Friday night lights gave the elite men an added challenge for the short track race with the final starting at 9:15 pm. Stephen Etinger (BMC Mountainbike Racing) took the win for the men with a five-second gap. Local pros Brian Matter (KS Energy Services/Team WI) and Cole House (Intelligentsia Coffee/ Broken) sprinted for second place with House narrowly sneaking past Matter at the finish.
Full Results
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Rider Name (Country) Team
Result
1
Stephen Ettinger (BMC Mountainbike Racing)
0:29:43
2
Cole House (Intelligentsia Coffee/ Broken)
0:00:05
3
Brian Matter (KS Energy Services / Team WI)
0:00:06
4
Tristan Uhl (787 Racing)
0:00:13
5
Corey Stelljes (5 Nines Motorless Motion)
0:00:15
6
Nathan Guerra (Vision Cycling/Attitude Sports)
0:00:20
7
Russell Finsterwald (SRAM | Troy Lee Designs Race T)
0:00:23
8
Kerry Werner (BMC Project Dirt)
Row 7 - Cell 2
9
Sepp Kuss (BMC Project Dirt)
0:00:34
10
Tristan Schouten (Rolf Prima wheels/Attitude Sports)
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