Catharine Pendrel third on new Whiskey 50 Off-Road course
Kabush top Canadian in Pro Men's race over the weekend in Prescott, Arizona
The Whiskey 50 marathon is a staple of the North American xc marathon racing scene, serving as a test of fitness for pro racers and amateur riders alike for decades now.
For 2019, the course received a big facelift, adding significantly more singletrack to the Prescott, Arizona mountain bike classic.
Pendrel rides solid teamwork to the podium in Prescott
The changes seemed to suit Catharine Pendrel. The Canadian Olympian scored third on Sunday, after three hours 50 minutes of racing. Working together with her Clif Pro teammate Haley Batten, Pendrel finished just 20 seconds back from second place finisher Chloe Woodruff (Stan’s Pivot) in second. Reigning XCO world champion Kate Courtney (Scott-SRAM) continued her dominant spring, adding a win in Prescott to earlier victories in early US Cup Pro XCT and Sea Otter races.
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Former Canadian track Olympian Jasmin Duehring showed her skills extend well beyond the boards of a velodrome, finishing 15th in elite women. Whistler’s Chloe Cross finished in 21st, adding to her solid result at the Moab Rocks three-day stage race earlier this season.
Kabush top Canadian in men’s race
Geoff Kabush was the top Canadian in the men’s Whiskey 50. The veteran Canadian cross country racer crossed the line 13th on his modified Yeti SB 100.
Nickolas Zukowsky (Floyd’s / Van Dessel) of Ste Lucie des Laurentides, Que. was the next across the line from north of the border, placing 27th overall in the elite men’s race. Jasper’s Cory Wallace finished, arriving in Arizona from a big training block and on his way to a stage race in South America, finished 44th.
Keegan Swenson (Stan’s Pivot p/b Maxxis) won the men’s pro Whiskey 50 Off-Road in 3 hours 12 minutes. The Utah racer was a full six minutes ahead of Clif Pro’s Russell Finsterwald in second. Georwill Perez Roman of TrekPuertoRicoRacing was third.
Friday night lights – Whiskey Fat Tire Crit
While Sunday’s full 50 mile race is the main event, Whiskey 50 is a big weekend of racing for pros and amateurs. Friday’s fast paced fat tire crit through downtown Prescott has turned into a crowd favourite over the years. The high speed race puts mountain bikers back on the road, passing through Whiskey Row in the prelude to Sunday’s big show.
Kabush and Pendrel both finished sixth to finish as the fastest Canadians in the crit. Jasmin Duehring followed in 14th while Chloe Cross chased close behind in 16th.
Zukowsky was 19th in the men’s pro crit, with Wallace having a better day than he would on Sunday to place 21st.
Epic Rides Whiskey 50 Off-Road results: elite women (top-20)
| 1 | Kate Courtney | 03:46:44 | Kentfield | CA | Scott-SRAM MTB Racing | ||||
| 2 | Chloe Woodruff | 03:49:54 | Prescott | AZ | Stans, Pivot, Maxxis, Shimano, ASSOS, Natural Delights | ||||
| 3 | Catharine Pendrel | 03:50:14 | Clif Pro Team | ||||||
