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TOPEAK-ERGON AT THE WHISKEY 50
Three members of Topeak-Ergon USA made the trip to north central Arizona to take on the Whiskey 50 Off-Road mountain bike race.
Prescott, AZ, USA. The 50 mile mountain bike race, which sits at 6,000 ft above sea level, offers a great course with long climbs, rocky sections, and technical loose descents. Racing for Team Topeak-Ergon USA were Sonya Looney, Yuki Saito and Jeff Kerkove.
The top result of the day came from Sonya Looney who beat out some of the fastest American female endurance racers to take 3rd overall in the 50 mile event. “It took a while for me to get going today. My legs felt heavy all day, but they still performed good enough for a solid result.”
Yuki would go on to take the top placing for the team in the Men’s Open race with a 6th place out of 200+ rider field. “I felt great during the whole race. However some sharp rock sliced my rear tire at about 8miles to the finish. I lost five places while I was fixing it. My legs still felt good, so I kept pushing myself and passing people to the 6th place at the finish line. Getting flat tires was very disappointing, but I was happy how I performed. I would like to come back and race again!”
Kerkove would have a slow start to the day fighting Spring allergies. He would take it easy until the big climb in the middle of the race where he spun the SRAM XX 42T chain ring up the climb to reel in suffering some riders. Kerkove would finish in 19th place overall. “It took a while to get the engine going, but after about 40 minutes of racing, my engine came on. It was just a little too late.” Said Kerkove following the 50 mile effort.
Race Results
Sonya Looney, Open Women, 3rd Yuki Saito, Open Men, 6th Jeff Kerkove, Open Men, 19th
About this Article:
- Date:
- Apr 29, 2010
- Author:
- Topeak Team
Sonya on the podium
