Growlers finish third race of season series at Gurney Lane Bike Park
QUEENSBURY – Racing in their third race of the season, the Galena Growlers High/Middle School Composite Mountain Bike Team traveled to Queensbury, NY to race at the town’s Gurney Lane Bike Park for the National Interscholastic Cycling Association (NICA) Adirondack Cross Country race.
The town park was filled to the brim 6-12 grade kids out on their mountain bikes, on a race course that started and finished in park’s main infield. The rolling start quickly disappeared into the park’s flowing single track.
The all-day rain on Saturday caused the course’s pre-race to be cancelled, but the course was in pristine condition for the competitors on Sunday.
Race day started out with the freshman boys followed by the freshman girls.
In the freshman boys race, the Growlers had the Thompson Twins (Dan and Andrew) who tackled and conquered the three-lap race without mishap. Dan completed the race, coming in at 24th with Andrew coming in right after at 25th place. The two combined their scores for 708 team points.
“Both Dan and Andrew had a great race, working hard over the three-lap race course,” said head coach Rob Baker. “You can sure tell they are identical twins out there as they finished within three seconds of each other.”
The next race on the track was the freshman girls race, where the Growlers had Bailey Olds hit the course. Olds rode the course with a strong pace, cruising to a sixth place finish. Her finish added another 456 team points to the Growlers total.
Shortly following the two freshman races, the Middle School races were up on the course. The Growlers had three eighth grade boys – Dan Scholl, Nathan Bennett and Wyatt DuBois. All three boys completed the flowing single track middle school course without any miscues for a clean race. Scholl finished the course in second place for the group, while teammates Bennett and DuBois came in at fifth and 11th.
“Racing on a course like Gurney’s, the goal was podiums and two of the three came home with race hardware,” said Baker.
Since the last race, the Growlers have had Sherburne-Earlville’s Carson Lounsbury and Emilee Bennett join the team. Gurney was Lounsbury and Emilee Bennett first ever mountain bike race.
Lounsbury finished the race in 15th place overall while Bennett ended up in seventh. Baker said the two really enjoyed it as they learned a lot and are looking forward to the next race. “[Emilee] will only improve as she rides and gets stronger,” said Baker.
The Growlers also had Colin Olds race in the sixth grade boys race. Olds, finishing the race with a solid ride for the three laps at Gurney, came in as the 16th rider to cross the finish line.
After a short lull, the remainder of the high school racers lined up in the shoot.
The Growlers sole afternoon rider was Stanton Baker, racing in the junior varsity boys race Stanton, being the last of the four-person team score for the Growlers, needed to finish for the points. Baker finished his race at 14th overall in the JV boys race.
For the day, the Growlers finished in 11th place. After three races in the series, the team is sitting in 12th position.
The Growlers next race is the New York State Championships, the race that the Growlers will hosting on June 3. The race will be held at the Chenango Valley State Park.
Saturday, June 2, will start the weekend of racing at the track off with the Women’s Ride at Chenango.
Girls and Women of the NICA of New York invite others who are interested and support the group to joined them for a ride around the course. The ride will start at 1:30 p.m. and will be featured in a documentary by a NICA coach from Brooklyn, NY.
The ride will be led by Tamara Tarbell and Amy Evans, local ladies on bikes. If interested and a bike is needed or any other questions, please contact Amy (acevans1@live.com) or Tamara (tamarat@t2millwork.com).
Then on Sunday, the NICA NY State Championships will begin racing at 9:30 for the middle school and freshman boys and girls raced. At 11:30 am, the high school races will begin.
Any riders in grades 6-12 are welcome to come compete at the course. The entry is free if registered by 9 a.m. After that, the cost is $7. While the rider does not need to be a part of the a team, there will be 26 teams racing, including the Galena Growlers. Registration and the start of the race is at the Pine Grover area of the park.
All are welcome to come down to the track on Sunday to support the Galena Growlers team and see what the mountain bike scene has to offer in our local area.
The town park was filled to the brim 6-12 grade kids out on their mountain bikes, on a race course that started and finished in park’s main infield. The rolling start quickly disappeared into the park’s flowing single track.
The all-day rain on Saturday caused the course’s pre-race to be cancelled, but the course was in pristine condition for the competitors on Sunday.
Race day started out with the freshman boys followed by the freshman girls.
In the freshman boys race, the Growlers had the Thompson Twins (Dan and Andrew) who tackled and conquered the three-lap race without mishap. Dan completed the race, coming in at 24th with Andrew coming in right after at 25th place. The two combined their scores for 708 team points.
“Both Dan and Andrew had a great race, working hard over the three-lap race course,” said head coach Rob Baker. “You can sure tell they are identical twins out there as they finished within three seconds of each other.”
The next race on the track was the freshman girls race, where the Growlers had Bailey Olds hit the course. Olds rode the course with a strong pace, cruising to a sixth place finish. Her finish added another 456 team points to the Growlers total.
Shortly following the two freshman races, the Middle School races were up on the course. The Growlers had three eighth grade boys – Dan Scholl, Nathan Bennett and Wyatt DuBois. All three boys completed the flowing single track middle school course without any miscues for a clean race. Scholl finished the course in second place for the group, while teammates Bennett and DuBois came in at fifth and 11th.
“Racing on a course like Gurney’s, the goal was podiums and two of the three came home with race hardware,” said Baker.
Since the last race, the Growlers have had Sherburne-Earlville’s Carson Lounsbury and Emilee Bennett join the team. Gurney was Lounsbury and Emilee Bennett first ever mountain bike race.
Lounsbury finished the race in 15th place overall while Bennett ended up in seventh. Baker said the two really enjoyed it as they learned a lot and are looking forward to the next race. “[Emilee] will only improve as she rides and gets stronger,” said Baker.
The Growlers also had Colin Olds race in the sixth grade boys race. Olds, finishing the race with a solid ride for the three laps at Gurney, came in as the 16th rider to cross the finish line.
After a short lull, the remainder of the high school racers lined up in the shoot.
The Growlers sole afternoon rider was Stanton Baker, racing in the junior varsity boys race Stanton, being the last of the four-person team score for the Growlers, needed to finish for the points. Baker finished his race at 14th overall in the JV boys race.
For the day, the Growlers finished in 11th place. After three races in the series, the team is sitting in 12th position.
The Growlers next race is the New York State Championships, the race that the Growlers will hosting on June 3. The race will be held at the Chenango Valley State Park.
Saturday, June 2, will start the weekend of racing at the track off with the Women’s Ride at Chenango.
Girls and Women of the NICA of New York invite others who are interested and support the group to joined them for a ride around the course. The ride will start at 1:30 p.m. and will be featured in a documentary by a NICA coach from Brooklyn, NY.
The ride will be led by Tamara Tarbell and Amy Evans, local ladies on bikes. If interested and a bike is needed or any other questions, please contact Amy (acevans1@live.com) or Tamara (tamarat@t2millwork.com).
Then on Sunday, the NICA NY State Championships will begin racing at 9:30 for the middle school and freshman boys and girls raced. At 11:30 am, the high school races will begin.
Any riders in grades 6-12 are welcome to come compete at the course. The entry is free if registered by 9 a.m. After that, the cost is $7. While the rider does not need to be a part of the a team, there will be 26 teams racing, including the Galena Growlers. Registration and the start of the race is at the Pine Grover area of the park.
All are welcome to come down to the track on Sunday to support the Galena Growlers team and see what the mountain bike scene has to offer in our local area.
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