Spinning those
wheels in Ketchum
Hot criterium on a hot Sunday
By MICHAEL AMES
Express Staff Writer
Adrienne Leugers (right) motors
with the Cruiser Class. Express photo by Willy Cook
The third annual Ketchum Criterium bike
race was held this past weekend with roughly 150 riders. Racers from Utah,
Oregon, Washington and California joined locals and competitors from all over
Idaho. The course was staged on five blocks on Ketchum’s west side. Race
organizer Greg Stock of Sun Summit described the weekend as a total success with
not a single crash and nary a mechanical issue.
"In most years you would get, at the very
least, a flat tire, but this year was a perfect race," said Stock.
Whit Albright blew away the Men’s 3
field. Express photo by Willy Cook
Whit Albright of Ketchum won the Men’s 3
category with a solo breakaway, just like he won Men’s 4/5 in last year’s
criterium.
Local racer Nicole Brown had an
outstanding race, placing third in her first licensed event. Riding solo for the
entirety, Brown never relied on drafting and instead powered her way to an
impressive podium place.
And, in the Cruiser Class, Joel Mallet
edged out defending champion Pete Ross for the victory by using some "superior
tactics," which, essentially were holding on to the lead motorcycle up the hill.
Billy Olson is in the middle of the
pack during Sunday’s Ketchum Criterium. Express photo by Willy Cook
Ross used similar "superior tactics," last
year by cutting through an alley behind the post office.
Here are the results from the Sunday’s hot
criterium, on a hot day:
Citizen Juniors 14 & under: 1—Max
Durtschi (Sun Valley). 2—Chase Caulkins (Hailey). 3—Brandon Boehm (Washington).
Citizen Juniors 15-17:
1—Kristian Timmons (Ketchum). 2—Jose Garcia
(Ketchum). 3—Aaron Schultz (Washington).
Master Men 35+:
1—Kurt Holzer (Boise). 2—Samuel Giles
(California). 3—Rich Brown (Boise).
Masters Men 45+:
1—Steve Cole (Boise). 2—Bob Walker
(Pocatello). 3—Bill McDorman (Ketchum).
Womens Category 4:
1—Jodi Cuccia (Boise). 2—Ellie Rodgers
(Boise). 3—Nicole Brown (Ketchum).
Mens Category 4/5:
1—Shawn Cheney (Utah). 2—Moses Mexia
(Hailey). 3—Casey Simons (Utah).
Mens Category 3:
1—Whit Albright (Ketchum). 2—Ryan Schmidt
(Ketchum). 3—Justin Kline (Pocatello).
Womens Pro 1/2/3:
1—Liza Rachetto (Boise). 2—Brooke Blackwelder
(Boise). 3—Jana Repulski (Boise). 4—Shirley Williamson (Boise). 5—Kris Walker
(Pocatello).
Mens Pro 1/2:
1—Eric Ransom (Boise). 2—Brian Cavanagh
(Boise). 3—Shawn Mitchell (Boise). 4—Cody Hall (Boise). 5—Bill Olson (Ketchum).