This is the race that the Southern Californian cross country pros and experts love to hate. The 28 mile circuit starts out following the rolling ridgeline overlooking Big Bear City. A few grinding climbs are thrown in for good measure, but they're only warmups for what happens next. First the riders drop 3000 feet down a serpentine forest road known as Clarks Grade. Half an hour later at the bottom -- hopefully with wheels, frame and better senses still intact -- the beat-up racers start back up the Santa Ana River Valley. And then they hit it: The Radford Truck Trail. It's a nasty, rocky, chewed up service "road" that twists 3000 feet up the mountain. For the next hour and a half it's a constant search for a good line while fighting dehydration and fuel depletion. Who in their right mind could hate this?
Team Big Bear cuts sports, juniors and beginners a little slack though. The sports raced the Plantation loop and the rest took to Grand View. Pro and expert downhill riders used Westridge and the remaining gravity competitors raced the Summit Trail course.
MBA TOP TEN LIST
Following is a look at the fastest riders on each course. If you page down you will find the 2003 Overall Amateur Cup Champions.
TOP 10 LONG COURSE XC RESULTS
1. Amon Pease...Pro...2:19:53.62...Trek-VW
2. Leonardo Sandoval...Semi-Pro...2:24:01.73...Helens
3. David Sullivan...Exp 40-44...2:29:01.64
4. Greg Alexander...Exp 30-34...2:29:30.54...Bike Jammer
5. Matthias Haussener...Exp 25-29...2:32:44.41...Bike Center
6. Brad Stephenson...Exp 35-39...2:32:59.05...Velo Sport
7. Todd Stephenson...Exp 40-44...2:33:00.36...Velo Sport
8. Damon Roberson...Pro...2:33:06.35...NEMA-Deliv
9. John Hill...Exp 40-44...2:35:28.32...Mission Hills
10. Robert Herber...Exp 19-24...2:37:01.06
Class winners:
Junior Exp: Trevor Downing...2:42:46.05...Bear Valley Bikes
Exp 45-59: Gary Strabala...2:45:04.70...P.D. Distr.
TOP 10 MEDIUM COURSE XC RESULTS
1. David Calta...Spt 35-39...1:26:34.63...Amgen-Abic
2. Paul Garcia...Spt 40-44...1:28:07.70...Amgen
3. Wayne McGilvery...Sng Spd...1:28:57.66...Conejo Bike
4. Devin McGhie...Spt 19-24...1:29:07.36...Cycle
5. Bill Dean...Spt 30-34...1:29:08.66...Velo Worx
6. Edward Sibby...Spt 40-44...1:29:17.76...Back Alley
7. Tom Ryan...Spt 30-34...1:29:48.81
8. Ray Taylor...Spt 30-34...1:30:01.71...Marlboro
9. Jeff Akins...Spt 40-44...1:30:12.80
10. Jeff Sayegh...Sng Spd...1:30:15.27...Hurricane
Class winners:
Sport 26-29: Rodrigo Flores...1:31:41.34...Amadres
Expert 50-54: Steve Lyttle...1:32:26.61...Back Alley
Sport 50-54: Eric Storm...1:32:48.94
Sport 45-49: Victor Rodriguez...1:34:12.67...Carina Hom
Expert 55+: Stan Ford...1:37:32.65...Back Alley
Sport 60+: Cal Burgart...1:38:26.69
Sport 55-59: Ron Warpack...1:48:43.90
Super Sport 30-34: Anthony Gianatasio...1:58:42.46...Zombies
Super Sport 4-44: Pete Masiel...2:02:32.41...I.E. Bikes
