Batten and Urban go 1-2 at the Sea Otter Classic

The dynamic duo of Haley Batten and Kelsey Urban showed they're ready for their Spring European race campaign this month after a fourth consecutive 1-2 race performance of 2015 - this time at the Sea Otter Classic.

A focused Batten leads through the singletrack in cool, foggy conditions.

 

Currently ranked the 1st and 4th Junior Women in the world, Batten and Urban will face top international talent in Europe over the next two weekends, including the current Junior World Champion. Also joining the duo in Haiming, Austria and Heubach, Germany are teammates Christopher Blevins and Carson Beckett, who are also highly ranked at 4th and 11th among Junior Men worldwide. Thanks to their international ranking, all four riders will have the advantage of high starting call-ups at these key UCI events. 

Urban heads to Europe with good form.

 

Next up for the Whole Athlete / Specialized Team:

• 04/25/15 Junior UCI XCO Haiming, Austria
• 05/02/15 Junior UCI XCO Heubach, Germany

Stay tuned for more exciting news!

Bountiful Bonelli for Whole Athlete/Specialized Juniors with Two Wins, Six Podium Places

It was back to Bonelli Park for round three of the ProXCT/US Cup Series as Whole Athlete/Specialized Juniors faced talented fields at the second US Junior UCI race of the season.

Gerasimek was focused and flawless in her race.

 

Race day started out with 16-year-old Veda Gerasimek earning her first win of 2015 in the Junior Women's 15-18 race, while young Michael Mace continued his upward trajectory with a solid 3rd place in the Junior men's 15/16 event. 

In the UCI Junior races, Haley Batten and Kelsey Urban once again scored a 1-2 performance among the 17/18 Women, as Christopher Blevins and Carson Beckett earned hard fought 2nd and 4th places, battling it out with current World Champion Simon Andreassen and Pan American Champion Egan Bernal in the Men's 17/18 event.

Blevins held on to a strong 2nd place, closing in on eventual winner Bernal in the final laps.

 

Batten goes three for three with her win at Bonelli #2.

Beckett shows his consistency with yet another podium performance.

 

Urban on form as she prepares for Spring racing in Europe.

Junior Men's 17/18 UCI Podium:
Egan Bernal 1st, Christopher Blevins 2nd, Simon Andreassen 3rd, Carson Beckett 4th, and Jerry Dufour 5th.

 

Gerasimek and Mace were all smiles after their performances in the 15/16 Junior events.

Continuing its Spring Campaign the team heads to the Sea Otter Classic this week, then four 17/18 Juniors will head to Europe - Christopher Blevins, Carson Beckett, Haley Batten, and Kelsey Urban - to tackle prestigious UCI events in Austria and Germany against the best in the World.

Next up for the Whole Athlete / Specialized Team:

• 04/18/15 Sea Otter Classic ProXCT
• 04/25/15 Junior UCI XCO Haiming, Austria
• 05/02/15 Junior UCI XCO Heubach, Germany

Stay tuned for more exciting news!