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National Mountain Bike Series #6 (NMBS Finals) - NE

Brian Head, Utah, USA, August 30-31, 2008

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Race 8 - August 31: Elite Men & Women Cross Country

Nash, Horgan-Kobelski win series finals

By Dave McElwaine

Jeremy Horgan-Kobelski (Gary Fisher/Subaru)
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Jeremy Horgan-Kobelski (Gary Fisher/Subaru) claimed his first cross country win this season at the series finals in Brian Head, Utah. While he narrowly lost the American Mountain Classic stage race last weekend, also held at Brian Head, it did allow him the chance to acclimatize to the 10,000 ft. altitude, which paid off for him today.

Ross Schnell (Trek/VW) continued an amazing weekend by finishing second while Geoff Kabush (Maxxis) took third ahead of Colin Cares (U-23 National Team), and Andy Schultz (Kenda Titus).

Kabush's third placing was enough to win the Canadian his second consecutive NMBS Cross Country Championship. The most remarkable story of the weekend started on Saturday when Kabush raced to a third place finish in Canberra, Australia before embarking on a 22-hour journey to get to Brian Head in time to nail down the NMBS Championship.

"For the first 10 minutes the race was neutral up the road climb, which was good for me," said Kabush. "I crested the hill in about 10th place. It is hard to just race 80 percent so I just started to go hard. It definitely hurt but I could see the leaders ahead of me. Most of the race I was sixth to eighth and was able to pick off a few guys near the end. J.B (Jeremiah Bishop) had a flat, then I passed Colin - he looked really strong."

Kabush will take a short break and then head to the World Cup race in Schladming, Austria on September 14. Following that he will attend Interbike in Las Vegas.

Cares made it onto two podiums this weekend, easily his best result as a young professional. Schultz also capped off his best season by finishing fourth in the series. He and brother Sam (Gary Fisher/Subaru) are two of the brightest lights on the mountain biking horizon.

Katerina Nash (Luna Women's MTB) got her second
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Katerina Nash (Luna Women's MTB) got her second cross country win in the women's race at Brian Head. After appearing on countless podiums for many years, Nash earned her first cross country victory at Deer Valley earlier in the season.

Olympian Georgia Gould (Luna Women's MTB) was second today, followed by Heather Irmiger (Gary Fisher/Subaru), Lea Davison (Trek/VW), and Willow Koerber (Gary Fisher/Subaru).

Nash won the NMBS Short Track title on Saturday, making it a productive weekend for the rider. In total she had six wins this year, despite suffering a deep gash to her knee at the Fountain Hills race. Together with her Luna team-mates Georgia Gould and Catherine Pendrel, the squad is the top ranked team in the world this year.

Gould knew going into the race today that she had to be within three positions of Nash to nail down her NMBS title. By finishing second she easily had enough points to take the top step on the overall title podium.

Gould has raced on cruise control during recent seasons to the longest winning streak since Juli Furtado's in the 1990s. However Gould suffered heat stroke at the Santa Ynez NMBS race this season, where the temperature was easily 105 degrees. This not only broke the streak but it took her a month to fully regain her form and begin winning races again. She brought good form to the Olympic Games where she finished a solid eighth.

Irmiger finished third in the series again this year, and has been on most of this season's podiums. Davison and Pua Sawicki (Ellsworth) ended the day tied for fourth place in the series with 709 points each. However, Davison's fourth place in today's final race served as the tie breaker and officially moved her ahead of Sawicki (sixth for the day). Sawicki, who excels at long distances, won the American Mountain Classic Stage Race held at Brian Head last weekend.

