YOUTH SERIES RACE #2
Youth Mountain Bike Race #2 -- July 14, 2007 -- Distances vary

Kindergarten-2nd Grade-0.5 mile 
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Ian Ludwig		3:18
Sam Button		3:35
Lars Vinlove		4:18
Tarn Bross		4:59

3rd-4th Grade-1.2 miles
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Clayton Schrader	13:00
Peter Button		14:27
Quinn Vinlove		15:10

5th-6th Grade-2.4 miles
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Brandon Schrader	15:26
Cory Johnson 		17:35
Luke Button		27:05

7th Grade and Older-2.4 miles
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Riley Troyer 		12:40
Kyle Hanson 		15:27
Aven Bross		15:46
Quinn Evenson		15:49
Madeline Button		16:01
Ryan Senkow		25:18


Sixteen junior racers braved the rain to cycle in the 2nd mountain bike
race of the 3-race series for kids sponsored by the Fairbanks Cycle Club
on Saturday at the Birch Hill cross country ski trails. This was the
second attempt to hold the race, which was postponed from the previous
weekend when heavy rains made the trails too soft.  The
Kindergarten-2nd-grade class raced 1 loop around the stadium during the
only dry period in the race. The 3rd-grade and older classes raced a
rolling 1.2-mile circuit in increasingly heavy rain.  The race was
shortened from 3 to 2 laps for the 5th grade and older classes as the
conditions became too slick to climb the hills.  The trails remained
firm but were slippery on the surface making corners and hills
challenging.

The Kindergarten-2nd-grade class was led almost from the start by Ian
Ludwig who was closely followed by Sam Button.  The youngest kids in the
group Lars Vinlove and Tarn Bross traded places with Lars pulling away
for 3rd place.  This was the first bike race for most of these
youngsters.

Starting all at the same time, the 3rd -4th-grade class raced one lap
around the course whiles the 5th-grade and higher classes raced two
laps.  The course started up the West Ramp, down the stadium hill, up
the East Ramp to the Roller Coaster, followed by a fast descent on the
White Bear Access, and then took a cutoff to the Warm-up Loop, which
returned to the stadium.  

Clayton Schrader finished first in the 3rd-4th-grade class, followed by
Peter Button (second) and Quinn Vinlove (third). Brandon Schrader took
first in the 5th-6th-grade class, trailed by Cory Johnson (seconde) and
Luke Button (third).  The 7th grade and higher class was the largest and
tightest division of the day.  Riley Troyer took first for the second
time this year with a commanding lead.  Kyle Hanson was second followed
within a minute by Aven Bross (third), Quinn Evenson (fourth), and
Madeline Button, the leader of the Button family team (fifth).  Ryan
Senkow finished sixth after crashing twice in the greasy conditions and
gamely completed the course despite a swollen knee. 

All racers took home prizes thanks to the generous donations by Beaver
Sports, Goldstream Sports, and Raven Cross Country.  Thanks to Jason at
the Parks and Recreation Department for supporting the event. The next
and last race of the season is August 4th at 10 am at the West Ridge UAF
ski trails.