Just weeks after finishing third in the Tour de France, Lance Armstrong (Mellow Johnny's / Livestrong) raced to a win off-road at the Blast the Mass cross country in Snowmass, Colorado.
Armstrong proved again that his fitness and technical skills apply in the dirt, too, as he beat runner-up and accomplished endurance racer Jay Henry (Tokyo Joe's) by three minutes and eight seconds. Len Zanni (Honey Stinger / Trek) was third. Armstrong took off in the opening kilometer and he remained off the front solo for the duration.
Racing offroad at altitude may be just the preparation needed for Armstrong, who is expected to race the Leadville 100 on August 15, when he will take on many-time winner Dave Wiens (Topeak Ergon).
In the women's race, Gretchen Reeves (Tokyo Joes) won the race ahead of Jennifer Gersbach (Dales Pale Ale Spot Brand) by 1:57. Kay Sherwood (Tokyo Joe's) was third, nearly 16 minutes behind the winner.
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Elite men
1
Lance Armstrong (Mellow Johnny's / Livestrong)
1:51:18
2
Jay Henry (Tokyo Joes)
0:03:08
3
Len Zanni (Honey Stinger / Trek)
0:05:58
4
Peter Stetina (Tokyo Joe's)
0:07:59
5
Travis Scheefer (CB Builders/Brick Over Pizza)
0:10:21
6
Mike West (Maverick)
0:10:28
7
Barkley Robinson (BMC / Orange Peel)
0:12:22
8
Spencer Powlison (Mafia Racing)
0:14:27
9
Kalan Beisel (ProCycling/CTS)
0:15:10
10
Colin Osborn (Team Bikeparts.com)
0:15:22
11
Matthew Beaton (Tokyo Joes)
0:15:31
12
Nick Truitt (PCL Construction/Yeti Cycles/Wheatridge)
0:15:57
13
Jan Koles (Mafia Racing)
0:16:00
14
Jeffrey Irwin (CB Builders / Brick Oven)
0:16:44
15
Benjamin Portilla (Honey Stinger / Trek)
0:17:50
16
David Olson (Quarq / Two Wheeler Dealer)
0:17:58
17
Brad Bingham (Moots Cycles)
0:18:39
18
Anthony Iannacito (Rocky Mountain Racing)
0:18:44
19
Robert Sousa (COMotion Sports / Yeti)
0:19:36
20
Chris Brandt (Team Dirt)
0:21:17
21
Kevin Kane (Cannondale Factory Racing)
0:21:34
22
Max Taam (Honey Stinger / Trek)
0:22:05
23
Mike Friedberg (Giant)
0:22:32
24
Jordan Williford (Bach Builders)
0:22:51
25
Jason Young (Feedback Sports)
0:23:06
26
Richard Knapp (Breck Velo)
0:23:53
27
Nate Bird (Honey Stinger / Trek)
0:27:11
28
Joe Schneider (3D Racing)
0:30:56
DNF
Griff Duncan (Phoenix Multi-sport)
Row 28 - Cell 2
DNF
Art Nelsen (Tokyo Joes / Vandessal)
Row 29 - Cell 2
DNF
Adam Parke (Orange Peel)
Row 30 - Cell 2
DNF
Matt Wiebe (Team Colorado Singletrack)
Row 31 - Cell 2
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Elite women
1
Gretchen Reeves (Tokyo Joes)
2:07:54
2
Jennifer Gersbach (Dales Pale Ale Spot Brand)
0:01:57
3
Kay Sherwood (Tokyo Joes)
0:15:58
4
Judy Freeman (Tough Girl / Scott)
0:19:19
5
Melissa Marts (Tough Girl / SCOTT)
0:20:11
DNF
Melody Serra (OES / BikeSource)
Row 5 - Cell 2
DNF
Sonya Bugbee (YetiBeti)
Row 6 - Cell 2
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Men - Open - Singlespeed Men
1
Brian Riepe (Mountain Flyer/Dales Pale Ale)
1:53:43
2
Chad Melis (Dales Pale Ale Spot Brand)
0:02:03
3
Matt Hayes (Privateer!)
