Ropelato and Kintner win four cross titles

A mix of new names and familiar names topped the podiums at the elite four cross national championship on Saturday evening in Granby, Colorado. Jill Kintner (Red Bull / Intense / Crankbrothers) and Mitch Ropelato (Café Rio / Canfield Brothers) took home the titles after the finals.

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Elite men
1Mitch Ropelato (Cafe Rio / Canfield Brothers)
2Richard Houseman (Intense)
3Brian Buell (Team Geronimo)
4John Swanguen (Intnese/Troy Lee Designs/ODI/Fox Racing Shox)
5Joseph Backus (Factory Staats)
6Blake Carney (Hayes / Sun Ringle / Nema / Manitou / ODI / Yeti)
7Jamas Stiber (Stiber Racing)
8Ross Milan (Yeti Fox National)
9Logan Binggeli (KHS Bicycles)
10George Stephenson (Yeti Fox Regional)
11James Schwanke (Haro / Axo / Oakley / Subway)
12Nick Van Dine (Cannondale Factory Racing)
13Sean Mcclendon (X-Fusion/Intense)
14Thomas Tokarczyk (Jamis Bikes)
15Fisker Tj (Mafia Racing)
16Jordan Rupe (Team Totally Wired)
17Cody Wilderman (Yeti Fox Regional)
18Joshua Hubbard
19Arthur Daley
20James Hollibaugh (Mafia Racing)
21Michael Buell (Team Geronimo)
22Chase Bohn (Versus Cycles)
23Steven Wentz (Team SolVista / Commencal USA)
24Tyler Wilson (X-Fusion/Intense)
25Kayman Benetti (Go Pro Camera)
26David Ziegman (Yeti Fox Racing Team)
27Dante Harmony (All Mountain Cyclery/Hayes)
28Jarrod Jakubiak
29Daniel Cortina (CR1 Engineering / NEMA / Cortina)
30Michael Haderer (Fox Shox/Orange Bikes/Easton/Bell)
31Heikki Hall (E13)
32Taylor Cuisinot (Xtreme Outfitters)
33Rudy Unrau (Yeti Fox Regional)
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Elite women
1Jill Kintner
2Melissa Buhl
3Kathy Pruitt
4Darian Harvey
5Jacqueline Harmony
6Rachel Bauer
7Neven Steinmetz
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Cat. 1/2/3 Women
1Johanne Tuttle
2Alisha Gibson
3Catherine Cantway
4Christen Boyer
5Christin Mccurdy
6Brittany Jackson
7Maddie Crowley
8Soraya Khalje
9Katy Monger
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Cat. 1 Junior Men 15-18
1Garrett Rose
2Christian Wright
3Teddy Benge
4Kevin Aiello
5Sam Powers
6Harrison Ory
7James Ontiveros
8Samuel Stevens
9Max Syron
10Andy Proctor
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Cat. 1 Men 19-29
1Shawn Eason
2John Clark
3Keaton Ward
4Matthew Russell
5Joel Shelton
6Daniel Mazuti
7Geoffrey Fryer
8Billy Parker
9Max Beard
10Casey Norton
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Cat. 1 Men 30-39
1Eric Landis
2John Lewis
3Jon Houde
4Joshua Graham
5Jason Halverson
6Jason Wilber
7Shawnee Mcgovern
8Chris Webb
9Jeff Kegu
10Brian Pier
11Evan Chute
12Steve Valenti
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Cat 1 Men 40+
1Chris Cawley
2Damon Kirchmeier
3David Decker
4Randy Hall
5Wade Wilderman

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.

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