Racers from all over the northwest United States and beyond lined up for the 6th annual Test of Endurance 50 on Sunday, June 19 in sunny Blodgett, Oregon. For many first timers, this event lived up to the name and for those seasoned racers, this event proved to provide quite a test of holding cramps at bay while racing on the gas for 50 miles and 8,500ft of climbing over two laps each with 11 separate climbs.
At the end of the day Sean Babcock (Team S & M) took home the overall win in 3:54:04. He outlasted James Williams (Sunnyside Sports) in 4:02:15 with Ross Brody (Buy Local) on a singlespeed in the Cat. 1 30-34 division in third in 4:04:25.
For the women, Jill Hardiman (Team S & M), racing in the Cat. 1 40-49 division, was the fastest in 5:05:19. She kept up the pace to outdistance pro Pia Orevatz (Hutch's Of Bend) in 5:18:05 with local Cat. 1 racer Mellisa Norland (Team Dirt) in third the day after winning the Lagrande Xterra overall at 5:56:13.
Some compared the course to the best riding outside of Oakridge with high speed sections requiring little or no braking. The roots and drops and off camber, technical nature on the course made some compare it to trails they had ridden in Vermont.
One thing is for sure, that each of these riders will be ready to take on any test for the rest of the mountain bike season and are better riders after passing the Test.
Full Results (by category)
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Elite men
#
Rider Name (Country) Team
Result
1
Sean Babcock (Team S & M Young Guns)
3:54:04
2
James Williams (Sunnyside Sports)
0:08:11
3
Ben Parsons (Sportsman ski Haus/Hammer Nutrition)
0:11:19
4
Chris Snder (Bicycleattorney.com)
0:12:06
5
John Weathers (Sunset Cycles)
0:13:14
6
Clint Muhlfeld (Hammer Nutrition)
0:14:39
7
Erik Tonkin (Team S & M Old Dawgs)
0:18:23
8
James Ceccorulli (Trek 29er)
0:20:49
9
Scott Bradway (Team S & M Old Dawgs)
0:22:20
10
Shawn Radar (Bike tires Direct)
0:24:07
11
Nelson Snyder (Cyclepath Racing)
0:24:44
12
Bruce Cole-Baker (Silverado Gallery/Sunnyside )
0:26:20
13
Brennan Wodtli (Hutch's Bicycles of Bend)
0:27:33
14
Zach Winter (Guinness Cycling Team)
0:30:00
15
Michael Gallagher (Cyclepath Racing)
0:32:31
16
Cary Miller (Team S & M Old Dawgs)
0:35:12
17
Jon Myers (Team S & M Old Dawgs)
0:36:12
18
Brett Luelling (Buy Local Cycling)
0:36:29
19
Greg Oravetz (Silverado Gallery/Sunnyside )
0:50:22
20
Matt Mahoney (Team S & M Young Guns)
1:22:15
DNF
Marcus Benton (Team Dirt/Mudslinger Events)
Row 20 - Cell 2
DNF
Scotty Carlile (webcyclery.com)
Row 21 - Cell 2
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Elite women
#
Rider Name (Country) Team
Result
1
Pia Oravetz (Hutchs Bicycles Bend)
5:18:05
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Cat. 1 Men 17-18
#
Rider Name (Country) Team
Result
1
Tim Jaynes (Mrazek)
4:45:05
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Cat. 1 Men 19-24
#
Rider Name (Country) Team
Result
1
Sean Lewis (Trinity Bikes)
5:56:39
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Cat. 1 Men 25-29
#
Rider Name (Country) Team
Result
1
Michael Lilienthal (Team S+M)
4:37:32
2
Taylor Bushnell (Tensegrity PT Cycling)
0:02:04
3
Shane Johnson (Trinity Bikes)
0:07:32
DNF
Samuel Nicoletti (Team S & M Young Guns)
Row 3 - Cell 2
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Cat. 1 Men 30-34
#
Rider Name (Country) Team
Result
1
Ross Brody (Buy Local Cycling)
4:04:25
2
Doug Turnbull (Paul's Bicycle Way of Life Cycling Team)
0:26:36
3
Seth Patla (River City Bicycles)
0:30:51
4
Justin Berndt
0:47:12
5
Joel Palanuk
0:50:39
6
Matt Cline ( )
1:05:27
7
Ryan Evans
1:06:25
DNF
Jeremy Warnicke
Row 7 - Cell 2
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Cat. 1 Women 30-39
#
Rider Name (Country) Team
Result
1
Melissa Norland (Team Dirt/Mudslinger Events)
5:56:13
2
Christy Love (Team S & M Les Femes)
0:23:21
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Cat. 1 Men 35-39
#
Rider Name (Country) Team
Result
1
Patrick Wilder (Cyclepath Racing)
4:53:40
2
Dave Cockburn (Bicycleattorney.com)
0:07:39
3
Jess Palacios ( )
0:13:21
4
Jesse Luckett
0:14:40
5
Justin Price (Team Dirt/Mudslinger Events)
0:49:44
6
Brian Kinnare
1:29:51
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Cat. 1 Men 40-44
#
Rider Name (Country) Team
Result
1
Trevor Norland (Team Dirt/Mudslinger Events)
4:24:51
2
Martin Baker (Bicycleattorney.com)
0:29:31
3
Doug Evans (Bicycleattorney.com)
0:56:01
4
David Baker (Sunnyside Sports)
1:04:32
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Cat. 1 Women 40-49
#
Rider Name (Country) Team
Result
1
Jill Hardiman (Team S & M Les Femes)
5:05:19
2
Lisa Belair (Team S & M Les Femes)
1:03:43
3
Naoko Forderer
1:18:53
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Cat. 1 Men 45-49
#
Rider Name (Country) Team
Result
1
Will Sullivan (One Ghost Industries, LLC. hammer Nutrition, Maxxis, Cyclops)
4:19:43
2
Jeff Otto (Sunset Cycles)
0:19:39
3
Dan Packman (WebCyclery.com)
0:41:18
4
Johnny Vergis (Cyclepath Racing)
0:43:59
5
Frank Bretl (Team Dirt/Mudslinger Events)
0:59:30
6
Jeff Standish (Therapeutic Associates Cycling/Sagebrush Cycles)