| 4 | Haley Batten | 03:50:14 | |||||||
| 5 | Erin Huck | 03:51:43 | Phoenix | AZ | CZracing | ||||
| 6 | Alexis Skarda | 03:59:16 | |||||||
| 7 | Sofia Gomez Villafane | 04:00:41 | Heber City | UT | Stans Pivot Pro Team pb Maxxis | ||||
| 8 | Katerina Nash | 04:01:14 | Littleton | CO | Clif Pro Team | ||||
| 9 | Rose Grant | 04:02:36 | Columbia Falls | MT | Stans No Tubes, Pivot Cycles, Maxxis | ||||
| 10 | Evelyn Dong | 04:08:05 | Heber City | UT | Pivot Stans | ||||
| 11 | Crystal Anthony | 04:08:57 | Newbury Park | CA | LIV Cycling | ||||
| 12 | Kaysee Armstrong | 04:08:57 | Newbury Park | CA | LIV Cycling | ||||
| 13 | Hannah Finchamp | 04:12:38 | Kennewick | WA | CLIF Bar | ||||
| 14 | Amy Chandos | 04:15:29 | Flagstaff | AZ | CZracing | ||||
| 15 | Jasmin Duehring | 04:20:06 | Mission Viejo | CA | J.A.King / Felt Bicycles | ||||
| 16 | Jennifer Smith | 04:23:21 | Gunnison | CO | Kenda Cannondale Stans Notubes Magura | ||||
| 17 | Courtenay Mcfadden | 04:24:36 | Bellingham | WA | Pivot Cycles, Maxxis Tires, Stans NoTubes, DNA Cycling | ||||
| 18 | Kelly Catale | 04:25:56 | Pepperell | MA | Connect / Seven Cycles | ||||
| 19 | Erin Osborne | 04:28:17 | Flagstaff | AZ | Flagstaff Bicycle Revolution | ||||
| 20 | Lydia Tanner | 04:32:24 | Boulder | CO | n/a | ||||
| 21 | Chloe Cross | 04:33:16 | Whistler | BC | Team Whistler |
Epic Rides Whiskey 50 Off-Road results: elite men (top-20)
| 1 | Keegan Swenson | 03:12:29 | Heber City | UT | Stans-Pivot p/b Maxxis | ||||
| 2 | Russell Finsterwald | 03:18:46 | Colorado Springs | CO | Team CLIF, Groove Subaru, ODI Grips, Union Sport | ||||
| 3 | Georwill Perez Roman | 03:21:24 | Prescott, Az | AZ | TrekPuertoRicoRacing | ||||
| 4 | Ben Sonntag | 03:21:32 | Durango | CO | CLIF Bar, Niner Bikes, NoTubes, Maxxis | ||||
| 5 | Fernando Riveros | 03:21:48 | Colorado Springs | CO | CZracing | ||||
| 6 | Kohei Yamamoto | 03:22:46 | Matsumoto | JP20 | Dream Seeker MTB Racing Team | ||||
| 7 | Stephan Davoust | 03:22:46 | Newburry Park | CA | Giant Factory Off-Road | ||||
| 8 | Nic Beechan | 03:23:07 | Idyllwild | CA | Trek, Shimano, 100%, ODI, Fox, Kenda | ||||
| 9 | Taylor Lideen | 03:23:45 | Phoenix | AZ | Pivot Cycles, Infinit, Shimano, Stans, TOGS | ||||
| 10 | Payson Mcelveen | 03:26:38 | Durango | CO | Orange Seal Off-road Team | ||||
| 11 | Cal Skilsky | 03:26:47 | Durango | CO | CZracing | ||||
| 12 | Ryan Standish | 03:26:47 | Alice Springs | NT | Merida Bikes Australia | ||||
| 13 | Geoff Kabush | 03:27:09 | Squamish | BC | Yeti, Maxxis, Shimano, Fox, Stans NoTubes, GU | ||||
| 14 | Henry Nadell | 03:28:03 | Carbondale | CO | CZracing | ||||
| 15 | Brian Matter | 03:28:26 | Prescott | AZ | Linear Sport Racing, Trek, Shimano, Clif Bar | ||||
| 16 | Alexey Vermeulen | 03:28:30 | Pinckney | MI | Bianchi, Shimano, Carhartt | ||||
| 17 | Jacob Morales | 03:28:46 | |||||||
| 18 | Taylor Shelden | 03:30:28 | Breckenridge | CO | Tokyo Joes – Scott | ||||