Photography

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Results

Elite Men

1 Jeremy Horgan-Kobelski (USA) Subaru-Gary Fisher       1.46.29
2 Ross Schnell (USA) Trek/VW                               1.41
3 Geoff Kabush (Can) Team Maxxis                           2.29
4 Colin Cares (USA) U23 National Team                      2.44
5 Andy Schultz (USA) Kenda Titus Hayes                     3.38
6 Mcconnell Franklin (USA) Team Devo                       5.34
7 Benjamin Sonntag (Ger) 3D Racing                         5.47
8 Ryan Trebon (USA) Kona                                   5.47
9 Alex Grant (USA) Rocky Mountain Bicycles                 6.29
10 Sam Schultz (USA) Subaru-Gary Fisher                    7.25
11 Manuel Prado (CRc) Sho-Air                              8.49
12 Tim Allen (USA) Voodoo                                  9.11
13 Barry Wicks (USA) Kona                                  9.11
14 Jeremiah Bishop (USA) Trek/VW                           9.27
15 Brian Smith (USA) Trek/VW                              10.06
16 Sam Jurekovic (USA) U23 National Team                  10.42
17 Carl Decker (USA) Giant Mtb Team                       11.14
18 Erik Tonkin (USA) Kona Les Gets                        11.28
19 Kris Sneddon (Can) Kona Les Gets                       12.43
20 Adam Snyder (USA) 3-D Racing                           13.03
21 Ben Thompson (USA) Sobe-Cannondale                     13.09
22 Dana Weber (USA) Trek VW/Westcoast                     14.14
23 Spencer Paxson (USA) Team S&M Young Guns               14.52
24 Tad Elliott (USA) U23 National Team                    14.56
25 Robert Marion (USA) Kenda Titus                        15.09
26 Ken Burt (USA) Jamis Hayes Sun Ringle G-13             15.55
27 Stephen Ettinger (USA) Black Diamond Sports Therapy    19.00
28 Chad Wells (USA) 3D Racing                             19.26
29 Mitchell Hoke (USA) Tokyo Joes                         19.48
30 Matt Freeman (USA) Cyclery Usa/Gary Fisher             19.50
31 Blake Zumbrunnen (USA) Revolution/Crank Bros           21.22
32 Alex Howard (USA)                                      22.19
33 Mitchell Peterson (USA) Monavie/Cannondale             25.30
34 Ryan Woodall (USA) Industrynine/Powerbar               31.03
35 Trevor Downing (USA) Devo                              31.30
DNF David Williams (USA)                                       
DNF Cody Peterson (USA) Scott Bicycles                         

Elite Women

1 Katerina Nash (Cze) Luna Womens Mtb Team              2.06.33
2 Georgia Gould (USA) Luna Womens Mtb Team                 2.29
3 Heather Irmiger (USA) Subaru-Gary Fisher                 3.12
4 Lea Davison (USA) Trek/VW                                3.40
5 Willow Koerber (USA) Subaru-Gary Fisher                  3.49
6 Pua Sawicki (USA) Ellsworth                              4.19
7 Kelli Emmett (USA) Giant Mtb Team                        7.04
8 Jennifer Smith (NZl) Trek/VW                             9.14
9 Judy Freeman (USA) Tough Girl/Contessa                  11.00
10 Nina Baum (USA) Sobe-Cannondale                        11.32
11 Zephanie Blasi (USA) Kenda Titus Hayes                 12.54
12 Amanda Riley-Carey (USA) Kenda/Titus/Hayes             15.03
13 Sue Butler (USA) Monavie/Cannondale                    16.01
14 Krista Park (USA) Kenda-Titus-Hayes                    16.43
15 Patricia Buerkle (USA) Vanderkitten                    21.31
16 Kara C Holley (USA) Subaru/Gary Fisher/Mad Dog         24.38
17 Erika Powers (USA) Revolution/Peak Fastners            27.46
18 Maureen Kunz (USA) Lost Coast Brewery                  39.29
19 Mical Dyck (Can) Trek/Terrascape Racing                40.00
20 Joy Duerksen (USA) Cole/Marten Transport               59.22
DNF Sarah Barber (USA) Trek/VW                                 
DNF Chloe Forsman (USA) Luna Womens Mtb Team                   

