March 31st, 2009 by

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Pro mountain bike cross country tour (Pro XCT)

March 30, 2009

Kabush and Gould win Pro XCT 1 at Fontana

Geoff Kabush (CAN/Team Maxxis-Rocky Mountain) surged on the final lap to overtake Sho-air/Specialized’s Max Plaxton (AUS) and secure the win in the Pro XCT’s inaugural event, the Fontana City National. Georgia Gould (Fort Collins, Colo.) powered to victory over Luna teammate Catherine Pendrel (CAN) using the course’s long, flat finish to take the just over 30 second win in the women’s Pro XCT race. Click here to view full results from the Fontana City National.

With the wins, Kabush and Gould take the early lead on the seven-event Pro XCT. The latest version of the USA Cycling Pro Mountain Bike Cross Country Tour presented by Sho-air standings is as follows:

Men’s Individual Standings
1. Geoff Kabush (CAN/Team Maxxis-Rocky Mountain) 100
2. Max Plaxton (AUS/Sho-air-Specialized) 95
3. Jeremy Horgan-Kobelski (Boulder, Colo./Subaru-Gary Fisher) 90
4. Sam Schultz (Missoula, Mont./Subaru-Gary Fisher) 85
5. Adam Craig (Bend, Ore./Giant) 80

Women’s Individual Standings
1. Georgia Gould (Fort Collins, Colo./Luna) 100
2. Catherine Pendrel (CAN/Luna) 95
3. Heather Irmiger (Boulder, Colo./Subaru-Gary Fisher) 90
4. Emily Batty (CAN/Trek) 85
5. Willow Koerber (Asheville, N.C./Subaru-Gary Fisher) 80

*Click here to view the complete 2009 Pro XCT Men’s Individual Standings and here to view the Women’s Inidvidual Standings.

The second race on the 2009 Pro XCT will be the Sea Otter Classic in Monterey, Calif., on April 19.

About the USA Cycling Pro Mountain Bike Cross Country Tour presented by Sho-Air (Pro XCT)
Created in 2009 to provide world-class athletes with a consistent competitive arena on American soil, the USA Cycling Pro Mountain Bike Cross Country Tour (Pro XCT) consists of seven UCI sanctioned events in 2009. As the top national-level cross country mountain bike calendar in the country, the Pro XCT recognizes the best professional Cross Country teams and athletes competing on U.S. soil. The tour employs a season-long rankings system that will identify overall men’s and women’s series leaders with a unique leader’s jersey. Upon completion, the overall winners are recognized by the mountain bike community as the best professional Cross Country athletes in the U.S.. For more information on the USA Cycling Pro Mountain Bike Cross Country Tour, visit www.usacycling.org/proxct, or to become a part of the nation’s premier Cross Country mountain bike calendar, contact USA Cycling Mountain Bike Events and Program Director, Kelli Lusk at 719-866-4668 or klusk@usacycling.org.