May 29, 2014 (Pennsylvania, USA) – The Trans-Sylvania Epic MTB stage race is underway this week in Pennsylvania and Canada’s Kris Sneddon (Kona) is on scene, currently ranked fourth in the overall Solo Men’s standings after Stage 4 behind leader Jeremiah Bishop (Sho-Air/Cannondale). Fellow Canuck, Peter Glassford (Trek – Canada), is 7th overall. Cheryl Sornson (RDC) leads the Solo Women’s standings. Check out the results below, along with links to race reports and photos.

Results

Stage 1 – 24km – Time Trial

Solo Men
1. Jeremiah Bishop (Sho-Air/Cannondale) 1:03:13
2. Benjamin Sonntag (Stan’s No Tubes Elite Racing) 0:01:31
3. Nick Waite (Pro Tested Gear) 0:01:45
4. Spencer Paxson (Kona Bikes) 0:01:47
5. Kris Sneddon (Kona) 0:02:46
6. Tristan Uhl (787 Racing) 0:02:58
7. Thomas Turner (Team Jamis) 0:03:19
8. Cole Oberman (rarediseasecycling.org) 0:03:48
9. Chris Jackson (Castex Racing) 0:05:01
10. Aaron Snyder 0:05:38

Solo Women
1. Cheryl Sornson (RDC) 1:15:59
2. Mary McConneloug (Kenda/NoTubes) 0:01:11
3. Sarah Kaufmann (Stan’s No-Tubes Womens Team) 0:03:53
4. Selene Yeager (Rare Diseases) 0:03:54
5. Vicki Barclay (NoTubes Women’s Elite) 0:04:15
6. Kaarin Tae (Bike Monkey Cycling) 0:04:20
7. Ellen Noble (Bear Development Team) 0:05:33
8. Kaysee Armstrong (Kona/TBB Race) 0:06:08
9. Emily Shields (BMC Project Dirt) 0:06:38
10. Carolyn Popovic (Rare Diseases) 0:10:58

Full results here. (PDF)

Enduro results here. (PDF)

Race report here.

Stage 2 – 67km – Cooper’s Gap

Solo Men
1. Jeremiah Bishop (Sho-Air/Cannondale) 3:39:15
2. Nick Waite (Pro Tested Gear) 0:02:51
3. Spencer Paxson (Kona Bikes) 0:06:14
4. Kris Sneddon (Kona) 0:07:10
5. Benjamin Sonntag (Stan’s No Tubes Elite Racing) 0:14:30
6. Peter Glassford (Trek – Canada) 0:18:15
7. Drew Edsall (Pro’s Closet / Stan’s No Tubes) 0:22:01
8. Rob Spreng (Rare Disease Cycling) 0:24:05
9. Michael Broderick 0:28:56
10. Madison Matthews (Toasted Head Racing) 0:32:52

Solo Women
1. Vicki Barclay (NoTubes Women’s Elite) 4:27:22
2. Cheryl Sornson (RDC) 0:00:02
3. Selene Yeager (Rare Diseases) 0:10:35
4. Mary McConneloug (Kenda/NoTubes) 0:17:05
5. Kaarin Tae (Bike Monkey Cycling) 0:17:13
6. Sarah Kaufmann (Stan’s No-Tubes Womens Team) 0:24:49
7. Carolyn Popovic (Rare Diseases) 0:26:38
8. Elizabeth Allen (Danielson Adventure sports) 0:41:45
9. Kaysee Armstrong (Kona/TBB Race) 0:43:49
10. Emily Shields (BMC Project Dirt) 0:47:11

Full results here. (PDF)

Enduro results here. (PDF)

Race report here.

