Vermont US National Championships July 18-22
- Thread starter Heath Sherratt
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I rode slalom last week with Haley at the MD state championships he was killin it on his new eastern hardtail. I'm so psyched for him, and that's so awesome that Chris won. Now I can say that I've ridden with the DS US National Champ. And to think just months ago the two of them were getting 1st and 3rd at the Clemson inaugural DH race, they've come a long way...
Nice Job Chris Herndog Herndon!!!!
He told me last season he wasn't intimidated by the big boys anymore,
he could ride with em and beat em'
It's all about the confidence!!!
Oh next week it is on! in our backyard
Good job JOE!!
He wins downhills on the same set up (with single speed too!)
South east represent- glad to see you boys havin' such success!
Hope to bang bars with yah next week!
He told me last season he wasn't intimidated by the big boys anymore,
he could ride with em and beat em'
It's all about the confidence!!!
Oh next week it is on! in our backyard
Good job JOE!!
He wins downhills on the same set up (with single speed too!)
South east represent- glad to see you boys havin' such success!
Hope to bang bars with yah next week!
They've always been in the top tier of us racing, just now got the break through they both deserved.
Full results up on usacycling.org
Congrats to my brother and the boys.
Jon Kranzel Sr. 40-49 sport 4th place
Jon Kranzel Jr. 17-18 Jr Expert 15th
Derek Kranzel in his second race ever 16-17 beginner 1st
Congrats to my brother and the boys.
Jon Kranzel Sr. 40-49 sport 4th place
Jon Kranzel Jr. 17-18 Jr Expert 15th
Derek Kranzel in his second race ever 16-17 beginner 1st
yea I know, I just wanted to throw Clemson in there so our trails get more street cred.
there is no one here. some of the amateur DH categories had less than 3 people even in the 20yr old age categories.
Here are some course photo's from practice today. . . hopefully it dries up a bit more by Sunday afternoon. Course is pretty beat up from being mostly fresh cut grass, super rough and mostly straight down the fall line with very few turns. lots of sniper rocks and tall grass. some love it, some don't . . .
Top to bottom pictures (in reverse order): http://www.flickr.com/photos/10327600@N02/
Here are some course photo's from practice today. . . hopefully it dries up a bit more by Sunday afternoon. Course is pretty beat up from being mostly fresh cut grass, super rough and mostly straight down the fall line with very few turns. lots of sniper rocks and tall grass. some love it, some don't . . .
Top to bottom pictures (in reverse order): http://www.flickr.com/photos/10327600@N02/
He wear a black and red team specialized jersey at one point in his career?crappy photo of Chris from last year... maybe you'll recognize him from that?
I seem to remember a hella fast east coaster in slalom a couple years back and he wore team specialized gear.
ya im glad i didnt race that.... doesnt look fun at all
wow... it's gonna be a crap shoot in the muck & mud... i wouldn't be too surprised if an underdog came out on top in the DH tomorrow... all it takes is a wheel getting stuck & the favorites could be out. Regardless if it rains or not... it's gonna be sloppy!
*Speaking of CHRIS POWELL,... spoke to him a yesterday about injuries & all... he said he just got ACL reconstructive surgery & said it'll take a good 9 months for him to be 100%..
yah, coulda been... he wasn't on any of the factory teams (i.e. like Chris Powell was), but more of a regional thing i believe... might have worn a blk & red specialized jersey. pretty sure he was that guy you were thinking of. i remember him doin pretty well a few years back
*Speaking of CHRIS POWELL,... spoke to him a yesterday about injuries & all... he said he just got ACL reconstructive surgery & said it'll take a good 9 months for him to be 100%..
thanks lee.
looks like fun to me.
everyone on spikes? or are these pics old and its dry now?
top 10 man, go for it!
awesome, how'd he do in DH? 
dh finals probalby won't go off for another hour i believe (not sure exactly when)... i think around 4pm-ish east coast time
girls at 3:30, dudes at 4
word on the street is that pro finals are currently delayed due to a course change for safety reasons. I bet its the section that dominated me in my race run.
not surprising... i don't think i remember the last year there when they didn't change something up at the last minute
good to see Mt. Snow is keeping that tradition alive . . .
i'm sure i'll catch a bunch of flack for deciding not to race, but i just couldn't get myself to have fun up there this weekend, and i don't ride my bike for any other reason these days. walked the course to try to get psyched up and ended up wanting to ride even less after watching peole get jacked up all over the place. I used to think the mt. snow course was rad, but after 9 years of of it getting straighter and straighter (and more poorly prepared?) i'm not such a fan. Some people absolutely love it, so to each his own i suppose.
