Video: JHK wins US Mountain Bike Championships Cross Country
Written by SuperHuman
Saturday, 15 August 2009
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Horgan-Kobelski's win was no sure thing as he was matched throughout
by Todd Wells (Specialized Factory Racing). JHK was climbing better,
but Wells was descending better, so the pair crossed the finish line
each lap together or very near to each other, at least until the last
lap, when Horgan-Kobelski crossed the line solo, with plenty of time to
celebrate.
"I told myself, 'I'm not going to go to bed
with any regrets tonight no matter what happens', so I threw everything
I had into that last lap," said Horgan-Kobelski. "I rode that last lap
almost the hardest I've ever gone on a bike. That race was so hard.
Todd was riding well. I think we were both close to our limits."
JHK made his move on the final climb, although
he says it wasn't planned. "I only had one chainring up front, so I
could only go uphill at one speed and that was pretty hard," he said.
He gapped Wells by enough that he never knew that his rival had lost a crank going up the final
climb.
Adam
Craig (Giant) moved into second, with Sam Schultz (Subaru / Gary
Fisher) coming in third, followed by Jeremiah Bishop (MonaVie
Cannondale) and Jay Henry
(Tokyo Joe's).
