| Colorado High School Cycling League Race #3 |
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Press Release. For immediate release. Contact: Kate Rau This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it 720.272.9282 begin_of_the_skype_highlighting 720.272.9282 end_of_the_skype_highlighting LAKEWOOD, Colo.–On a bright Sunday in October, 144 racers once again hit the single track to compete in the third Colorado High School Cycling League race at Bear Creek Lake Park. Twenty (20) teams were represented from all over Colorado as well as Laramie, Wyoming. Bear Creek Lake offered a beautiful sweeping single track course with approximately 400 feet of climbing in the 4.5-mile lap. The course was full of short climbs, rolling hills and exciting descents. Coyote Crossing hosted the staging for the start/finish with spectators lining the barriers for a chance to cheer the racers. Dominique Fenichell of Boulder High School described the course as "short and fast". She couldn't contain her smile after taking second place and keeping her leader's jersey in the JV girls category. Lindsay Dye, an Independent rider from Broomfield, took first place beating out friend Ellie Atkins, Boulder High, with a time of 1:26 for her 4 laps. Although Lindsay attended homecoming the night before she was full of energy and commented, "It was so brutal, I just barely beat Ellie, she pushed me so hard, she is so good." The Varsity girls received compliments from pro-racer Heather Irmiger (Trek/Subaru Team), who rode as the sweeper in support of these young racers. >
 Skyler Trujillo (Ft. Collins Composite) and Michael Vigers (Boulder High School) once again battled it out in the Varsity boys race. Skyler maintained his leader's jersey and managed to put more than a minute lead on Michael. They were closely followed by Zane Godby of Monarch MTB and Garrett Lundberg of Salida BV. Heidi Kloser, Vail Valley Composite was cheered by her brother Christian and parents. Christian the current Leader for JV boys persuaded Heidi to attend this race. Their dad, Mike Kloser, commented, "It’s fun to watch them out front. I'm proud after all of these years to have passed on a little wisdom. It’s their choice to race though, we give them the opportunities and let them choose." Heidi races for Vail Valley Composite. She finished five minutes in front of Dominique Fenichell in her first League race. Rachel Cutler wasn't far behind. Chatting with friend Dominique post race, Rachel Cutler exclaimed, "I'm having a great time! The riding was fun and this Jamba Juice is the best." Given the hot fall day, the smoothies soon sold out to the chagrin of the boys who raced later in the day. Keeping it in the family, Christian Kloser of Vail Valley Composite topped the boys JV race. Minutes before staging, Christian gratefully received some much needed tech support from the pros with SRAM at the on-site Neutral Support. Christian came in ahead of Stephan Davoust of Animas HS and Joe Christiansen of Lyons HS. They competed against 43 other JV boys for their places, an impressive crowd for youth racing. Sage Kitson of Salida HS took her second consecutive Frosh/Soph win. This is a competitive field with all the girls finishing within 15 minutes of one another. The Salida team beat the Fort Collins squad by one point to win a 3rd place team trophy. The Boulder High team continues to dominate by winning three consecutive 1st place team trophies. Vail Valley Composite took the silver team trophy. Matt Wood (Boulder HS) made a strong showing, finishing his 3 laps in slightly over one hour. His parents Trish and Lee are at every race cheering him on and taking pictures. When asked about the day Matt stated, "It was great, it was the hardest finish so far with the hill at the end". This was his 3rd mountain bike race to date and he said, "I didn't even know I liked mountain biking". The race was packed with spectators and Colorado League Director Kate Rau, reported, “This was a special event because many of our sponsors volunteered during the race weekend. Staff from SRAM, Primal, Wheat Ridge Cyclery, and Yeti witnessed first hand the program they've helped build.“ The camaraderie, enthusiasm and appreciation are evident among all the high school teams at every race. The entire 7220 Composite Team from Laramie gathered at the finish to cheer teammate Jordan Runner as he completed his first mountain bike race. They were very proud to don their new bright orange jerseys.
See below for abbreviated results. Full results are available . About the Colorado High School Cycling League Boulder High School Vail Valley Composite Salida High School Fort Collins Full results are at: http://coloradomtb.org/race/results.html |
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