Hillside XC RESULTS

Thanks to everyone that came out today! We had a small but enthusiastic crowd of 29 racers. The weather cooperated with us, which was quite nice. This is the 5th race that counts towards the points series and I'll post the points update as soon as it's updated!

You can find the UPDATED results HERE.

The next race is August 10, 7pm, at Kincaid - a Kincaid Short Track! Fast and LOTS of fun... doesn't count for points, but please join us anyway! More info as we get closer...

Enjoy your weekend everyone!

Hillside XC

Saturday, July 24, 10am

• Race Registration:9-9:45am (I will shut down race registration at 9:45am SHARP, which means that you will NOT be allowed to register after that time.)
  
• Pre-Race Meeting: 9:50am
  
• Race Start: 10am sharp
  
• Adults $15, under 18 race free!
• Helmets are required.
• You must be an ABC member to race - $20 for an annual membership ($5 for under 18). Please fill out the membership form, found here, and mail it in with a check. I will not be providing race registration forms at the race- YOU ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR BECOMING A MEMBER BEFORE THE RACE. You may bring your COMPLETED membership forms to the race, with payment and save a stamp.
  
• RACE MAP! Note that we will not be racing anywhere near Campbell Creek or Rover's Run (and there will be plenty of people on and around the trails... bring a bear bell if you wish!)
  

Directions to parking and race start:
Parking will be in the northern most end of the Hilltop Ski Area lot. Take Abbott east past the Lake Otis intersection, go through Elmore, past Service High School. There will be a parking lot along the road on your left after you pass under the footbridge. Take the road that runs back from this parking lot into the Hilltop Ski Area. Pass the chalet and head to the back of the parking lot.

Race format:
Experts ride 3 laps and depart at 10:00am. Sport/Master riders have 2 laps and depart at 10:01am. Beginners/Juniors ride 1 lap and depart at 10:02am.

Points Series:
This race is the fifth race that will count in a series of races for POINTS. All of the Kincaid and Hillside XC races and all the races in the championships (10 races total) will earn you a certain amount of points (dependent on how well you place in the race). After the state championships, all points will be tallied and the racer with the most cumulative points will be crowned the state mountain bike racing champion! Woohoo!

Questions? Call me at 440-9928 or shoot me an email: megpiersma@gmail.com.

Kincaid XC #4 RESULTS & Mighty Bikes Results

Well, it was one heck of an epic evening. It began to rain around 5:30, then it started pouring around 6pm and it kept pouring until I pulled out of the parking lot at 9:30pm! It made for a very wet, dirty, slick and slippery course - and from racer's reports it resulted in a lot of flipping, sliding, skidding, sloshing, and a general flopping around. We had 51 racers register (pretty good considering the weather) and 41 racers finish.

A few things before you jump to the results:
1) The next race is THIS Saturday - Hillside XC, 10am start, 9am registration opens. This race counts for points. More info on this race will be posted as soon as the map becomes available this afternoon.
2) The cumulative points will be posted as soon as they are finished.
3) I've updated the socks post, so check to see if you're name has been added for a free pair of socks! (The top male & female in each division gets a pair of socks.)
4) I have been hearing comments about the maps not being available earlier. Please know that everyone on the MTB board, including the course designer, the map guy and moi (your race director), have full-time jobs. We do mountain bike division stuff in our spare time. Please be patient when things don't get posted right away or when a map doesn't show up until the day before- we're working on it, trust me. If you'd like to help us out, just let me know.
5) We need flag pullers. You get to race free if you stick around and pull flags once the experts come through for their last lap. We REALLY need help pulling flags. Seriously.

Here are the results!

Below are the Mighty Bikes results (2 mile course with lots of moose interference!):

WAY TO BRAVE THE RAIN!!!

Girls: 1. Kaylee Heck 15:01 2. Kate Crowley 16:12 3. Liz Novakovich 17:09 4. Lara Eck 17:19 5. Annika Colberg 17:51 6. Annika Wolner 20:56 7. Masha Kling 22:19 8. Kennedy Wood 22:56

Boys: 1. Zach Burris 14:36 2. Jonah Rogers 14:43 3. Parker Pickett 14:56 4. Kyle Wolner 15:05 5. Zanden McMullen 15:07 6. Caleb Wood 15:14 7. Josh Novakovich 15:21 8. Peter Hinds 15:30 9. Adam Hearn 16:20 10. Quinn Musgrave 16:25 11. Connor Gries 16:27 12. (tie) Aidan Blessing 16:36, Ethan Picket 16:36 14. Janpal LaChapelle 16:37 15. Sage Hildreth 16:43 16. Cody Fikes 16:51 17. Dylan Eck 17:24 18. David Crowley 17:25 19. Daniel Kling 17:33 20. Paul Boutet 21:24 21. Talis Colberg 22:48

Thanks to everyone that came out on Tuesday night, despite the downpour. You guys and gals are HARDCORE! Extra points for everyone!!! OK, just kidding...