0:12:29
4
Troy Walch (Poison Spider Bicycles)
0:22:07
5
Tim Wanner (VeloNews)
0:25:06
6
Robin Guillaume
0:27:25
7
Ben Clark (SSWSC Cycling)
0:28:31
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Men - Cat 3 - Junior - 1-14
1
Hudson Mcnamee (Basalt Bik & Ski)
1:01:05
2
Skyler Taylor (Above Category Racing)
0:00:17
3
Christopher Blevins
0:02:49
4
Joe Christiansen
0:06:53
5
Koby Vargas (SSWSC)
0:13:38
6
Cassidy Bailey (SMBA)
0:23:54
7
River Weiss
0:25:40
8
Jim Vanderbeek (Steamboat Springs Gravity Team)
0:25:41
9
Jett Seymour (MOOTS / Honey Stinger / SSWSC)
0:27:33
10
Jacob Templin
0:30:11
11
Niklas Schelling (SMBA)
0:37:06
DNF
Max Bass (The Hub of Aspen)
Row 11 - Cell 2
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Men - Cat 3 - Senior - 19-29
1
Nelson Ballard
1:14:26
2
Chris Caputo (Team Kozos)
0:18:05
3
Bobby Fay
0:20:57
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Men - Cat 3 - Master - 30-39
1
Scott Robson (Team Evergreen Racing)
1:16:35
2
Jeremy Templin
0:07:32
3
Matt Donnelly
0:11:29
4
David Bailey
0:11:34
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Men - Cat 3 - Master - 40-99
1
Stephen Luck
1:26:09
2
Dennis Keller
0:02:46
3
Ian Jardine (Rudy Project / 661)
0:08:49
DNF
Simon Koles
Row 3 - Cell 2
DNF
Alejandro Rojas
Row 4 - Cell 2
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Men - Cat 2 - Junior - 15-18
1
Keegan Swirbul (Basalt Bike and Ski)
1:13:09
2
Christian Shanley (Vail Mountain Bike Camps)
0:03:51
3
Elliott Saslow
0:04:13
4
T. Quade Jander (Team Colorado Singletrack)
0:05:05
5
Drake Uriguen (Singletrack Bike Shop)
0:10:00
6
Nick Thorpe (NRC / KONA)
0:18:55
7
Dane Dixson (Moots/Honey Stinger/Smartwool)
0:19:09
8
Alec Schaffer (SSWSC)
0:47:30
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Men - Cat 2 - Senior - 19-29
1
Gibb Kentz
2:02:33
2
Michael Shea (Basalt Bike & Ski)
0:04:26
3
Sam Chovan (Moots / SSWSC)
0:05:03
4
Russell Harding
0:10:22
5
Samuel O'keefe (C3-Sollay.com)
0:16:29
6
Eric Rubottom (Yetis Grind)
0:17:41
7
Bruce Failing (Zteam)
0:23:37
8
Sam Mawseonawte
0:28:26
9
Ryan Potvin
0:34:15
DNF
Mike Dahl (Mafia Racing)
Row 9 - Cell 2
DNF
Dale Hentzell (OWA)
Row 10 - Cell 2
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Men - Cat 2 - Master - 30-39
1
Ian Anderson (Honey Stinger/Trek)
2:02:37
2
Dominic Garcia
0:02:07
3
Ryan Schultz (COMotion Sports / Yeti)
0:16:04
4
Brian Mccall
0:16:40
5
Jon Brickner (Winter Park Winery)
0:19:12
6
Kelly Crownhart
0:20:27
7
Derek Darling
0:21:16
8
Kent Bumgarner
0:22:49
9
Jeffrey Smith (Team Colorado Singletrack)
0:28:12
10
Christopher Taylor (COMotion Sports / Yeti)
0:32:07
11
Jon Casson (SSWSC Cycling Team/Turner Bikes/Dragon O)
0:45:39
12
Rob Bordan (The Hub of Aspen)
0:50:54
DNF
Brandon Mcnellis (Durango Wheel Club)
Row 12 - Cell 2
DNF
Jason Michalak (EPC)
Row 13 - Cell 2
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Men - Cat 2 - Master - 40-49
1
Gregory Albrecht
2:11:57
2
Simon Marsh
0:03:56
3
Cary Dunn (COMotion Sports / Yeti)
0:04:18
4
Paul Raemer
0:12:19
5
Tiziano Gortan
0:14:07
6
Alex Mintling (Remodelvail.com)
0:22:47
7
John Ryan
0:29:11
8
Matt Lydens
0:29:19
9
Phillip Juarros
0:31:10
10
Jan Schelling
0:32:25
11
Scott Mcphail
0:46:21
12
Larry Collins (BeeCee Racing)
0:53:12
13
Stephen Wallace
0:54:07
14
Sam Holmes
0:59:58
15
Christian Dicker (Foothills Hocky Association)
1:03:36
16
Dean Hill (Aspen Bike Rentals and Tours)
1:08:58
17
Michael Cook (The Next Level)
1:27:10
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Men - Cat 2 - Master - 50+
1
Mark Hogan
2:24:46
2
Steven Como (Green Mountain Sports Velo)
0:01:22
3
John Seymour
0:04:27
4
Larry Grossman (Mountain Pedaler)
0:07:58
5
James Brokamp
0:31:14
DNF
David Strouse (COMotion Sports / Yeti)
Row 5 - Cell 2
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Men - Cat 1 - Junior - 15-18
1
Bryce Gordon (Honey Stinger / Trek)
2:02:38
2
Gino Pastore (Durango Devo)
0:05:06
3
Taylor Schmidt (Optimize Endurance Services / BikeSource)
Sue George is an editor at Cyclingnews. She coordinates all of the site's mountain bike race coverage and assists with the road, 'cross and track coverage.