End of the season?
2010 National Championship
July 18, Super D:
West, Emmett race to US Super D national championships
- By: Sue George, Mountain Bike Editor Published: July 18, 15:56, Updated: July 18, 22:47
Mike West (Maverick) and Kelli Emmett (Giant) won the elite Super D US national championships on Sunday morning at Sol Vista resort in Granby, Colorado.
Racers started with a lengthy run to their bikes and then began a descent that featured in last year’s cross country course, but was omitted from this year’s. A long uphill broke up the descending, testing the legs and spirits of many.
West, who has finished second four times at nationals but never previously won, was seen sliding his way around turns as he approached the finish on a flat rear tire, on which he’d done the second half of the run. Kevin Soller (Summit Velo) followed soon after in second place and Mitchell Hoke (Tokyo Joes) was third.
“I’m excited. I’ve been doing this forever and ever,” said West. “I’ve had so much bad luck (in the past).”
Crankworx or BUST!!
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All the bikes are loaded up and I am on the road again
Super D race is tomorrow at 9am
XC is Saturday at 10am
This weekend is sure to be way fun as the event will host a number of cool events and great live music. Check out the list of events at the crankworx website.
Pictures to come…
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Molas to Cascade Creek ride on the CT
| Did a good ride yesterday on a section of the Colorado Trail that goes from just outside of Silverton to the ski resort near Durango.
This was the first time I had done this ride and it was amazing. The CT trail coalition had been working on the first bit of trail the weekend prior and did a fantastic job of making it really ridable-apparently some of the bits were all washed out and needed attention.
Thank you CT trail work crew!
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JG nats recap and what’s next
Crankworx Mountain Bike Festival Whistler Canada and Colorado USA.webarchive (651 KB)
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Well I’m bummed to report that I missed the 2010 Mountain Bike National Champs this past weekend in Sol Vista. I was not feeling spry. Following all the travel and then some great racing in Snowmass (I won the Super-D and placed 3rd in the XC at the MSC event the weekend before last) I wasn’t feeling like the Jenny Jen racer that could have done well at Nats. All the travel and go-go finally caught up to me.
A big shout out goes to Mike though-Super D National Champ in the Maverick House!!
There is still tons of racing to come!
Next on the calendar:
7/24-Uphill/Downhill race-Durango, CO
7/30-Crankworx Super-D
7/31-Crankworx Cross-Country
8/7-8/8- MSC Keystone. Super-D and XC
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CONGRATS to MIKE!
| I just added a bunch of posts so Mike’s stars and bars National Champion post pic was pushed down….scroll to the next page to check it out!!!
DO IT! cuz Mike DID IT!
You rock Champ!!
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Bangtail Trail
| After climbing up the first couple thousand feet we ran in a bear on the trail! He was just to the right of the singletrack and so we backed up and let him cross over. It took a few minutes but eventually he sauntered along his merry way munching berries and flowers. I was scared but it was super cool to be so close to him
At the end of the ride I ran into a fellow who asked me about my bike. He was a devout Maverick rider from Truckee, CA. We chatted about the dropper seat post and how great it is and the suspension quality. Then he told me about our fantastic Ethan and how he helped him out at the Downieville Classic a couple years back. He remembered Ethan because he of how nice, friendly, knowledgeable, helpful and genuine he is. If you haven’t yet met him and all the boys at the helm at the Maverick global headquarters in Golden then you should!!
Although I didn’t get to race these past few weeks it was amazing all of the rides I did and the people I met along the way. So many great folks and so many inquiries about the ML8.
I want to help get the word out, cuz these machines are unbelievable and I hope to pass along the good word!
Now I have to get back into race shape not eating, and drinking and dancing shape…although I did become a pro at that!
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