12 cycling utah.com JUNE <strong>2008</strong>mountain bike RacingWimmer's Intermountain Cup XC Race Photo GallerySherwood Hills, <strong>Utah</strong>May 10, <strong>2008</strong>Left: Justin Griffin(<strong>Utah</strong>MountainBiking.com) finished secondat Sherwood Hills in thesport/expert 13-15 category.Right: Alison Vrehn(Revolution/PeakFasteners) leads MargaretHarris (Racer's CycleService) in the SportWomen category.Photos: Joaquim Hailer.Find your photo atzazoosh.comSee results on page 20.Demo Wheels!Your Chance to tryZipp, Reynolds andeven a PowertapSystem!Please call or comein for more info!Great Selectionof Time Trialand TriathleteBikes In Stock!762 E. 12300 S. Draper, UTcanyonbicyclesdraper.com801-576-8844 • M-F 10 - 7:30 • Sat. 10-7Cervélo atDraper locationonly.
JUNE <strong>2008</strong> cycling utah.com 13ROAD RacingBarrett and Kotval are State Crit Champsjoin the lapped pack in violation ofUSCF rules. The judges disqualifiedAntacle from first place resultingin Kotval getting 1st, Howat 2ndand Melissa McDaniel 3rd.Above: Ryan Barrett launching his last lap winning attack over thebreak.Photos: Dave IltisBy Brandi Hope GordenMay 10th, <strong>2008</strong>, The DerekLeyde Memorial - <strong>Utah</strong> StateCriterium ChampionshipThe <strong>Utah</strong> State CritChampionship is normally held atPioneer Park where riders fly downflat straightaways and fearlesslydive into 90º corners. It is the realmof the power rider, a sprinter’sdelight. For the <strong>2008</strong> edition, therace was moved to Rocky MountainRaceways because construction ona $4 million revitalization projectis currently underway. This newcourse contained numerous technicalchallenges including 3 tight righthand corners and bumpy sections onthe backside of the circuit. The flatfinishing straight—complete withtailwind—and clear blue skies withtemperatures above 60º more thanmade up for those obstacles.Pro/1/2/3 Women – 45 min.The Cat 1/2/3 Women’s racewas contested by four WasatchWomen, two Ski <strong>Utah</strong> and six PCIMwomen. The odds looked to be infavor of PCIM as they would surelyforce the other teams to work hard.Kirsten Kotval (PCIM) attackedfrom the gun and was chased downby Laura Patten (Ski <strong>Utah</strong>). Kotvaland her teammate Nisie Antaclecontinued their series of attacksand counterattacks and establisheda sizeable gap on the field. LauraHowat (Ski <strong>Utah</strong>) bridged to thebreakaway and soon fell victim to aPCIM “one-two” as she was repeatedlyattacked and counterattacked.Antacle and Kotval eventuallybroke away from Howat. However,a PCIM rider made the mistakeof dropping back to help AntaclePro/1/2/3 Men – 60 min.The excitement in the Pro/1/2/3race began early with a crash about15 minutes in on the penultimatecorner. Surprisingly, there were noserious injuries, but Jared Nelson(Park City Jeep) was forced toabandon. Darrin Lill (BMC),Bryson Perry (American R.A.A.D.),Cameron Hoffman (AmericanR.A.A.D.) and Ben d’Hulst (ParkCity Jeep) broke away from themain field causing it to split intotwo chase groups. Halfway intothe race, the officials began pullingriders who had fallen behind bothgroups.Chris Pietrzak (Porcupine/Specialized) and Ryan Barrett(Park City Jeep) bridged the gap tothe 4 leaders and Ryan Littlefield(Contender Bicycles) hopped onfront to lead the chase when theirtime gap reached 13”. As Lillturned to size up his competitors,Patrick Fasse (Ski <strong>Utah</strong>) drove thepace on front attempting to decreasetheir deficit that had at that pointgrown to 17”. The 2nd chase groupdropped even further behind as aresult and got pulled by the piercingshriek of the official’s whistle.Hoffman and Lill threw downmore attacks and Perry put in asurge, but none of the six leadershad weakened enough to be spitout. By 3 laps to go, the pack wasMeet the new guard. Chase Pinkham leads Connor O'Leary through acorner. They currently sit one and two in the UCA Cat III points series.27” down and it appeared that theywould never close in on the breakaway.Mike Sohm (Porcupine/Specialized) would not take thislying down, so at 2 laps to go,he rocketed away from the packestablishing a gap of about 15 bikelengths. The field hammered tocatch Sohm and eventually got within4” of the leaders. Upon seeingthe field hot on their tails, Barrettsurged on the front with Pietrzakon his wheel. A small gap openedup in front of Pietrzak and Barretttore away to nab his second straight<strong>Utah</strong> State Criterium Championshiptitle. When asked if the presence ofcurrent pros in his local races makesthem dramatically more difficult,Ryan Barrett—a former professionalcyclist who raced for 3 years on theNet Zero Professional <strong>Cycling</strong> Teamand is prominently featured in thedocumentary “The Hard Road”—commented that he can train to gohard for an hour against them, but,it is harder to hang with them in themountains because “those guys arethe kings!”See results on page 20.America’s Toughest Stage Race will attract top professional cyclists fromaround the world to compete for valuable points on USA <strong>Cycling</strong>’s National RacingCalendar. This exciting 336 mile, 5-day race which boasts over 30,000 feet ofclimbing and the Calendar’s richest purse, all takes place within a 100-mile radiusof Salt Lake City.WILL YOU BE WATCHING?August 13-17, <strong>2008</strong>Photo: Chip Smith, Soar CommunicationsSTAGE 1STAGE 2STAGE 3STAGE 4STAGE 5SANPETE ROAD RACE 101 miles, flat to rolling terrain starting and finishing in Nephi.UNIVERSITY HEALTH CARE ROAD RACE 84 miles, four climbs, from historic downtown Ogden to Salt Lake City.TOYOTA DEALERS DOWNTOWN CRITERIUM 90 minutes of a 1-mile circuit around the Salt Palace.SNOWBIRD ROAD RACE Park City to Snowbird, 99 miles with five climbs and a mountaintop finish.MILLER MOTORSPORTS PARK TIME TRIAL 12-mile out and back race against the clock in Tooele.www.tourofutah.com
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