Snyder and Kraus win Greenbrier Challenge as MBNC-XC rolls on

Mountain Bike National Cross country Calendar April 27, 2009 Snyder & Kraus win Greenbrier as MBNC-XC rolls In the first stand-alone event on the USA Cycling Mountian Bike National Cross Country Calendar, The Greenbrier Challenge, Aaron Snyder (Gilbertsville, Pa./Scott) earned the victory by more than two minutes over his closest competition in the pro men's cross country event. Johanna Kraus (Charlottesville, Va./Velo Bella) earned the win in the pro women's race. For complete results from the Greenbrier Challenge, click here. After three total events, the current USA Cycling Mountain Bike National Cross Country Calendar standings are as follows: Men's Standings 1. Max Plaxton (CAN/Sho-air-Specialized) 195 2. Jeremy Horgan-Kobelski (Boulder, Colo./Subaru-Gary Fisher) 185 3. Sid Taberlay (AUS/Sho-air-Specialized) 180 4. Sam Schultz (Missoula, Mont./Subaru-Gary Fisher) 175 5. Jeremiah Bishop (Harrisonburg, Va./Monavie Cannondale) 140 5. Todd Wells (Durango, Colo./Specialized Factory Racing) 140 Women's Standings 1. Georgia Gould (Fort Collins, Colo./Luna) 210 2. Catherine Pendrel (CAN/Luna) 195 3. Willow Koerber (Asheville, N.C./Subaru-Gary Fisher) 170 4. Kelli Emmett (Colorado Springs, Colo./Giant) 165 4. Heather Irmiger (Boulder, Colo./Subaru-Gary Fisher) 165     *For complete 2009 USA Cycling Mountain Bike National Cross Country Calendar standings, click here for men's standings and here for women. Next up on the USA Cycling Mountain Bike National Cross-Country Calendar will be the Idyllwild Spring Challenge, May 2-3 in Idyllwild, Calif. *Photo courtesy Greenbrier Challenge Back to top About the USA Cycling Mountain Bike National Cross Country Calendar Created in 2006 to increase opportunities for competitors and race promoters alike, the USA Cycling Mountain Bike National Cross Country Calendar consists of 15 mountain bike races across 11 states and represents the most prestigious collection of off-road events in the nation. The calendar employs a season-long rankings system that results in an overall men’s and women’s champion at the end of the year. The calendar’s winners are recognized by the mountain bike community as the most consistent mountain bike athletes on American soil. For more information on the USA Cycling Mountain Bike National Cross Country Calendar, visit www.usacycling.org/mbnc, or to become a part of the calendar, contact USA Cycling Mountain Bike Events and Program Director, Kelli Lusk at 719-434-4285 or klusk@usacycling.org.

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