By Steve Medcroft The NORBA circuit shifted north to Mount Snow, Vermont last weekend and was...
Are elbows supposed to look like this? (Image credit: Trek/VW MTB Team)
By Steve Medcroft
The NORBA circuit shifted north to Mount Snow, Vermont last weekend and was dominated by racers in town ahead of the Mont Saint-Anne in Canada this week.
Mary McConneloug (Kenda/Seven Cycles) and Christoph Sauser (Specialized) took wins in cross country. McConneloug says focused on riding a smooth, efficient race in order to prepare for Mont Sainte Anne. Sauser gushed about his equipment: “Today we got brand new Epic bikes with integrated cranks and the bike is so light again - it's under nine kilos,” he said.
In Downhill, World Cup riders Greg Minaar (G-Cross Honda) and Sabrina Jonnier (Monster Energy/Iron Horse) took top honors.
And despite the presence of so many of the world's elite, domestic pros had some fun too. Tara Llanes (Giant) and Rich Houseman (Yeti/Fox) cleaned up in Dual Slalom while Ryan Trebon (Kona Les Gets) and Katerina Nash (Luna Chix) topped the short track podiums.
After pulling out of Saturday's cross-country race, Trbon said that the NORBA short track, his first NORBA victory, was especially sweet. “It's about time," he said. "I mean I've had a bunch of bad luck, you know, and I'm kind of just making up for all the other times I was close but couldn't quite finish it off. It's nice to get the first one out of the way.”
To kick off the weekend, organizers moved the Super D to 8am on Saturday. That, in conjunction with a 3pm cross-country start, bolstered the size of the field to almost a hundred racers including winners Sue Haywood (Trek/VW) and Barry Wicks (Kona Les-Gets). Also in the field was retired former US National Downhill Champion Marla Streb (Luna Chix) competing for the first time since giving birth to Nicoya Streb just six weeks ago.
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One rider to not make out well at Mount Snow was Lea Davidson (Trek/VW). She slipped on a pipe during the cross country race and dislocated her elbow. Team manager Jonathan Posner sent the picture above and filled us in by email: "The medical response folks said that this is about the most painful injury they ever see at their facility. It was a complete dislocation of the elbow joint. They manipulated it back into place on the second try and she should be OK to race again before the season winds down."
Ouch.
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