Proving again that champions ride Maxxis, the company’s sponsored riders made an impressive showing at cycling’s Sea Otter Classic, held in Monterey, California April 14-17. Geoff Kabush of Team Maxxis won the Pro Elite mountain bike stage race, taking first place in both time trial and cross country, while Doug Ollerenshaw of Team Health Net presented by Maxxis won the final overall classification. Ollerenshaw’s teammates also did well overall, with Gordon Fraser in second place and Mike Sayers placing fifth.
Bart Brentjens of the European racing team Giant placed third overall in the cross country stage race. Brian Lopes won the mountain cross title, while Jared Graves of Team Yeti took third place and Steve Peat of Team Orange finished fifth. Rich Houseman of Team Yeti took fourth place in the dual slalom.
Team Maxxis’ John Kirkcaldie placed fifth in the downhill. Jared Graves won the gravity omnium and took first place in the downhill, while Steve Peat was second and Mick Hannah of Haro Bicycles was fourth. Hannah finished in third place in the gravity omnium, while Brian Lopes took fifth place. Siemens-Cannondale’s Cedric Gracia was sixth in the downhill and finished eighth in the gravity omnium.
Jill Kintner of Team Yeti won the women’s Mountain Cross title and took third place in the dual slalom. Kathy Pruitt of Luna Chix was second in the women’s downhill and fourth in both the dual slalom and the gravity omnium, while teammates Katerina Hanusova, Alison Dunlap, and Shonny Vanlandingham of Luna Chix placed second, third, and fifth in the short track cross country race. April Lawyer was eighth in the downhill competition. Kim Anderson of Colavita/Cooking Light was eighth in the women’s final general classification for road.
Maxxis is proud to sponsor these exceptional athletes.