TOP 10 MEDIUM COURSE XC WOMEN
1. Ruby Evans...Exp 30-39...1:38:27.88...Helens
2. Ruth Clemence...Exp 40-49...1:39:56.47...NSB
3. Karen Vidales...Exp 30-39...1:41:38.71...Mission Cycle
4. Wendy Gabriel...Spt 30-39...1:43:39.57...Ironclad
5. Leslie Williams...Spt 19-29...1:46:39.81
6. Christie Miller...Exp 19-29...1:50:04.42...Checkered Flag
7. Annette Kocina...Jr Exp...1:50:40.57...SOBE-Cannondale
8. Suzanne Davis...Spt 40-49...1:56:49.73...THE-Outside
9. Jamie Harwood...Spt 40-49...2:02:07.97...Team Oxygen
10. Mary Stanford...Exp 30-39...2:07:26.72...Big Bear Bikes
50+ winner: Donna Austin...2:27:56.64
TOP 10 SHORT COURSE XC RESULTS
1. Austin Carroll...Jr 16...0:58:39.66
2. Luke Kinney...Jr 15...0:58:43.76
3. Cody Smith...Jr 17-18...0:59:06.64...Bike Shop
4. Mike Tettleton...Jr 17-18...1:00:38.57
5. Ben Bradshaw...Jr 15...1:01:22.52...Back Alley
6. Robert Davis...Beg 35-39...1:01:35.26
7. Shawn Breshears...Beg 40-44...1:01:37.42...Velo Sport
8. Paul Elkins...Beg 35-39...1:02:19.59...Velo Sport
9. Joshua Lindsey...Beg 30-34...1:02:33.33
10. Eddie Nilo...Beg 25-29...1:03:18.13
Class winners:
Beginner 45-49: John Bliss...1:05:10.98...McGhies
Junior 14: Brad Oien...1:06:14.96
Beginner Clydesdale: Steve Smock...1:09:07...Velo Avant
Junior 13: Jose Sandoval...1:09:51.83
Beginner 50-54: John Rankin...1:11:50.69
Beginner 19-24: Robert Price...1:15:51.87...Team Ape
Clydesdale 35+: Michael Dulin...1:26:12.47
Clydesdale: Armando Vidales...1:51:47.14...Mission Cycle
Junior 12: Mitchell Van Woerkom...1:56:13.31
FASTEST SHORT COURSE XC WOMEN
1. Essence Barton...Jr 14 Under...1:18:41.71...Giant-Dirt Girl
2. Stephanie Italia...Beg...1:24:24.52
3. Morgan Byers...Jr 14 Under...1:32:18.70...Go Girl
4. Betsy Runge...Beg...1:34:55.15...Checkered Flag
5. Katie Nelson...Beg...1:58:29.07
6. Ashley McGuire...Jr 14 Under...2:13:23.68...Dirty Girl
JUNIOR 11-12 SHORT-SHORT COURSE RESULTS
1. Alvaro Perez...11:33.81...Hollywood Fitness
2. Seth Vanderlinden...0:12:56.39...I.E. Bikes
3. Joey Ransier...0:14:18.55
JUNIOR 10 SHORT-SHORT COURSE RESULTS
1. David Ramirez...0:06:52.21...Hollywood Fitness
2. Ty Lapierre...0:08:50.72
3. Kobi McGuire...0:09:25.04
4. Sander Putz...0:10:50.31
5. Peyton Vanderlinden...0:15:36.61...I.E. Bikes
TOP 10 WESTRIDGE DH RESULTS
1. Cody Warren...Semi-Pro...09:22.53...Haro-Lee Dungarees
2. Daniel Umland...Pro...09:25.90...O.D.I.-Southridge
3. Garrick Anderson...Jr Exp...09:31.42...123bikes.com
4. Ian Odom...Semi-Pro...09:31.69...Atomic Lab-TB
5. Gerry Cody...Semi-Pro...09:37.43...RFC-JB Tec
6. Cory Gustafson...Semi-Pro...09:38.16...Foes-Azonic
7. Tracy Oswell...Spr Mst 35+...09:41.17...Azonic-Foes
8. James Colella...Semi-Pro...09:52.64...Empire
9. Curtis Zamora...Jr Exp...09:54.66...Atomic-Deu
10. Sean McClendon...Jr Exp...09:55.65...123bike-SM
Class winners:
Expert 30-34: Aaron Potter...10:00.70...Azonic-Ken