Stage 3 – 40km – Enduro

Solo Men
1. Michael Broderick (Kenda/Stan’s NoTubes) 0:19:56
2. Justin Lindine (Redline / NBX) 0:00:10
3. Madison Matthews (Toasted Head Racing) 0:00:21
4. Aaron Snyder (TSEpic.com/NoTubes) 0:00:28
5. Tristan Uhl (787 Racing) 0:00:29
6. Thomas Turner (Team Jamis) 0:01:23
7. Kris Sneddon (Kona) 0:01:32
8. Spencer Paxson (Kona Bikes) 0:01:40
9. Benjamin Sonntag (Stan’s No Tubes Elite Racing) 0:01:53
10. Drew Edsall (Pro’s Closet / Stan’s No Tubes) 0:02:07

Solo Women
1. Vicki Barclay (NoTubes Women’s Elite) 0:27:19
2. Carolyn Popovic (Rare Disease Cycling) 0:00:05
3. Sarah Kaufmann (Stan’s No-Tubes Womens Team) 0:00:35
4. Mary Mcconneloug (Kenda/Stan’s NoTubes) 0:01:01
5. Kaysee Armstrong (Kona/TBB Race) 0:01:04
6. Selene Yeager (Rare Diseases) 0:02:12
7. Ellen Noble (Bear Development Team) 0:02:31
8. Emily Shields (BMC Project Dirt) 0:04:54
9. Elizabeth Allen (Danielson Adventure sports) 0:05:17
10. Rachel Brown (Bikeman.com) 0:06:28

Full results here. (PDF)

Enduro results here. (PDF)

Race report here.

Stage 4 – 69km – Coburn

Solo Men
1. Nick Waite (Pro Tested Gear) 2:39:42
2. Jeremiah Bishop (Sho-Air/Cannondale) 0:00:07
3. Thomas Turner (Team Jamis) 0:00:14
4. Cole Oberman (rarediseasecycling.org) 0:00:15
5. Spencer Paxson (Kona Bikes) 0:00:17
6. Peter Glassford (Trek – Canada) 0:00:19
7. Benjamin Sonntag (Stan’s No Tubes Elite Racing) 0:00:20
8. Kris Sneddon (Kona) 0:00:27
9. Chris Jackson (Castex Racing) 0:06:06
10. Cory Rimmer 0:06:40

Solo Women
1. Cheryl Sornson (RDC) 3:02:32
2. Mary Mcconneloug (Kenda/Stan’s NoTubes) 0:00:56
3. Selene Yeager (Rare Diseases) 0:06:24
4. Vicki Barclay (NoTubes Women’s Elite) 0:11:45
5. Sarah Kaufmann (Stan’s No-Tubes Womens Team) 0:14:39
6. Emily Shields (BMC Project Dirt) 0:21:49
7. Ellen Noble (Bear Development Team) 0:33:33
8. Elizabeth Allen (Danielson Adventure sports) 0:36:08
9. Kaysee Armstrong (Kona/TBB Race) 0:40:02
10. Carolyn Popovic (Rare Disease Cycling) 0:46:05

Full results here. (PDF)

Enduro results here. (PDF)

Race report here.

GC after Stage 4

Solo Men
1. Jeremiah Bishop (Sho-Air/Cannondale) 7:47:14
2. Spencer Paxson (Kona Bikes) 0:04:50
3. Nick Waite (Pro Tested Gear) 0:05:27
4. Kris Sneddon (Kona) 0:06:48
5. Benjamin Sonntag (Stan’s No Tubes Elite Racing) 0:13:06
6. Thomas Turner (Team Jamis) 0:22:14
7. Peter Glassford (Trek – Canada) 0:27:10
8. Drew Edsall (Pro’s Closet / Stan’s No Tubes) 0:35:47
9. Cole Oberman (rarediseasecycling.org) 0:36:07
10. Rob Spreng (Rare Disease Cycling) 0:36:59

Solo Women
1. Cheryl Sornson (RDC) 9:14:14
2. Vicki Barclay (NoTubes Women’s Elite) 0:14:58
3. Mary Mcconneloug (Kenda/Stan’s NoTubes) 0:19:12
4. Selene Yeager (Rare Diseases) 0:22:04
5. Sarah Kaufmann (Stan’s No-Tubes Womens Team) 0:42:55
6. Emily Shields (BMC Project Dirt) 1:19:30
7. Carolyn Popovic (Rare Disease Cycling) 1:22:44
8. Kaysee Armstrong (Kona/TBB Race) 1:30:01
9. Ellen Noble (Bear Development Team) 1:31:40
10. Elizabeth Allen (Danielson Adventure sports) 1:33:55

Full GC here.