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Team Photo Scrapbook 08
2008 Intermountain Cup Mountain Bike Racing Series

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The day started cold, but warmed nicely under a hazy sun. The trail was dry, with areas of deep dust to make things tricky. More than one UMB rider took a dive in the powder. We welcomed new riders to the team, increasing our strength in some important categories. Eric Ellis, Jim Jackson, Justin Griffin, Jay Griffin, and Todd Neumarker took 1st-place in their categories, with 2nd-place finishes by Kyle Jackson, Skyler Hancock, Derek Ransom, and Joshua Peterson.

Left:  The yellow-and-black of UMB mixes with the orange-and-blue of Revolution as the two powerhouse teams fight for every point.

Shawn Nielsen makes another strong
ride to get the 3rd place ribbon in
the 9-and-under racers.

Mandy Clark pedals in at 2nd place
among the girls and 9th overall for the
category.

Right:  Zachary Peterson stands up to fight
up the steep slope, finishing just behind
Brayden in 5th place.

Jake Van Wagoner sprints across the
sage-covered flat to finish the loop in 5th.

In his first appearance with the UMB
team, Jaxon Hancock grabs 6th place.

Lance Jarvis controls the skid in
the dust and powers up the wash
to get 4th place.

Coming right behind Lance is new team
rider Dylan Tanner, who blasts up a
cloud on the way to 5th.

In his first race with UMB, Darren Stirland
pedals to a nice 4th place finish.

Andrew Youngkin climbs out of the wash and
eyeballs the finish, where 7th place awaits.

Right:  Scott and Jake check their results on
the leaderboard.

Dale Hutchings splashes through the
washbottom dust en route to 10th place.

Nathan Thayer drops into the wash
for 16th place in his first race for UMB.

Todd Jackson is back with a solid race
to the 3rd-place finish in BM 40+.

Scott Van Wagoner attacks the wash
and nails the 4th position.

Right:  Flying down the long downhill,
Scott Hunsaker finishes his lap at 14th. 

Right:  Get low and push. Dan
leads a caravan of cliff-climbing bikers
as they struggle to get their bikes to
the top of Yellow Page Hill.

Right: Ryan (left) and Jared inspect the
wheel-truing rig in their new race team
t-shirts. The shirts are free to racers,
$3 to family and friends of racers.

Right: Greg shoulders his burden and
jogs toward the top of the hill.

Also new with this race is Brian Terry,
who gets the 12th-place spot.

Ben Hutchings finishes his two big
laps in the 15th position.

Right:  Waiting for the awards to start,
Ryan Allred can't resist getting a little
dust on his bike. Ooh, looking awesome!

Right:  Greg Meyers flies out of the wash with
the competition in pursuit. Greg gets the 6th
place spot.

Left:  Climbing up the dusty wall is
Darren Harris on the way to the 7th
place finish in the category.

Right:   Dan Broadbent drops in. Dan grabbed
the 8th spot in SM 35-39.

Left:  Jay Griffin cranks to add downhill
speed on the far side of the mountain,
taking an impressive 1st place.

Right:  Raising a cloud in the wash,
Brad Sneed rides to a 19th-place finish.

Right: Mike Engberson round the corner and heads
out of the dip, finishing 12th.

Sprinting to the finish line in 7th place,
Kendra Clark seems happy to be almost done.

Sally Hutchings heads down the
long wash on the way to 13th place.

Right:  Cranking up through the loose
dust, Stan Larrabee gets the 8th-place
finish. 

Thanks to Jared Ferguson and Ryan Allred for their valuable help. In addition to Jared's photos, some of the above pics are courtesy of Jim Jackson, Sally Hutchings, Dale Hutchings, Kendra Clark, and Bruce Argyle.

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