Alex Grant Wins Sundance Spin
Cyclist Picks up the Pace of the Intermountain Cup Racing Series
Jun 4, 2007
Alex Grant, racing for Titus and Pearl Izumi, won the Pro Men division of the 3rd annual Sundance Spin, part of the Intermountain Cup Bike Racing Series on Saturday, June 2, 2007. With a time of 1:55:24, Grant easily beat the 17 other pro riders, with Thomas Spannring coming in second, nearly 3 minutes later, with a time of 1:58:11. Third place went to Bart Gillespie, who came in at 1:59:00.
After the first loop, Alex Grant had and held a clean lead, completing the lap in just 34 minutes.
When asked how he felt after the race, Grant stated, “I feel like I could have gone another lap!”
Last Year’s 2006 Sundance Spin, held at Sundance Ski Resort in Utah, did, in fact, have an additional lap. Last year, the race included 4 full loops (7.6 miles and 1,100 vertical feet climbing per lap) for the pro men, while this year’s race included 3 full loops and an additional “12 year old loop,” a 1.5 mile loop with a 300 vertical foot climb. Grant handily beat his last year’s 6th place time of 2:33:58. The 2006 race was won by Eric Jones, with a time of 2:24:40, and Thomas Spannring (this year’s second place rider) came in second with 2:28:01.
Off to a self-described “slow start” this year, Grant has picked up the pace and continues to do better and feel better with each race he completes. Riding on a borrowed bike for his previous races this year, Grant finally got to race his new titanium Titus eleven fcr at Sundance. Needless to say, he’s happy with the new bike.
Other winners of the 2007 Sundance Spin include:
Pro women
1st Kara Holley
2nd Roxanne Toly
3rd Erin Collins
Expert women
1st Erika Powers
2nd Lara H. Kendall
3rd Tracey Petervany
Sport Women
1st Tanya Swenson
2nd Destiny Ortiz
3rd Jenelle Kremer
Women 35+
1st Mellisa Quigley
2nd Heather Gilbert
3rd Jolene Nosack
Beginner Women
1st Camila Esposito
2nd Tiffany Profsky
3rd Irene Ota
Expert Men 19-29
1st Paul Clark
2nd Ryan Harrison
3rd Chris Peterson
Expert Men 30-39
1st Jarom Zenger
2nd Chad Harris
3rd Isaac Wilson
Expert Men 40+
1st Jack Dainton
2nd Dana Harrison
3rd Kevin Nelson
Sport Men 19-29
1st Brent Pontius
2nd Alex Petitdemange
3rd Ammon Pate
Sport Men 39-34
1st Scott Billings
2nd Carson Chynoweth
3rd Ryan M. Bradshaw
Sport Men 35-39
1st Todd Neumaker
2nd Michael C. Engberson
3rd Justin Wilson
Sport Men 40+
1st Randall Klimes
2nd Scott Toly
3rd Scott Russell
Sport/Expert Men 13-15
1st Logan Phippin
2nd Keegan Swenson
3rd Daniel VanWagoner
Sport/Expert Men 16-18
1st Alex Gordon
2nd Dave Larsen
3 Kellie Williams
Men 50+
1st Bruce Allen
2nd Bill Peterson
3rd Bill Dark
Men 57+
1st Dwight Hibdon
2nd Joel Quinn
3rd Jerry Warren
Beginner Men 13-15
1st John Erik Lyons
2nd Chris Cutler
3rd Riley Greene
Beginner Men 16-18
1st John Callow
2nd Mike Scott
3rd Carter Elton
Beginner Men 19-29
1st Charles St. Jeor
2nd Jeff Sorenson
3rd Casey Jensen
Beginner Men 30-39
1st Michael Raemisch
2nd Rich Cowell
3rd Daren Dean
Beginner Men 40+
1st Michael Chardack
2nd Michael MacDonald
3rd Rich Phippin
12 & Under
1st Justin Griffin
2nd Hunter Tobert
3rd Christian Olsen
9 & Under
1st Joshua Peterson
2nd Alexander Birkner
3rd Mackenzie Nielson
Clydesdale
1st Mike Oblad
2nd Greg Johnson
3rd Jonathan Rose
Single-Speed
1st Kenny Jones
2nd Brad Keyes
3rd Brian A. Tobert
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