NMBS Final Cross Country Series Standings

Elite men

1 Geoff Kabush (Can) Team Maxxis                     862 pts
2 Jeremy Horgan-Kobelski (USA) Subaru-Gary Fisher    767
3 Barry Wicks (USA) Kona                             699
4 Andy Schultz (USA) Kenda Titus Hayes               673
5 Ross Schnell (USA) Trek/VW                         670
6 Sam Schultz (USA) Subaru-Gary Fisher               656
7 Carl Decker (USA) Giant Mtb Team                   643
8 Manuel Prado (CRc) Sho-Air                         543
9 Ryan Trebon (USA) Kona                             531
10 Adam Craig (USA) Giant Mtb Team                   516
11 Adam Snyder (USA) 3-D Racing                      471
12 Jeremiah Bishop (USA) Trek/VW                     443
13 Adam Morka (Can) 3 Rox Cycling                    432
14 Colin Cares (USA) U23 National Team               428
15 Sam Jurekovic (USA) U23 National Team             412
16 Dana Weber (USA) Trek VW/Westcoast                412
17 Robert Marion (USA) Kenda Titus                   401
18 Ryan Woodall (USA) Industrynine                   397
19 Cody Peterson (USA) Scott Bicycles                390
20 Tad Elliott (USA) U23 National Team               380
21 Jeff Schalk (USA) Trek Vw- East                   371
22 Mike Phillips (USA) Adventure 212                 366
23 Kris Sneddon (Can) Kona Les Gets                  352
24 Troy Wells (USA) Tokyo Joes                       333
25 Mitchell Hoke (USA) Tokyo Joes                    332
26 Mathieu Toulouse (Can) Team Maxxis                324
27 Alex Grant (USA) Rocky Mountain                   322
28 Ignacio Torres (Mex) Turbo Bikes                  314
29 Mcconnell Franklin (USA) Team Devo                297
30 Charles Pendry (USA) Inland - Btd                 297
31 Mitchell Peterson (USA) Monavie/Cannondale        276
32 Liam Killeen (GBr) Specialized Factor             275
33 Spencer Paxson (USA) Team S&M Young               270
34 Tim Allen (USA) Voodoo                            265
35 Samuel Koerber (USA) Gary Fisher 29Er             224
36 Ken Burt (USA) Jamis Hayes Sun Rin                222
37 Tim Olson (USA) Trek/Vw Westcoas                  213
38 Derek Zandstra (Can) 3 Rox Racing                 206
39 Chris Peariso (USA) Adventure 212 /Titus          203
40 Sid Taberlay (Aus) Avanti Sram                    182
41 Travis Woodruff (USA) Momentumenduran             180
42 Sean Donovan (USA) Cytomax/Khs                    166
43 Robert Herber (USA) Intense/Dixon                 165
44 Blake Zumbrunnen (USA) Revolution/Crank           164
45 Max Plaxton (Can) Rocky Mountain                  163
46 Eric Batty (Can) Trek Bicycles                    162
47 Travis Livermon (USA) Kobold Watch Com            160
48 Evan Plews (USA) Scottusa/Csc                     159
49 Todd Wells (USA) Gt Bikes                         155
50 Stefan Widmer (Can) Rocky Mountain                155
51 Aroussen Laflamme (Can) Webcor-Alto-Velo          150
52 Stephen Ettinger (USA) Black Diamond              148
53 Chad Wells (USA) 3D Racing                        147
54 Ben Thompson (USA) Sobe-Cannondale                141
55 Benjamin Sonntag (Ger) 3D Racing                  137
56 Ricky Federau (Can)                               137
57 Trevor Downing (USA) Devo                         133
58 Matt Rotroff (USA) Btd/Inland                     125
59 Michael Lee (USA) Trek/Vw West                    121
60 Daniel Sessford (USA) Blue Competiton             119
61 Kevin Smallman (Can) Sobe Cannondale              118
62 Matthew Hadley (Mex) Xprezo                       118
63 Pablo Voigt (USA) Turbo                           117
64 Bryan Alders (USA) Mona-Vie/Cannondale            115
65 Bryan Fawley (USA) Park Place Lexus               115
66 Paul Hanson (USA) Sobe Cannondale                 112
67 Eric Salstrand (USA) Bicycle Haus/Oakley          111
68 Mike Andres (USA) Trek/Vw West Coast              108
69 Brian Smith (USA) Trek/Vw                         105
70 Thomas Turner (USA) Outspokin Bicycle             105
