Cat 2 & 3 downhill races kick off 2013 Gravity MTB Nationals in Angel Fire
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Angel Fire, N.M. (August 2, 2013) — Racing began Friday at the 2013 USA Cycling Gravity Mountain Bike National Championships with downhill competitions for category 2 and 3 riders. Under sunny skies at the Angel Fire Resort in New Mexico, fourteen separate ages classes between the two categories took to the downhill course.
Category 3 Races
The category 3 men were the first to head out from the start ramp. Mateo Ortegon (Marietta, Ga./Cycle Youth) rode to victory in the 15-18 category with the fastest time of all cat 3s, posting a 6:46.635. Andres Brizeno (Albuquerque, N.M.) and Jesse Percifull (Albuquerque, N.M.) earned wins for the host state in the 19-29 and the 30-39 men’s groups, respectively. Kyle Landrith (Flagstaff, Ariz.) topped the men’s 40+ group, while Makenzie Kjaer (Aptos, Calif.) took home a gold medal in the women’s 15-18 downhill.
Category 2 Races
Albuquerque riders represented well in the first three cat 2 races of the day with Triton Nelson (Albuquerque, N.M.) taking first in the men’s 15-18 race, Jake Rehfeld (Albuquerque, N.M.) setting the top time in the men’s 19-24 race, and Chuan Banh (Albuquerque, N.M.) earning the win in the men’s 25-29 contest.
The fastest time of the day was set by Jason Fedo (Lake Hopatcong, N.J.), who crossed the line at 6:20.080 to top the men’s 30-34 group. Eric Sunderland (Longmont, Colo.) scored the top time in the men’s 35-39 race, while Henning Plesner (Golden, Colo.) and Andrew Clarke (Redmond, Wash.) won the 40-49 men’s race and the 50+ men’s race, respectively.
Two women’s races concluded the day, with Aurelie Cannella (Telluride, Colo.) riding to victory in the 19-29 cat 2 competition and Sabrina Norton (Golden, Colo.) finishing first in the 30-39 race.
Dual Slalom Finals on Saturday
Today’s downhill races were non-championship, so the first Stars-and-Stripes jerseys will be handed out tomorrow when the dual slalom finals are held. Those competitions begin at 1 p.m. with the age group classes. The professional dual slalom races are schedule to start at 4:30 p.m. Qualifying runs were held today for all dual slalom categories.
For additional event information, daily wrap-ups, photos, results and more, visit the USA Cycling event page at www.usacycling.org/2013/mtb-gravity-nationals.
You can also follow along on Twitter via the USA Cycling account, as well as the hashtag #MTBNats, and like USA Cycling and the Angel Fire Mountain Bike Park on Facebook for additional updates.
2013 USA Cycling Gravity Mountain Bike National Championships
Angel Fire Resort, New Mexico
August 2, 2013
Men’s 15-18 Cat 3 Downhill
1. Mateo Ortegon (Marietta, Ga./Cycle Youth) 6:46.6
2. Sean Ungvarsky (Phoenix, Ariz.) 7:01.8
3. Ben Liptak (Albuquerque, N.M.) 7:15.0
4. Adam Garcia (Albuquerque, N.M.) 7:17.9
5. Brandon Olson (Sandy, Utah) 8:26.0
Men’s 19-29 Cat 3 Downhill
1. Andres Brizeno (Albuquerque, N.M.) 6:51.1
2. Dustin Slaughter (Rogers, Ariz.) 7:05.1
3. Jacob Naylor (Charlotte, N.C.) 7:22.9
4. Steven Carpenter (Albuquerque, N.M.) 7:28.6
5. Cole Lone (Corydon, Ind.) 8:06.2
Men’s 30-39 Cat 3 Downhill
1. Jesse Percifull (Albuquerque, N.M.) 7:30.4
2. Colby Busching (Albuquerque, N.M.) 8:23.9
Men’s 40+ Cat 3 Downhill
1. Kyle Landrith (Flagstaff, Ariz.) 8:02.6
2. Doug Cheney (Syracuse, Utah) 8:06.4
3. John Nelson (Albuquerque, N.M.) 8:24.3
4. Tim West (Albuquerque, N.M.) 8:29.2
5. James Wenger (Flagstaff, Ariz.) 8:55.5
Women’s 15-18 Cat 3 Downhill
1. Makenzie Kjaer (Aptos, Calif.) 13:21.2
Men’s 15-18 Cat 2 Downhill
1. Triton Nelson (Albuquerque, N.M.) 6:20.0
2. Tyler Heuertz (Phoenix, Ariz.) 6:21.221
3. Bryce Helbling (Sandy, Utah) 6:21.240
4. Cole Hengeveld (Flagstaff, Ariz.) 6:28.0
5. Sam Cory (Golden, Colo.) 6:32.0
Men’s 19-24 Cat 2 Downhill
1. Jake Rehfeld (Albuquerque, N.M.) 6:30.0
2. Jack Drain (Park City, Utah) 6:36.0
3. Cory Haralson (Claremore, Okla.) 7:04.0
4. Patrick Barton (Claremore, Okla.) 7:33.0
5. Jay Weingardt (Albuquerque, N.M.) 19:15.0
Men’s 25-29 Cat 2 Downhill
1. Chuan Banh (Albuquerque, N.M.) 6:27.0
2. Bryan Worth (Irvine, Calif.) 6:32.0
3. Nick Wilvert (Albuquerque, N.M.) 6:33.0
4. Juan DelCastillo (Angel Fire, N.M.) 6:37.0
5. Michael Klenz (Colorado Springs, Colo.) 6:43.0
Men’s 30-34 Cat 2 Downhill
1. Jason Fedo (Lake Hopatcong, N.J.) 6:20.0
2. Allen Weber (Tijeras, N.M.) 6:32.0
3. Patrick Alcisto (Murrieta, Calif.) 6:46.0
4. David Morgan (Canton, Miss.) 7:21.0
Men’s 35-39 Cat 2 Downhill
1. Eric Sunderland (Longmont, Colo.) 6:40.0
2. Matthew Dzuricky (Colorado Springs, Colo.) 6:54.0
3. Daniel Weaver (Santa Fe, N.M.) 7:19.0
4. Rob Berube (Richmond, Va./Paradise Garage Racing) 7:21.0
5. Thomas Rodriguez (Los Lunas, N.M.) 7:21.0
Men’s 40-49 Cat 2 Downhill
1. Henning Plesner (Golden, Colo.) 6:52.0
2. Joshua Michaels (Albuquerque, N.M.) 7:20.0
3. Gary Gibson (Gunnison, Colo.) 7:24.0
4. Clint Bullock (Salt Lake City, Utah) 8:35.0
Men’s 50+ Cat 2 Downhill
1. Andrew Clarke (Redmond, Wash.) 7:10.0
2. Kent Woodfield (Ogden, Utah) 7:24.0
3. Michael Monsauret (Aspen, Colo.) 7:42.0
4. George Triantafillou (Salt Lake City, Utah) 7:49.0
Women’s 19-29 Cat 2 Downhill
1. Aurelie Cannella (Telluride, Colo.) 7:38.0
2. Terah Blake (Albuquerque, N.M.) 8:01.0
3. Kimberly Douglas (Lakewood, Colo.) 8:42.0
4. DeAnne Gabriel (Telluride, Colo.) 9:10.0
5. Jill Blecke (Albuquerque, N.M.) 9:26.0
Women’s 30-39 Cat 2 Downhill
1. Sabrina Norton (Golden, Colo.) 8:04.0
2. Rachel Weaver (Santa Fe, N.M.) 9:01.0
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