The hot sun a dust did not stop Alex Grant from handily winning the Sundance Spin of the Intermountain Cup Bike Racing Series.

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