First time: Mountain resident Amanda Uttke got so excited watching her dad race the Saturday Super D that she signed up for the Sunday XC...and won the Beginner class.
 

Fast junior: U.S. 13-14 XC Champ Casey Williams used the Autumn Cup to get his feet wet in the 18-and-under Expert class. He was less than 7 minutes off the winning Pro time.
 

Ageless: Pioneer Dan Hanebrink is a National Champion, a record holder, an innovator, a designer, a fabricator, and a bike company owner. Even at 69-years-old he looks strong and fit.
 

From slopes to singletrack: Elmo Kassin is a ski pro from Norway who is a regular here during the winter. Now he's added XC mountain biking to his bag of tricks, finishing 3rd Expert 35-39.
 

Learning curve: Just 4 years ago Bearclaw's Mike Tettleton was a junior. Now he is a top 10 NMBS semipro. Mike races Pro locally, and went 0.2 mph faster than any other rider at Rim Nordic.
 

He’s back: Longtime Riverside mountain bike fixture Rich O'Bryan has finished his business stint in NorCal, is back in town, and back racing and placing in the 40-44 Experts.

 Photos by Rim Nordic

Before dropping down into Rim Nordic's legendary singletrack switchbacks, Autumn Cup racers had the honor to break in some fresh San Bernardino Mountain singletrack; fresh, tight, narrow, undulating, extremely busy trail. The new one mile section, which for right now will be called the Autumn Cup Singletrack, cuts down a steep valley and connects to the SoCal Mt. Stage Race’s Hillclimb finish. From there it is back down the hillclimb's Vista Point Trail to the Rim Nordic Base Service Road. Heading into the start/finish the Autumn Cup circuit culminated with the challenging Big Cedar loop. Course length came to 7-1/4 miles with a total elevation gain of 2915 feet.
 
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TOP TEN 3 LAP RIDERS
1. 01:34:48...Mike Tettleton...Bearclaw...Pro …13.7 mph av.
2. 01:36:00...John Nobil...Bear Valley Bikes...Semi
3. 01:36:55...Jason Siegle...Bear Valley Bikes...Semi
4. 01:36:59...Robert Herber...Intense-Dixon Chronograph...Pro
5. 01:37:13...Griffith Vertican...Velo Pacific...Exp 30-34
6. 01:38:57...Garnet Vertican...Odi...Pro
7. 01:39:14...Henry Valenzuela...Exp 40-44
8. 01:40:10...John Parson Simply Fit-Action Sports...Exp 19-24
9. 01:40:14...Eric Christenson...Outsideallday...Exp 30-34
10. 01:40:45...Raymond Caballero...Helen's/Subaru-Gary Fisher...Semi
CLASS WINNERS
11. 01:40:57...Tim Sparks...Sho-Air/VeloSport...Exp 35-39
12. 01:41:34...Casey Williams...Bear Valley Bikes...Exp 18-
14. 01:43:30...Gerrit Slingerland...Switchback Cyclery...Exp Sng Spd
19. 01:46:51...Eddie Arnet...MBA...Exp 45-49
20. 01:47:39...Dan Nielsen...Bear Valley Bikes...Exp 25-29
WOMEN
1. 02:05:22...Shalyn Gates...Exp 19-29
2. 02:28:10...Heidi Bowen...Idyllwild Cycling...Exp 30-39
 
TOP TEN 2 LAP RIDERS
1. 01:09:09...Tom Andrews...Spt 40-44...12.5 mph av
2. 01:10:47...Gary Shuey...Exp 55+
3. 01:11:58...Eric Snyder...Sierra Bike Werks...Spt 25-29
4. 01:15:14...Patrick Eldridge...Sho-Air/VeloSport...Spt 50-54
5. 01:15:26...Jason Gates...Spt 25-29
6. 01:15:48...Dee Valentine...Spt 35-39
7. 01:15:49...Brian Crooks...Spt 19-24
8. 01:15:50...Steve Smith...Space X...Spt 45-49
9. 01:16:52...John Umale...Sabak Spt 35-39
10. 01:16:57...Joe Hockensmith...Spt 35-39
CLASS WINNERS
13. 01:17:49...Robert Meeker...Chet Bear Claw...Exp 50-54
21. 01:20:41...Cameron Williams...Bear Valley Bikes...Spt 18-
25. 01:22:00...Tony Underwood...Spt Clyd
26. 01:22:06...Mike Johnston...Promotion Sportswear...Spt Sng Spd
34. 01:29:16...Joe Barbee...Circle City Bikes...Spt 30-34
39. 01:50:02...Harold Uttke...Tequila Solo...Spt 55-59
40. 01:53:10...Daniel Hanebrink...Bear Valley Bikes...Spt 60+
WOMEN
1. 01:21:57...Vicki Chernoff...Sho-Air/VeloSport...Spt 40+
2. 01:25:04...Meredith Ford...Sho-Air/VeloSport...Spt 30-34
 
TOP TEN 1 LAP RIDERS
1. 00:38:27...Steve Schmidt...Incycle...Beginner 35-39...11.3 mph av
2. 00:39:27...Michael Harrison...Hammer Nutrition...Beginner 30-34
3. 00:42:00...Vladimir Popovic...Sho-Air/veloSport...Beginner 40-44
4. 00:42:07...Evans Williams Bear...Valley Bikes...Beginner Jr 11-12
5. 00:42:44...Thomas Solury...Xc Cable Services...Beg 45-49
6. 00:44:03...Anthony Probasco...Beg 25-29
7. 00:44:16...Jim Palmer...Velo Bum...Beginner Clyd
8. 00:44:31...Alex Lutkus...Sho-Air/veloSport...Beginner 35-39
9. 00:45:16...Ferdinand Pastor...Padjack Industries...Beginner 25-29
10. 00:46:12...Diego Mendonca...Beginner 25-29
CLASS WINNERS
11. 00:46:14...Bryce Semonian...Morewood...Beginner Jr 15-16
13. 00:49:50...Nathan Pherigo...Beginner Jr 13-14
17. 00:54:58...Bob Wolf...Beginner 55+
18. 00:55:50...David Hess...Beginner 50-54
WOMEN
1. 01:02:19...Amanda Uttke...Tequila Solo...Beginner 19-29
 
TOP TEN SUPER D RIDERS
1. 0:14:32...Robert Herber...Intense-Dixon Chronograph...Pro
2. 0:14:40...Dan Nielsen...Bear Valley Bikes...19-29
3. 0:14:59...Derek Hermon...Bear Valley Bikes...Pro
4. 0:15:36...Jason Siegle...Bear Valley Bikes...19-29
5. 0:15:39...Eric Snyder...Sierra Bike Works...19-29
6. 0:15:54...Eddie Arnet...MBA...40-49
7. 0:16:09...Casey Williams...Bear Valley Bikes...18-
8. 0:16:18...Dee Valentine...30-39
9. 0:17:19...Cameron Williams...Bear Valley Bikes...18-
10. 0:17:53...Van Geslani...Possabilities...19-29
WOMEN
1. 0:25:42...Kelley Brunson...Bear Valley Bikes...30-39