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Adam Craig hopes to defend his national title earned at the 2011 USA Cycling Mountain Bike Marathon National Championships. (Photo by Cascade Event Photography)
Among the riders already registered to contest the event are defending national champion Adam Craig (Bend, Ore./Rabobank-Giant), 2011 runner-up Carl Decker (Bend, Ore./Giant Factory), Colin Cares (Boulder, Colo./Kenda-Felt), Jeremy Horgan-Kobelski (Boulder, Colo./Subaru-Trek), Spencer Paxson (Seattle, Wash./Kona Bicycles) and three-time Olympian and the winner of the 2012 USA Cycling Pro Cross-Country Tour (Pro XCT) men’s standings Todd Wells (Durango, Colo./Specialized Racing).
Among the professional/elite women vying for a Stars-and-Stripes jersey are defending national champion and the winner of the 2012 USA Cycling Pro Ultra-Endurance Tour (Pro UET) women's standings Monique “Pua” Mata (Yucaipa, Calif./Sho-Air), the runner-up in the 2011 race Kelli Emmett (Colorado Springs, Colo./Giant Mountain Bike Team) and Kelly Boniface (Steamboat Springs, Colo./MOOTS).
Pua Mata topped the professional women's podium at the 2011 USA Cycling Mountain Bike Marathon National Championships. (Photo by Cascade Event Photography)
The course has been lengthened from 52 miles in 2011 to 54 miles this year. The 54-mile loop starts and finishes at Wanoga Sno Park. Riders will climb a total of 6,000 feet as they compete. There will be four aid stations along the course.
“We’ve given the riders a really hard and challenging course for this year’s national championship,” USA Cycling Vice President of National Events Micah Rice said. “We will certainly crown the best endurance rider we have out there.”
The event concludes with the awards ceremony slated for 3 p.m. at the awards stage near the start/finish line.
On-site registration and packet pick-up at the Old Mill District in south Bend will be open from 12-6 p.m. on Friday, Sept. 14. For additional registration and packet pick-up locations and times, please refer to the event schedule.
Visit the official event webpage of the 2012 USA Cycling Mountain Marathon National Championships for more information on the event, including a complete schedule, course map, technical guide, results, photo gallery and more. Follow the event on Twitter using the hashtag #MTBMarathon. For more information on Bend and the surrounding area, go to www.visitbend.com.
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