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09 Sea Otter: Wells rode Specialized’s new 29er Hardtail to victory
09 Sea Otter: Wells rode Specialized's new 29er Hardtail to victory
09 Sea Otter: After riding at the front, cross-country world champ Sauser burped a tire and dropped out.
09 Sea Otter: After riding at the front, cross-country world champ Sauser burped a tire and dropped out.
09 Sea Otter: Like many riders, Stander rode a full-suspension bike for the short track.
09 Sea Otter: Like many riders, Stander rode a full-suspension bike for the short track.
09 Sea Otter: “I just had so much energy,” Batty said at the finish.
09 Sea Otter: "I just had so much energy," Batty said at the finish.
09 Sea Otter: Batty’s held her gap from the top of the climb down to the finish.
09 Sea Otter: Byberg chased Batty across the line for second.
09 Sea Otter: Byberg chased Batty across the line for second.
09 Sea Otter: Byberg chased Batty across the line for second.
09 Sea Otter: Batty attacked on the last lap to catch and pass Pendrel for the win.
09 Sea Otter: Batty attacked on the last lap to catch and pass Pendrel for the win.
09 Sea Otter: After a mid-race surge, Gould faded off the front group to finish fifth.
09 Sea Otter: After a mid-race surge, Gould faded off the front group to finish fifth.
09 Sea Otter: With Pendrel solo off ahead, Irmiger chased with Batty on her wheel.
09 Sea Otter: With Pendrel solo off ahead, Irmiger chased with Batty on her wheel.
09 Sea Otter: The key five women were Luna’s Catharine Pendrel and Georgia Gould, Specialized’s Len Byberg, Subaru-Gary Fisher’s
09 Sea Otter: The key five women were Luna’s Catharine Pendrel and Georgia Gould, Specialized’s Len Byberg, Subaru-Gary Fisher’s Heather Irmiger and Trek’s Emily Batty.
09 Sea Otter: Luna’s Catharine Pendrel drove the race, and ended up off the front alone in the closing laps.
09 Sea Otter: Luna’s Catharine Pendrel drove the race, and ended up off the front alone in the closing laps.
09 Sea Otter: Norway’s Lene Byberg took some hard pulls at the front.
09 Sea Otter: Norway’s Lene Byberg took some hard pulls at the front.
09 Sea Otter: After the race, Leipheimer hung around to sign autographs and chat with fans.
09 Sea Otter: After the race, Leipheimer hung around to sign autographs and chat with fans.
09 Sea Otter: Amaran took second.
09 Sea Otter: Amaran took second.
09 Sea Otter: Leipheimer drove the chase, lap after lap.
09 Sea Otter: Leipheimer drove the chase, lap after lap.
09 Sea Otter: Leipheimer said he wasn’t bothered about being a one-man team that was heavily marked by Bissell’s machine.
09 Sea Otter: Leipheimer said he wasn’t bothered about being a one-man team that was heavily marked by Bissell’s machine.
09 Sea Otter: The field over the top of the corkscrew.
09 Sea Otter: The field over the top of the corkscrew.
09 Sea Otter: Team Type 1’s Christopher Jones and Bissell’s Kirk O’Bee bridge up to Howes, but all three are eventually absorbed
09 Sea Otter: Team Type 1’s Christopher Jones and Bissell’s Kirk O’Bee bridge up to Howes, but all three are eventually absorbed by the Leipheimer chase group.
09 Sea Otter: While Howes pursues the break, others are hunting him.
09 Sea Otter: While Howes pursues the break, others are hunting him.
09 Sea Otter: The break on the climb.
09 Sea Otter: The break on the climb.
09 Sea Otter: Leipheimer leads the chase over the top.
09 Sea Otter: Leipheimer leads the chase over the top.
09 Sea Otter: Howes bombs the corkscrew descent.
09 Sea Otter: Howes bombs the corkscrew descent.
09 Sea Otter: Jacques-Maynes, Vennell and Amaran over the top of the corkscrew.
09 Sea Otter: Jacques-Maynes, Vennell and Amaran over the top of the corkscrew.
09 Sea Otter: Garmin-Holowesko-Felt’s Alex Howes buries himself in an effort to bridge to the three leaders.
09 Sea Otter: Garmin-Holowesko-Felt’s Alex Howes buries himself in an effort to bridge to the three leaders.
09 Sea Otter: Leipheimer rode in the chase group behind.
09 Sea Otter: Leipheimer rode in the chase group behind.
09 Sea Otter: Colavita’s Luis Amaran, and Bissell’s Jeremy Vennell and Andy-Jacques Maynes drive the winning move to the podium.
09 Sea Otter: Colavita’s Luis Amaran, and Bissell’s Jeremy Vennell and Andy-Jacques Maynes drive the winning move to the podium.
09 Sea Otter: Specialized’s Burry Stander, Christoph Sauser and Todd Wells charged off the front.
09 Sea Otter: Specialized's Burry Stander, Christoph Sauser and Todd Wells charged off the front.
09 Sea Otter: The men’s short track blasts off.
09 Sea Otter: The men's short track blasts off.
09 Sea Otter: Wells was all grins at the finish.
09 Sea Otter: Wells was all grins at the finish.
09 Sea Otter: After Stander drove it for him, Wells rode solo to the win.
09 Sea Otter: After Stander drove it for him, Wells rode solo to the win.
09 Sea Otter: Kona’s Ryan Trebon lead the early pursuit of the Specialized trio, but later faded.
09 Sea Otter: Kona's Ryan Trebon lead the early pursuit of the Specialized trio, but later faded.
09 Sea Otter: Subaru-Gary Fisher’s Sam Schultz rode into fifth
09 Sea Otter: Subaru-Gary Fisher's Sam Schultz rode into fifth
09 Sea Otter: Jeremiah Bishop closed to a close fourth
09 Sea Otter: Jeremiah Bishop closed to a close fourth
09 Sea Otter: After Sauser flatted, Giant’s Carl Decker muscled into third.
09 Sea Otter: After Sauser flatted, Giant's Carl Decker muscled into third.
09 Sea Otter: The short track was a rattling, dusty affair
09 Sea Otter: The short track was a rattling, dusty affair
09 Sea Otter: Specialized’s Burry Stander, Christoph Sauser and Todd Wells off the front.
09 Sea Otter: Specialized's Burry Stander, Christoph Sauser and Todd Wells off the front.
09 Sea Otter: The short track blasts off.
09 Sea Otter: The short track blasts off.
09 Sea Otter: Andy Jacques-Maynes delivers
09 Sea Otter: Andy Jacques-Maynes delivers