Riders enjoyed cooler weather and shorter courses in the South Valley Bike and Run Club's second-ever mountain bike race at Harvey Bear Ranch.
And wouldn't you know it, their times improved.
Each division produced better marks top to bottom in Sunday's Midsummer Race than in the previous SVBRC event at Harvey Bear Ranch. That one was held on a sweltering July 19 afternoon and slated 13 miles for beginners and 21 for sport and experts.
Sport riders and beginners dropped three miles apiece for Sunday, but the experts had to cover 28 miles on a three-lap course. Each lap totaled roughly 1,500 feet of ascension. The course, which included fire roads and single track throughout the park, offered great views of Coyote Reservoir.
Chris Amsden of Los Gatos clocked 49 minutes, 47 seconds to win the men's title in the 41-person beginner class, and Shannon Devine won the women's in 1:01:08. Devine finished 24th overall.
San Jose's David Porter (1:24:01) and Victoria Yoham (1:47:43) were tops in sport, and the expert winner was 40-year-old Dario Frederick (1:51:10).
There were 67 entries total.
Vendors who provided service for the riders included Concept Cyclery (bike maintenance), Mind Body Motion (massages), Sports Basement (athletic goods) and Hammer Nutrition (refreshments).
Results
Beginner
1. Chris Amsden, Los Gatos, 49:47; 2. Brett Hahn, Los Gatos, 49:50; 3. Giuseppe Errico, Menlo Park, 51:19; 4. Mark Bernal, San Jose, 51:23; 5. Ted Thomas, Morgan Hill, 51:51; 6. Jesse Baliscao, Aptos, 52:29; 7. Seth Leidy, Berkeley, 53:25; 8. Robby Katz, Morgan Hill, 53:44; 9. Rod Spencer, San Martin, 55:10; 10. Brad Basford, San Jose, 55:28; 11. Kevin Erickson, San Martin, 56:12; 12. Matt Mcgee, Los Gatos, 56:32; 13. Gary Raley, Turlock, 57:16; 14. Steve Harris, Morgan Hill, 57:31; 15. Buckley Tole, Morgan Hill, 57:46; 16. Keith Honda, Salinas, 58:51; 17. John Hogan, Morgan Hill, 58:58; 18. Victor Gillespie, Morgan Hill, 59:14; 19. Lonn Fiance, Saratoga, 59:27; 20. Lucas Montiel, San Martin, 59:40; 21. Randall Souza, Saratoga, 59:44; 22. Laurent Lambert, Redwood City, 59:58; 23. Joseph Dorsch, San Martin, 1:00:28; 24. Shannon Devine, Calif., 1:01:08; 25. Todd Carlsen, San Jose, 1:02:22; 26. Martin Hendess, San Jose, 1:03:29; 27. Ron Clementi, San Jose, 1:04:32; 28. Don Clarke, Calif., 1:04:34; 29. Ben Bruce, Gilroy, 1:05:40; 30. Dana Stringer, Calif., 1:06:20; 31. Arturo Rosette, Calif., 1:08:35; 32. Ed Ferri, Gilroy, 1:09:10; 33. Juan Perez, Sacramento,1:09:12; 34. Jennifer Grifall, Morgan Hill, 1:10:44; 35. Jason Ross, Gilroy, 1:10:56; 36. Brett Stringer, San Jose, 1:11:32; 37. Raul Lopez, San Jose, 1:14:04; 38. Craig Harman, Morgan Hill, 1:15:29; 39. Donavan Bayunga, Gilroy, 1:19:09; 40. Salvador Lopez, Hollister, 1:28:10; 41. Joseph Moraida, San Jose, DNF.
Sport
1. David Porter, San Jose, 1:24:01; 2. Ryan Kish, Walnut Creek, 1:26:17; 3. Matt Destro, San Jose, 1:27:37; 4. Franco Campilongo, Menlo Park, 1:29:45; 5. Matt Johnson, San Jose, 1:31:37; 6. Matthew Redmond, Pleasanton, 1:31:56; 7. James Wahlstrom, Palo Alto, 1:31:59; 8. Michael Yoham, San Rafael, 1:32:25; 9. Danny Bigalow, San Jose, 1:33:36; 10. Vito Lipplolis, San Jose, 1:35:04; 11. Mike Grifall, Morgan Hill, 1:37:00; 12. Rob Rocha, San Jose, 1:38:17; 13. Stewart Cho, Alameda, 1:39:32; 14. Jeff Bauermeister, Fairfield, 1:43:12; 15. Peter Piepul, San Jose, 1:45:07; 16. Victoria Yoham, San Rafael, 1:47:43; 17. James Bradley, Santa Cruz, 1:56:56; 18. Eric Hansotte, Morgan Hill, 1:57:52.
Expert
1. Dario Frederick, San Anselmo, 1:51:10; 2. Kevin Smallman, San Leandro, 1:55:22; 3. William Kemper, Cupertino, 1:58:16; 4. Antonio Ricalde, San Francisco, 1:59:55; 5. Grant Cutler, Palo Alto, 2:01:27; 6. Will Curtis, San Rafael, 2:07:51; 7. Joseph Yoham, San Rafael, 2:13:28; 8. Robert Butner, Castro Valley, 2:20:38.
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