From California to Colorado - Wins across the West

To say the Whole Athlete-Specialized Team is on a roll would be an understatement. At the halfway point of the year now, the team already has 43 wins and over 100 podium finishes!

This past weekend was no exception, as riders found success from California to Colorado. At the 17th annual Skyline MTB XC race in Napa, CA, the team took three wins and eight podium finishes across the various categories, ranging from Junior to Cat 1 to Pro:

Placing	Rider	Category
1st	Tony Smith	Cat 1 18-39
1st	Kate Courtney	Junior Women
1st	Dario Fredrick	Cat 1 40+
2nd	Max Houtzager	Cat 1 18-39
2nd	Mackinzie Stanley	Junior Women
2nd	Eliel Anttila	Junior Men
3rd	Will Curtis	Pro
3rd	Sofia Hamilton	Junior Women
4th	Victoria Yoham	Junior Women
4th	Bobby Zidek	Junior Men

Tony Smith and Max Houtzager go 1-2 in the Cat 1 race

Kate Courtney, Mackinzie Stanley (not pictured), Sofia Hamilton and Victoria Yoham (not pictured)
sweep the top-four places in the Junior Women's race

Meanwhile, young Lucas Newcomb took a convincing win at the Hotter than Habanero XC in Colorado Springs, finishing not only first Junior, but Cat 1 overall as well! The hotly contested race was part of USA Cycling's Junior MTB Development Camp and a qualifier for their European Race Camp in August.

Lucas Newcomb

Next up for the Whole Athlete-Specialized riders is the Annadel XC race in Santa Rosa, CA, the Wisconsin ProXCT, the Mont Sainte Anne (Canada) and Windham (NY) World Cups, the Downieville Classic, and of course the National Championships in Sun Valley, ID.

Stay tuned for more exciting news!