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Deer Valley Pedalfest
Deer Valley Resort, Saturday June 11, 2011
State Championship, USA Cycling Nationals qualifier

With a record-setting late snow melt, the Deer Valley Pedalfest underwent a minor trail re-route to avoid snow on the upper slopes of Deer Crest. But the shorter loop was dry and in great condition. The only mud was just uphill from the start line, where a large snowbank was feeding the sloppy slope below. UMB saw some great individual efforts. Rachel Hutchings took 1st place. UMB had 2nd-place finishes by Mark Messer, Joel Quinn, Ian Beaty, and Richard Ewell.

Left: Snow clings to the ski slopes above the race staging area.

Category 9-and-under:

	Left: On the 9-and-under course, Hattie Ransom makes a tight turn on the zigzag downhill, finishing top among the young UMB racers with 7th place. Right: Sawyer Ransom tilts into the turn on his second lap, taking the 9th place finish in the category.
	Left: Speeding down the ski slope, Sydney Nielsen gets the 10th place finish. Right: Making his first race ever, Pierce Ransom pedals his small-wheeler toward the finish line and a 12th place position. Happy Birthday, Pierce! You're now old enough to race.

Category 10-12:

Left: Hunter Ransom tips hard around a corner in the
downhill slalom course near the finish line, taking the
7th place spot in the 10-12 category.

Right: The kids' race started at 8 am in the
early morning chill. Here the 10-12 category
romps on the pedals as they sprint away
from the start line.

Beginner 13-15: UMB had no Beginner 13-15 riders at Deer Valley!

Beginner 16-18: UMB had no Beginner 16-18 riders!

Beginner 19-29: UMB had no Beginner 19-29 riders!

Beginner 30-39:

Left: Adam Little makes his first race as a UMB team
member and takes a team point for the 7th place finish
in Beginner Men 30-39.

Right: Christian Burrell cranks hard on the back stretch
as he nears the finish of his lap, getting the 9th place spot.

Beginner 40-plus:

Left: Almost finished with the race, Adam Reynders cranks
up a little more speed just before the final ski slope traverse
and the zigzag descent to the finish line. Adam gets the
6th place ribbon in Beginner Men 40-plus.

Right: Mark leads a charge of 40-plus expert
racers up the steep shakeout pitch just
uphill from the starting line.

Beginner Women:

Left: At the front of the Beginner Women group,
Rachel Hutchings races toward the finish line for
a 1st place and the state championship.

Right: Race over, quickly.
Bikes fail. John carries
his bike back down the hill.

Sport/Expert 13-15: UMB had no S/E 13-15 riders!

Sport/Expert 16-18: UMB had no S/E 16-18 riders!

Sport Men 19-29:

Left: Helmet camera running, Ian Beaty heads west on
the long flat past The Gap, securing the 2nd place spot
on the podium.

Right: Looking north from the race loop.
With the late arrival of warm weather, the
aspens are just beginning to get leaves.
Snow still covers slopes that are usually
open for mountain biking in June.

Sport Men 30-34:

Left: Halfway through the race, Ben Hutchings nears the end
of his first lap, taking the 8th place spot in Sport Men 30-34.

Right: Making his first race as a UMB team member, David Hodges
cranks hard up the insanely-steep shakeout slope as the race
begins, but takes a DNF.

Sport Men 35-39: UMB had no Sport Men 35-39 riders at Deer Valley!

Sport Men 40-plus:

Left: Dave Benson fights uphill as the Sport Men 40-plus
group shakes out on the steep climb. Dave gets another
good finish with 4th place.

Right: Nearing the finish line, Joel
expresses sympathy to Craig, who's losing air
from a leaky rear tire. Sympathy, but no mercy,
as Joel pedals on by.

Sport Women:

Left: Heading back from her first lap, Cat Kalwies
hustles along the rail fence before dropping down to the
ski slope. Cat gets the Tweety Chair at 4th place.

Right: Colleen Tvorik shakes off a nasty crash and pedals
with a wounded thigh to take the 6th place ribbon in the
Sport Women group.

Pro Men:

Left: With this race, Casey Zaugg moved into the
PRO category and scores right away with the 6th place
finish in a tough group.

Right: At the team canopy, racers hit the
post-race BBQ.

Expert Men 19-29: UMB had no Expert Men 19-29 riders! (Casey moved to Pro.)

Expert Men 30-39:

Left: At the front of the Expert Men 30-39 group, Derek Ransom
fights up the steep shakeout climb as the race begins. Derek
gets the 11th place finish.

Nate Drozd registered and lined up, but at the last minute
wasn't able to race and had to take a DNF.

Right: UMB Team Recruiting Poster.

Expert Men 40-plus:

Left: Mark Messer heads uphill at the start of the Expert Men
40-plus race, taking 2nd place in the category.

Right: Jason Sparks hustles across the ski slope toward the
lift and the zigzag course down to the lap-finish area.
Face bloody from a crash, Jason crosses the finish line
with the 8th place spot.


Jeno Smith cranks hard at the end of his first lap. Two more to go for the 9th place spot in the category.	Carving a turn around the course ribbon near the end of the lap, Mike Engberson takes 15th place.	John Higgins fights up the steep slope as he starts the race. But within 1/3 mile John is out of the race to take a DNF.

Expert Women: UMB had no Expert Women riders!

Singlespeed:

Left: On the singlespeed bike, Denmark Jensen spins
down the back stretch to snatch a ribbon with the
6th place finish in the category.

Right: After his first-ever mountain bike race,
Pierce celebrates his birthday by blowing out
the candles on his birthday cupcake.

Clydesdale:

Left: Richard Ewell flies across the meadow
toward the start/finish area as he takes the
2nd place finish in Clydesdale.

Right: The Men 57-plus category is very good about sticking
around to get their award ribbons. It makes a better photo
when there are no blank spaces on the podium. Yeah. That's it
It's certainly NOT favoritism by the guy who puts the web
page together.

Women 35-plus:

Left: Sally Reynders has a half mile to go
in her lap as she takes the 5th place position.

Right: Rachel wears the State Champion
medallion around her neck. Yeah! You
go, girl!

Men 50-plus:

Left: Jay Griffin grinds up the steep slope below the
snowbank with the Men 50-plus group. Jay takes the 5th place
spot in the group.

Right: Paul Zimmerman zooms down the hill onto the
ski slope near the finish line as he completes his
final lap, grabbing 12th in the category.

Men 57-plus:


Joel Quinn hustles down the home stretch as he finishes his 2nd lap, taking 2nd place in Men 57-plus	Bruce Argyle drops off the mountain into the finishing area, staying just ahead of the competition to nail 4th place.	Hitting the hard turns descending to the finish line, Gene Poncelet grabs the 8th place finish.

UMB had 30 racers at Deer Valley. It was a big race, as it was the State Championship and a qualifier for the USAC nationals. The weather and trail conditions were better than expected, and the day turned out great -- for most of us. The team had four riders who weren't able to complete the race. With only four races to go, it's going to be a close fight for the team season championship.

More pictures:
     Kay Hutchings photos from the race. Thanks, Kay!
     Ian's helmet-cam video: pending... watch the forum

Left:     Dwarf waterleaf is among the early
season flowers that were blooming along
the race loop.

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