Interviews

1st Place
Expert Men Senior2
Tony Baldo
Upstate VeloSicklers

1st Place
Expert Men Vet2
Ron Huebner
Potomac Velo Club

1st Place
Expert Junior Men
Matt Miller
Chain Gang

1st Place
Expert Women 35+
Karen Henry
Team Harrisburg

1st Place
Expert Women 35+
Lauri Webber
Ind Fabrication

1st Place
Sport Senior1
Marty McKeon
Green Mtn Cyclery

1st Place
Sport Women 34&under
Tammy Coleman
Gung Ho Bikes

1st Place
Sport Vet1
Rob Lyon
First Capital Velo

1st Place
Sport Vet2
Don Pagano
Yellow Breeches Racing

The forecast for the day was 40 percent chance of rain towards "sunset" and temperatures in the 60s. It looked like it was going to rain most of the morning. At around 9:45 am it started and by the main 10am start it was COLD (felt like winter time) and raining hard. That didn't stop close to 500 hard core mtb racers from working their way up the one mile road climb start, turning right on the short lived fire road then a quick couple of turns into the first set of rocks and roots. Most of them were smiling when they came by.

In the men's Pro race (combined with Experts) it was all about TREK. Three highly skilled mtb bikers swept the podium. Chris Eatough - TREK East Coast took top honors this year making it two consecutive wins. Last year he beat teammate Jeremiah Bishop who was chosen to represent the United States at the 2004 Pan American Championships in Baños, Ecuador April 22-25. Chris is an incredible racer who can go fast and win shorter races plus keep going fast as long as necessary. He is the reigning 24hrs of Adrenalin WORLD CHAMPION and has held the title for the last FOUR YEARS! Perhaps he wanted to show off for his fiance, Allison. Todd Helmick - TREK East Coast was second. He had been nursing a minor leg strain the last few weeks however, in his interview he said he "amped it up" on the fire road leading to rattlesnake ridge. That is a very steep climb..........so I guess we can assume he is fully recovered. David Duvall - TREK East Coast came in third. This guy just keeps going year after year. Third overall is an incredible accomplishment for a guy who would qualify for Clydesdale! In typical Duvall modesty, he claims it was really the great bike he rode....... here's an excerpt from his interview: Did you have any unusual problems? No problems. I was riding the absolute best bike for this race, the Liquid. It performed flawlessly.

Theresa Richardson - Cannondale took first place Overall & Pro Women. After doing an endo while mixing it up with the Vet Men in the first part of singletrack in the pouring rain, Theresa kept her cool and rode a smooth race, cranking up the tension at the end to hold her position. Trish Stevenson placed second Pro Women, and Lacey Gonzalez - Shirk's was third.

Cheryl Sornson - Gettysburg Bicycle was 1st Place Expert Women 34 &under, Amber Itle - UPenn who rode with Karen Henry in parts of the race placed second and Sue George came in third.

In the competitive Expert Women 35+ the infamous Karen Henry - Team Harrisburg pulled off yet another win. Karen showed that she has the power and technical ability to master the most challenging situations by winning this race. The number two finisher in this field was the equally amazing Lauri Webber - Ind Fabrication. After crashing so hard she thought she would have to walk her way out of the race, she realized after a few minutes that she better get back on the bike and try to pedal. Blood oozing from her knee she still managed to ride through the pain and finished up second. The "amazing" part comes with the fact that she was riding a SINGLE SPEED!! Susan Musante finished third.

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