71 Damian Calvert (USA) Sobe Cannondale              102
72 Marko Lalonde (USA) Gary Fisher 29/Bkb             99
73 Erik Tonkin (Isr) Kona Les Gets                    96
74 Rotem Ishai (USA) Spider-Kona Bikes                96
75 Kirk Turner (Can) Bikeman.Com                      90
76 Kyle Douglas (Can) 3 Rox Racing                    90
77 Peter Glassford (USA) Trek Bicycle Store           90
78 Nat Ross (USA) Subaru-Gary Fisher                  88
79 Drew Edsall (USA) Endurancefactor.                 87
80 Justin Lindine (USA) Target Training               84
81 Dylan Stucki (USA) Mafia Racing                    84
82 Lucas Livermon (Can) Inland Construction           83
83 Jesse Jakomait (Can) Jakomait                      81
84 Martin Lazarski (USA) Rocky Mountain               81
85 Brett Morgan (USA) Sobe/Cannondale                 77
86 Colin Osborn (USA) Team Bikeparts                  72
87 Yuki Saito (USA) Fuentes Design                    70
88 Paul Freiwald (Mex) Titus Cycles                   67
89 Sedly Rivas (USA) Turbo                            63
90 Michael Mccalla (USA) Spinner/Waltwork             63
91 Matt Freeman (USA) Cyclery Usa/Gary Fisher         60
92 Chris Peterson (USA) Devo                          60
93 Kevin Bradford-Parish (USA) Lapierrebikes.Com      60
94 Scott Keller (USA) Schampa/Tribe                   59
95 Christian Favata (USA) Favatas Table               58
96 Alex Ryan (USA) Kobold/Cannondale                  58
97 Keith Hickerson (USA) Tamarack                     58
98 Alex Howard (USA) Scotts Bikes                     56
99 Aaron Snyder (USA)                                 56
100 David Williams (USA)                              56
101 Emmanuel Valencia (Mex) Turbo                     54
102 Christian Ball (USA) Mafia                        52
103 Leonardo Sandoval (USA) Ur Mamas House            52
104 Aren Timmel (USA) Team Chico                      52
105 Chance Noble (USA) Calif Giant                    50
106 Brian Bain (Can) Cmc/Bow Cycle                    50
107 Chanoch Redlich (Isr) Citycyclingclub             50
108 Dylan Alesio (USA) Fuji Bikes                     46
109 Matthew Okeefe (USA) Ccb/Cannondale               44
110 Dustin Wanstrath (USA) Tamarack Resort            44
111 Garnet Vertican (USA) Odi /Southridge             44
112 Miguel Valadez (Mex) Valle Congelado              44
113 Amon Pease (USA) Team Lost Coast                  43
114 Andrew Alesio (USA) Fuji Bikes                    42
115 Nathan Ringquist (USA)                            42
116 Ethan Gilmour (USA) U23 National Mtb              40
117 Shannon Boffeli (USA) Revolution Mtn              39
118 Brian Astell (USA) Lost Coast                     39
119 Aaron Oakes (USA) Bulldog/Campor                  38
120 Duncan Meyers (USA) Norcal Bike Sport             38
121 Kenji Takeya (Jpn) Specialized Japan              37
122 Charles Jenkins (USA) Ie Bikes Racing             37
123 Greg Carpenter (USA) Devo                         35
124 Dallas Morris (Can) H&R Block                     35
125 Christian Helmig (USA) Pivot/Mad Duck             35
126 Nathan Wyatt (USA) Carolina Fatz                  32
127 Michael Mooradian (USA) Spin/Rr Donnelly          32
128 Kamden Reedy (USA) Four Unity Racing              31
129 Jay Richards (USA) Salsa/Maplelag                 30
130 Jake Wells (USA) Mafiaracing.Com                  29
131 Ray Storm (USA) 138 Racing.Com                    26
132 John Salskov (USA) Team Bicycle Haus              26
133 James Williams (USA) Sobe/Cannondale              25
134 Steve Kinney (USA) Steven K Sports                25
135 Cameron Jette (Can) Trek Bicycle Store            20
136 Jason First (USA)                                 20
137 Nigel Hill (USA) Trekvwwestcoast                  18
138 Andre Sutton (Can) Hardcore Racing                 8
139 Eric Ransom (USA) Team Tamarack Res                6
140 Nate Whitman (USA) Hammer Nutrition                5
 
