Kona Riders Hit Empire State
Posted by: Da Cuzz | 15 July 2008 | 12:46 pm
- Trebon, Wicks And Simms Slay Singletrack In Windham, N.Y. At Fifth NMBS Race -
KONAWORLD (July 15, 2008) - Competing in the fifth event of the National Mountain Bike Series (NMBS) at Windham Mountain Resort in upstate New York last weekend, a trio of Kona Factory Team riders hit the dirt in
three different races.
Leading the way for the team was racing vet Wendy Simms. Coming of a first-place finish with her husband at the seven- day BC Bike Race in British Columbia at the beginning of the month, Simms was right back in the winners circle grabbing a first place medal in the Super D race that consisted of a mix of cross-country and downhill riding. She also nabbed ninth (1 hour 25 minutes) in the cross-country race and fourth place in the short track event.
Racing in the pro men’s divisions, Barry Wicks and Ryan Trebon each found the top 10. In the cross-c
ountry race, Wicks, who was coming off an impressive victory at the BC Bike Race with fellow Kona teammate Kris Sneddon (who opted not to race in anticipation of the Canadian National Championships this weekend), finished 10th (1:42) and 14th in the cross-country and short track races, respectively. The short track course at Windham featured a mix of pavement and dirt, and included a short climb up a ski trail, followed by a technical singletrack descent. Trebon, who has had a productive summer season wrapping-up wins at numerous races across the country, took eighth (1:40.15) and fourth while racing alongside Wicks.
Windham Mountain is relatively new to the mountain biking scene, but race officials have been preparing new trails for over a year in anticipation of this NMBS race. They built a 4.8-mile cross-country course, complete with man-made bridges, roots, rocks, and short steep climbs. Each lap had about 1,100 feet of climbing.
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