YOUTH SERIES RACE #2
	    Youth Series Race #2 -- July 8th -- Dist Varies

The 2nd in the series of 3 mountain bike races for kids sponsored by the 
Fairbanks Cycle Club narrowly dodged the rain clouds on Saturday at UAF’s West 
Ridge ski trails. The race attracted a surprisingly good turn out after a week 
of steady rain in Fairbanks.  About 40 people cheered on the 25 racers. The 
Kindergarten–2nd-grade class raced 3 loops on the road from the warm-up hut 
around the satellite dish. The 3rd-grade and older classes raced a hilly 
1.6-mile circuit course that was slow because of soggy but firm trails, 
especially in the lower sections.

The Kindergarten–2nd-grade class did three laps around a flat 0.37-mile loop. 
The first three riders to the finish line were in the same order as in the first 
Youth Series Race: Colin Lease won by about 30 seconds, and as in the previous 
race, Tristan O’Donoghue sprinted Quinn Vinlove to the finish line for 2nd and 
3rd places. In their first bike race, Ashley Plummer came in 4th and Andrew 
Sheets was 5th.

The race was close for the first three places in the 3rd–4th-grade class with 
Elijah McMorrow taking 1st by 7 seconds over Luke Button in 2nd, and Joe Bue was 
3rd, 13 seconds behind Luke. Austin Plummer was 4th, and Erica Signor, Tommy 
O’Donoghue, and Peter Button finished within 5 seconds of each other in 5th–7th 
places.

Daniel Remington took 1st by almost 30 seconds in his first mountain bike race 
in the 5th–6th-grade class. Ryan Senkow was 2nd and tied with Courtney Bue, who 
raced in this younger age class. Bobby Signor was 10 seconds behind in 3rd and 
Nicole Plummer was 4th.  Garrett Sheets had a malfunction with his chain, but 
gamely managed to finish the race in 5th place.

The field of riders in the 7th-grade-and-older class was the most competitive 
with a tight group leading on the 1st lap. Wyatt Mayo gapped the field on the 
2nd lap and stretched his lead to 1 minute at the finish.  Kipp Wilkinson, the 
previous race winner, was 2nd and chased by Robert Hovda, who almost caught Kipp 
at the finish line.  Neill Toelle finished 4th and was followed by Coty Mayo, 
Kyle Hanson, and Aven Bross, in that order.

Despite the squishy trails and dirt-splattered bikes, there were lots of smiling 
weary faces after the race. All the racers took home prizes thanks to the 
generous donations of our sponsors: Alaska Chocolate House, Beaver Sports, 
Goldstream Sports, Great Land Sports, and Raven Cross Country. The 3rd and final 
race in the series will be held at Birch Hill on 19 August at 10 am.



Kindergarten-2nd Grade—1.1 mile 
1st Colin Lease 	 6:32
2nd Tristan O’Donoghue 	 7:06
3rd Quinn Vinlove 	 7:08
4th Ashley Plummer 	 8:52
5th Andrew Sheets 	10:37

3rd–4th Grade—1.6 miles
1st Elijah McMorrow 	10:24
2nd Luke Button 	10:31
3rd Joe Bue 		10:44
4th Austin Plummer 	11:35
5th Erica Signor 	13:04
6th Tommy O’Donoghue 	13:06
7th Peter Button 	13:09

5th–6th Grade—3 miles
1st Daniel Remington 	21:06
2nd Ryan Senkow 	21:34
3rd Bobby Signor 	21:44
4th Nicole Plummer 	25:15
5th Garrett Sheets 	32:41
Not in class Courtney Bue 21:34

7th Grade and Older—4.8 miles
1st Wyatt Mayo 		22:23
2nd Kipp Wilkinson 	23:23
3rd Robert Hovda 	23:26
4th Neill Toelle 	26:51
5th Coty Mayo 		31:07
6th Kyle Hanson 	33:01
7th Aven Bross 		33:46