Photo Gallery: Crested Butte Ultra Enduro Day 1
The five-day Crested Butte Ultra Enduro kicked off Wednesday in the Colorado high country with two special stages and whole ton of climbing in between. Peak elevation for the day was well above 12,000 feet. Pro category day 1 leads went to Marco Osborne (WTB-Cannondale Overmountain) and Kathy Pruit (Juliana Bicycles). You can see full results here. Photographer Eddie Clark is on site. Here’s a look at some of what he saw.
Trek Factory Racing’s Heather Irmiger blazes a path on Brush Creek Trail. The Colorado-resident finished second on the day, finishing second in both special stages behind Pruitt. Photo by Eddie Clark
Marco Osborne (WTB-Cannondale) drops into Brush Creek Trail. After day 1, Osborne leads second-placed Ross Schnell (Trek Factory Racing) by less than 2 seconds. Mike West of Yeti Cycles is third. Photo by Eddie Clark
A racer drops in at the start of the Star Pass stage. Photo by Eddie Clark
Racers grind their way to the top of the stage 1 start at Star Pass, elevation 12,350 feet. Photo by Eddie Clark
Yeti rider Sarah Rawley cuts through the Aspen during stage 2 of the Crested Butte Ultra Enduro. Photo by Eddie Clark
2013 Enduro World Series champ Jerome Clementz is back on the bike after being knocked out with an injury. The Frenchman who rides for the Cannondale Overmountain Team ended up 8th on the day and was third in stage 2. Photo by Eddie Clark
Racers get final instructions before the start of this 5-day event in super scenic Crested Butte, Colorado. Photo by Eddie Clark
Day One included Stage one and two and at the end of the day, Marco Osborne and Kathy Pruitt held the top spots. Another standout is Jerome Clementz who is back racing and just overjoyed to be back on his bike. But the real winners are all the participants who got in the race, got the week ‘off’ their day jobs to experience Crested Butte and get get a preview of the Enduro World Series event coming here next year.
Women
1 Kathy Pruitt
2 Heather Irmiger
3 Janae Pritchett
4 Lauren Kuennen
5 Alison Kinsler
Men
1 Marco Osborne
2 Ross Schnell
3 Mike West
4 Joey Schusler
5 Macky Franklin
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