabush (Rocky Mountain) also took their turn at the front, with Plaxton stretching the rubberband with about three laps to go. Once brought back, Plaxton sat in and let teammate Wells ramp up the pace. Then Horgan-Kobelski poked his head into the wind as the laps began to wind down.
No sooner had JHK chopped the throttle than Kabush drilled it with about a lap and a half to go. However Kabush had a slow leak in his tire that would ultimately end his chances.
That left the door open for Kobelski to take the front Ettinger was riding solid in second wheel.
The men jockeyed for position of the final climb of the course, as the riders all tried to get to the steep downhill that led into the finish.
However, Plaxton wouldn't be denied and used a similar display of power used to make his winning cross country move and pinned it past JHK and Ettinger at the top of the climb, just making it into the downhill before the rest of the group.
From there, Plaxton held his line through the last few little chicanes and held off a charging group of men to take his second win on the weekend, and the overall Triple Crown title at Fontana.
After the race, Plaxton was pleased with his form and his equipment.
"It was a good weekend for me, and both courses really suited me," said Plaxton. "I was stoked on the new cross country course yesterday. I just can't say enough about my new team, and I'm excited to see how things progress as we head into Sea Otter."
Full Results
# | Rider Name (Country) Team |
---|---|
1 | Max Plaxton (Specialized) |
2 | Jeremy Horgan-Kobelski (Subaru-Trek) |
3 | Stephen Ettinger (Bmc Mtb Development Team Us) |
4 | Sid Taberlay (Kenda H20 Overdrive) |
5 | Todd Wells (Specialized) |
6 | Jeremiah Bishop (Cannondale Factory Team) |
7 | Geoff Kabush (Team Maxxis-Rocky Mountain) |
8 | Sam Schultz (Subaru-Trek) |
9 | Derek Zandstra (3 Rox Racing) |
10 | Troy Wells (Team Cliff Bar) |
11 | Kerry Werner (BMC MTB Development Team US) |
12 | Jesse Anthony |
13 | Ryan Woodall (Brick City Bicycles.Com/Mtfmx.Com) |
14 | Bryson Perry (Life Time Fitness) |
15 | Brian Lopes (Oakley/Ibis/Marzocchi/Kenda) |
16 | Jack Hinkens (BMC MTB Development Team US) |
17 | Spencer Paxson (Kona Factory Team) |
18 | Jeff Herrera (Bicycleworld.tv) |
19 | Kalan Beisel (Yeti/Sram) |
20 | Bryan Fawley (Orbea USA) |
21 | Adam Morka (Trek Canada) |
22 | Aaron Bradford (Family Cycling/SRAM/Specialized) |
23 | Braden Kappius (Clif Bar) |
24 | Francis Morin (BH SR Suntour) |
25 | Tim Allen (Niner) |
26 | Brad Bingham |
27 | Zachary Keller (Focus/Bmc/U23) |
28 | Ben Bostrom (Sho-Air/Specialized) |
29 | Tyson Wagler (3 Rox Racing) |
30 | Cody Kaiser (Cal Giant/Specialized Mtb) |
31 | Andy Schultz (Kenda/Felt) |
32 | Ken Onodera |
33 | Macky Franklin (Yeti-Sram) |
34 | Eric Batty (Trek Canada) |
35 | Jason Siegle (SDG/Felt) |
36 | Greg Carpenter (Devo/Giant) |
37 | Brent Steinberg (Livetrainrace.Com) |
38 | Raphael Gagne (Rocky Mountain Factory Team) |
39 | Vincent Lombardi (Steven K Pro Team) |
40 | Colin Osborn (Honey Stinger/Trek Off Road) |
41 | Kevin Smallman (Incycle/Cannondale) |
42 | Adam Snyder (3D Bicycles) |
42 | Yuki Ikeda (Topeak-Ergon) |
44 | Nicholas Weighall (Calgiant MTB/Specialized) |
45 | Chance Noble (Cal Giant) |
46 | William Curtis (Whole Athlete-Specialized) |
47 | Clinton Claassen (Team Mad Cat) |
48 | Brad Wilhelm (Trek Bontrager) |
49 | Ryan Atkins |
50 | Derek Hermon (Bear Valley Bikes) |
51 | Dean Poshard (Rocklobster) |
52 | Keisuke Goda |
DNF | Michael Mooradian |
DNF | Graham Aldredge (Mesa Cycles Racing Team) |
DNF | Chris Hurst |
DNF | Mitchell Peterson (Life Time Fitness Cycle Club) |
DNF | Barry Wicks (Kona) |
DNF | Dana Weber (Trek/Jax Bicycle World) |
DNF | John Nobil (Bear Valley Bikes) |
DNF | Marton Blazso |
DNF | Antoine Caron |
DNF | Kris Sneddon (Kona) |
DNF | Zachary Valdez (Whole Athlete-Specialized) |
DNF | Bradley Johnson (Bicycle Ranch) |
