2015 Whiskey Off-Road Fat Tire Crit

Apr 25, 2015 at 11:00

by NinerBikes

Men's Results

1 Sam Gaze R.d.3 HAMILTON Specialized
2 Derek Zandstra Trenton ONTARIO Scott, Shimano, CRCS DKI
3 Christoph Sauser Yvorne NONUS Specialized
4 Menso De Jong Cupertino CA Clif Bar, Niner Bikes, SRAM mtb
5 Geoff Kabush Oshawa BRITISH COLUMBIA Scott, Shimano, CRCS DKI
6 Cole Oberman Philadelphia PA RareDiseaseCycling.org, Specialized, DNA Cycling
7 Howard Grotts Durango CO Specialized
8 Todd Wells Durango CO Specialized, Clifbar, Oakley
9 Benjamin Sonntag Durango CO Clif Bar, Niner Bikes, SRAM
10 Spencer Paxson Bellingham WA Kona Bicycles, Shimano, Fox, Stages Cycling

1. Sam Gaze 2. Derek Zandstra 3. Christoph Sauser 4. Menso De Jong 5. Geoff Kabush

Women's Results

1 Chloe Woodruff Prescott AZ Stan's NoTubes, Niner Bikes, Clif Bar
2 Georgia Gould Fort Collins CO Luna, Orbea, Fox
3 Maghalie Rochette St-jerome QC, CANADA Luna, Orbea, Fox
4 Katerina Nash Emeryville CA Luna, Orbea, Fox
5 Larissa Connors Silverado CA Sho Air Cyclery, Cannondale, Enve Composites
6 Rose Grant Kalispell MT Stans
7 Evelyn Dong Salt Lake City UT Sho air/cannondale, crank brothers, smith optics
8 Serena Bishop Gordon Bend OR LIV|Giant CLIF Bar, Julbo
9 Beisel Amy Gunnison CO Liv Cycling, SRAM, Osmo Nutrition
10 Caroline Mani Colorado Springs CO Raleigh, Clement, Shimano

1. Chloe Woodruff 2. Georgia Gould 3. Maghalie Rochette 4. Katerina Nash 5. Larissa Connors

Complete Results are here

The women's lead group early on the race. Rose Grant leads Chloe Woodruff and Georgia Gould up the hill.

Chloe Woodruff taking the win over Georgia Gould in a hard fought battle.

With one lap to go the lead group climbs the hill, shortly before it all got ripped apart.

Sam Gaze winning the battle on the last lap to take the win in the Whiskey Off-Road Fat Tire Crit.

Sam Gaze won the battle on the last lap to take the win in the Whiskey Off-Road Fat Tire Crit.

Whiskey Off-Road info can be found here.

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14 Comments

Graham1775 (Apr 27, 2015 at 6:43)

It's a very short crit in downtown Prescott on Friday afternoon, all pavement. The riders just ride their normal mountain bikes, maybe some change their tires. The actual race, the Whiskey Off Road, takes place Sunday morning for the pros. The crit is a fun event, and you're starting position on Sunday morning is based on the results, so there is some motivation to do well, but other than that not a lot of importance is attached to it. The actual race, the Whiskey 50, is incredibly hard, attracts big names, and is a super great event. I would love to see coverage on Pinkbike.

brule (Apr 27, 2015 at 9:21)

XC recap and full weekend story coming.

airsoftesneeto (Apr 26, 2015 at 23:48)

fat tire crit and they are pretty much on road tires...

shankes3 (Apr 27, 2015 at 4:55)

I hope there's also coverage of the mtb race...

brule (Apr 27, 2015 at 9:19)

That is coming today.

groghunter (Apr 27, 2015 at 6:27)

Seriously, odd coverage for PB. Submitted by @NinerBikes though, so might not be really "Official" PB coverage. Even still, only covering the crit is pretty weird. Maybe only cause one of their riders won women's? If so, that's pretty lame, if you're only going to post coverage of races that your riders won. If you're there all weekend, then do same 6 photo story for the other races too.

Twallywilly (Apr 27, 2015 at 7:02)

Agreed. It's an awesome event no doubt, but this is kind of weird for PinkBike to put this up on the home page rather than the full XC race...

groghunter (Apr 27, 2015 at 7:18)

PB uses an algorithm for content promotion to the front page, for content that isn't created by their own writers. So it may have hit the front page because a bunch of people clicked it when it first was put up.

brule (Apr 27, 2015 at 9:20)

There is an XC recap coming today and a full event recap coming Wednesday.

wako29 (Apr 27, 2015 at 6:31)

Curious - what are the rules for this? I'm assuming a flat bar, minimum tire size, etc.
Also, are there parts that are in woods, or is it just a road crit on mountain bikes?

Twallywilly (Apr 27, 2015 at 7:05)

I was wondering the same thing. I think most everyone just pumped up their MTB tires and ran with that.

jmc361 (Apr 27, 2015 at 9:39)

Pro Fat Tire Crit Bicycle Rules

•You must use the same make and model of bicycle that you will use in Sunday's 50 Proof Endurance XC Race; tires are the only piece of equipment that are allowed to be different.

•Tires must have a minimum width of 1.5" or 38mm. Width is as measured, not as may be stated by manufacturer on tire.

•Ends of handlebars must be plugged.

•No bar ends allowed.

•Bicycles must be powered solely by the rider. No outside energy source is to be used...other than gravity.

@wako29 - This is 100% pavement. It's used to make the call-up order on the grid for the XC race. Participation isn't required, but a DNS in the crit results in an 8 minute time penalty for the main event.

@Twallywilly - Most riders just ran the same tires, but some (most notably the Specialized and Scott-3ROX squads) did use slicks.

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