2012 VP Components Dirt Club Enduro
The VP DIRT CLUB ENDURO was a fun ride with friends- going easy on the hills but pinned on fast, fun, descents, with timing and prizes. Who could ask for anything more? Watch the video- it tells the story!
We are also in the planning stages of a November event because the riders were so stoked on this event, and of course we are planning for a bigger 2013 event that keeps the successful smooth and mellow vibe of our first event.
Thanks to all of our sponsors: VP Components, Body Armor, X Fusion Shocks, Light and Motion, KHS Bicycles, TRP Brakes, Cane Creek, Kore, T.H.E. Industries, Kenda, Nema Brand Clothing, Decline Magazine, Mountain Khakis, Gamut, SDG, TIME, MRP, Adidas Eyewear, Lazer, SR Suntour, Novatec, Osprey, Clean Bottle, WTB. Thanks also to Volunteers, Staff, and the Riders.
OPEN MEN RACE RUN DOWN:
Session 1 was composed of 6 timed runs and saw runs averaging 2:30 with saddle time around 2 hours for 2000 feet of climbing (and descending). The overall DH flavor made mistakes costly, but there was a big incentive to ride the hardest lines as they could be worth as much as a full minute at the end of the day. Anthony Medaglia posted the fast time in the opening session of 11:59.2 combined for all 6 runs. Craig Harvey trailed him by only 4 seconds with former BMX pro Jared Kolich down by only 12 seconds.
Session 2 was held after a big break of hanging out, live blues, beer, and tri-tip sandwiches. Once the sun went down, the lights came on and the riders rolled out to tackle two timed sessions. A big thanks to Light and Motion in the night session who supported the event with free demo lights to anyone who didn’t have lights of their own. Anthony Medaglia again put the hammer down and did his two runs in 6:30.7 thanks in part to some aggressive line selection in the dark. Jordan Lopez was second best 13 seconds later with Craig Harvey 18 seconds back.
Session 3 featured the most pedaling with a slight climb that a fit rider could blast over, and also included a few floaters, doubles, a 25 footer, and a long high speed off-camber section of trail. There were 4 timed stages on the final day and Jordan Lopez got the most power to the rear wheel, hit the jumps, stayed off the brakes, and posted the fastest time in 11:31.3 followed by Medaglia in 11:33.8. Third position went to John Hauer, 18 seconds in arrears.
Anthony Medaglia turned out to be the best of the bunch with Jordan Lopez and Craig Harvey rounding out the podium in second and third respectively. Jarrett Kolich and Tom Obrien occupied the spots just off the steps in fourth and fifth.
Results
Place | Name | Team | Class | Bib | Saturday AM | Saturday PM | Sunday | Total |
1 | Anthony Medaglia | SRAM Factory | Open / Expert Men | 6 | 0:11:59.2 | 0:06:30.7 | 0:11:33.8 | 0:30:03.7 |
2 | Jordan Lopez | SPECIALIZED / Victory Velo Racing | Open / Expert Men | 7 | 0:12:19.7 | 0:06:43.9 | 0:11:31.3 | 0:30:34.9 |
3 | Craig Harvey | Harvey Custom Homes | Open / Expert Men | 1 | 0:12:04.5 | 0:06:49.2 | 0:11:58.3 | 0:30:52.0 |
4 | Jarrett Kolich | Open / Expert Men | 4 | 0:12:11.1 | 0:07:13.4 | 0:11:54.9 | 0:31:19.4 | |
5 | Tom O’Brien | Open / Expert Men | 8 | 0:12:25.8 | 0:07:10.5 | 0:12:06.9 | 0:31:43.2 | |
6 | John Hauer | X-Fusion | Open / Expert Men | 2 | 0:13:52.4 | 0:06:39.6 | 0:11:49.7 | 0:32:21.7 |
7 | Michael Cody | Best Friends Bike Club | Open / Expert Men | 5 | 0:13:07.8 | 0:07:12.3 | 0:12:44.2 | 0:33:04.3 |
8 | Cedar Kyes | Devinci / X-Fusion | Open / Expert Men | 3 | 0:12:46.4 | 0:07:28.3 | 0:13:42.8 | 0:33:57.5 |
1 | Mary Moncorge | Santa Cruz Bikes / Endura / Kali | Open / Expert Women | 30 | 0:14:10.1 | 0:07:58.4 | 0:14:26.2 | 0:36:34.7 |
2 | Olivia Harkness | Open / Expert Women | 31 | 0:16:37.6 | 0:20:40.7 | 0:15:52.9 | 0:53:11.2 | |
1 | Nathan Loyal | Team Helen’s | Expert Men 35+ | 46 | 0:14:26.3 | 0:07:33.8 | 0:13:57.3 | 0:35:57.4 |
1 | Christopher Muntz | Sport Men 19-34 | 43 | 0:13:36.1 | 0:07:55.2 | 0:13:08.3 | 0:34:39.6 | |
2 | Aaron Guerrero | Sport Men 19-34 | 42 | 0:14:49.9 | 0:08:08.2 | 0:14:14.1 | 0:37:12.2 | |
3 | Patrick Green | Sport Men 19-34 | 53 | 0:14:39.7 | DNS | 0:13:40.0 | ||
1 | Ted McToldridge | Sport Men 35+ | 47 | 0:12:57.3 | 0:06:53.8 | 0:12:14.4 | 0:32:05.5 | |
2 | Blake Garnand | Sport Men 35+ | 54 | 0:13:02.0 | 0:07:15.1 | 0:13:13.9 | 0:33:31.0 | |
3 | Luke Jones | Dirt Club | Sport Men 35+ | 48 | 0:15:40.1 | 0:08:42.0 | 0:15:27.0 | 0:39:49.1 |
4 | Gary Lucia | NEMA | Sport Men 35+ | 45 | 0:21:35.7 | 0:09:23.6 | 0:17:53.3 | 0:48:52.6 |
5 | Andy Somerville | Team Duke | Sport Men 35+ | 52 | 0:17:02.6 | DNS | 0:15:18.2 | |
6 | Mike Tjaden | Sport Men 35+ | 41 | 0:15:52.0 | DNS | DNS | DNF | |
1 | Joshua LaForge | Beginner Men 19-34 | 40 | 0:17:58.0 | 0:09:25.3 | 0:16:55.2 | 0:44:18.5 | |
2 | Demar Morris | Beginner Men 19-34 | 44 | 0:23:37.5 | 0:10:23.9 | 0:20:06.8 | 0:54:08.2 | |
1 | Damion Dasaro | Ten Four Graphics | Beginner Men 35+ | 49 | 0:16:59.7 | 0:08:58.6 | 0:15:54.6 | 0:41:52.9 |
1 | Thomas Phelan | Junior Men | 50 | 0:07:21.3 | 0:08:46.6 | 0:15:56.2 | 0:32:04.1 | |
2 | Gus Phelan | Junior Men | 51 | 0:07:48.3 | 0:09:14.4 | 0:17:44.5 | 0:34:47.2 |