The 2011 USA Cycling Collegiate Mountain Bike National Championships culminated Sunday in Angel Fire, N.M., as the riders contested the dual slalom. As has been the case throughout the three-day event, the ground started frozen in the morning and became muddy as the ground thawed.
“The course went from a rock solid frozen-over dirt to riding through muddy soup,†the winner of the women’s Division II dual slalom Essence Barton (Thousand Oaks, Calif./California Lutheran University) said. “Everybody had a disadvantage having their bike completely caked in mud.â€
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