The USA Cycling Professional Mountain Bike Gravity Tour (Pro GRT) kicked off on Sunday with NW Cup #2 on the trails at Dry Hill in Port Angeles, Wash.
Both the pro men’s and women’s fields were stacked with world-class talent as the weekend’s on-and-off rain made for a slick, fast course.
In the men’s event, Bryn Atkinson (Ferndale, Wash./Transition Racing) descended to the win with a time of 2:34.39 compared to the 2:35.20 posted by second place finisher Justin Leov (NZL/Trek World Racing).
In the women’s race, Tracy Moseley (GBR/Trek World Racing) clocked a 2:50.82 on the slippery course to beat out runner-up Rachel Atherton (GBR/Commencal) by three seconds.
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Port Angeles, Wash. (April 22, 2010) – The USA Cycling Professional Mountain Bike Gravity Tour (Pro GRT) kicks off this weekend with round one on the trails at Dry Hill in Port Angeles, Wash.
As the first of five international-caliber downhill events that make up the Pro GRT, the Port Angeles contest (also round two of the NW Cup) will feature an all-star roster of downhill racers from around the world. Â
The men’s race will include riders like former world champion Greg Minnaar (RSA/Santa Cruz Syndicate) and former World Cup champ Josh Bryceland (GBR/Santa Cruz Syndicate), as well as 17-year-old U.S. phenom Neko Mulally (Reading, Pa./Trek World Racing) and reigning USA Cycling National Champion Aaron Gwin (Morongo Valley, Calif./Yeti-Fox Shox). Other U.S. riders to keep an eye on will be Duncan Riffle (Santa Barbara, Calif./Team Giant), Joey Schulser (Boulder, Colo./Yeti-Fox Shox), and Chris Boice (Albuquerque, N.M./Yeti-Fox Shox).
In the women’s competition … DetailsÂ