# | Rider Name (Country) Team | Result | Header Cell - Column 3 |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Max Plaxton (Specialized) | 2 | pts |
2 | Jeremy Kobelski (Subaru-Trek) | 7 | Row 1 - Cell 3 |
3 | Jeremiah Bishop (Cannondale Factory Team) | 8 | Row 2 - Cell 3 |
4 | Todd Wells (Specialized) | 9 | Row 3 - Cell 3 |
5 | Sam Schultz (Subaru-Trek) | 11 | Row 4 - Cell 3 |
6 | Sid Taberlay (Kenda H20 Overdrive) | 11 | Row 5 - Cell 3 |
7 | Geoff Kabush (Team Maxxis-Rocky Mountain) | 13 | Row 6 - Cell 3 |
8 | Adam Craig (Giant MTB Team) | 13 | Row 7 - Cell 3 |
9 | Stephen Ettinger (BMC MTB Development Team US) | 15 | Row 8 - Cell 3 |
10 | Derek Zandstra (3 Rox Racing) | 16 | Row 9 - Cell 3 |
11 | Raphael Gagne (Rocky Mountain Factory Team) | 16 | Row 10 - Cell 3 |
12 | Spencer Paxson (Kona Factory Team) | 27 | Row 11 - Cell 3 |
13 | Troy Wells (Team Cliff Bar) | 28 | Row 12 - Cell 3 |
14 | Ryan Woodall (Brick City Bicycles.Com/Mtfmx.Com) | 29 | Row 13 - Cell 3 |
15 | Jesse Anthony | 31 | Row 14 - Cell 3 |
16 | Adam Morka (Trek Canada) | 35 | Row 15 - Cell 3 |
17 | Bryson Perry (Life Time Fitness) | 35 | Row 16 - Cell 3 |
18 | Aaron Bradford (Family Cycling/Sram/Specialized) | 38 | Row 17 - Cell 3 |
19 | Francis Morin (BH SR Suntour) | 41 | Row 18 - Cell 3 |
20 | Adam Snyder (3D Bicycles) | 43 | Row 19 - Cell 3 |
21 | Kalan Beisel (Yeti/Sram) | 45 | Row 20 - Cell 3 |
22 | Ben Bostrom (Sho-Air/Specialized) | 48 | Row 21 - Cell 3 |
23 | Jack Hinkens (BMC MTB Development Team US) | 50 | Row 22 - Cell 3 |
24 | Kevin Smallman (Incycle/Cannondale) | 51 | Row 23 - Cell 3 |
25 | Vincent Lombardi (Steven K Pro Team) | 52 | Row 24 - Cell 3 |
26 | Tyson Wagler (3 Rox Racing) | 57 | Row 25 - Cell 3 |
27 | Tim Allen (Niner) | 60 | Row 26 - Cell 3 |
28 | Zachary Valdez (Whole Athlete-Specialized) | 62 | Row 27 - Cell 3 |
29 | Yuki Ikeda (Topeak-Ergon) | 65 | Row 28 - Cell 3 |
30 | Bryan Fawley (Orbea Usa) | 66 | Row 29 - Cell 3 |
31 | Ken Onodera | 68 | Row 30 - Cell 3 |
32 | Brad Bingham | 68 | Row 31 - Cell 3 |
33 | Jeff Herrera (Bicycleworld.Tv) | 68 | Row 32 - Cell 3 |
34 | Colin Osborn (Honey Stinger/Trek Off Road) | 70 | Row 33 - Cell 3 |
35 | Jason Siegle (SDG/Felt) | 72 | Row 34 - Cell 3 |
36 | Braden Kappius (Clif Bar) | 73 | Row 35 - Cell 3 |
37 | Zachary Keller (Focus/BMC/U23) | 75 | Row 36 - Cell 3 |
38 | Clinton Claassen (Team Mad Cat) | 75 | Row 37 - Cell 3 |
39 | Macky Franklin (Yeti-Sram) | 75 | Row 38 - Cell 3 |
40 | Kerry Werner (BMC MTB Development Team US) | 75 | Row 39 - Cell 3 |
41 | Brent Steinberg (Livetrainrace.Com) | 77 | Row 40 - Cell 3 |
42 | Nicholas Weighall (Calgiant MTB/Specialized) | 78 | Row 41 - Cell 3 |
43 | Cody Kaiser (Cal Giant/Specialized MTB) | 81 | Row 42 - Cell 3 |
44 | Greg Carpenter (Devo/Giant) | 89 | Row 43 - Cell 3 |
45 | Brad Wilhelm (Trek Bontrager) | 95 | Row 44 - Cell 3 |
46 | Chris Heinrich (The Path Bike Shop) | 100 | Row 45 - Cell 3 |
47 | Graham Aldredge (Mesa Cycles Racing Team) | 103 | Row 46 - Cell 3 |
48 | William Curtis (Whole Athlete-Specialized) | 104 | Row 47 - Cell 3 |
49 | Keisuke Goda | 105 | Row 48 - Cell 3 |
50 | Ryan Atkins | 106 | Row 49 - Cell 3 |
51 | Derek Hermon (Bear Valley Bikes) | 113 | Row 50 - Cell 3 |
52 | Tj Woodruff (Trek Bicycles Boulder) | 116 | Row 51 - Cell 3 |
53 | Antoine Caron | 121 | Row 52 - Cell 3 |
54 | Marton Blazso | 130 | Row 53 - Cell 3 |
55 | Andy Schultz (Kenda/Felt) | 130 | Row 54 - Cell 3 |
56 | Eric Batty (Trek Canada) | 133 | Row 55 - Cell 3 |
57 | Dana Weber (Trek/Jax Bicycle World) | 146 | Row 56 - Cell 3 |
58 | Dean Poshard (Rocklobster) | 150 | Row 57 - Cell 3 |
59 | John Nobil | Row 58 - Cell 2 | Row 58 - Cell 3 |
60 | Michael Mooradian | Row 59 - Cell 2 | Row 59 - Cell 3 |
61 | Bradley Johnson | Row 60 - Cell 2 | Row 60 - Cell 3 |
62 | Kris Sneddon | Row 61 - Cell 2 | Row 61 - Cell 3 |
63 | Barry Wicks | Row 62 - Cell 2 | Row 62 - Cell 3 |
64 | Mitchell Peterson (Life Time Fitness Cycle Club) | Row 63 - Cell 2 | Row 63 - Cell 3 |
65 | Chris Hurst | Row 64 - Cell 2 | Row 64 - Cell 3 |
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