The McDowell Regional Parks Spring Event has been traditionally used to launch the new season of mountain biking. The National Mountain Bike Series included only the Marathon section of the Nova Desert Classic in 2006. National or not, Novas pennant Time Trial and Super D, as well as Cross-Country Stage Race, are a huge favorite. They always attract a lot of big names. Many of those who ran the marathon stayed on weekends for other activities.
All the riders tried to do the hat trick by racing the NMBS Marathon on Friday, then the Nova Time Trial and Super D, Cross-Country Stage Race over weekendnine. Kris Sneddon and Travis Brown, Jay Henry and Evan Plews were among them. Jennifer Smith, Kyiamalenkovich and Jennifer Wilson were also in the top ten. Kristy Lanier-Mantz, Erin Duggan and Erin Duggan were not.
STAGE 1 TIME TRIAL RESULT
1. Nick MartinTrekVW 2. Charles JenkinsCytomax – KHSat 0 3. Amon PeaseIntense0 Travis BrownTrek – VW0 5. Kris Sneddon (Can)Kona-Les Gets0 6. Eric RansomTamarack Resort – Intense0 Jay HenryFord-Specialized0 8. Kamden ReedyTitus Cycles0 9. Mike JoosFLC0 10 Ian StanfordNature Valley-Penn Cycle0 WOMEN
1. Jennifer Wilson-Clif Bar 2. Jennifer Smith (NZl.)Trek – VWat 0 Susie FioreColavita0 4. Kyia MalenkovichHeadmethod0 5. Kristy Lanier-MantzDirtbean0 6. Amy BowenPlatinum Performace0 7. Erin DugganVelo Bella-Kona0 8. Heather SvahnTeam Contents0 Hillary HarrisonGiant0
STAGE 2 SUPERD RESULTS
1. Travis BrownTrek – VW2 2. Charles JenkinsCytomax – KHS2 Amon PeaseIntense2 Kris Sneddon (Can)Kona-Les Gets2 5. Nick MartinTrek – VW2 6. Ian StanfordNature Valley2 Kamden ReedyTitus Cycles2 8. Aren TimmelSoul Craft2 9. Eric RansomTamarack Resort – Intense2 Brent WinebargerHealth FX-CWC2 WOMEN
1. Jennifer Smith (NZl).Trek-VW2 2. Jennifer WilsonTitus -Clif Bar2 Kyia MalenkovichHeadmethod2 4. Kristy Lanier-MantzDirtbean3 5. Susie FioreColavita3 6. Erin DugganVelo Bella3 7. Heather SvahnTeam Contents3 Hillary HarrisonGiant3 Mary Lynn WikarTitus Ti3 10 Amy BowenPlatinum Performance3
STAGE 3 CROSS COUNTRY RESULTS
1. Kris Sneddon (Can)Kona-Les Gets 2. Jay HenryFord-Specialized 3. Travis BrownTrek-FRS Plus 4. Charles JenkinsCytomax – KHS 5. Nick MartinTrek – VW 6. Aren TimmelSoul Craft 7. Bruce MuhlfeldTrek-VW 8. Brent WinebargerHealth FX-CWC 9. Evan PlewsSantiam Vikes 10. Dana WeberJax Bicycle Center WOMEN
1. Tomarra MuhlfeldTrek-VW 2. Jennifer Smith (NZl).Trek-VW Jennifer WilsonTitus – Clif Bar Christine Misseghers (Can.Mountain Bike City) 5. Kristy Lanier MantzDirtbean 6. Kyia MalenkovichHeadMethod 7. Susie FioreColavita 8. Hillary HarrisonGiant 9. Heather SvahnTeam Contents Erin DugganVelo Bella-Kona
OVERALL GENERAL Classification RESULTS
1. Kris Sneddon (Can)Kona-Les Gets 2. Travis BrownTrek-FRS Plus 3. Charles JenkinsCytomax – KHS Jay HenryFord-Specialized 5. Nick MartinTrekVW 6. Aren TimmelSoul Craft 7. Brent WinebargerHealth FX-CWC 8. Evan PlewsSantiam Bikes 9. Rick WetheraldTamarack Lodge 10. Nat RossSubaru–Gary Fisher WOMEN
1. Jennifer SmithTrek – VW 2. Jennifer WilsonTitus – Clif Bar Kristy Lanier MantzDirtbean Kyia MalenkovichHeadmethod 5. Susie FioreColavita 6. Erin DugganVelo Bella-Kona 7. Heather SvahnTeam Contents Hillary HarrisonGiant 9. Mary Lynn WikarTitus Ti
