Organized by Eddie Arnet
Hosted by the same people who bring you the Sea Otter, the Cougar Mountain Classic offers the full slate of outdoor activity: recreational rides, clinics, kids events, running competition, and road and MTB events. Other than hosting their first ever downhill, some of the other more exclusive events included 8 hour MTB and 8 hour road competitions.
Located in Sonoma, CA, Infineon Raceway is 150 miles north of the Sea Otter. It's the same location that was used for the second NORBA race last year.
DAVID K BREAKS IN THE DOWNHILL COURSE WITH A WIN
Race reporting by Infineon Raceway's John Cardinale
David Klaassen Van Oorschot blazed the field, taking the victory in the Infineon Technologies Downhill. The KHS team rider covered the nearly two mile course in 1 minute, 52.83 seconds to claim the victory in the first ever downhill race here. The course featured a 10,000 foot vertical drop from top to bottom.
"My back tire almost slid off the cliff and that slowed me down, but aside from that it was a good run," said David K, who posted his fourth victory of the year.
"This is pretty awesome," Klaassen Van Oorschot said. "It's a world class downhill course, no doubt. I don't think this win will hit me until later. As long as they have this downhill course I'll come back every year."
The downhill event marked the debut of Cougar Mountain, which sits nearly 400 feet above the raceway and offers panoramic views of the San Francisco skyline and Golden Gate Bridge. Riders raved over the circuit's rolling terrain, challenging natural and manmade jumps, and the tricky G-force turns. Nearly 100 percent of the course can be seen from the base of the mountain, providing a spectacular view for spectators.
The Infineon Technologies Cougar Mountain Classic 8 Hours of Mountain Biking offered solo riders and four-person teams a chance to battle it out over the rolling hills of the new, scenic cross-country course. The nine mile course expands northwest of the raceway and into the vast rolling expanse of the Carneros Valley.
WORKING 9 TO 5
Michael Lee finished the 8 hour race first completing 12 laps with a time of 7h56m. "The race was tough," said Lee. "It's up and down and into the wind, and you're always working hard."
In spite of some tire issues, Arlo Buijton from Davenport, CA placed second. "The most challenging thing was fixing 3 flat tires. I even had to ride in for a few miles with a flat tire."
For the women's race, Christy Murphy from Novato, CA, got a good "pre-run" of the course when she competed in the 9.3 mile (15K) road/off-road SuperRun the day prior. She used the course knowledge to take a comfortable win in the MTB event. Christy placed second in the run.
ROAD NOTES
Eric Wohlberg (Symetrics) won the 8 Hours of Road Cycling by completing 64 laps of the 2.5 mile circuit. That's 160 miles of riding in 8 hours. Velo Bella rider Elizabeth Benishin completed 43 laps for the women's win. Glen Mitchell (Kodak Gallery-Sierra Nevada) and Karen Brems (Webcor Builders) took the road circuit race. Chad Worthen (Fleet Feet) and Maggie Visser won the 9.3 mile road/off-road run.
Photo of David Klaassen Van Oorschot winning by Steven Scharf/Infineon Raceway.
INFINEON CROSS-COUNTRY RESULTS
1. Barry Wicks...Kona... 01:34:05.8
2. Jeff Schalk...at 00:05:31.6
3. Adam McKannay...Giant...00:06:15.7
4. Dana Weber...Jax Bicycle Center...00:08:20.7
5. Bear Perrin...Felt-Kenda...00:09:00.2
6. Patrick Bush...Clif Bar...00:10:10.7
7. Aren Timmel...Soulcraft...00:12:20.2
8. Dunan Meyers...Soulcraft...00:18:00.2
9. Noah Holcomb...Cannondale...at 00:36:39.1
WOMEN
1. Kerry Barnholt...Subaru-Gary Fisher...01:57:40.6
2. Beverley Harper...Content Works...at 00:03:46.7
INFINEON 8 HOURS OF MTB RESULTS
1. Mike Lee...Trek VW-JBL...12 laps...07:56:16.4
2. Arlo Buijton...Titus...12...08:24:09.6
3. Sean Sullivan...Independent Fabrications...12...08:28:06.5
4. Jim Hewett...Team N.O.T.S...12...08:58:23.5
5. Cameron Chambers...Trek VW-JBL...11...08:16:23.2
6. Chris Larson...Drive Savers...10...08:12:41.3
7. AJ Ataie...Pegasus...10...08:22:12.5
