Race Report: PA State Championships, Bear Creek KENDA Cup Qulaifier, MARC Finals

Matt takes 3rd.  GMA on the podium with a piece of hardware to boot!

This race held some pretty high prestige.  I mean, did you see the title?  That means there was no playing around and there was sure to be lots of heavy hitters, lots of cash, and lots of podiums (and fighting for them).

Jordan and Matt toed the line for the start of the Pro Men's race at 1pm under cloudy skies and intermittent rain.  Of course the rain only kept the dust levels down, and the clouds hid our rev'd bodies from the sun as we took off into the woods.  Jordan quickly put himself into the mix up front as Matt set about patented slow start.

Before we continue, let's think about what Bear Creek has to offer...
It is a ski mountain, so there is lots of climbing.  You need a light bike that climbs well.  Yeah, we got that.
There are tons of rocks, so you need good suspension.  We have that, too.

You also need to stay comfortable, so of course we have that dialed with comfy grips and rad tires.

So we find ourselves in mid race with Jordan in 3rd and Matt in 4th, both riding strong and eating the rocks like they are gobstoppers (you know, the yummy candy?).  In the last lap Jordan had an unfortunate flat, and Matt was right there advantage of his teammate and move into third.  Of course, there are no hard feelings...we are a team!

So check out our podium shots!!!!  We had an awesome weekend!
For the MASS Finals it is on!!!!

Despite some rough luck, Jordan still takes 3rd overall in the regional championships!