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Ketchum's Lars-Erik Johnson (1.20:19 for 19 miles) topped a 1-2-3 Wood River Valley finish in the Pro/Semi-Pro men's class at the 21st annual White Knob Challenge mountain bike race Aug. 6 in Mackay.
Johnson finished 1:23 ahead of runner-up Whitney Albright (1.21:42) and nearly two minutes faster than third-place Billy Olson (1.22:08). In all, there were 141 riders signed up—67 from the Boise area and 35 from the Wood River area.
As always, racers departed Mackay at "high noon," onto a 19-mile course that included 2,300 feet of elevation gain.
Recent road grading in Cliff Creek presented cyclists with a faster course in 2005. However, at the pre-race meeting, riders were cautioned not to get lulled into complacency because a sandy layer on top made the "smoother" section deceiving.
The Mackay EMTs, as they have for years, provided excellent support with three EMTs on ATVs. The EMTs also arranged for water stations—a critical support issue with temperatures hovering around 100 degrees.
One rider in the NORBA classic suffered a broken collarbone. Several didn't finish due to mechanical issues.
One rider was disqualified for riding across the one bridge on the course. The bridge is on private land and the landowner has graciously opened his land each year with one condition—that the White Knob riders dismount and walk or run their bikes across the bridge.
Riders shared a post-race meal prepared by Rodriguez of Bear Bottom Inn.
Sponsored by Intermountain Orthopaedics and organized by Lost River Cycling of Boise, the longest-running mountain bike race in the Northwest was the fifth event in the six-race Knobby Tires Series for 2005.
Next year's White Knob is scheduled for Aug. 5, 2006.
Results follow by class:
Pro/Semi-Pro Men: 1—Lars-Erik Johnson 1.20:19. 2—Whitney Albright 1.21:42. 3—Billy Olson 1.22:08. 4—Darren Lightfield 1.25:02.
Pro Women: 1—Lorien Lightfield 1.35:41.
Expert Men 19-29: 1—Casey Smith 1.21:15. 2—Sam Young 1.28:19.
Expert Men 30-39: 1—Tad Hamilton 1.22:39. 2—Keith Hickerson 1.23:03. 3—Sean Ollila 1.25:25. 4—Chris Bondurant 1.26:26. 5—Erik Ruggeri 1.34:11. 6—Todd Howe 1.35:57. 7—Alex Phipps 1.36:28. 8—Craig Prather 1.38:53. 9—Greg Coy 1.40:59. 10—Chad Howard 1.42:11. 11—Todd Byle 1.43:31. 12—Ken Jones 2.02:03. DNF—Gregg Harkus.
Expert Men 40-49: 1—Brian Taylor 1.21:40. 2—Jon Gould 1.23:07. 3—Alan Newton 1.28:18. 4—Bob Grover 1.44:30. 5—Dave Bell 1.44:35. 6—Mike McDonald 2.07:46.
Expert Women 19-29: 1—Jill Forsmann 1.42:10.
Expert Women 40-49: 1—Lynn Stott 1.39:58.
Expert Women 60-plus: 1—Gabriele Andersen 1.58:10.
Expert Singlespeed: 1—Ryan Butterfield 1.22:35. 2—Marc Driver 1.24:37. 3—Eric Jensen 1.24:38. 4—Reed Melton 1.26:26. 5—Joe Jensen 1.28:09. 6—Chris Howell 1.44:33. 7—James Moores 2.00:27.
Sport Junior Boys 13-14: 1—Austin Moses 2.15:50. 2—Ben Moore 2.32:40.
Sport Junior Boys 15-16: 1—Keaton Keene 1.46:22. 2—Riley Black 1.46:28.
Sport Junior Boys 17-18: 1—Thomas Anderson 1.43:35. 2—Eric Nordseth 1.52:49. 3—Martin Flagler 2.28:13.
Sport Men 19-29: 1—Chris Stuart 1.21:52. 2—Andy Pazdan 1.32:13. 3—John Reuter 1.33:12. 4—Paul Pazdan 1.33:17. 5—Wayne Hofeldt 1.39:52. 6—Jeremy Bergquist 1.44:10. 7—Brian Autenreich 2.14:19.