Elite women

1 Georgia Gould (USA) Luna Womens Mtb                890 pts
2 Katerina Nash (Cze) Luna Womens Mtb                871
3 Heather Irmiger (USA) Subaru-Gary Fisher           745
4 Lea Davison (USA) Trek/VW                          709
5 Pua Sawicki (USA) Ellsworth                        709
6 Catherine Pendrel (Can) Luna Womens Mtb            662
7 Mical Dyck (Can) Trek/Terrascape                   647
8 Kelli Emmett (USA) Giant Mtb Team                  616
9 Nina Baum (USA) Sobe-Cannondale                    554
10 Judy Freeman (USA) Tough Girl/Contes              521
11 Amanda Riley-Carey (USA) Kenda/Titus/Hayes        515
12 Sue Butler (USA) Monavie/Cannondale               498
13 Krista Park (USA) Kenda-Titus-Hayes               498
14 Chloe Forsman (USA) Luna Womens Mtb               453
15 Emily Batty (Can) Trek Bicycle Store              435
16 Jennifer Smith (NZl) Trek/VW                      429
17 Jenna Zander (USA) Sobe Cannondale                427
18 Zephanie Blasi (USA) Kenda Titus Hayes            417
19 Heather Holmes (USA) Kenda/Titus/Hayes            402
20 Emily Van Meter (USA) Sobe/Cannondale             383
21 Caitlyn Tuel (USA) Trek/VW /Rocky Mt.             381
22 Amanda Sin (Can) 3 Rox Racing                     359
23 Willow Koerber (USA) Subaru-Gary Fishe            349
24 Maureen Kunz (USA) Lost Coast Brewer              327
25 Joy Duerksen (USA) Cole/Marten Trans              326
26 Jennifer Tilley (USA) Velo Bella/Kona             309
27 Theresa Richardson (USA) Sobe Cannondale          291
28 Wendy Simms (Can) Kona                            290
29 Carolyn Popovic (USA) Cicle/Bear Valley           273
30 Kathy Sherwin (USA) Sobe-Cannondale               265
31 Jamie Dinkins (USA) Devo/Vantaggio                255
32 Heather Ranoa (USA) Intense                       254
33 Patricia Buerkle (USA) Vanderkitten               253
34 Melanie Mcquaid (Can) Bmc/Natures Path            212
35 Kara C Holley (USA) Subaru/Gary Fisher            207
36 Annajean Dallaire (USA) Sobe-Cannondale           207
37 Rachel Throop (USA) Devo                          203
38 Sarah Kaufmann (USA) Roaring Mouse                186
39 Shannon Gibson (USA) Velo-Bella/Kona              177
40 Kimberly Flynn (USA) Vantaggio/Specialized        164
41 Dellys Starr (Aus) Dales Pale Ale                 163
42 Catherine Vipond (Can) Norco                      156
43 Kyia Anderson (USA) Ekho/Cannondale               149
44 Jana Repulski (USA) Team Tamarack                 147
45 Danae York (USA) Velobum.Com                      137
46 Rachel Lloyd (USA) Proman Racing                  132
47 Susan Haywood (USA) Trek/Vw                       127
48 Lindsey Bishop (USA) Mafia Racing/Felt            126
49 Stacey Scanlan (USA) Team Tamarack                117
50 Sonya Looney (USA) Sobe Cannondale                114
51 Shonny Vanlandingham (USA) Luna Womens Mtb        111
52 Jennifer Gersbach (USA) Dales Pale Ale            102
53 Erika Powers (USA) Revolution/Peak                 99
54 Jennifer Hanks (USA) Revolution/Peak               93
55 Sarah Barber (USA) Trek/Vw                         90
56 Sarah Kerlin (USA) Another Bike Shop               90
57 Maureen Bruno Roy (USA)                            84
58 Jane Pearson (USA) Yorkstown Cycles                81
59 Danelle Kabush (Can) Luna Womens Mtb T             81
60 Aleksandr Rokita (Pol) Lechia Piechowice           78
61 Sonya Bugbee (USA) Yeti Beti                       78
62 Megan Monroe (USA) Dales Pale Ale                  75
63 Mikaela Kofman (Can) 3 Rox Racing                  75
64 Becca Blay (USA) Sobe/Cannondale                   69
65 Marci Titus-Hall (USA) Desalvo                     66
66 Shannon Edson (USA) Velo Bella                     66
67 Jennifer Sica (USA) Schampa                        60
68 Bryna Nestor (USA) Sobe Cannondale                 58
69 Erin Huck (USA) Tokyo Joes                         56
70 Kathy Bodie (USA) Gu                               54
71 Mary-Elle Ash (Can) Easton/Sugarcrm                48
72 Alexandri Fabbro (USA) Velo Bella                  44
73 Jamie Stamps (USA) Another Bike Shop               40
74 Melissa Buhl (USA) Khs Bicycles                    39
75 Jennifer Tribe-Wilson (USA)                        37
76 Paz Bash (Isr) Spider-Kona                         36