Part of the lead group from the first lap of the cross country race, Kabush bided his time through most of the course. The 2005 NORBA champion took a decisive lead when two riders ahead of him collided and crashed. "It happened just a few meters in front of me," he told velonews.com. "It looked like Todd was fading a bit and Jeremy surged up, and they locked bars and went down pretty hard. I was able to sneak around on the right. I was pretty near the end, so I just rolled in, but it's a shame it happened because it would have been a pretty good finish." Kabush crossed the finish line side-by-side with the LUNA Chix’ Shonny Vanlandingham, defending champion in the women’s category and a fellow Maxxis-sponsored rider.