March 31, 2007 (Phoenix, Arizona) — The National Mountain Bike Series #1 (NMBS) season opener began in Arizona yesterday with Jeremy Horgan-Kobelski (Subaru-Gary Fisher) and Georgia Gould (Luna Chix) taking men’s and women’s TT.

In the women’s race, Mical Dyck (Trek) was the top Canadian in eighth with Melanie McQuaid (BMC) finishing 10th. Dyck was happy with her result and was glad to get a feel for the terrain before Sunday’s XC race, as the TT course includes sections from the XC circuit. Many of the top XC women chose to skip the TT, including Canada’s Wendy Simms (Kona-les Gets), Catharine Pendrel (Norco) and Trish Sinclair (Scott USA). Alison Sydor (Rocky Mountain/Haywood) and Mary McConneloug (Seven) also missed the TT but are ready to race this weekend.

The TT was held on a fast 9.6 km (6-mile) loop with lots of turns and undulating terrain. The fourth-place finisher in the men’s race, Sam Schultz (Trek) said: “The course was really fun. There was a limit to how fast you could go, but it was really fun.”

Matt Hadley (Rocky Mountain/Haywood) was the only Canadian man racing and finished 23rd. Canadians Geoff Kabush (Maxxis), Mathieu Toulouse (Maxxis), Kris Sneddon (Kona-Les Gets), Seamus McGrath (Rocky Mountain/Haywood), Max Plaxton (Rocky Mountain/Haywood), Roddi Lega, Evan Sherman and Tim Heemskerke will be racing this weekend’s cross country, but also opted out of the TT.

The racing continues all weekend with a Fat Tire Criterium on Saturday, followed by the Cross-Country race on Sunday.

Men

Results

Elite Men

1. Jeremy Horgan-Kobelski (USA) Subaru-Gary Fisher 19.44.1
2. Adam Craig (USA) Giant 0.09.6
3. Ross Schnell (USA) Trek-VW 0.28.4
4. Sam Schultz (USA) Subaru-Gary Fisher 0.42.3
5. Sam Jurekovic (USA) U23 National Team 0.45.8
6. Jeremiah Bishop (USA) Trek-VW 0.51.1
7. Travis Brown (USA) Trek/FRS 0.53.9
8. Colin Cares (USA) U23 National Team 1.01.7
9. Jeff Schalk (USA) Trek VW- East 1.03.1
10. Andy Schultz (USA) Bear Naked/Cannondale 1.10.9
11. Jay Henry (USA) Ind 1.19.9
12. Nick Martin (USA) Trek-VW 1.22.8
13. Keiitchi Tsujiura (JPN) Bridgestone Anchor 1.30.1
14. Ryan Woodall (USA) Premier Mortgage Fundin/Titus/ 1.30.5
15. Bart Gillespie (USA) Mona Vie/Cannondale 1.35.8
16. Michael Janelle (USA) Tokyo Joes/Catlin 1.45.5
17. Thomas Turner (USA) Bear Naked/Cannondale 1.49.8
18. Brian Fuentes (USA) Waltworks/Fuentes Designs 1.54.3
19. Damion Calvert (USA) Bear Naked/Cannondale 1.58.3
20. Grant Kier (USA) Redbarnbicycles.Com 1.58.8
21. Brig Brandt (USA) Bend Elite 2.04.8
22. Troy Wells (USA) Tokyo Joes 2.08.0
23. Matt Hadley (Can) Rocky Mountain/Haywood 2:10
24. Nat Ross (USA) Subaru-Gary Fisher 2.10.4
25. Eric Ransom (USA) Team Tamarack Resort 2.10.9
26. Travis Woodruff (USA) Momentumendurance.Com 2.13.0
27. Noah Singer (USA) Mercy Development Cycling 2.13.4
28. Bruce Muhlfeld (USA) Trek-VW 2.13.4
29. Cody Peterson (USA) Scott Bicycles 2.14.8
30. Rick Wetherald (USA) Tamarack Resort 2.15.3
31. Michael Tobin (USA) Georges 2.17.8
32. Bryan Fawley (USA) Kenda/X-Fusion/Titus 2.18.9
33. Raita Suzuki (Jpn) Bridgestone Anchor 2.22.3
34. Aaron Snyder (USA) Ind 2.22.6
35. Keith Hickerson (USA) Tamarack 2.23.8
36. Kelly Magelky (USA) Bmc/Sports Garage 2.25.1
37. Yuki Saito (USA) Fuentes Design/Walt Works 2.27.2
38. Leonardo Sandoval (USA) Socal Specialized Team 2.31.8
39. Ryan Lynch (USA) James Frames/Mafia 2.32.3
40. Glenn Fant (USA) Ind 2.32.5
41. Trevor Downing (USA) Bear Valley Bikes 2.32.8
42. Paul Hanson (USA) Bear Naked/Cannondale 2.43.5
43. Eric Neat (USA) Deft Cycling/Schampa 2.50.0
44. Andrew Freye (USA) Bikeman.Com/Salsa Cycles 2.57.6
45. Daniel Corum (USA) Inland/Btd 2.59.3
46. Bryan Alders (USA) Mona-Vie/Cannondale 3.03.2
47. Scott Keller (USA) Deft Cycling 3.03.7
48. Michael Raney (USA) Voo-Doo 3.09.1
49. Brandon Dragelin (USA) Bear Naked/Cannondale 3.13.7
50. Kyle Hammaker (USA) Ind 3.22.0
51. Shun Matsumoto (Jpn) Trek Japan 3.26.0
52. Charlie Pendry (USA) Inland – Btd 3.48.1
53. Mcconnell Franklin (USA) Devo 4.07.9
54. Sloane Anderson (USA) Clifbar/Smith 4.46.8
55. Dave Harrison (USA) Reddrox/Tamarack Resort 6.07.8

