John Goodman
Stacy Roberts
Shawn Hill
The start of 2006’s Platinum Performance Mountain Bike Team season was marked by the Keysville Classic. This classic has been running for 19 years in Keysville, near Lake Isabella. It was a loop of 8.1 miles with singletrack and steep climbs. The lap had 321.6m of vertical gain. Keysville has a variety of special categories including vintage cross-country and downhill for bikes between 10 and 19 years, and 20 years and older. These classes could be very popular with other race groups.
Platinum Performance had 16 riders competing in various categories. Shawn Hill (Beg 30-39), Ian Mcfarland, Stacy Roberts (Sport Women 19, 29), and Luke Werkhoven were the standout performers. All of them placed 1st in respective categories. Harrison Davis (Sport 15-under) came in 2nd. John Goodman (Sport 50-60) and Bob Nisbet, Expert 40-49, both finished 3rd. It was a great start to the long season ahead.
The following Platinum Performance riders are not on the MBAs Top Ten List:
Dave Phreaner 4th Expert, 40-49
Herb Wright 4th Sport 30-39
Nick Davis 5th Sport, 40-49
Steve Silva 5th Expert 40-49
Roger 007 Moore 9th Expert 30-39
Sam Masson 12th Expert 30-39
TOP 10 DH EXPERTS
1. Chewy AitkenPro-SemiBionicon 2. Michael MalesExp 30-39 John FisherPro-SemiStevens Bikes; 5-Step 4. Troy HagopianExp 19-229 5. Benji JohnsonExp 19-29UW Platteville Cycling 6. Bob VigilExp 19-29% Manitou 7. Rick ClaspyExp 39-49 8. Charles SpanglerExp 30-39 9. Wil StillensExp 19-29 10. Sanford YoungExp 30-39Young Motor Top Exp 12-18: Jeff CayleyMorewood
TOP 10 DH SPORTS
1. Noah BlumSpt 19-29 2. Jonathan ClarkSpt 19-229Bike Wave Peter GreenSpt 30-39 Jamie PeruginiSpt 19-29Family Cyc Cntr-661-Magura-Utopia-Gamut 5. Josh MaurerSpt 19-29Fly-661-Hayes-Sun/Ringle 6. Dave LloydSpt 19-27-9 Jake LehighSpt19-29 8. Tyler WisterSpt 19-29 9. Josh ElliottSpt 30-39Incycle-Turner-Hayes-Sun Ringle-Maxxis 10. Thomas WardSpt 19–29 Top Spt 39-49: Stuart Bjornlie Spt 12-18 Michael FabbriniAzonic
TOP 10 DH BEGINNERS
1. Ken SkogersonBeg 30-39 2. Christian WrightBeg 12-18Commencal Matthew DavisBeg 30-39 4. Cody SalyardsBeg 12-18Center Glass-Alta Design 5. Chris ScharpfBegs 12-18 Gene HedrickBeg Clyd 40- 7. Steve SimpsonBeg 30-39 8. Kenneth MacDonaldBeg 12-18Friendly Acres 9. Top Beg Clyd 40+: Clark WrightCommencal8.13.2
10. Jamie ValenciaBeg 12-18Friendly Acres Top Beg 19-29: Andrew McCombsFrequency Fabulous
TOP DH WOMEN
1. Jill HamiltonExp Wmn 30-Plus Haro Bicycles 2. Erin StillensExp Wmn 29-Head First 3. Heidi VolpeSpt Wmn 30+Backbone 4. Nancy KlingerBegs Wmn 29-Newhall Bicycle Company1
TOP 10 VINTAGE DDH RIDERS
1. Dave Locke20+-year-old bikesJoselyns 2 Sky Boyer20+Outer Circle 3. Eric Rumpf20+MTBReview-FirstFlightBikes 4. Michael Varley20+ 5. Scott Scholl10-19Team JRA 6. Joel Quimby10-19Smittys 7. Eric Lafferty20+ Arin Resnicke20+Golden Empire 9. Don Whitehead20+ Bob Hannah75+ bikes
TOP 4 LAP PRO & SMI-PRO XC RIDERS
Matt KellySubaru-Gary Fisher Cale Redpath3D Racing Mike TettletonPro-SemiI.E. Bikes Kevin SmallmanCannondale Chad StoehrEaston-Specialized-LGBRC Jamie GoldsteinPlatinum Performance Romolo ForcinoContentworks Lawrence LeonardShoreline Cycles WOMEN
1. Carolyn Popovicmtbchick-Cannondale 2. Mandy EakinsContentworks 3. Emma WorldpeaceContentworks
TOP 10 LAP RIDERS
1. Stephen RayExp 30-39Stevens Bike 2. Matt Benko30-39Chicken Ranch 3. Monte Boyle30-39Richey-Fuji 4. Alan Latta30-39 5. Raymond Cabellero30-39Helens-Gary Fisher 6. Ryan Rickard30-39Bicycle Johns Tom Sharp30-39Contentworks 8. Tsering Alleyne19-29Contentworks 9. Jon Stewart19-29Stevens Bike 10. Todd Booth30-39Platinum Perforance Top 40-49 John ParsonsSB Chicken Ranch Top 12-18 Grant Van HornSimply fit-Action Sports WOMEN
1. Jen SeeWmn 30+SB Chicken Ranch 2. Becky MasonWmn 30+
TOP 10 SINGLE SPEEDERS (two laps)
1. John BarbachanoSng Spd 2. Ron KochSng SpdBicycling 3. John ClineTeam Ape Race 4. Keith MarchandoSoulcraft Alexandria FabbroVelo Bella 6. Joey DolowyOuter Circle Racing 7. Michael CoyesTeam Bak-O 8. Kevin WolfeOuter Circle Racing 9. Joe GutcherOkie Cycling 10. Stephen Moss
TOP 10 SPORTS (2 laps).
