More than 120 Bay Area mountain bikers showed up at Henry Coe
State Park on March 27 to compete in Round 3 of the SB Racing
Winter MTB XC Series and to raise funds for the park.
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More than 120 Bay Area mountain bikers showed up at Henry Coe State Park on March 27 to compete in Round 3 of the SB Racing Winter MTB XC Series and to raise funds for the park.
The USA Cycling-sanctioned event was broken up into three categories and nine age classes.
Morgan Hill’s Ted Thomas placed first overall in the 1 1/2-lap beginner’s category, covering the rugged 6 1/2-mile course in one hour, 35:56 minutes. He also won the men’s 20-29 class.
Jennifer Grifall, another Category 3 racer from Morgan Hill, won the women’s 35-plus class in 2:08:37.
Round 4 of the five-part series is scheduled to take place May 8 at Santa Teresa Park in San Jose.
Category and class winners at Henry Coe are as follows:
Category 1 (expert/pro), three laps — Men’s Pro: Dean Poshard, 2:22:21; Women’s Pro: Jamie Stamps, 2:28:04; Men’s 15-19, Matt Dion, 1:55:51; Men’s 30-39: John Pattullo, 1:46:29; Men’s 40-49: Mike Donahu, 1:40:35; Men’s 50-plus: Dane Grant, 2:27:07; Single Speed: Tim Cannard, 2:15:14.
Category 2 (sport), two laps — Men’s 14 and under: Dylan Drummond, 2:12:33; Men’s 15-19: Marcelo Quiroz Jr., 2:09:11; Men’s 20-29: Brian Newman, 1:59:17; Men’s 30-39: Dylan McReynolds, 1:53:58; Men’s 40-49: Brian Martinez, 1:59:15; Men’s 50-plus: Ken Shiokari, 2:00:51; Single Speed: Brett Hahn, 2:05:52; Women’s 35-plus: Shiloh Ballard, 2:34:36.
Category 3 (beginner), 1.5 laps — Men’s 14 and under: Brian Twiggs, 2:13:49; Men’s 20-29: Ted Thomas, 1:35:56; Men’s 30-39: Elliott Deloach, 1:39:09; Men’s 40-49: Robert Enns, 1:37:39; Men’s 50-59: Alex Thomas, 1:55:54; Men’s 60-plus: Jay McLaughlin, 2:10:13; Women’s 19-34: Kristin Quinones, 2:14:26; Women’s 35-plus: Jennifer Grifall, 2:08:37.