Women

1. Georgia Gould (USA) Luna Womens MTB 22.47.5
2. Katerina Nash (USA) Luna Womens MTB Team 0.20.2
3. Jenna Zander (USA) Bear Naked/Cannondale 0.49.2
4. Kelli Emmett (USA) Giant 0.51.8
5. Jennifer Smith (USA) Trek-VW 0.52.9
6. Zephanie Blasi (USA) Kenda/X-Fusion/Titus 1.00.0
7. Nina Baum (USA) Bear Naked/Cannondale 1.06.8
8. Mical Dyck (Can) Trek/Terrascape Racing 1.26.9
9. Chloe Forsman (USA) Luna Womens MTB Team 1.30.0
10. Melanie Mcquaid (Can) Bmc/Natures Path 1.30.6
11. Shonny Vanlandingham (USA) Luna Womens MTB Team 1.48.0
12. Megan Monroe (USA) BMC-Sports Garage 2.15.5
13. Carolyn Popovic (USA) Trek-VW East Coast 2.18.3
14. Jennifer Gersbach (USA) Bmc/Sports Garage 2.20.1
15. Sara Bresnick-Zocchi (USA) Lynskey Performance 2.24.9
16. Sue Butler (USA) Bear Naked/Cannondale MTB Tm 2.30.5
17. Monique Sawicki (USA) Ergon/Ellsworth 2.41.3
18. Stacey Scanlan (USA) Team Tamarack 2.55.4
19. Sarah Barber (USA) Titus/Kenda/X-Fusion 3.05.2
20. Sonya Looney (USA) Tough Girl Cycling 3.07.3
21. Jennifer Sica (USA) Deft Cycling/Schampa 3.14.5
22. Mandy Eakins (USA) Pass Physical Therapy 3.47.2
23. Kristina Maier (USA) Bmc/Sports Garage 3.50.9
24. Jana Repulski (USA) Team Tamarack Resort 4.08.3
25. Patricia Buerkle (USA) Tahoe Northstar/Giant 4.26.7
26. Natasha Cowie (USA) Velo Bella/Kona 4.32.1
27. Alexandria Fabbro (USA) Velo Bella 4.50.9
28. Christie Pleiss (USA) Pass Physical Therapy 5.22.7