24 Hours in the Old Pueblo - Arizona
Posted by: Shannon Boffeli
|March 1, 2012 1:48 PM
24 Hours in the Old Pueblo - Tucson, Arizona
Under clear, crisp skies in the desert outside Tucson, Arizona, hundreds of mountain bikers gathered for what has become an unofficial opening to the off road racing season, the Kona 24 Hours in the Old Pueblo.
Canadian Cory Wallace (Kona) took the men's solo crown with a gutsy performance just holding off Cyril Jay-rayon (Light & Motion). Both riders completed 18 laps.
Sarah Caylor came out on top of an exciting women's solo race that saw each of the top-3 women complete 14 laps.
Turning in the highest lap total of the day was the Epic Endurance/The Gear Movement squad. They pulled off a huge upset, outpacing a Kona team that included some of the fastest cross country racers in the country. The Epic Endurance crew cranked out an impressive 23 laps.
The women's 4-person team title went to the Stan's NoTubes Elite team which included some new faces to year's past. Joining Jenny Smith on this year's team was Olympic medalist Susan DeMattei, Sarah Kaufman, and racing legend Sue Haywood. The NoTubes gals put together a total of 20 laps on the 16-mile racecourse.
Results
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Solo Male
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1,
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Cory Wallace
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Kona
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18 laps
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2,
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Cyril Jay-rayon
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Light&Motion, Nuun
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18 laps
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3,
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Curt Wilhelm
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17 laps
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4,
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Anthony Berberich
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15 laps
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5,
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Chuck Wheeler
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15 laps
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Solo Women
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1,
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Sarah Caylor
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14 laps
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2,
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Janice Tower
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14 laps
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3,
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Michelle Thiry
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CTS
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14 laps
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4,
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Elizabeth Boese
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13 laps
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5,
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Sara Stanford
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13 laps |
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4-Person Open - Male
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1,
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Bryan Alders, Chris Baddick, Sam Morrison, Jordan Williford
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Epic Endurance p/b The Gear Movement
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23 laps
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2,
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Spencer Paxson, Kris Sneddon, Barry Wicks, Sean Babcok
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Kona Factory Team
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22 laps
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3,
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Todd Cassan, Grant Folske, Mark Gilbreath, Chris Mears
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Rocinante/Liquid Space
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22 laps
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4-Person Open-Female
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1,
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Jenny Smith, Sue Haywood, Susan DeMattei, Sarah Kaufman
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Stan’s NoTubes Elite
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20 laps
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2,
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Sarah Gibeau, Paula Bohte, Kristi Olson, Alice Drobha
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19 laps
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3,
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Lajuan Kelley, Debbie Hunter, Callie Burt, Lori Kipp
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18 laps
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Duo Male
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1,
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Alex Strickland/Richard Hurst
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22 laps
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2,
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Brian Bennett/Ernesto Marenchin
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Pivot Cycles
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21 laps
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3,
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Colin Don/Dan Maher
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Athlete Octane
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21 laps
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Duo Female
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1,
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Elizabeth Miller/Jamie Brede
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13 laps
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2,
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Holly Agajanian/Virginia Fretz
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Team Logan
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11 laps
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3,
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Erin Holohan/Kate Hillman
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10 laps
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Duo Co-Ed
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1,
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Rebecca Rusch/Nat Ross
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19 laps
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2,
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Tracy Thelen/Nick Thelen
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19 laps
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3,
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Marlee Dixon/Jeffrey Rank
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17 laps
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Solo Male - SS
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1,
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Michael Melley
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18 laps
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2,
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Neil Becwar
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17 laps
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3,
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Shawn Gregory
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17 laps
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Solo Female - SS
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1,
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Melissa Liebling
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15 laps
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2,
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Lauren Frisk
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15 laps
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3,
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Delena Hanson
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Sabrosa Cycles
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12 laps
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