| 19 | Alex Wild | 03:31:12 | Los Gatos | CA | Specialized Factory Racing | ||||
| 20 | Howard Grotts | 03:31:12 | Durango | CO | Specialized |
Epic Rides Whiskey fat tire crit results: elite women (top-20)
| 1 | Chloe | Woodruff | Prescott | AZ | Stans, Pivot, Maxxis, Shimano, ASSOS, Natural Delights | ||
| 2 | Katerina | Nash | Littleton | CO | Clif Pro Team | ||
| 3 | Sofia | Gomez Villafane | Heber City | UT | Stans Pivot Pro Team pb Maxxis | ||
| 4 | Erin | Huck | Phoenix | AZ | CZracing | ||
| 5 | Kate | Courtney | Kentfield | CA | Scott-SRAM MTB Racing | ||
| 6 | Catharine | Pendrel | Clif Pro Team | ||||
| 7 | Alexis | Skarda | |||||
| 8 | Haley | Batten | |||||
| 9 | Rose | Grant | Columbia Falls | MT | Stans No Tubes, Pivot Cycles, Maxxis | ||
| 10 | Evelyn | Dong | Heber City | UT | Pivot Stans | ||
| 11 | Kaysee | Armstrong | Newbury Park | CA | LIV Cycling | ||
| 12 | Courtenay | Mcfadden | Bellingham | WA | Pivot Cycles, Maxxis Tires, Stans NoTubes, DNA Cycling | ||
| 13 | Hannah | Finchamp | Kennewick | WA | CLIF Bar | ||
| 14 | Jasmin | Duehring | Mission Viejo | CA | J.A.King / Felt Bicycles | ||
| 15 | Crystal | Anthony | Newbury Park | CA | LIV Cycling | ||
| 16 | Chloe | Cross | Whistler | BC | Team Whistler | ||
| 17 | Amy | Chandos | Flagstaff | AZ | CZracing | ||
| 18 | Holly | Breck | San Dimas | CA | Go Fast – Incycle | ||
| 19 | Kelly | Catale | Pepperell | MA | Connect / Seven Cycles | ||
| 20 | Raylyn | Nuss | Lake St Louis | MO | Orange Seal Off Road Team |
Epic Rides Whiskey fat tire crit results: elite men (top-20)
| 1 | Keegan | Swenson | Heber City | UT | Stans-Pivot p/b Maxxis | ||
| 2 | Payson | Mcelveen | Durango | CO | Orange Seal Off-road Team | ||
| 3 | Russell | Finsterwald | Colorado Springs | CO | Team CLIF, Groove Subaru, ODI Grips, Union Sport | ||
| 4 | Stephan | Davoust | Newburry Park | CA | Giant Factory Off-Road | ||
| 5 | Joshua | Berry | Tucson | ID | |||
| 6 | Geoff | Kabush | Squamish | BC | Yeti, Maxxis, Shimano, Fox, Stans NoTubes, GU | ||
| 7 | Tristan | Uhl | |||||
| 8 | Brian | Matter | Prescott | AZ | Linear Sport Racing, Trek, Shimano, Clif Bar | ||
| 9 | Howard | Grotts | Durango | CO | Specialized | ||
| 10 | Bryan | Lewis | Raleigh | NC | Cutaway, USA | ||
| 11 | Jake | Yackle | Carson City | NV | FSA, Shimano, Primal Wear, Orange Seal, Panaracer, KHS, Clif Bar, Kali Protectives | ||
| 12 | Alexey | Vermeulen | Pinckney | MI | Bianchi, Shimano, Carhartt | ||
| 13 | Ben | Sonntag | Durango | CO | CLIF Bar, Niner Bikes, NoTubes, Maxxis | ||
| 14 | Cal | Skilsky | Durango | CO | CZracing | ||
| 15 | Andrew | Clemence | Boulder | CO | CZracing | ||
| 16 | Alex | Grant | |||||
| 17 | Pete | Karinen | Calumet | MI | Broken Spoke Racing | ||
| 18 | Nic | Beechan | Idyllwild | CA | Trek, Shimano, 100%, ODI, Fox, Kenda | ||
| 19 | Nickolas | Zukowsky | Ste Lucie Des Laurentides | QC | Floyds, Van Dessel, Biemme, Pioneer | ||
| 20 | Oliver | Zurbruegg | Lauterbrunnen | BE | BiXS Pro Team | ||
| 21 | Cory | Wallace | Jasper | AB | KONA |