Expert 19-24: Landon Taylor...10:04.51...Team Big Bear-Progressive
Expert 35-39: Terry Maddox...10:07.14...Chumba-Romic
Expert 25-29: Damien Smith...10:09.75
Expert 45-49: Gary Dewesse...10:47.88...No Brakes
Expert 40-44: Craig Rossi...10:50.26
Expert 50-54: Steve Spillman...11:21.66...H&S Bikes
Expert 55+: Tom Lamb...12:31.84...Chumba Wumba
FASTEST WESTRIDGE DH WOMEN
1. Jill Hamilton...Exp 30-39...11:32.01...Haro
2. Chelsea Redwood...Exp 30-39...11:37.97...No Brakes
3. Susanne Liljeroos...Exp 30-39...11:44.75...Azonic
4. Colleen Baker...Exp 30-39...11:57.32...Intense-Fun Pig
5. Lisa Reinhard...Exp 30-39...12:04.93...Team Oxygen
6. Nancy Harris...Exp 40-49...12:44.66...No Brakes
7. Linda Travis...Exp 30-39...13:05.31...Turner-Romic
8. Noemi Wallace...Exp 40-49...14:18.10...Team Oxygen
TOP 10 SUMMIT TRAIL DH RESULTS
1. J.D. Swanguen...Jr 14...07:40.80...Spy-College
2. Trent Daniels...Spt 25-29...07:43.68...Scandal
3. Peter Carty...Spt 25-29...07:45.54
4. Derek Lewis...Spt 25-29...07:46.18...Scandal
5. Guy Comer...Spt 30-34...07:49.68...Meco-Ritchey
6. Kory Yinger...Spt 30-34...07:55.39...TFU
7. Jason Dimaggio...Beg 25-29...07:56.67...Insane Ind.
8. Travis Eve...Beg 19-24...07:57.31
9. Austin Smith...Beg 25-29...07:58.13
10. Devin Grissom...Spr Spt 35-39...07:58.81...DMX Racing
Class winners:
Junior 17-18: Cody Smith...07:59.40...Bike Shop
Junior 16: Brian Hair...08:02.27
Sport 19-24: Andre Sanches...08:04.57...No Fear-SPO
Junior 13: Michael Schlereth...08:07.30...Phantom
Super Sport 45-49: Bryan Justice...08:09.26...Atomic Bike
Sport 35-39: Thomas Secor...08:11.04...TNT
Super Sport 25-29: Blake Stusek...08:17.71
Beginner 30-34: Rick Nunez...08:19.46...Beyond Bike
Beginner 35-39: Jeffrey Hoffman...08:19.60...Cycle Work
Sport 40-44: David Collins...08:23.78...Chumba Wumba
Super Sport 19-24: Brian Enriquez...08:25.33...Incycle
Beginner 40-44: Bryan Butler...08:28.45...Smith Sport
Junior 15: Tony Reed...08:28.61...H&S Bicycle
Junior 11: Matt Swanguen...08:36.24...Spy-College
Retro: Donnie Kendrick...08:37.01...Nicolai
Junior 12: Blake Carney...09:20.04
Beginner Clydesdale: Shane Peterson...09:32.10...Zumwalts
Retro 35+: Gary Griffith...09:45.95...Competitive Edge
Sport 50-54: Roger Gutierrez...09:46.12...No Brakes
Sport 45-49: Rick Lake...09:55.75
Clydesdale: Matthew Lewin...10:03.87
Beginner Clydesdale 35+: Richard Zane...10:10.16
Sport 55-59: Charles Libolt...10:34.96...Barb
Beginner 50-54: Doug Atkins...10:40.88
Sport 60+: Doris Matyasovich...12:33.89...Team Oxygen
Junior 10: Thomas Hurd...16:35.22...Romic
FASTEST SUMMIT TRAIL DH WOMEN
1. Kote Driscoll...Spt 19-29...09:13.73
2. Lisa Lake...Spt 30-39...09:23.14...Adventure
3. Laura Stusek...Spt 19-29...09:56.20
4. Essence Barton...Beg 19-29...10:03.69...Giant-Dirt Girl
5. Stephanie Atkins...Beg 19-29...10:32.46
6. Debi Nicholls...Spt 40-49...11:01.60...Velo Sport
7. Maya Hatch...Beg 19-29...11:11.66
