Darren Mattingley blazed down Far North Bicentennial Park's Dome trail in just more than nine minutes Friday night to win the Arctic Bicycle Club's harrowing Dome downhill. Mattingley needed 9 minutes, 6 seconds to scream down a trail that took mountain bikers about an hour to hike up in order to reach the start line. He beat runner-up Mark Elfstrom by nine seconds. Third-place Dan Nordendale, who clocked 9:41, was the only other racer to finish in less than 10 minutes.
The women's race was decided by three seconds. Rose Teisen finished in 15:23 to beat Carina Uraiqat, who at 15:26 was the only other woman to break the 16-minute barrier.
Arctic Bicycle Club
Dome downhill mountain bike race
Men -- 1) Darren Mattingley 9:06; 2) Mark Elfstrom 9:15; 3) Dan Nordendale 9:41; 4) Will Ross 10:18; 5) Greg Matyas 10:26; 6) Adam Robinson 10:33; 7) Brady Howell 10:34; 8) Chris Yelverton 10:38; 9) Jared Brooks 10:41; 10) Bruce Ross 11:06; 11) name not available 11:15; 12) John Weber 11:22; 13) Jason Hill 11:24; 14) Doug Grey 12:22; 15) Chris Dock 13:29; 16) Miguel Duarte 13:34; 17) Darrin Mason 18:50. Junior men -- 1) Jake Davis 22:48. Women -- 1) Rose Theisen 15:23; 2) Carina Uraiqat 15:26; 3) Daniel Rabinovitol 16:42; 4) Katherine Lindstrom 19:05.
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