August19, 2002

Polo Sport's Florit and Horgan-Kobelski win cross country titles

WEST DOVER, Vt. - RLX Polo Sport's Jimena Florit crossed the finish line with her trademark smile and a fourth NORBA win in five attempts this season to claim her first series title on Friday. The Bell-sponsored rider from Argentina won by 47 seconds over Canadian Alison Sydor and nearly five minutes ahead of previous series leader Alison Dunlop of the US. Also in the mix for Bell were Cane Creek's Willow Koerber in sixth place and SoBe/Cannondale's Shonny Vanlandingham in 10th.

On the men's side it was a runaway year for Canadian Roland Green who won all five NORBA races, but it was Polo Sport's Jeremy Horgan-Kobelski who sported a Bell X-Ray to the US national title by virtue of being the highest-placed American, finishing second in series points.