2010 Massanutten YEE-HA Highlight Photos and Report
MACGAHEYSVILLE, Virginia (derailedonline.com) - The Gravity East season opened with 263 entries at Virginia’s Massanutten Resort for the Yee Ha! downhill. The spectacular weather and the off-season improvements to the former World Cup course made for a fast and technical course with plenty of flow that showcased all aspects of a true East Coast downhill course.
Of course, downhill racing has its dangers. And those dangers were exhibited on Saturday morning when defending Gravity East Champion and World Cup competitor Neko Mulally (Trek World Racing) crashed early during his first practice run. The resultant trip to the local hospital revealed that Mulally had a fractured bone between his wrist and elbow, though he was not put in a cast pending an appointment with his personal Orthopedist.
Mulally wasn’t the only star at Massanutten, however, as Gravity East’s best have shown that they are capable of beating him, though not with the frequency that they might desire. One of those is Morewood USA’s Gerritt Beytagh, who blistered the course with a time of 3:12.14 to take the win from Jason Memmelaar (Giant/ HBG/Smith/5TE) by nearly 4 seconds. Rounding out the podium was Richie Rude Jr. of Specialized All Ride.
On the Women’s side, Dawn Bourgue (Chainline Cycles/Roc), started her defense of the Gravity East Pro Women’s Title with a win over former cross-country superstar Sue Haywood. But the surprise of the day came in the Women’s Cat. 1 amateur class when Anne Galyean (East Coast Gravity Pro) won by over 21 seconds with a time that was faster than all of the pro women on the same course.
Few more photos are in our gallery.
Round Two of the 2010 Gravity East Series takes place at Pennsylvania’s Seven Springs Resort June 12-13. Registration will be available soon on www.BikeReg.com. For more information, see www.GravityEastSeries.com.
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Posted on May 3, 2010 12:36:30 -0400 by Brady.