May 29, 2011 (Vernon, NJ) – Here are the qualifications for the Giant Slalom and DH races with some results from the U.S. Open of Mountain Biking running this weekend at Diablo Freeride Park in Vernon, NJ. Jill Kintner (Transition Red Bull) and Mitch Ropelato (SPS North America) were the top qualifiers in the Giant Slalom and both went on to win in the final.

Results

Giant Slalom

Qualifications

Pro Women
1. Jill Kintner (Transition Red Bull) 41.48
2. Melissa Buhl (KHS Bicycles) 0.37
3. Joanna Petterson (Specialized) 3.39
4. Jacqueline Harmony (All Mountain Cyclery) 3.46
5. Rebecca Gardner (Kona Beacon Cycles) 5.87

Pro Men
1. Mitch Ropelato (SPS North America) 37.29
2. Mick Hanna (GT BICYCLES) 0.56
3. Mikey Haderer (Corsair/Atomlab/Fox/Bell/Oakley) 1.2
4. Lars Sternberg (Ind) 1.42
5. Evan Turpen (Transition Bikes) 1.45
6. Tyler Immer (Yeti Fox National Team) 1.51
6. Kyle Strait (Pivot Bikes) 1.51
8. Kyle Sangers (Perform X) 1.8
9. George Ryan (Jamis/Pro-Tec/Vans) 1.89
10. Chris Del Bosco (Cove Bikes/Oakley) 1.95
11. Reid Dressler (GROM / Specialized) 2.03
12. Logan Binggeli (KHS Bicycles) 2.29
13. Chris Heath (KHS Bicycles) 2.32
14. Sidney Slotegraaf (Lapierre Canada) 2.35
15. Phillip Kmetz (FTW) 2.46
16. Kelly McGarry (Diamond Back) 2.65
17. Rob Fraser (Primary SRAM/TREK) 2.95
18. Harrison Reynolds (spin bike shop/ Horns Hill) 3.07
19. Max Morgan (Rocky Mountain Bikes) 3.19
20. James Jeannet (Fox – Intense) 3.21
21. Brad Zdriluk (Intense bikes/adrenaline racer to whe) 3.53
22. Brandon Cassell (Adrenalineracer/To Wheels/Intense/Elk) 4.29
23. David Mock (The Racers Edge) 4.57
24. Eric Porter (Diamond Back) 4.63
25. Tyler Maass (To Wheels/Adrenalineracer) 4.67
26. Wesley Boucher (trailsend cycling) 5.55
27. Lane Boertmann (Ind) 6.63
28. Victor Addis (Adrenalineracer/To Wheels) 7.09
DNS Tim Mangini (Ind)
DNS Richie Rude (Yeti Fox National Team)
DNS Eliot Jackson (Yeti Fox National Team)
DNS Matt Zdriluk (Primary – Trek)
DNS Quinton Spaulding (KHS Bicycles)
DNS Kevin Aiello (KHS Bicycles)
DNS Tyler Paksi (Cyclepath Calgary/ Giant Canada)
DNS Josh Clark (Horns Hill Collective)

Finals

Pro Women

1. Jill Kintner (Transition Red Bull) 40.62
2. Melissa Buhl (KHS Bicycles) 41.30
3. Jacqueline Harmony (All Mountain Cyclery) 43.80
4. Joanna Petterson (Specialized) 44.42
5. Rebecca Gardner (Kona Beacon Cycles) 46.49

Pro Men (brief)

1. Mitch Ropelato (SPS North America) 36.73
2. Mick Hanna (GT BICYCLES) 37.49
3. Mikey Haderer (Corsair/Atomlab/Fox/Bell/Oakley) 38.17

