Juarez, Baum ride to solo titles at 2013 24-Hour MTB Nationals
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Gallup, N.M. (June 21, 2013) — This past weekend saw four national titles awarded at the 2013 USA Cycling 24-Hour Mountain Bike National Championships near Gallup, N.M. Mountain bike legend David “Tinker” Juarez (Whittier, Calif./ Sho-Air/Cannondale) added another 24-hour Stars-and-Stripes jersey to his closet after taking the solo men’s race, while Nina Baum (Albuquerque, N.M.) earned the top step of the podium in the women’s solo division.
Juarez finished 11 laps in 14:15:36, more than 25 minutes ahead of runner-up Jonathan Davis (Blackhawk, Colo.), who was part of the winning team in the mixed duo division in 2012. Hunter Keating (Gilbert, Ariz.) finished third after completing 10 laps. All of the top three solo women notched 10 laps, with Baum clocking in at 14:42:13, followed by Tracy Thelen (Colorado Springs, Colo.) at just under 30 minutes back and Rita Borelli (Morgan Hill, Calif.) at 15:17:47.
In the four-person team competitions, the NM All-Stars led the way in the open division with 13 laps in 14:38:48. They were followed by Light & Motion in second and Colavita SW USANA in third. It was a tight race in the coed junior team division, with Get Out! Juniors edging AZ Devo for the title after finishing 15 laps in 14:40:30, slightly less than seven minutes ahead of the 15 laps completed by AZ Devo. El Grupo Dos rounded out the podium with 14 laps in 14:13:39.
The race was suspended at 10:26 p.m. Saturday night on the advisement of the attending search and rescue team after heavy rains moved over the course and caused an overwhelming number of racer injuries including hypothermia and unsafe trail conditions. Only laps completed before that time were counted. After the weather improved, the race was restarted at 6:30 a.m. on Sunday morning, and laps completed between then and 11 a.m. were added to those ridden in the first segment to reach a total lap count.
The weekend also included non-championships races as part of the 24 Hours in the Enchanted Forest, along with family activities that made for an entertaining atmosphere for all involved. In all, the event saw more than 500 riders take to the trails in New Mexico’s Zuni Mountains. The USA Cycling 24-Hour Mountain Bike National Championships return to Gallup in 2014.
2013 USA Cycling 24-Hour Mountain Bike National Championships
June 15-16, 2013
Gallup, N.M.
Solo Men
1. David “Tinker” Juarez (Whittier, Calif./ Sho-Air/Cannondale) – 11 laps in 14:15:36
2. Jonathan Davis (Blackhawk, Colo.) – 11 laps in 14:41:14
3. Hunter Keating (Gilbert, Ariz.) – 10 laps in 13:47:33
Solo Women
1. Nina Baum (Albuquerque, N.M.) – 10 laps in 14:42:13
2. Tracy Thelen (Colorado Springs, Colo.) – 10 laps in 15:11:25
3. Rita Borelli (Morgan Hill, Calif.) – 10 laps in 15:17:47
4-Person Open Team
1. NM All-Stars – 13 laps in 14:38:48
Zach Shriver
Cameron Brenneman
David Vaughn
Michael McCalla
2. Light & Motion – 12 laps in 14:06:10
Nathan Miller
Benjamin Jones
Dax Massey
Will McDonald
3. Colavita SW USANA – 12 laps in 15:02:15
Steve Koller
James Rowan
James Upshaw
Keith Ashmore
4-Person Junior Co-Ed Team
1. Get Out! Juniors – 15 laps in 14:40:30
Taylor Squillaci
Ian Olivarez
Hailey Fortin
Kaden Murdock
2. AZ Devo – 15 laps in 14:47:21
Cal Skilsky
Sam Wilson
Jared Samuelson
Shea Lynn Chavez
3. El Grupo Dos – 14 laps in 14:13:39
Keenan Duncan
Nick Harris
Leo O’Neill
Cara O’Neill
24 Hours in the Enchanted Forest
Non-championship category winners
Solo Singlespeed: Bradley Berger – 9 laps in 14:03:56
Duo Co-ed: Eysenbach/Liebling (Santa Rosa, Calif.) – 10 laps in 13:55:57
Derek Eysenbach
Melissa Liebling
Duo Female: Tough Girl/SCOTT (Boulder, Colo.) – 10 laps in 15:01:57
Heidi Godsil
Kay Levesque
Duo Male: Skratch Labs (Boulder, Colo.) – 11 laps in 14:06:38
Aaron Foster
Jason Donald
Duo Singlespeed: Slow Spokes (Placerville, Colo.) – 10 laps in 13:41:54
Chris Howe
Noah Sheedy
4-person Female Team: GS Boulder/Studio One/Organic India (Superior, Colo.) – 10 laps in 14:30:25
Jacqui Pesa
Melissa Barker
Deb Pulley
Dana Shin
4-person Male Team: Great Divide Brewery – 11 laps in 14:26:10
Andell Meier
Parker Batt
James Sullivan
Charles Nowacki
4-person Singlespeed Team: ZiaGem (Albuquerque, N.M.) – 11 laps in 14:19:11
Scott Spangler
Chad Watson
Alex Phipps
Tony Gradillas
5-person Open Team: Inglorious Bastards (Fort Collins, Colo.) – 11 laps in 14:59:29
Brian Lehfeldt
Paul Nafziger
Chris Ellmer
Matt Fix
Tiffany Lehfeldt
Corporate Team: Los Luniticos INC (Santa Fe, N.M.) – 10 laps in 16:19:01
Tamira Jenlink
John Caskey
Eric Manske
Brian Martinez
Rob Fry
Aimee Bevan
Enchantedland: The Thorpe Family (Goodyear, Ariz.) – 27 laps in 11:47:13
Steve Thorpe
Carrie Thorpe
Dylan Thorpe
Amanda Thorpe
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