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Snowbasin
Basin Bash XC - Season Finale - Saturday July 30, 2011

A light cloud cover kept the morning cool as racers flew around Snowbasin's excellent trail system. In the final race of the season, UMB outscored Mad Dog -- but fell short of the season championship. The riding was fun, with a combination of smooth swooping singletrack and rocky challenging rough stuff. First-place winners at the Snowbasin race were Rachel Hutchings and Joel Quinn. Seth Hejny, Jason Sparks, and Richard Ewell were our second-place finishers.

Left: Nearing the end of the eight-mile loop, Dan hits a hairpin turn while Paul follows behind.

Category 9-and-under:

Left: On the 9-and-under loop, Coleman Cowan sprints
past an elderberry bush on the way to the 4th place in his
racing category.

Right: Jacey Messer cranks on grassy ski slope on
her third lap as she takes 5th place in the 9-and-under
category. From here, it's tough 200 yards of gravel uphill
doubletrack to finish the race.


Sydney Nielsen coasts downhill through the tall grass, finishing with 7th place in the 9-and-under group.	Carson Taylor cranks uphill toward the finish line and an 8th place spot. He's bouncing through the rocky spot.	In his first mountain bike race, Josh Nielsen gets the 9th place finish. Congrats, Josh, and welcome to the team!

Category 10-12:


Dylan Payne pivots a turn near the end of the five-mile short lap, taking a podium spot with 3rd place.	Cranking up the hill toward the finish line, Baylor Payne grabs team points with the 7th place spot.	Brayden Jacob finishes the long hard race loop with the 8th place finish in the 10-12 category.

Beginner 13-15:

Left: Shawn Nielsen turns downhill
just before the end of the race loop, taking
5th place in Beginner 13-15.

Right: Bruce gets some help from son Alex
as they carry the grill from the team trailer.
We try to get the team HQ set up about an
hour before the first race of the day.

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

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

Beginner 30-39:


Christian Burrell heads downhill near the end of the race loop, nailing the 5th place spot in Beginner Men 30-39.	Jonathan Duncan hits the singletrack heading uphill at the start of the lap, taking the green ribbon at 6th place.	Rolling a tight turn in the maples, Jeremy Parker gets the 7th place finish in the category.

Beginner 40-plus:

Left: Greg Soper flies downhill on the north
end of the race loop, nailing a podium position
with the 3rd place finish.

Right: Adam Reynders cranks across the first ski
slope after the brutal doubletrack climb from
the starting line, securing a ribbon with the
6th place spot in Beginner Men 40-plus.

Beginner Women:

Left: Rachel Hutchings rails a hairpin
turn in the final mile as she takes the win
with 1st place in Beginner Women.

Right: The age 10-12 riders line up to
start the first race at 7:45. Temperature
62; overcast skies; dry trail.

Sport/Expert 13-15:

Left: Adam Lee powers up the hill at
the race start. But after a flat tire, Adam
runs his bike across the finish line for
5th place in Sport/Expert 13-15.

Right: In his first mountain bike race,
Josh gets a little help from dad Ryan
as he heads across the mountain on
the 9-and-under loop.

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

Sport Men 19-29:

Left: Darren Stirland corners hard on
the downhill near the end of his second
lap, taking the 4th place finish for the
Sport Men 19-29 category.

Right: As Carson crosses the finish line,
Ed calls out his finishing time and his
racer number. Soon his tag will be posted
on the leaderboard near the finish line.

Sport Men 30-34:


Seth Hejny sprints away from a tight turn on his second lap, taking the red ribbon with 2nd place.	Dan Hutchings sheds speed as he flies into a downhill turn on his way to the 5th place spot in Sport Men 30-34.	Cranking up the steep gravel slope, Ben Hutchings is finishing his first lap. 8.5 miles to go for 6th place.

Sport Men 35-39:

Left: Adam Little cranks up the gravel
doubletrack at the start of the Sport Men
35-39 race, having upgraded to the
Sport class for this race. The details aren't
clear, but Adam was forced to take a DNF.