Downhill

Qualifications

Pro Women

1. Jill Kintner (Transition/Red Bull) 2:54.7
2. Melissa Buhl (KHS Bicycles) 5.62
3. Jacqueline Harmony (All Mountain Cyclery) 7.62
4. Miranda Miller (SantaCruz/SRAM/Pinkbike) 9.95
5. Vaea Verbeeck (Intense cycles-Fox racing shox-Mavic-) 11.91
6. Joanna Petterson (Specialized) 12.81
7. Anne Galyean (East Coast Gravity/Kovachi Wheels) 20.69
8. Rebecca Gardner (Kona Beacon Cycles) 32.3
9. Karen Eagan (Back Bay Bicycles/Five Ten/Sinister B) 40.73
10. Bridgette Leber (Turner/Dark Horse Racing) 2:33.9
DNS Katherine Short (Cove Bikes)
DNS Lauren Daney (Specialized/ GROM)

Pro Men

1. Andrew Neethling (Giant Factory Off-Road Team) 2:25.4
2. Aaron Gwin (Trek World Racing) 0.57
3. Gee Atherton (Commencal) 0.8
4. Justin Leov (Trek World Racing) 1.13
5. Mick Hanna (GT BICYCLES) 2.44
6. Steve Smith (Devinci Global Racin) 2.53
7. Cody Warren (DRD X-Fusion Intense) 3.73
8. Marc Beaumont (GT BICYCLES) 4.15
9. JD Swanguen (DRD X-Fusion Intense) 5.65
10. Eliot Jackson (Yeti Fox National Team) 6.53
11. Tyler Immer (Yeti Fox National Team) 6.57
12. Duncan Riffle (Giant Factory Off-Road Team) 6.77
13. Richie Rude (Yeti Fox National Team) 7.4
14. Curtis Keene (Specialized Gravity) 7.64
15. Chris Del Bosco (Cove Bikes/Oakley) 7.81
16. Mitch Ropelato (SPS North America) 8.67
17. Phillip Kmetz (FTW) 9.3
18. Rob Fraser (Primary SRAM/TREK) 9.41
19. Dean Tennant (Dunbar Cycles/Devinci/Elka) 10.1
20. Brad Benedict (Specialized Gravity) 10.53
21. George Brannigan (Devinci Global Racin) 10.77
22. Andrew Mitchell (Dunbar racing) 10.81
23. Kyle Strait (Pivot/ODI/Dainese) 11.17
24. Ken Faubert (Dunbar cycles) 11.33
25. Matt Zdriluk (Primary – Trek) 11.73
26. Lars Sternberg (Transition Racing) 11.79
27. Evan Turpen (Transition Bikes) 13.68
28. Zach Faulkner (Drummer Racing/Specialized/Andy’s Cycles) 13.87
29. Chris Heath (KHS Bicycles) 14
30. Geoffrey Ulmer (Xprezo/Gravity/Formula) 15.46
31. Sidney Slotegraaf (Lapierre Canada) 15.51
32. Logan Binggeli (KHS Bicycles) 15.81
33. Mikey Haderer (Corsair/Atomlab/Fox/Bell/Oakley) 15.82
34. Kyle Thomas (Diamond Back) 16.29
35. David Klaassenvanoor (ODI Southridge) 16.33
36. Kyle Sangers (Perform X) 16.37
37. John Keep (Turner DarkHorse Racing) 16.82
38. Timothy Pierce (Specialized/ GROM) 17.27
39. Ryan Gardner (Beacon Cycles/Kona) 17.63
40. Kevin Aiello (KHS Bicycles) 17.95
41. Joey Schusler (Yeti Fox National Team) 18
42. Matthew Beer (Intense/Fox Shox/NRG Enterprises/Chro) 18.13
43. James Frost (Primary-Trek/Utopia Optics/Leatt Brac) 18.5
44. Taylor Rowlands (Lapierre) 19.38
45. Heikki Hall (by the hive / e*thirteen) 19.47
