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U.S. 24 HOUR NAVALS START IN 2 DAYS
The U.S. 24 Hour Mountain Bike National Championships will be held in conjunction with the 24 Hours of Nine Mile. It is scheduled for July 28-29. National titles will be awarded in the following categories: mens solo, open four-person and duo, womens solo, open four-person and duo, mixed duo, junior four-person-18-and-under and master four-person 30+.
U.S. MOUNTAIN BIKE CALENDAR
As a sideshow, the U.S. Mountain Bike Cross-Country Calendar was continued last week. It was also included in the Norba U.S. National Championships held at Mount Snow Resort in Vermont. Here’s a look at who leads the U.S. Mountain Bike Cross-Country Calendar standings following 21 events. Notice that none of these riders have raced in any of the 21 events. What kind of series is this?
U.S. MTB Cross-Country CALENDAR STANDINGS
1. Todd WellsGT – Hyundai365 Points
2. Geoff Kabush (Can.Maxxis310)
3. Jeremy Horgan-KobelskiSubaru-GF309
4. Adam CraigGiant245
5. Jeremiah BishopTrek-VW240
WOMEN
1. Georgia GouldLuna X470 points
2. Shonny VanlandinghamLuna255
3. Willow KoerberSubaru–Gary Fisher251
4. Mary McConnelougKenda-Seven220
5. Heather IrmigerSubaru–Gary Fisher210
This weekend, July 28, will be the U.S. Mountain Bike Cross-Country Calendar’s next two stops. The Sugar Mountain Norba National, which will be held in Banner Elk (NC), and the Galena Grinder, which will be held in Ketchum, ID, will both take place. Are there two races of equal importance that take place on the same racing weekend and the same racing calendar?
U.S. ULTRA ENDURANCE CALENDAR
These are the U.S. Mountain Bike Ultra-Endurance Calendar Standings, with two events still to be tallied:
1. Nat RossSubaru–Gary Fisher130 Points
2. Tinker JuarezCannondale90
3. Rob LichtenwalnerBare Naked-Cannondale65
4. Travis BrownTrek -FRS60
5. Harlan PriceIndependent, Fab60
WOMEN
1. Rebecca RuschRed Bull Specialized100 points
2. Carey LoweryOutdoor Store90
3. Monique SawickiErgon-Elsworth60
4. Christina SmithOrtho Sage Cycles40
5. Hillary Mathis40
The last event of the U.S. Mountain Bike National Ultra-Endurance Calendar, will be held in Ketchum (Idaho) on July 28.
U.S. GRAVITY CALENDAR
Norbas U.S. National also maintained the U.S. Mountain Bike Gravity Calendar
Vermont Championships Few Americans can comprehend what’s really happening with the Super D, Dual Slalom, and Downhill competitions offering calendar points.
Is it logical for Adam Craig, a cross-country rider who won the U.S. National Cross-Country title in Vermont, and Cole Bangert to compete in the same series? Is it possible to win the U.S. Downhill title with cross-country rider Adam Craig? This is pure idiocy.
Here are the U.S. Mountain Bike Gravity Calendar Standings after 11 events.
1. Amiel Cavalier (Aus)Giant291 points
2. Eric CarterMongoose284
3. Jared Graves (Aus).YetiFox265
4. Jared Rando (Aus)Giant233
5. Waylon Smith (GBr). Specialized230
WOMEN
1. Melissa BuhlKHS754 points
2. Kathy PruittJamis395
3. Lisa MyklakMorewood379
4. Jacqueline HarmonyCactus Bikes328
5. Joanna Petterson (RSA).Morewood321
The next U.S. Mountain Bike Gravity Calendar event will be the July 28-29 Full Tilt, Telluride CO. This will include downhill as well as 4-Cross competitions. Sugar Mountain Norba National will include Super D, downhill and 4-Cross competitions. USACyclings wisdom was so great that they included two races on the same U.S. Mountain Bike Gravity Calendar, on top of each others and on the exact same weekend.
We can’t just bring Norba back.