Right: The start of the main race at 9 a.m.
Categories start one or two minutes apart,
with smaller groups occasionally combined
with race categories.

Sport Men 40-plus:

Left: Dale Hutchings fights for position in
the initial sprint up the hill on lap one,
finishing the race with 10th place in Sport
Men 40-plus.

Right: Adam runs his bike along the
trail, flat inner tube in hand. Rats! Bad
luck, but Adam still got his bike across
the finish line for an official time and some
points for the UMB team!

Sport Women:

Left: Blazing across the ski slope after the descent
down the Needles trail, Cat Kalwies pushes the
pedals to gain a little more speed. Cat nails the
4th place spot in Sport Women.

Right: Colleen Tvorik fights up the granny-gear gravel
climb that was the race's first third-mile, coming in
at 5th place in the category.

Pro Men:

Left: Casey Zaugg corners hard as he
completes lap number two. Riding on a
borrowed bike, Casey flats out and walks
off the mountain to take a DNF in the Pro
Men category.

Right: Bruce tosses a fresh batch of
burgers on the grill as he and Gene
talk racing. Already getting psyched
to see what we can do NEXT year.

Expert Men 19-29:

Left: Ian Beaty stands to crank harder
as he zooms through the wildflowers of
the ski slope, taking 5th place in the
Expert Men 19-29 group.

Right: Food for UMB racers and their
families. Last BBQ of the ICup season.
Estimated tally for the year: about 600
burgers grilled; 150 pounds of beef.

Expert Men 30-39:

Left: In Expert Men 30-39, Darren Harris
hits a hairpin turn near the end of the
second of three laps, taking the 9th place
finish.

Right: Dylan, Baylor, and Brayden receive
ribbons for their performance in the 10-12
race category. Good job, guys!

Expert Men 40-plus:


Opting for color-coordinated bike, helmet and kit, Jason Sparks rails the switchback on the way to 2nd place.	Mike Engberson hustles across the ski slope on his third lap, crossing the finish line with the 4th place position.	Touching a little brake as he enters the hairpin, Mark Messer nails 5th place in Expert Men 40-plus.

Expert Women: UMB had no Expert Women riders!

Singlespeed: UMB had no Singlespeed riders!

Clydesdale:

Left: Finishing his lap, Richard Ewell cranks past an
elderberry bush on the ski slope on the way to the
2nd place podium spot.

Right: Ryan Payne rocks the downhill to grab himself
a share of the winners' podium with the 3rd place
finish in Clydesdale.

Women 35-plus:

Left: Sally Reynders turns off the gravel
doubletrack climb onto green singletrack
as she starts her lap. Sally nails 4th place
in Women 35-plus.

Right: The Expert Men 40-plus winners
get their ribbons, with all of UMB's guys
making the top six. From left are Mark,
Mike, then Jason. Nice end to a tough
season for our tough expert riders.

Men 50-plus:


Rocking the initial shakeout sprint, Jay Griffin battles back from a slashed tire to take the 3rd place finish.	Approaching the end of lap 2, Jeff Kingsford rails a turn as he nails the 5th place spot in Men 50-plus.	Paul Zimmerman hustles downhill through the maples on the Needles Trail as he takes 10th place.

Men 57-plus:


Joel Quinn rails a tight dusty turn as he (again) wins the Men 57-plus race with 1st place. Great season, Joel!	Powering away from the tight turn, Bruce Argyle holds on to his position to take a podium spot at 3rd place.	Gene Poncelet rolls into a downhill corner on his second lap, finishing the race with 5th place in the category.

So close. Soooo close. The UtahMountainBiking team came within a few points of winning the 2011 Intermountain Cup championship. Congratulations to an excellent Mad Dog racing team; good sports and friendly adversaries.
This season was great fun. Hard to believe it's over already. Time to move on to Endurance races and then Cyclocross. By the way, the next ICup race is March 3, 2012. Be ready!

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

Left:  Joel, Bruce, and Gene get their awards in the Men 57-plus group.

[ See the UMB category season champions page! ]

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