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Fisher Farm Shootout
First Race Thursday, May 14! Registration now open for all six races in this fun new Thursday night series.
For the Love of the Sport
Check out all the great races in the 2009 Kenda Cup East:
May 31: Bump & Grind, Birmingham, AL
June 5: The Hoo-Ha!, Massanutten, VA
June 21: Cowbell Summer Solstice
Aug 7-9: Snow Shootout, Mt. Snow. VT
Aug 14-16: Yankee Clipper, Windham, NY
More Great Races
Fools Gold Mountain Bike Races & Festival
1st Annual Pisgah Mountain Bike Stage Race
Cowbell Challenge Inc, is a proud member of
Get the Results of the 2009 Cowbell Challenge
Race Weekend!
June 20-21, 2009, Davidson NC
Check here first for the results of the Cowbell Challenge Marathon and Cowbell Summer Solstice Cross Country, both held s at Fisher Farm Park , home of the best weekend of mountain bike racing in the Southeast.
View the pix!
Ron Richardson covered the action for the whole weekend, so check out the photo galleries from Cyclepix, and order a few for posterity!
8th Annual Cowbell Challenge Marathon Mountain Bike Race
With the heat index hovering in the 115 range, racers in the Cowbell Challenge Marathon took off from downtown Davidson, NC, at 10 am. Six and one-quarter miles of hard surface to get to the dirt and Fisher Farm, and 6 laps of climbs rock gardens and great single track. Harlan Price (Independent Fabrication) took the top spot on the Men’s Pro Open podium, and also posted the fastest lap on the 8-milecourse at 37:52.389. Just one minute and 22 seconds behind him, Jaifer Beizer (Jittery Joe's U25 p/b Kudzu.com) finished in second. Aaron Oakes (Bulldog/Cycle Craft) finished in third. Nine men finished on the lead lap.
On the Women’s Pro Open side, Carey Lowery (Outdoor Store/Specialized) determined that “third time’s the charm,” took top honors from Rebecca Rusch (Specialized/Red Bull), who finished strong but behind Carey by sis minutes and 15 seconds. Carey also scored the fastest lap for the field with a time of 44:26.151. Rebecca Tomaszewski (Niner Bikes/Ergon) took third. Eight women in the 12-racer field completed the full six laps in the punishing heat.
Complete results for the Cowbell Challenge Marathon
Cowbell Summer Solstice Cross Country Race
In Sunday’s Cross country events, Thomas Turner (Bear Naked/Cannondale) and Sam Koerber (Gary Fisher 29er Crew) battled in a sprint to the finish, with Tom taking the win by just 2 seconds, and both averaging lap times of just under 34 minutes for the 8 mile course. Robert Marion (Kenda/KMC/Hayes) finished third, just under 11 seconds behind Sam. Travis Livermon took fourth, with Ryan Woodall coming in fifth.
Jamie Dinkins(Motor Mile Racing) stood at the top of the podium for the Women’s Pro, finishing 16 seconds ahead of Anina Aaron (Heart’s Racing Club) came in second, followed by Johanna Kraus in third, Kylie Krass (Independent Fabrications) in fourth and Philicia Marion (Kenda/KMC/Hayes)in fifth place.
Complete results for the Cowbell Summer Solstice/Kenda Cup Cross Country
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