Buhl speeds to Sea Otter downhill victory

Melissa Buhl (KHS) raced to a win by four-tenths of a second in the elite women's downhill race on Sunday morning at the Sea Otter Classic. The women enjoyed another day of stellar weather on the three-mile track just outside the Laguna Seca raceway.

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#Rider Name (Country) TeamResult
1Melissa Buhl (KHS)0:02:20.6
2Rachel Atherton (Commencal)0:00:00.4
3Tracy Moseley (Trek World Racing)0:00:00.5
4Sabrina Jonnier (Maxxis)0:00:03.5
5Leigh Donovan0:00:04.3
6Jill Kintner0:00:04.8
7Fionn Griffiths (Norco)0:00:07.6
8Joanna Petterson0:00:10.9
9Kathy Pruitt (Jamis)0:00:11.0
10Claire Buchar (Chain Reaction)0:00:11.6
11Jacqueline Harmony0:00:12.2
12Anneke Beerten0:00:12.7
13Abby Hippely (Santa Cruz)0:00:14.0
14Katie Holden0:00:17.3
15Karin Hanzi (Thunder)0:00:18.7
16Jaime Hill (Cycle Comp.)0:00:19.6
17Tara Johnson (Loeka)0:00:20.7
18Sondra WilliamsonRow 17 - Cell 2
19Jennifer Wolf (Powerbar)0:00:21.8
20Gabriela Williams0:00:24.7
21Darian Harvey0:00:27.2
22Joy Martin (Vixen)0:00:28.9
23Nadia Steinbrecher0:00:35.1
DNFMargaret Gregory (Don's Bike)Row 23 - Cell 2
DNFRachel Bauer (Geronimo)Row 24 - Cell 2
DNFTasa Herndon (Vixen)Row 25 - Cell 2
DNFMiranda Miller (Pinkbike)Row 26 - Cell 2

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