Bike Race
Bike Race
The word is spreading, it doesnt matter what kind of event is held at Ace Adventure Center, the trails within the New River Gorge always offer up a unique challenge, and surrounded you with beauty.
The closest race of the day was in the men expert/pro division, with WVMBA point series leader TJ Platt (2:02:38) edging out Adam Weiford (2:03:13) and third place finisher Steve Hill (2:03:46) by less than a minuet to capture the division crown. Adam and Steve were able to gain some ground on their leader by posting some blazing fast second laps. In the womens expert/pro division, WVMBA point series current third place holder Betsy Schauer rode a gutsy unchallenged ride with a time of (2:32:20).
In the largest division of the day, the mens sport class, Scott Cardwell (1:09:53) had a dominating 13mile ride, beating his closest competitor Cliffton Gibson (1:15:50) by a full five minuets. Not far behind Cliffton rolled Jason McDaniel (1:17:04) for the third place crown. From the womens sport class Susan Wren (1:25:52) posted the fastest 13 mile time of all the women in the race, with womens veteran Laurie Johnston (1:33:11) taking away the second best time.
Some of the other first place finishers in their division, were Andy Forron (2:22:23) captured the single speed title. In the mens expert junior division JJ Ford ( 2:48:01), and in the mens expert veteran Gunnar Shrogren