This past Saturday, our team fielded 6 riders at the Spring Fling Mountain Bike Race, all of whom competed in the advanced category. After an early breakaway by state champion riders Brendan Moore (2007) and Sam Oftedahl (2008), a chase group formed including 3 FCCC riders, Barry Tungseth, Jack Hinkens and Tom Miller, as well as pro rider, Jay Richards. After several attempts to pass Jay, the group of 4 were left with a sprint finish for 3rd through 6 places, with the FCCC riders Barry, Tom and Jack taking 4th, 5th and 6th respectively, finishing just over 1 minute behind the leaders. Team members Jeremy Jedlicki and Pat Dowling finished 14th and 28th overall out of the 33 participant elite field.

In the women's race, Ali Tungseth rode a solid race, finishing second among the advanced women. This race served as a nice "tune up" for the state series races, which begin next weekend. It looks like the Penn Cycle / Nature Valley sponsored team is well positioned to make a run at the state championship team title this year. More information on the team competition here: www.mnscs.com.

Results 

Photos courtesy of www.skinnyski.com and Dana Schoppe