1. David Hamilton30-39Singletrax 2. Mark Giddings40-49. Michael Grundmann19-29UCSB Cycling 4. John Parson19-29Fresno State 5. Regis Gagnon40-49 6. Ian McFarland12-18Platinum Performance 7. Nick Ducharme19-29Tri-Sport Bike 8. Jack Harrison19-29 9. Rob Ramirez40–49Chicken Ranch James Scarry40-49Chicken Ranch 10.
Stacy RobertsWmn29-Platinum Performance Natasha LattaWmn30+ Heidi Volpe30+Backbone Racing Marcelle RejisWmn29- Susie PenceWmn29- Emily GeorgesonWmn29-
TOP 10 LAP XC RIDERS
1. Sam Schaefer40-49Chicken Ranch4 2 Shawn Hill30-39Platinum performance4 Benjamin Edwards30-39Chicken Ranch 4. Philip Friden40-49Chicken ranch 5.
Rodney Garratt40-50Chicken Ranch 6. Phil Lombardo40-49% 7. Gordon Allen30-39 8. Mike Roberts50+5 Eric Hagemeier30-39551: 33 1 4 10. Vincent Gest40–49Tri County Eye TOP 12-18: Dusty GlossTri County Fresno5 Top19-20: Thomas Ward5 Top19-29: Joey BlantonLovely joy Top Tndm : Rod & Ethan Campbell Women
Laura NehringWmn29- Priscilla VenoWmn29- Tess BrownWmn29-Team JRA Tarissa RichardardWmn29- Katharina GudeerWmn29-
TOP 10 VINTAGE C RIDERS (1 lap).
1. Dave Locke20+ bikesJoselyns Michael Varley20+ 3. John Stallone10-19Mnt and River Adv 4. Eric Rumpf20+ bikesMTBReview-FirstFlightBikes 5. Scott Scholl10-19Team JRA 6. Joel Quimby10-19..Smittys Cyclore 7. Eric Lafferty20+ bicycles 8. Arin Resnicke20+ bikesGolden Empire 9. Jeff Hall10-19 Ken Mirell10-19
TOP 10 8-HOUR SOLO RIDERS
1. Mario Correa30-39Warriors Society9 laps 2. Ryan Rickard30-39Warriors Society9 laps Dustin Luton30-39Coates Cyclery9 Dave Gove30-39LAS Vegas Cyclery9 Nick Taras30-339LAS Vegas Cyclery9 5. Keith Richards-DingerSng SPd9 7. Greg DeMars40-49Santa Maria Velo9 8. Jarett Kennedy30-399 9. Robert Turner40-49BicycleJohns8 10. Josh McElhinney29-7 laps Top 50+: Scott SampsonDa Hui Race7 WOMEN
Erika Noel29- Wmn6 Alyssa Beach29- Wmn2
TOP 10 8-HOUR TEAMS
1. Mark Scheetz, Dean ScheetzSng Spd 2Coates Cyclery10 laps
2. Ondrej Mertlik, Joe NolanSng Spd 2UW Plattville Cycling10
3. Ron Harris, Mark Skawronski Open 2Performance Cycle8
4. Robert Aitken. Ted BayardOpen 28
5. Clint Stevenson, Todd Bishop, Guy Wilson, Vernie OgdenOpen 4Accurate Trenching-Prairie Dog8
6. Gregg Thornberry and Darren Thornberry. Londo Whitney, Aaron GinnOpen 4Doodleberry8
7. Roger Jorgensen and Mark Goldsmith, Roberto Oliva and Roland RussSng 4Bim Racing6
8. Colvin Bailey, Rodney JamesOpen 27
9. Tommy Bryant, Steve CarskaddonTeam Bake6
10. Steve Bryant, Tommy CarskaddonBakers 126