8. Rob Dillion...TSQ...10...08:36:57.5
9. Art Laforteza...9...07:46:48.2
10. Jensen Lee...8...06:58:31.5
WOMEN
1. Christy Murphy...Soulcraft...9 laps...08:08:44.4
2. Carrie Edwards...Squadra Ovest...8...07:33:39.2
3. Skelly Marshall...6...07:25:07.2
INFINEON DOWNHILL RESULTS
1. David Klaassen Van Oorschot...KHS...01:52.83
2. Curtis Keene...01:54.64
3. Garrick Anderson...01:57.73
4. Henry O'Donnell...01:58.19
5. Curtis Beavers...Core Creek...2:00.10
6. Christopher Herndon...KHS...02:01.44
7. Quinton Spaulding...KHS...02:02.10
8. Sean McClendon...02:03.71
9. Dan Krenicki...Fluidride...02:05.24
10. Lars Sternberg...02:30.41
WOMEN
1. Tenille Smith...02:25.63
INFINEON MOUNTAINCROSS RESULTS
1. Curtis Beavers...Core Creek
2. Lars Sternberg
3. Garrick Anderson
4. Chris Herndon...KHS
WOMEN
1. Tenille Smith
EVERY COUGAR MOUNTAIN CLASSIC AMATEUR CHAMP
CROSS-COUNTRY
Pro Sng Spd: Mike Lee...Trek VW-JBL
Semipro: Rob Anderson...Fralock
Exp 18-: Adrian Wilkie...Cycle Sports
Exp 19-24: Tsering Alleyne...Missing Link
Exp 25-29: Damian Gonzalez...Delta Velo
Exp 30-34: Oliver Bock...Team Tam
Exp 35-39: Chuck Ross...Sierra Express
Exp 40-44: Scott Clark...Visenka
Exp 45-49: Scott Seaton...Hutch' of Bend
Exp 50-59: Gary Anghinehi...Penn Velo-Kendra
Exp 60+: Joe Pritchard
Exp Sng Spd: Nicholas Barton...Super Seed
Exp Clyd: Charlie Higgins
Open Clyd 40+: Steve Elston
Pro/Exp Wmn Sng Spd: Sarah Maile...Monticello Cycling
Open Athena Wmn (160+): Lorri Lee Lown...Velo Girls
Exp Wmn 18-: Emma Worldpeace...Cal Cycling
Exp Wmn 30-34: Kim Passaginme...Bicycles Plus
Exp Wmn 35-39: Lori Janney...ABS Santa Cruz
Spt 14-: Cody Kaiser...SGW-City Bike Works
Spt 15-16: Tyler Brandt...Team Swift
Spt 17-18: Ryan Luse...Drake High
Spt 19-24: Matthew Sesser
Spt 25-29: John Navarro...Summit Bicycles
Spt 30-34: Chance Regina
Spt 35-39: Michael Campbell...VNATT
Spt 40-49: Mark Kirberg
Spt 50+: Mike Courtney...Z Team
Spt/Beg Sng Spd: Tyler Wartenbruch...Cental Coast Cycling
Spt/Beg Clyd: Paul Coleman
Spt Wmn 19-29: Teisha Cordia...Velo Bella
Spt Wmn 30-39: Kristi White...Cabo Wabo
Spt Wmn 40+: Deborah Levine
Beg 14-: Davis Bentley
Beg 15-16: Nitish Nag...NRL Racing
Beg 17-18: Jason Logan
Beg 19-24: Max Hinckley
Beg 25-29: Norbert Villareal
Beg 30-34: Delandro Diaz
Beg 35-39: Joe Hsu
Beg 40-49: David McInnis...Z Team
Beg 50+: Daniel Schmidt
Beg Wmn 15-: Christine Weir...Sierra Express-Ace
Beg Wmn 19-29: Nicole Bumbaca
Beg Wmn 30-39: Petra Kirberg...Cabo Wabo
Beg Wmn 40+: Katrina Loera
8 HOUR CROSS-COUNTRY
Pro/Exp Wmn Team: Crawford-Waller/House/Daniels/Elliott...NorCal Velo
Beg/Spt Team: Moore/Young/Alarcon/Stolarski...Intellisport
Coed: Handy/Deffner/Gauvin/Jones...Grupo Pista
DOWNHILL
Semipro: Zeke...02:01.91
Exp 18-: Kyle Wideman...WTB
Exp 19-24: Dennis Irish
Exp 25-29: Jerome Olimpiada...Ridesfo
Exp 30-34: Craig Sanchez
Exp 35-39: Dan Lyons...Northern L
Exp 40-44: Tod Couch
Exp 45-49: Shawn Hybarger...Treo Smart
Exp 50-59: Scott Seery...Wrong Way
Exp Wmn 30-34: Beth Koppe
Spt 14-: Cody Stegemiller...Syndicate
Spt 15-16: Robert Rhall...SWD-661
Spt 17-18: Andrew Taylor...Versus Cycle
Spt 19-24: Marcos Vega...Velo Club
Spt 25-29: Sean Dotson
Spt 30-34: Dan Williams...Checkered
Spt 35-39: Danford Schow
Spt 40-49: Mark Green...Maxex 7x7
Spt Wmn 19-29: Jennifer Delay...SWD Racing
Beg 14-: Jeremy Greenstein...Bink
Beg 15-16: Paul Delagres...Habilis
Beg 17-18: Joseph Roberson
Beg 19-24: David Kulaga...City Bicycle
Beg 25-29: Joe Van Niekerk
Beg 30-34: Matt McPhail
Beg 35-39: Ray Ramos...Azonic-O'Neal
Beg 40-49: JP Hoyle...Azonic
Beg 50+: David Long
Beg Wmn 15-: Cierra Smith
Beg Wmn 16-18: Jen McNiven
Beg Wmn 19-29: Suzanne Ray
Beg Wmn 30-39: Therse Conner
MOUNTAINCROSS
Semipro: Drew Powers
Exp 18-: John Hauer
Exp 19-29: Mike Schaupp
Exp 30-39: Kelly Stephens
Exp 40+: Joe Fabris
Exp Wmn: Beth Koppe
Spt 14-: Taylor Adams
Spt 15-18: Amado Stachenfeld
Spt 19-39: Iliyan Dobrev
Spt/Beg 40+: Ken Brabo
Beg 14-: Daniel Burkhartsmeyer
Beg 15-16: Christian Dalsgaard
Beg 19-39: Marcos Vega...Velo Club
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