Sport Men 30-39: 1—Michael Shane 1.26:22. 2—Kevin Murar 1.33:54. 3—Dane Willard 1.35:15. 4—Scott Hill 1.35:27. 5—Geoff Baker 1.37:49. 6—Bobby McNabb 1.39:14. 7—Troy Smith 1.39:42. 8—Mike Winans 1.42:06. 9—Tyson Ekstrom 1.42:37. 10—Scott Corkery 1.44:35. 11—Peter Frey 1.47:04. 12—Steve Comish 1.48:16. 13—Todd Wong 1.48:47. 14—Eric Lafferty 1.54:15. 15—James Liddle 2.08:53. 16—Hal Miller 2.08:54. 17—Jon Carmack 2.10:57.
Sport Men 40-49: 1—Gary Stott 1.34:21. 2—Jonay Neeser 1.38:51. 3—Greg Parker 1.38:57. 4—Mark Klinger 1.38:58. 5—Sean O'Connell 1.42:12. 6—Chuck Keene 1.46:46. 7—Jim Santa 1.50:58. 8—Dave Anderson 1.54:46. 9—Bob Hoffman 2.02:50. 10—Steve Rogers 2.04:47. 11—Rick Fahey 2.17:50. 12—Brian Shields 2.23:54.
Sport Men 50-59: 1—Bob Marcinko 1.45:10. 2—Clyde Cody 1.45:15. 3—Paul Phillips 1.51:26. 4—John Sparks 1.52:16. 5—Paul Lagodich 1.54:00. 6—Tom Praggastis 1.55:11. 7—Michael Duffy 2.02:13.
Sport Men 60-plus: 1—Will Swenson 1.56:54. 2—Marv White 2.23:48.
Sport Clydesdale Men: 1—Charles Mills 2.06:19. 2—Ken Edwards 2.06:44. DNF—Henry Harper.
Sport Women 19-29: 1—Megan Tews 2.05:04. 2—Hannah Ragsdale 2.19:09.
Sport Women 30-39: 1—Stella Keane 1.40:56. 2—Jessica Jensen 1.57:10. 3—Julie Richardson 1.59:21. 4—Bonnie Hunt 2.04:07.
Sport Men 40-49: 1—Christi Hall 1.58:44.
Sport Women: 1—Elizabeth Cody 2.05:48.
Sport Singlespeed: 1—Paul Adams 1.29:45. 2—Vince Archer 1.33:42. 3—Alan Krishnek 1.49:40. 4—Toby Biery 1.50:15.
Beginner Junior Boys 13-14: 1—George Cairncross 2.03:23. 2—Brady Adams 2.06:44. 3—Willie Adicoff 2.15:53. 4—Eric Fitzpatrick 2.22:44. 5—Stephen Anderson 2.26:45. 6—Tyler Stanley 2.27:46.
Beginner Junior Boys 15-16: 1—Bryce Klinger 1.58:55. 2—Mackenzie Beckwith 2.21:44.
Beginner Men 19-29: 1—Karl Vanderwood 1.50:32. 2—Jaeson Wise 1.59:49. 3—Braden Chase 2.00:13. 4—Jesse Ellis 2.38:41. 5—Mike Peyrollaz 3.03:12. 6—Steve Peyrollaz 3.20:27.
Beginner Men 30-39: 1—Daniel Hidalgo 3.11:26. 2—John Peyrollaz 3.15:06. 3—Joshua Gleaton 3.25:52.
Beginner Men 40-49: 1—Mike Fitzpatrick 2.06:53. 2—Sam Adicoff 2.41:01. 3—Alan Jines 2.43:40.
Beginner Men 50-59: 1—Paul Chase 2.26:17. 2—John Laird 2.49:22.
Beginner Men 60-plus: 1—Feliks Pazdan 2.29:27.
Beginner Clydesdale Men: 1—Jason Wilcox 1.59:34. 2—Bill Buckland 2.01:48.
Beginner Women 30-39: 1—Evelyn Galloway 3.11:19. 2—Kristi Regotti 3.14:01.
Beginner Women 40-49: 1—Kenara Smith 2.35:05. 2—Nicole Brooks 2.48:06. 3—Teresa Westfall 2.51:00. 4—Denise Arellano 3.01:08. 5—Paula Moores 3.06:35.
