Race #2 South East Regional Championship SeriesPresented by Trek Bicycles, Maxxis, Scott’s Bikes
This year’s Chickasaw race was plagued with poor weather. Wet conditions are to be expected in the South this time of year, but the low 40 degree temps put a bit of a damper on the otherwise gleeful grass roots mountain bike festival.
Some 30 pro men lined up on the start and only about 20 finished the race due to the cold and mud induced mechanicals.
Even in competition with the national in Fontana the same weekend more than 15 pro women from the Southeast. Shelly Allen (RIDE-N-ROLL) took control of the women’s race leading the entire race, ahead of 2nd place Kimberly Flynn (Specialized), and 3rd place finisher Jamie Dinkins (Motor Mile). The pre race favorite Ana Jean Dallaire (Cannondale Factory Team) finished 4th.
Sam Koerber (Gary Fisher 29er Crew) decided to stay closer to his home in North Carolina and not make the journey to Fontana for the weekend. Sam took the lead from the start and never looked back, finishing well ahead of the rest of the race. The exciting race was between Greg Lewis (Trek Co op) and Thomas Turner ( Specialized) for 2nd; after exchanging the lead several time Greg took control on the last lap to finish seconds ahead of Thomas. The KHS/Kenda junior team rider Seth Kemp had a very respectable ride finishing in 4th.
Writing by: Greg GibsonPhotos by: Jessica Pike
Results
Pro Men:
1, Sam Koerber
2, Greg Lewis
3, Thomas Turner
4, Seth Kemp
5, Michael Olheiser
6, Rob Kendall
7, Luke Rozanski
8, Andy Reardon
9, Troy Adams
10, Nathan Wyatt
11, Jeremy Chambers
12, Cory Rimmer
13, Regan Woodall
14, Ben Richardson
15, Craig Wohlschalaeger
16, Martin Cox
17, Zachary Winn
18, Greg Gibson
19, Dustin Greer
20, Andy Messer
21, Wesley Lamberson
22, Jacob Prater
23, Matthew Battin
24, Anthony Slowinski
25, Josh Gerlach
26, Victor Alber
Pro Women
1, Shelly Allen
2, Kimberly Flynn
3, Jamie Dinkins
4, Anna Jean Dallaire
5, Candy Wheeler
6, Kylie Krauss
7, Amanda Green
8, Emily Parker
9, Teri Meek
10, Caoline Decosimo
11, Emily Benson
12, Susan Williams
