Here it is: the race that every mountain bike racer from Downhill to Cross Country dreams of, the Sea Otter Classic hosted by Subaru.\u00a0 This is the place that the beginners see the professionals and all the new products at the venue, but what is most important is the racing. Reno- Tahoe Junior Cycling took on the 23 mile course with 3,200 feet of climbing and fierce competition from all over the country.\u00a0 We had all fourteen riders representing our sponsors and maybe coming out of the event with a new one! Upon arrival on Thursday night, the team rested for a long day in the venue getting the team\u2019s name out there on Friday.\u00a0 All of our racers went to tents in the venue talking about the team and showing them how amazing this team really is.\u00a0 Boll\u00e9 Eyewear was particularly impressed with our team and decided to sponsor us saying, \u201cThese are the kind of kids that we want to be involved with. They are nice and respectful.\u201d After a successful day in the venue, we all took the Saturday to rest and prepare for the storm that was going to hit on race day.\u00a0 We had six racers in category 1, one racer in category 2, and seven in category 3.<\/p>\n
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Category 1 Racers<\/u><\/p>\n
Tate Meintjes takes 11th<\/sup> out of 20 in the Cat 1 15-16 Men age group<\/p>\n Zach Waymire takes 38th<\/sup> out of 45 in the Cat 1 17-18 Men age group<\/p>\n Ian Meintjes takes 39th<\/sup> out of 45 in the Cat 1 17-18 Men age group<\/p>\n Nelson Bedient takes 42nd<\/sup> out of 45 in the Cat 1 17-18 Men age group<\/p>\n Meghan Kelley takes 5th<\/sup> out of 17 in the Cat 1 15-18 Women age group<\/p>\n Kate Kelley takes 14th<\/sup> out of 17 in the Cat 1 15-18 Women age group<\/p>\n Category 2 Racer<\/u><\/p>\n Dylan Syben takes 2nd<\/sup> out of 50 in the Cat 2 15-18 Men age group<\/p>\n Category 3 Racers<\/u><\/p>\n Austin Smith takes 6th<\/sup> out of 54 in the Cat 3 15-18 Men age group<\/p>\n Matt Nugent takes 10th<\/sup> out of 34 in the Cat 3 13-14 Junior age group<\/p>\n Jackson Miers takes 32nd<\/sup> out of 54 in the Cat 3 15-18 Men age group<\/p>\n Drew Swall takes 39th<\/sup> out of 54 in the Cat 3 15-18 Men age group<\/p>\n Camille Syben takes 3rd<\/sup> out of 11 in the Cat 3 15-18 Women age group<\/p>\n Aubrey Milner takes 4th<\/sup> out of 11 in the Cat 3 15-18 Women age group<\/p>\n Boggs Mountain NorCal Race<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n Boggs Mountain is the ultimate destination for riding in general, but Reno-Tahoe Junior Cycling had the privilege to race this technical terrain for the NorCal Regional Championships.\u00a0 This race is everybody\u2019s favorite and it really fits into our style of riding.\u00a0 The course was full of rocks and slippery roots that could easily throw your tires in the air and you to the ground.\u00a0 Our high school racers excelled on this race course because the terrain was very similar to that of our Reno\/Tahoe local trails that we train and ride on every day.\u00a0 Boggs is the NorCal race that favors more the technical riders and a little bit less the extremely fit riders.\u00a0 Good thing Reno-Tahoe has both of those characteristics in their riders!! Having two boys in the Varsity division, three in the Sophomore division, and two girls in the freshman division, it made for a very busy day of racing.<\/p>\n Varsity Boys<\/u><\/p>\n Ian Meintjes coming into his final turns before the finish Dylan Syben charging the descent Freshman Girls<\/u><\/p>\n Camille Syben leaning into the corner Aubrey coming into the tricky corners at the end of the course Sophomore Boys<\/u><\/p>\n Tate ripping through the corners![\"1a\"](\"http:\/\/silversagecenter.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/1a.jpg\")
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\nIan Meintjes took 14th<\/sup> out of 27 riders<\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n
\nDylan Syben took 10th<\/sup> out of the 27 riders<\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n
\nCamille Syben takes 1st<\/sup> out of 25<\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n
\nAubrey Milner takes 2nd<\/sup> out of 25<\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n
\nTate Meintjes took 1st<\/sup> out of 64<\/p>\n