June 18, 2003

Bell Riders clean up at NORBA NCS #2


Bell-sponsored riders dominated the field at the NORBA NCS Round #2 at Snowshoe, West Virginia. Jeremy Horgan-Kobelski (RLX Ralph Lauren) won the short track and took second in the XC, while his RLX teammate Jimena Florit won the women's XC. Kashi Leuchs (Maxxis/Trek), Seamus McGrath (Haro Lee Dungarees), Willow Koerber (RLX Ralph Lauren), Dara Marks (Sobe/Cannondale), Chris Sheppard (Haro Lee Dungarees) and Paul Rowney (Sobe/Cannondale) also cracked the top ten in the XC and short track events. All these riders race in Bell X-Ray helmets exclusively.

In the gravity events, Bell DH riders Chris Kovaric (Intense/Fox) and Greg Minnaar (Haro/Lee Dungarees) took the top two spots in the men's DH. Minaar's Haro/Lee teammate Mike King won the mountain cross, with Minnaar and Kovaric finishing 3rd and 5th, respectively. Lisa Sher (Chumba Wumba) finished second in both the women's DH and the women's mountain cross.

Snowshoe Men's XC
1 Ryder Hesjedal (Can) Subaru-Gary Fisher
2 Jeremy Horgan-Kobelski (USA) Rlx Ralph Lauren      X-RAY
3 Kashi Leuchs (NZ) Maxxis/Trek                              X-RAY
4 Todd Wells (USA) Mongoose/Hyundi
5 Paul Rowney (Aus) Sobe Cannondale
6 Seamus McGrath (Can) Haro Lee Dungarees            X-RAY
7 Jeremiah Bishop (USA) Trek/Vw
8 Geoff Kabush (Can) Kona Clarks
9 Walker Ferguson (USA) Subaru - Gary Fisher
10 Adam Craig (USA) Giant/Pearl Izumi

Snowshoe Women's XC
1 Jimena Florit (Arg) Rlx Ralph Lauren                       X-RAY
2 Chrissy Redden (Can) Subaru-Gary Fisher
3 Katerina Hanusova (USA) Luna Women Mtb
4 Susan Haywood (USA) Trek-Volkswagen
5 Mary Grigson (Aus) Subaru/Gary Fisher
6 Trish Sinclair (Can) Gearsracing.Com
7 Karen Dewolf (Can) Dried Plums/Orbitz
8 Willow Koerber (USA) Rlx Ralph Lauren                    X-RAY
9 Melanie McQuaid (Can) Ford Outfitters
10 Dara Marks (USA) Sobe/Cannondale                      X-RAY

Snowshoe Short Track XC
1 Jeremy Horgan-Kobelski (USA) Rlx Ralph Lauren     X-RAY
2 Geoff Kabush (Can) Kona Clarks
3 Paul Rowney (Aus) Sobe Cannondale                      X-RAY
4 Travis Brown (USA) Trek/Volkswagen
5 Seamus Mcgrath (Can) Haro Lee Dungarees            X-RAY
6 Chris Sheppard (Can) Haro Lee Dugarees                 X-RAY
7 Ryder Hesjedal (Can) Subaru-Gary Fisher
8 Doug Swanson (USA) Trek/Vw/Jbl
9 Todd Wells (USA) Mongoose/Hyundi
10 Jeff Hall (USA) Salsa Cycles

Snowshoe Women's Short Track XC
1 Chrissy Redden (Can) Subaru-Gary Fisher
2 Susan Haywood (USA) Trek-Volkswagen
3 Katerina Hanusova (USA) Luna Women Mtb
4 Mary Mcconneloug (USA) Seven Cycles
5 Melanie Mcquaid (Can) Ford Outfitters
6 Dara Marks (USA) Sobe/Cannondale                      X-RAY
7 Willow Koerber (USA) Rlx Ralph Lauren                  X-RAY
8 Shonny Vanlandingham (USA) Luna Womens Mtb Team
9 Lanie Mason (USA) Cane Creek
10 Trish Sinclair (Can) Gearsracing.Com

Snowshoe Men's Downhill
1 Chris Kovarik (Aus) Intense/Fox                         BELLISTIC
2 Greg Minnaar (RSA) Haro-Lee Dungarees            BELLISTIC
3 John Waddell (Aus) Its/Santa Cruz
4 Joel Panozzo (Aus) Wtb/Santa Cruz
5 Julian Poomans (USA) Foes Azonic

Snowshoe Women's Downhill
1 Marla Streb (USA) Luna Chix
2 Lisa Sher (USA) Chumba Wumba                       BELLISTIC
3 Fionn Griffiths (GBr) Foes Azonic
4 Missy Giove (USA) Foes
5 Kathy Pruitt (USA) Luna

Men's Mountain Cross
1 Mike King (USA) Team Haro Lee Dungarees       BELLISTIC
2 Gary Houseman (USA) Intense TireS/Santa Cruz
3 Greg Minnaar (RSA) BELLISTIC
4 David Klaassenvanoorschot (USA) Intense/Spy
5 Chris Kovarik (Aus) Intense/Fox 80

Women's Mountain Cross
1 Jill Kintner (USA) Staats Bikes
2 Lisa Sher (USA) Chumba Wumba                      BELLISTIC
3 Sabrina Jonnier (Fra) Intense                            BELLISTIC
4 Tara Llanes (USA) Giant Pearl Izumi
5 Jamie Lilly (USA) Khs Bicycles