46. George Ryan (Jamis/Pro-Tec/Vans) 19.67
47. Reid Dressler (GROM / Specialized) 19.71
48. Kyle Warner (Canfield brothers / Trucker clothing) 19.85
49. Jason Memmelaar (DRD X-Fusion Intense) 19.91
50. Charlie Sponsel (Transition Racing) 20.03
51. Chris Higgerson (Xprezo/TLD) 20.52
52. Alex Moschitti (Ind) 20.79
53. Chris Mari (Zeal Optics/SMAC/Yorktown Cycles) 21.1
54. Amado Stachenfeld (AMADOMTB.COM) 21.14
55. Jason Beckley (Kenda USA) 21.23
56. Leif Lorenzen (Kona Bikes/Beacon Cycles) 22.14
57. Brian Yannuzzi (Generation Gap) 23.13
58. James Jeannet (Fox – Intense) 24.24
59. Kevin Green (Ind) 24.34
60. Dante Harmony (All Mountain Cyclery) 24.47
61. Quinton Spaulding (KHS Bicycles) 24.77
62. Greg Nelson (East Coast Gravity Pros) 24.88
63. Brad Zdriluk (Intense bikes/adrenaline racer to whe) 25.01
64. Andrew Cavaletto (Scotts Valley Cycle Sport/Specialized) 25.08
65. Graeme Pitts (Turner/ Dark Horse Racing) 25.66
66. Justin Gregory (7 Springs/Trek of Pittsburgh) 27.31
67. Vincent Ready (Primary SRAM – Trek) 27.65
68. Jeff Faulds (Silent Norco Racing) 27.71
69. Chris Canfield (Canfield Brothers Factory Team) 27.75
70. Guillaume Lafleur-Smith (Ind) 27.95
71. Ken Walter (Ind) 28.25
72. Bobby Langin Jr (Ind) 28.39
73. Tyler Maass (To Wheels/Adrenalineracer) 28.9
74. Cody Gray (Trails End) 29.03
75. Tyler Paksi (Cyclepath Calgary/ Giant Canada) 29.3
76. Harrison Reynolds (spin bike shop/ Horns Hill) 29.41
77. Josh Clark (Horns Hill Collective) 29.95
78. Craig Folsom (SEI Racing) 30.31
79. Oliver Levick (Drummer Racing/Specialized) 31.69
80. Tom Kakamousias (Silent Norco Racing) 31.73
81. Alex Couture (Rocky Mountain/Miche) 31.8
82. Lane Boertmann () 33.53
83. Chris Patton (Skippy Racing) 33.74
84. Max Morgan (Rocky Mountain Bikes) 33.75
85. Brad King (DRD X-Fusion Intense) 34.94
86. Brian Piper (The Hive / e.13) 35.16
87. Travis Fields (Gravity Pirates Racing) 37.28
88. Wesley Boucher (trailsend cycling) 39.29
89. Remi Gauvin (Devinci Bikes/PerformX/TroyLee/Spank/) 43.56
90. Sam Mellen (NATURAL ICE) 54.98
91. Sam Benedict (Specialized) 1:01.7
92. Neko Mulally (Trek World Racing) 2:34.3
DNS Tim Mangini (Ind)
DNS Brandon Cassell (Adrenalineracer/To Wheels/Intense/Elk)
DNS Ethan Quehl (Judge Racing)
DNS Hans Keisler (Dark horse Racing/ TLD)
DNS Robin Klinkert (My Right Pocket)
DNS Alistair Pimlott (Silent Norco Racing)
DNS David Haas (sam adams)
DNS Derek Teel (Team Teel/Race Brain)
DNS Dylan Morley (Deadly horizons clothing)
DNS B.J. Treglia (Gung Ho Bikes/Fox Shox/661/Sunline)
DNS Anthony Coneski (Beacon Bombers)
DNF Jack Williams (Drummer Racing)
DNF Julien Laramee

