State RR Champ and MTB Worlds

Well, Ty had a great race last weekend in Flagstaff. The course was a hilly 14 mile route around Mormon Lake. The finish had a 1/2 mile climb up "The Wall". Ty and 2 other riders attacked each other the whole race. No-one was able to get away, so they decided to stay together and decide the race on the final climb up to the finish. When they hit the climb, Ty stepped up the pace and another rider jumped on his wheel while they dropped the 3rd rider. Then, Ty passed the 200 meter to go marker and he stepped up the pace once again. He rode the guy right off his wheel for the win and the State Champ Jersey!! It was a lot of fun to watch. It reminded me of Lance riding away from Jan in the Alps. More pictures from the weekend can be found HERE.


What a poser!!

Sat. night we went to the Fire Station to watch the UFC fights with Corey and the gang. Great times. We were expecting a good fight between Chuck Liddell and Babaloo, but Chuck knocked him out in the first minute of the fight. Is anyone going to stop that guy??

The USA MTB team had a great showing at the MTB World Championships. Jeremiah Bishop placed 8th in the Men's Elite field. The highest finish for an American male in 11 years. The rest of the American men were plagued with mechanicals and crashes on the day. Mary Mcconneloug was the top American female in 6th place. Dara Marks also had a great race. She rode with Mary from most of the race before bonking on the last lap. She still had a great result and watch out next year for this gal. I expect to see her on top of the podiums a lot! Melissa Buhl placed 4th in the Elite Women’s Downhill competition. Buhl’s performance led all American athletes and she also took 6th in the 4 Cross event!

Rachel Throop had a great race in the Junior Expert class and came in as the top American. Despite being run into the rails at the start and being blocked a # of times on the course, she fought hard and placed 19th.


Rachel racing for the USA @ the 2006 MTB Worlds