After months of re-releasing the same ol' points tally, our buds at USA Cycling finally took the time to add up a current score. Here goes:
 
The 9th race on the Mountain Bike Cross-Country Calendar was the Stump Jump 2008 in Spartanburg, SC. Travis Livermon (Winterville, NC) took the men's pro race while 22-year-old Jamie Dinkins (Powell, TN) took the pro women's contest.
 
STUMP JUMP RESULTS
1. Travis Livermon...Kobold-Cannondale...2.20.20 
2. Alex Ryan...Kobold-Cannondale...2.24.39 
3. Justin Raynes...Bianchi Bike Unlimited...2.24.40
4. Rodney Reber...Gator Cycle...2.26.14 
5. Earl Bradley...Southeast Trek...2.30.15
WOMEN
1. Jamie Dinkins...Vantaggio-Specialized-SCV...2.04.10 
2. Shae Rainer...Trek-VW...2.05.46 
3. Tanya Nestvogel...Vantaggio-Specialized...2.08.45 
4. Kimberly Flynn...Vantaggio-Specialized-SCV...2.08.58 
5. Kylie Krauss...Pro Bikes Ashville...2.09.25
 
Both the cross-country and short track contests at the real deal Santa Ynez Valley Norba National in Los Olivos, CA marked the 10th event of the Cross-Country Calendar. Sid Taberlay (Aus) took the men's pro cross-country race while Kelli Emmett (Colorado Springs, CO) won the women's contest. In the short track competition it was Geoff Kabush (Can) earning the win over a powerful pro men's field. Czech Katerina Nash won the women's pro short track competition.
 
With 10 of 24 races complete, the current Mountain Bike Cross-Country Calendar standings are as follows:
 
1. Brad Stephenson...Sho-Air...130 points
2. Adam Craig...Giant...110
3. Barry Wicks...Kona-Les Gets...95
4. Josh Kelly...90
   Matthew Freeman...Redlands-Gary Fisher...90
WOMEN
1. Georgia Gould...Luna Chix...150
2. Kelli Emmett...Giant...115
3. Katerina Nash (Cze)...Luna Chix...86
4. Lea Davison...Trek-VW...73
5. Heather Irmiger...Subaru-Gary Fisher...62
 
The next event on the Mountain Bike Cross-Country Calendar will be the at the Chili Challenge in Angel Fire, NM, May 23-26. The Bump and Grind and the Massanutten Hoo-Ha will closely follow on June 1.