8. Kim Gilchrist...Spt 30-39...11:15.55...KHS
9. Carolyn McCune...Beg 30-39...12:51.50...Fun Pig
TOP 10 SUPER D RESULTS
1. Darren Cox...19-34...13:37.9
2. Scott Hollingsworth...35-44...14:01.7
3. Steve Smith...35-44...14:20.2...Team Smith
4. David Collins...35-44...14:36.8...Chumba Wumba
5. Philip Strong...45+...14:45.9
6. Alex Hulett...18 Under...15:32.4...Bear Valley Bikes
7. Norman Brees...35-44...15:34.3
8. Barry Williams...19-34...15:55.7
9. Larry Averitt...19-34...16:03.8
10. Chris Shelley...45+...16:04.4...Xterra Gear
Fastest Women: Teresa Hill...16:40.3...Checkered Flag
2003 AMATEUR CUP CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPIONS
Semi-Pro: Leonardo Sandoval...Helens
Junior Expert: Sean McHugh...Santa Clarita Velo
Expert 19-24: Robert Herber...I.E. Bikes
Expert 25-29: Ty Kady...Fox-Accumed
Expert 30-34: Joshua Underwood...Vegas Velo
Expert 35-39: Brad Stephenson...Velo Sport
Expert 40-44: Todd Stephenson...Velo Sport
Expert 45-49: Randy Liechty...Ironclad
Expert 50-54: Rob Bernhard...Hi-Tech Bike
Expert 55+: Stan Ford...Back Alley
Single Speed: Eric Parks...Velo Sport
Super Sport 19-24: Richard Dodge
Super Sport 25-29: David Thompson
Super Sport 30-34: Ben Pfeifer
Super Sport 35-39: Kerry Novak
Super Sport 40-44: Jeff Volpe...Velo Sport
Sport 19-24: Devin McGhie...Cycle World
Sport 25-29: Bill Wildenberg...Anthonys
Sport 30-34: Tom Ryan
Sport 35-39: David Calta...Amgen-Abic
Sport 40-44: Tom Arnold...Amgen-Abic
Sport 45-49: Victor Rodriguez...Carina
Sport 50-54: Eric Storm
Sport 55-59: Ron Warpack
Sport 60+: Terry Dahl
Clydesdale: Rob Winslow...Velo Sport
Clydesdale 35+: Michael Dulin
Tandem: Nathan/Kim
Beginner 19-24: Andrius Ragauskas...Pure Hard Ro
Beginner 25-29: David Dougherty...Garage
Beginner 30-34: Bill Dean...Velo Worx
Beginner 35-39: David Mello
Beginner 40-44: Shawn Breshears...Velo Sport
Beginner 45-49: John Bliss...McGhies
Beginner 50-54: John Rankin
Beginner 55+: Alan Takahashi...Marzocchi
Beginner Clydesdale: David Molnar
Beginner Clydesdale 35+: Steve Smock...Velo Avanti
Junior 17-18: Cody Smith...Bike Shop
Junior 16: Austin Carroll
Junior 15: Luke Kinney...Specialized
Junior 14: Brad Oien
Junior 13: Denver Spears...Marzocchi
Junior 12: Kevin Anderson
Junior 11: Tad Allen
Junior 13-14 Short Course: Doughlas Concors
Junior 11-12 Short Course: Alvaro Perez...Hollywood Fitness
Junior 10 & Under Short Course: David Ramirez...Hollywood Fitness
Junior Expert Women: Annette Kocina...SOBE-Cannondale
Expert Women 19-29: Christie Miller...Checkered Flag
Expert Women 30-39: Ruby Evans...Helens
Expert Women 40-49: Ruth Clemence...NSB
Expert Women 50+: Carol Ruckle
Sport Women 19-29: Leslie Williams
Sport Women 30-39: Wendy Gabriel...Ironclad
Sport Women 40-49: Suzanne Davis...THE-Outsider
Sport Women 50+: Donna Austin
Beginner Women 19-29: Betsy Runge...Checkered Flag
Beginner Women 30-39: Dena Feingold