Here are some awesome photos of the race (thanks Kent!).

Connor Truskowski after the race - looking just a tad on the dirty side.


















Stacey Moon coming across the finish line after 2 laps in the slop.


















Cleaning bikes off in the newly-formed Kincaid Lake (it's really just the parking lot).


















Comments or questions, please email me at megpiersma@gmail.com. See you soon!

Kincaid XC #4

Tuesday, July 20, 7pm

HAPPY BIRTHDAY, ANDY POHL!

• Race Registration: 6-6:45pm (I will shut down race registration at 6:45pm SHARP, which means that you will NOT be allowed to register after that time.)
  
• Pre-Race Meeting: 6:50pm
  
• Race Start: 7pm sharp
  
• Adults $15, under 18 race free!
• Helmets are required.
• You must be an ABC member to race - $20 for an annual membership ($5 for under 18). Please fill out the membership form, found here, and mail it in with a check. I will not be providing race registration forms at the race- YOU ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR BECOMING A MEMBER BEFORE THE RACE. You may bring your COMPLETED membership forms to the race, with payment and save a stamp.
  
• RACE MAP! This is the race where you'll be weaving along the infamous Bluff Trail- the most beautiful (and hairy) singletrack in the park!
  

Directions to parking and race start:
From Minnesota, head west on Raspberry Road. Follow Raspberry through Jewel Lake Rd, past Sand Lake Rd. and past the big Kincaid Park sign. Wind your way through Kincaid Park, past the Raspberry parking lot (which will be on your right) and under the big ski bridge. Parking will be in the big lot below the Chalet on your right (the stadium lot). Registration will be in the western most corner of the lot. The race start and finish will be in the stadium below the chalet.

Race format:
Experts ride 3 laps and depart at 7:00pm. Sport/Master riders have 2 laps and depart at 7:01pm. Beginners/Juniors ride 1 lap and depart at 7:02pm. If we have as many racers as we've had at previous Kincaid races, we'll split up start times even further (for example: send men out, then women).

Points Series:
This race is the fourth race that will count in a series of races for POINTS. All of the Kincaid and Hillside XC races and all the races in the championships (10 races total) will earn you a certain amount of points (dependent on how well you place in the race). After the state championships, all points will be tallied and the racer with the most cumulative points will be crowned the state mountain bike racing champion! Woohoo!

Questions? Call me at 440-9928 or shoot me an email: megpiersma@gmail.com.

Points Update

Here's the beta on earning points:

Only these races count towards points:
Kincaid XC #1-5
Hillside XC on July 24
MTB Championships races (4 races total, August 27-29)

Your lowest score in the XC races will get thrown out and the championship races count for DOUBLE points!

Here is the updated score board!

If you have questions or see an error, please email me at megpiersma@gmail.com.

It's all about the socks!

The top male and female winner in each category (expert, masters, sport, beginner & junior) each receive a pair of ABC Mountain Bike Division socks (see the photo in the right-hand column). Check the list below it to see if you're on it, and at the next race, come claim your sweet socks at registration! It's our way of saying AWESOME JOB and thanking you for supporting the Arctic Bike Club Mountain Division!

Arctic Valley Hill Climb – May 18

Daniel Folmar

Christina Grande

Downhill Dome – May 28

Darren Mattingley

Jake Davis

Rose Theisen

Kincaid XC #1 – June 8

*Carey Grumelot

*Eeva Latosuo

*Mike Howard

Darcy Davis

*Bobby Phillips

Georgina Scorer

Rich Hum

Caroline Patton

Garth Schulz

*Mykaela McMullen

Hillside Short Track – June 19

*Eeva Latosuo

James Stull

Kincaid XC #2 – June 22

Will Ross

Amber Stull

*Mike Howard

*Marge Cunningham

*Stacey Moon

*Rebecca Bieri

*Bobby Phillips

Jeanette Duenow

Tanner Ramsey

Morgan Leach

Kincaid XC #3 – July 6

*Carey Grumelot

Sheryl Loan

Ken Spiess

*Marge Cunningham

Seth Downs

*Rebecca Bieri

Cam Bembenek

Nancy Meade-Miller

*Adam Garrigus

*Mykaela McMullen

Kincaid XC #4 – July 20

*Adam Garrigus

*Mykaela McMullen

Griff Steiner

*Maggie Donnelly

*Stacey Moon

Mike Truskowski

*Carey Grumelot

*Marge Cunningham

*Eeva Latosuo

Hillside XC – July 24

Brent Gorman

Bruce Ross

*Marge Cunningham

*Stacey Moon

Jill Valerius

*Maggie Donnelly

*Adam Garrigus

*if you've won more than one race, KUDOS!, but you only get one pair of socks... sorry!

