----------Cross Country --------------------------------------

Jeff Schalk (Washington, D.C.) of the Trek VW squad took the first spot in the men's pro division at the Greenbrier Challenge, while Theresa Richardson (Davidsonville, Md.) earned the women's title. For complete results from the sixth race on the USA Cycling Mountain Bike National Cross Country Calendar, click here.

The Idyllwild Spring Challenge marked the seventh race on May 3 with Trevor Walton (Redlands, Calif.) and Carolyn Popovic (Hesperia, Calif.) winning the men's and women's pro categories respectively. For complete results from the Idyllwild Spring Challenge, click http://www.usacycling.org/results/index.php?permit=2008-235.

With seven races factored in so far, the current USA Cycling Mountain Bike National Cross Country Calendar standings are as follows:

Men's Standings
1. Josh Kelly (Flagstaff, Ariz.) 90
2. Adam Craig (Bend, Ore.) 70
2. Brad Stephenson (Aliso Viejo, Calif.) 70
4. Anthony Manzella (Los Angeles, Calif.) 60
5. Matthew Freeman (Mentone, Calif.) 50
5. Sam Jurekovic (Colorado Springs, Colo.) 50


Women's Standings
1. Georgia Gould (Fort Collins, Colo.) 90
2. Katerina Nash (CZE) 70
3. Heather Irmiger (Boulder, Colo.) 30
4. Lea Davison (Jericho, Vt.) 27
5. Pua Sawicki (Mililani, Hawaii) 22


*For complete 2008 USA Cycling Mountain Bike National Cross Country Calendar standings, click here http://www.usacycling.org/rankings/xc.php.

The next events on the USA Cycling Mountain Bike National Cross Country
Calendar will be the Stump Jump 2008 http://www.stumpjump.org/ in
Spartanburg, S.C. and the Santa Ynez Valley National
http://mtbnationals.com/ in Los Olivios, Calif. on May 18.

-------------- Gravity -----------------------------------

The second event on the USA Cycling Mountain Bike National Gravity Calendar, the Chalk Creek Stampede, took place in Nathrop, Colo., May 2-3. Both the dual slalom and 4-cross contests were a part of the calendar, with Aaron Gwin (Morongo Valley, Calif.) taking the dual slalom crown and Petr Hanak (Winter Park, Colo.) winning the 4-cross event. The women's standings also got cranked up with Joanna Petterson (Folsom, Calif.) winning both the 4-cross and dual slalom contests. To view complete results from the Chalk Creek Stampede, click <http://www.usacycling.org/results/index.php?permit=2008-1397> .


The current 2008 USA Cycling Mountain Bike National Gravity Calendar
<http://www.usacycling.org/forms/mbnc/MTBNatzCalendar_Gravity.pdf> standings are as follows:

Men's Standings
1. Petr Hanak (Winter Park, Colo.) 40
2. Aaron Gwin (Morongo Valley, Calif.) 36
3. Rich Houseman (Temecula, Calif.) 32
3. Ross Milan (Arvada, Colo.) 32
5. Curtis Beavers (San Jose, Calif.) 30


Women's Standings
1. Joanna Petterson (Folsom, Calif.) 60
2. Neven Steinmetz (Boulder, Colo.) 30
3. Jessica Vogt (Boulder, Colo.) 24
4. Bobbi Watt (Broomfield, Colo.) 20
5. Lisa Myklak (Boulder, Colo.) 20


*For complete 2008 USA Cycling Mountain Bike National Gravity
Calendar standings, click here
http://www.usacycling.org/rankings/gravity.php.

The next event on the USA Cycling Mountain Bike National Gravity Calendar
will be the downhill, 4-cross and super D contests at the Chile Challenge
http://www.racemsc.com/events/chilechallenge.html in Angel Fire, N.M. on May 26.

------------------Ultra Endurance ------------------------------


The 12-hour race at Dirt, Sweat and Gears on May 2-3 marked the third
contest on the 2008 USA Cycling Mountain Bike National Ultra-Endurance Calendar. Tinker Juarez (Downey, Calif.) took first prize in the men's event and Pua Sawicki (Millani, Hawaii) won the women's contest. For complete results from Dirt, Sweat and Gears, click here
<http://www.usacycling.org/results/index.php?permit=2008-998> .

With three of nine events completed on the 2008 USA Cycling Mountain Bike
National Ultra-Endurance Calendar <http://www.usacycling.org/forms/mbnc/MTBNatzCalendar_UltraEndurance.pdf>
the current standings are as follows:

Men's Standings
1. Jason Sager (Portland, Ore.) 60
1. Harvey Minton (Tampa, Fla.) 60
3. Nat Ross (Golden, Colo.) 41
4. Evan Plews (Salem, Ore.) 40
4. Brandon Draugelis (Locust Gap, Pa.) 40
4. David Wood (Laplata, Md.) 40


Women's Standings
1. Christina Smith (Denton, Texas) 60
1. Carol Clemens (Pittsburgh, Pa.) 60
1. Pua Sawicki (Mililani, Hawaii) 60
4. Rita Borelli (Tallahassee, Fla.) 40
4. Jennifer Wilson (El Paso, Texas) 40
4. Rebecca Rusch (Ketchum, Idaho) 40


*For complete 2008 USA Cycling Mountain Bike National Ultra
Endurance Calendar standings, click here
<http://www.usacycling.org/rankings/ultend.php> .

The next event on the USA Cycling Mountain Bike National Ultra-Endurance
Calendar will be the Cowbell Challenge <http://www.cowbellchallenge.org/>
on June 21 in Charlotte, N.C.