I'm picking Strobel for the win and one of the Moorewood boys on the podium.
I went boom. Twice.
One of the times I managed to wash out coming through the last turn taking out the tape barely 20 feet from the line. Stupid. I guess I'll take 3 seconds from a top 5 with two crashes, but I will be kicking myself for a while for blowing it.
One of the times I managed to wash out coming through the last turn taking out the tape barely 20 feet from the line. Stupid. I guess I'll take 3 seconds from a top 5 with two crashes, but I will be kicking myself for a while for blowing it.
well i guess i'll throw down some bets too...
Men
1. Luke Strobel
2. Cody Warren
3. Duncan Riffle
4. Cole Bangert
5. Geritt Beytagh
Women
1. Melissa Buhl
2. Kathy Pruitt
3. Lisa Myklak
wow... it's kinda hard to remember names when it's only Americans racing!
Spoke to Cody Warren the other day... he said it's similar to the course that was used a couple years ago when Duncan Riffle won.. & he got second. So it should be some exciting racing nonetheless... but w/ the conditions, who knows
Men
1. Luke Strobel
2. Cody Warren
3. Duncan Riffle
4. Cole Bangert
5. Geritt Beytagh
Women
1. Melissa Buhl
2. Kathy Pruitt
3. Lisa Myklak
wow... it's kinda hard to remember names when it's only Americans racing!
Spoke to Cody Warren the other day... he said it's similar to the course that was used a couple years ago when Duncan Riffle won.. & he got second. So it should be some exciting racing nonetheless... but w/ the conditions, who knows
Isn't that a huge factoid of national racing in distress?
Those DH categories in vermont usually go off don't they?
1. Bangert
2. Strobel
3. Herndon
2. Strobel
3. Herndon
Oh, Pruitt got the girls W
5th I think
wow! great for cole!!!
Same here! & Geritt's been under the weather so it's great to see him still pulling a good result!
I high-sided off the top of the "waterfall" section, landing on my face and left hand. luckily I don't think anything is broken, just badly bruised and such.
oster_oops:edit: Driffle flatted.
any word on Cody Warren?
Definitely. The two of them were on fire wherever I looked.
Mike, i'm leaving for NC on Wednesday. I'm assuming you're allright for that right?
I crashed after the waterfall too. I tried to take the high to middle line and gap the little step down but got bucked funny and went straight for the woods. I went into the next corner way too inside and did one of the leaned sideways over-the-bars. That section is ****ty with no speed.
I'm gonna try and make the best of it.
Yeah, I went for that far right line, cut to the middle to gap down off of the face, and something caught my front wheel and sent me straight over the bike into the mud pit below. One of the ems guys was like "do you see elvis? do you see ELVIS??!!!!" I was just like, yeah sure, where is my bike! haha! see ya at sugar dogg
Nooo...
I was rootin for the W mike. Boone early for pre-race shenanigans??
I was rootin for the W mike. Boone early for pre-race shenanigans??
Geez, those pics Lee posted only reassured me that I made the right decision by riding XC all weekend instead of racing. Not my type of thing personally.
4. TJ Sharp
6. Cody Warren
7. Condrashoff
I was never good at the memory games in elementary school. 3 at a time is the best I can do!
6. Cody Warren
7. Condrashoff
I was never good at the memory games in elementary school. 3 at a time is the best I can do!
ehhh, I should have gone. I hate full-time jobs(untill pay-day)
I heard they made some last minute changes to the course, can anybody clarify that?
Herndon had himself a damn good weekend!
So did those boys from Morewood. Those must be good bikes or something.
So did those boys from Morewood. Those must be good bikes or something.