Beginner Women 40-49: Kelly Stenglein
Beginner Women 50+: Theresa Bondurant...Depraved
Junior Women 15-18: Michelle Annereau
Junior Women 14 & Under: Essence Barton...Giant-Dirt Girl
Junior Women 14 & Under Short Course: Lauren Arasim...I.E. Bikes
2003 AMATEUR CUP DOWNHILL CHAMPIONS
Semi-Pro: Gerry Cody...RFC-JB Tech
Super Master: Tracy Oswell...Azonic-Foes
Junior Expert: Garrick Anderson...123bikes.com
Expert 19-24: Matt Condrashoff...Planet X
Expert 25-29: Casey Hignite
Expert 30-34: Aaron Potter...Azonic-Kenda
Expert 35-39: Terry Maddox...Chumba-Romic
Expert 40-44: John Swanguen...College
Expert 45-49: Gary Dewesse...No Brakes
Expert 50-54: Steve Spillman...H&S Bikes
Expert 55+: Tom Lamb...Chumba Wumba
Super Sport 19-24: Brian Enriquez...Incycle
Super Sprt 25-29: Josh Cooper
Super Sport 30-34: Armando Vidales...Mission Cycle
Super Sport 35-39: Tad Lent...TNT
Super Sport 40-44: Ron Kagel
Super Sport 45-49: Bryan Justice...Atomic-SP
Sport 19-24: Andre Sanches...No Fear-Spon
Sport 25-29: Trent Daniels...Scandal Bike
Sport 30-34: Guy Comer...Meco-Ritchey
Sport 35-39: Thomas Secor...TNT
Sport 40-44: David Collins...Chumba Wumba
Sport 45-49: Seth Dawson...No Brakes
Sport 50-54: Ernie Varnum...Prince
Sport 55-59: Charles Libolt...Barb
Sport 60+: Doris Matyasovich...Team Oxygen
Clydesdale: Eric Fort...123bikes.com
Clydesdale 35+: Eric Fort...123bikes.com
Retro: Nick Carleton
Retro 35+: Gary Griffith...Competitive Edge
Beginner 19-24: Travis Eve
Beginner 25-29: Jason Dimaggio...Insane Indus.
Beginner 30-34: Rick Nunez...Beyond Bike
Beginner 35-39: Jeffrey Hoffman...Cycleworks
Beginner 40-44: Bryan Butler...Smith Sport
Beginner 45-49: Dan Dewaard
Beginner 50-54: Bruce Hendrickson...Missing Link
Beginner 55+: Edwin Gaylord
Beginner Clydesdale: Austin Puskas...Back Alley
Beginner Clydesdale 35+: Richard Zane
Junior 17-18: Chandler Irwin...Home Chek
Junior 16: Brian Hair
Junior 15: Daniel Nidzieko...123bikes.com
Junior 14: J.D. Swanguen...Spy-College
Junior 13: Gunar Shelley...Chumba Wumba
Junior 12: Blake Carney
Junior 11: Joshua Nidzieko...123bikes.com
Junior 10: Thomas Hurd...Romic
Junior Expert Women: Rileigh Aller...No Brakes
Expert Women 19-29: Erin Gerke...Head First
Expert Women 30-39: Susanne Liljeroos...Azonic
Expert Women 40-49: Nancy Harris...No Brakes
Sport Women 19-29: Letanya Austin
Sport Women 30-39: Linda Travis...Turner-Romic
Sport Women 40-49: Debi Nicholls...Velo Sport
Beginner Women 19-29: Essence Barton...Giant-Dirt Girl
Beginner Women 30-39: Carolyn McCune...Fun Pig
Beginner Women 40-49: Jennifer Mathieson...Jaqass
Beginner Women 50+: Libby Harrow
Wheelchair: Brad Meinzer...Parapeos
2003 AMATEUR CUP SUPER D CHAMPIONS
Junior: Alex Hulett...Bear Valley Bikes
19-34: Darren Cox
35-44: David Collins...Chumba Wumba
45+: Philip Strong
Women: Teresa Hill...Checkered Flag
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