Kincaid XC #3 RESULTS

Well, it was another gorgeous Tuesday night and another awesome group of racers! We had 62 folks register and 60 finish the race. The race started exactly on time, thanks to all of you that came early and registered on time! Excellent job to everyone and a special thanks to our race course designer, Carey, and to all the folks that spent a little extra time out there pulling flags.

Just a few things before the results:
*Next race is Kincaid XC #4 on Tuesday, July 20. I look forward to seeing you all there!
*There was one racer who did not register: #214. If you are #214 or know who #214 is, please email me at megpiersma@gmail.com.
*There were a few of you that had some seriously illegible handwriting on the sign-in sheet. Please be aware that if I can't read your name on the sign-in sheet, I can't put you in the results!
*There are a few of you that need new bib numbers: Nancy M-M., Brent C., Petra D., and Justin N. If you think you are one of these people, please talk to me at the next race and we'll get it all figured out.


OK, here are the results!

Comments or questions, please feel free to call or email me: 440-9928, megpiersma@gmail.com. Thanks everyone!

Kincaid XC #3 Mighty Bikes RESULTS

Awesome job to the Mighty Bikers!

Males
1. Zach Burris 10:01 2. Josh Novakovich 11:13 3. Hunter Keffalos 11:53 4. Jonah Rogers 12:01 5. Benjamin Post 12:43 6. Branson Gustoffson 13:11 7. Parker Pickett 13:15 8. William Binnian 13:25 9. Zanden McMullen 13:31 10. Conner McLeon 13:36 11. Ethan Pickett 13:44 12. Kye Jeffries 14:06 13. Kyle Wolner 14:18 14. Hatcher Manning 14:19 15. Jack Hale 14:42 16. Nicholas Post 15:00 17. Elias Lindemuth 15:31 18. Zane Jeffries 16:31 19. Enzo Bruzzi 16:57 20. Beck Haywood 17:09 21. Aidan Blessing 17:48 22. Erik Langland 18:23 23. (tie) Abraham Nygren 19:33, Reilly Gillis 19:33 25. Everett Manning 22:06 26. Talis Colberg 22:17 27. Cole Jones 23:09

Females
1. Kelli Thomas 12:45 2. Camryn Williams 14:28 3. Kaylee Heck 14:33 4. Maria Kling 15:09 5. Graylin Simes 15:26 6. Grace Smith 15:50 7. Caitlin Gohr 15:51 8. Ellie Mitchell 16:05 9. Annika Wolner 16:16 10. Riley McMahan 17:32 11. Riley Simes 18:02 12. Naomi Stock 18:22 13. Liz Novakovich 18:27 14. Katie Peichel 19:32 15. Annika Colberg 20:26 16. Claire Smith 20:49 17. Yana Monroe 22:14 18. Malaika Gillis 23:22 19. Isabelle Nygren 30:00

Kincaid XC #3

Tuesday, July 6, 7pm

• Race Registration: 6-6:45pm (I will shut down race registration at 6:45pm SHARP, which means that you will NOT be allowed to register after that time. We're going to stay on time as much as possible from here on out...)
  
• Pre-Race Meeting: 6:45pm
  
• Race Start: 7pm sharp
  
• Adults $15, under 18 race free!
• Helmets are required.
• You must be an ABC member to race - $20 for an annual membership ($5 for under 18). Please fill out the membership form, found here, and mail it in with a check. I will not be providing race registration forms at the race- YOU ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR BECOMING A MEMBER BEFORE THE RACE. You may bring your COMPLETED membership forms to the race, with payment and save a stamp.
  
• RACE MAP! (thanks awesome map guy!)
  

Directions to parking and race start:
From Minnesota, head west on Raspberry Road. Follow Raspberry through Jewel Lake Rd, past Sand Lake Rd. and past the big Kincaid Park sign. Wind your way through Kincaid Park, past the Raspberry parking lot (which will be on your right) and under the big ski bridge. Parking will be in the big lot below the Chalet on your right (the stadium lot). Registration will be in the western most corner of the lot. The race start and finish will be in the stadium below the chalet.

Race format:
Experts ride 3 laps and depart at 7:00pm. Sport/Master riders have 2 laps and depart at 7:01pm. Beginners/Juniors ride 1 lap and depart at 7:02pm. If we have as many racers as we've had at previous Kincaid races, we'll split up start times even further (for example: send men out, then women).

Points Series:
This race is the third race that will count in a series of races for POINTS. All of the Kincaid and Hillside XC races and all the races in the championships (10 races total) will earn you points depending on how well you place in the race. After the state championships, all points will be tallied and the racer with the most cumulative points will be crowned the state mountain bike racing champion! Woohoo!

Check out the leader board here!

Questions? Email or call the race director: megpiersma@gmail.com, 440-9928.