Kona Riders Hit Empire State

- Trebon, Wicks And Simms Slay Singletrack In Windham, N.Y. At Fifth NMBS Race -

KONAWORLD (July 15, 2008) - Competing in the fifth event of the National Mountain Bike Series (NMBS) at Windham Mountain Resort in upstate New York last weekend, a trio of Kona Factory Team riders hit the dirt in three different races.

Leading the way for the team was racing vet Wendy Simms. Coming of a first-place finish with her husband at the seven-day BC Bike Race
in British Columbia at the beginning of the month, Simms was right back
in the winners circle grabbing a first place medal in the Super D race
that consisted of a mix of cross-country and downhill riding. She also
nabbed ninth (1 hour 25 minutes) in the cross-country race and fourth
place in the short track event.

Racing in the pro men’s divisions, Barry Wicks
and Ryan Trebon each found the top 10. In the cross-country race,
Wicks, who was coming off an impressive victory at the BC Bike Race
with fellow Kona teammate Kris Sneddon (who opted not to race in anticipation of the Canadian National Championships
this weekend), finished 10th (1:42) and 14th in the cross-country and
short track races, respectively. The short track course at Windham
featured a mix of pavement and dirt, and included a short climb up a
ski trail, followed by a technical singletrack descent. Trebon, who has
had a productive summer season wrapping-up wins at numerous races
across the country, took eighth (1:40.15) and fourth while racing
alongsid! e Wicks.

Windham Mountain is relatively new to the mountain
biking scene, but race officials have been preparing new trails for
over a year in anticipation of this NMBS race. They built a 4.8-mile
cross-country course, complete with man-made bridges, roots, rocks, and
short steep climbs. Each lap had about 1,100 feet of climbing.

source: Kona Bike Co.