CTS International Classic Cross Country

Cheyenne Mountain State Park, Colorado Springs, mountain biking, Pro XCT, Sand Creek Sports | UltraRob | Sunday, July 11th, 2010 at 8:33 am

Yesterday was the cross country race of the CTS International Classic. I missed the amateurs and Pro women because I was off doing my own 5.5 hour mountain bike ride. I did go watch the Pro Men race although I didn’t have the energy to go out much on the course like I normally do.

Jeremy Horgan-Kobelski took the lead on the first lap although he said he took it a bit cautious on the descent because he hadn’t pre-ridden the course. At the end of the lap 1 descent Geoff Kabush was just behind him with Todd Wells about 18 seconds back.

Horgan-Kobelski was able to open a slightly bigger gap over the next few laps but then Kabush and Wells were able to catch him at the start of the fifth and final lap. On the climb he was able to get a gap on Wells but Kabush hung on his wheel. Kabush took a corner a little too tight and ended up smacking his head on a tree. He was dazed for a bit and let a gap open up.

At the line it was Horgan-Kobelski followed about 20 seconds later by Kabush. Wells was only a couple more seconds back. Sam Schultz came in over 5 minutes later for 4th. The top 3 on GC are Horgan-Kobelski, Kabush and Wells.

Max Plaxton, Friday’s time trial winner, took a header on I believe the 3rd lap. When he got down to the start/finish area he was incoherent. He was pulled from the race and given a time in last place. Since they gave him a time he can still race today if the medics clear him.

In the women’s race, Georgia Gould had another dominant win. She also leads the GC after also winning the time trial Friday night.

Today the racing continues with the amateurs racing another cross country course and the Pros racing a short track. Pro women start at 3 PM and Pro men start at 4 PM.

Pro Men Cross Country Top 10

1. Jeremy Horgan-Kobelski
2. Geoff Kabush
3. Todd Wells
4. Sam Schultz
5. Ryan Trebon
6. Troy Wells
7. Russell Finsterwald
8. Michael Broderick
9. Ben Sonntag
10. Spencer Paxson

Pro Women Cross Country Top 10

1. Georgia Gould
2. Willow Koerber
3. Katie Compton
4. Mary McConneloug
5. Heather Irmiger
6. Pua Sawicki
7. Chloe Forsman
8. Krista Park
9. Amy Dombroski
10 Jennifer Smith

Complete Pro cross country results are here and amateur results are here.

Below are photos from the racing. Thanks to AboutTheShot for some of them. I always have some more CTS International Classic cross country photos and in higher resolution.

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