Photo Caption: SSCV Athletes ready to race at the CO MTB League: Showdown in the Boat – Yampa Cycling Race in Steamboat Springs, CO.

Vail, Colo. September 28, 2022 – Ski & Snowboard Club Vail cycling team athletes (Vail Junior Cycling Team) continued to show up strong in their high school cycling season at the Colorado Mountain Bike League: Showdown in the Boat – Yampa Cycling Race. Along with a first place overall team victory for VSSA, SSCV cyclists were showstoppers taking home 6 podiums, and 13 top ten placements across the competition.

The CO MTB League’s Showdown in the Boat – Yampa Cycling Race was the third race of the league’s series. The race course is a 5.8 mile loop with 750 feet of climbing per lap. Running clockwise, beginning at the Steamboat Springs Rodeo Grounds and finishing at the base of Howelsen Hill. This series has multiple races, all crescendoing towards the State Championships. The next race in this series is the Haymaker Classic in Leadville on October 8-9, 2022. 

 

“The younger riders really stepped up in this race,” said Marshall Troutner, SSCV Head Cycling Coach. “It was really great to see everyone as a team perform so well, produce such great results, and work their hardest out there as they’ve been doing for every race. We’ve been seeing lots of improvement so far, and we’re just excited to show up to the Eagle race on our home-turf in a couple of weeks.” 

 

Below are the overall podium results and the top 10 SSCV placements, along with overall  podium team results for division two:

 

Results: 

 

Team Results – Division 2

1 – VSSA 

2- Steamboat

3 – Eagle Valley

 

Varsity Girls

1 – Addison Bair – Green Mountain 

2 – Ella Brown – Boulder 

3 – Alex Edquibel-Melanson – Boulder

7 – Kyleena Lathram – SSCV

10  – Stella Sanders – SSCV 

 

Varsity Boys: 

1 – Nicholas Konecny – Summit

2 – Landen Stoval – SSCV 

3 – Aidan Haack – Steamboat

9 – Reiner Schmidt – SSCV 

10 – Aiden Brown – SSCV 

 

JV Girls: 

1 – Mary McLarnon – Steamboat

2 – Lucy Perkins – SSCV 

3 – Laila Waldron – Nederland
8 – Cora Wilson – SSCV 

 

JV Boys: 

1- Will Bentley – SSCV

2 – Thayer Ask – Boulder

3 – Eli Leavitt – Boulder 

 

Sophomore Girls:

1 – Aila Harmala – Summit

2 – Ella Easton – Boulder 

3 – Nora Harrison – Estes Park 

 

Sophomore Boys:

1 – Tyler Goodson – Boulder

2 – Kalen Brown – Boulder 

3 – Mason Wescott – Summit 

 

Freshman Girls: 

1 – Eva Minotto – Steamboat

2 – Anna Rhodes – Steamboat

3 – Katherine McDonald – SSCV 

7 – Vespera Steiner – SSCV 

 

Freshman Boys:

1 – Alex Current – SSCV

2 – Eric Asselin – SSCV 

3 – Nathan Riemer – Monarch 

10 – Bode Cobb – SSCV 

 

Many thanks to SSCV Cycling Team and Vail Bike Swap sponsors Alpine Bank, Alpine Collision, Coleman Custom Homes, Forstl Realty and The Kind Bikes and Skis.  For more information on SSCV’s cycling program, head to https://skiclubvail.org/programs/cycling/.  For a complete list of results and more information on the Colorado Mountain Biking League and upcoming races, head to https://coloradomtb.org