Junior Men

1. Austin Warren (DRD X-Fusion Intense) 2:44.2
2. Nikolas Dudukovich (One Ghost Industries) 1.77
3. Jay Fesperman (Specialized/ GROM Racing) 1.87
4. Damon Morin (Highland Mtn/GT) 4.7
5. Anthony Marino (Marzochi / ODI / Turner) 4.76
6. Luca Shaw (Specialized GROM) 8.34
7. Jordan Hodder (Freeride Mountain Sports) 8.93
8. Austin Benge (Ind) 10
9. Sheldon Smith (Freeride Mountain Sports) 10.17
10. Craig Thompson (Adrenaline racer / To Wheels) 10.88
11. Travis Westkamp (Fast Line Racing) 11.23
12. Oliver Bourdeau (Ind) 12.75
13. Matt Rush (Launch Bike Park/Royal Racing/Azonic/) 12.94
14. Jimmy Leslie (Specialized/GROM Racing) 13.15
15. Alex Gross (Spy Optics) 13.53
16. Noah Fairburn (High Gear Racing) 14.63
17. Walker Shaw (Specialized GROM) 15.26
18. Michal Kramarz (Ind) 15.62
19. Luen Proft (Marzocchi Suspension/Killington) 16.11
20. Matthew Fitzgerald (Ind) 17.08
21. Will O’Brien (East Coast Gravity Pros) 17.17
22. Richard Pedigo (Gravity Pirates Racing) 17.29
23. Shane Leslie (High Gear Racing) 17.57
24. David Renne (Mojo Wheels) 18.78
25. Philippe Ricard (Ind) 19.55
26. Joe Fahey (Ind) 19.63
27. Jordan Lapointe (Sports aux puces) 21.02
28. Pierre-Olivier Girar (Indianracing.ca / Vans / Scott) 21.48
29. Michael Barron (Generation Gap Racing / Nema) 22.09
30. Felip Walker (Scotts Valley Cycle Sport) 22.49
31. Sam Skidmore (Ind) 24.38
32. Ben Calhoun (Specialized GROM Racing) 24.56
33. Mitch Kachele (Ind) 24.65
34. Jack Duffy (Hayes Bicycle Group/Leatt/Steel MX/) 26.98
35. Mike Rosseau (Bikers Edge) 28.79
36. Davis Nonno (x fusion) 29.55
37. Patrick Looney (Ind) 29.89
38. J.T. Linville (nema international lin care performan) 30.01
39. Andrew Ingram (Ind) 32.04
40. Jackson Blackburn (Mobilbici) 32.65
41. Ace Savarese (Kovachi Wheels/Filz Built Bikes/Nema) 32.85
42. Ian Turner (Trails End Cycling Co.) 33.94
43. Daniel Caramia (Ind) 40.19
44. Steve Clayton (Tailwind Bicycles) 40.75
45. Seth Miller (MVXC) 48.89
45. Mathew Davies (Ind) 48.89
47. Jackson Drake (Ind) 56.12
48. Michael Ruch (Cycle sports) 58.81
49. Brian Kulik (Ind) 1:00.1
50. Andrew Hartranft (Ind) 1:07.6
51. Cody Dunn (Ind) 1:34.7
52. Kevin Stefanski (Ind) 1:42.7
53. Adam Robbins (ADRENALINERACER/ TO WHEELS) 1:44.5
54. Andrew Summers (Trails End Cycling Company) 1:46.8
55. Forrest Groves (Norco Troy lee shaman) 2:29.2
DNF Trey Cassell (Sycamore Cycles)
DNF Kohl Aumer (AUMER’S SPORTS BAR & GRILL)
DNS Billy Bezeau-Tremblay (Sports aux puces)
DNS Adam Delonais (Ind)
DNS Sam Cookson (dialedmtb.com/filthy life clothing)
DNS Eric Vest (Specialized GROMRACING)
DNS Jack Padega (Team Nancy)
DNS Adam Donlan (N/A)
DNS Patrick Mccarter (Primary Trek)
DNS Ryan Mcmahon (cycle sports)
DNS Alex Bowdish (Ind)
DNS Ryan Smithers (Ind)
DNS Samuel Thibault (Cycles Performance)
DNS Robert Lewis (Trek/7Springs)
DNS Michael Lambton (Mobile Bici)