Race Report - Oregon Enduro Series, Ashland Super D

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<b>Riddle me this, Riddle me that. Nathan Riddle rocking his Santa Cruz to a 1st place finish here in Shakespeare land.</b> -Dennis Yuroshek
<b>Queen of Ashland and hometown hero, Andrea Morehouse killed it taking home 1st place. </b> -Dennis Yuroshek
<b>8:30 rise and shine for the OES #4 rider meeting in Ashland, Oregon. Time to go over the Super D-style format.</b> -Dennis Yuroshek
<b>9 am riders are loading their bikes and bodies into U-Haul trucks and school buses.</b> -Dennis Yuroshek
<b>The wheels on the bus go round n round, round n round, round n round. #feltlikeakidagain #coolkidsintheback</b> -Dennis Yuroshek
<b>Mr. Scott Chapin mid-commute to 2nd place Pro Men. Scott was here to do business, but came up just a bit short. 6-seconds to be exact. </b> -Dennis Yuroshek
<b>Justin Fernandes, first rider on course doing this course sweep and testing the timing system.</b> -Dennis Yuroshek
<b>The #383 of Jake Beckman racing the Jr. 13-18 class with dad in tow. The future looks bright.</b> -Dennis Yuroshek
<b>The format was a little different than your normal Super D. You could either rock the climb and have it count as a bonus stage or you could chill and take a breath before the Split 2 stage. Elli Freibrun in proper race attire for +35 points.</b> -Dennis Yuroshek
<b>Aaron Bradford rode his BMC Trailfox to an impressive 3rd place. #fullenduro </b> -Dennis Yuroshek
<b>The views while riding Mt. Ashland are pretty awesome.</b> -Dennis Yuroshek
<b>Unlike the depths of space, light (and riders) can escape the black holes in the forest near Ashland.</b> -Dennis Yuroshek
<b>Jordan Lopez put down a solid run on the 12 mile Super D to take 5th place in Pro Men.</b> -Dennis Yuroshek
<b>Tim Thuren, always smiling when I see him ride.</b> -Dennis Yuroshek
<b>Adele Mery had a rough day with a bad crash on “Catwalk”. #stayonyourbikeAdele! </b> -Dennis Yuroshek
<b>Carolynn Romaine getting back into the race season a little late due to injury. 3rd place on the day for Romaine.</b> -Dennis Yuroshek
<b> Lars Sternberg once told @Krunk_Shox, “when in doubt do a wheelie.” It paid off here with a 30mph manual on the skinny Bull Gap trail. </b> -Dennis Yuroshek
<b>Brian Merritt, one of many to go with the half shell and goggles this race, due to dusty conditions.</b> -Dennis Yuroshek
<b> Jeremiah Newman was looking quick up top, but on a 12 mile DH race anything can and will happen. A snapped chain would put Newman out of podium contention. </b> -Dennis Yuroshek
<b>John Frey looking down the tunnel of trees and going home with a Top 10 result.</b> -Dennis Yuroshek
<b>It was Riddle's first win back from a broken wrist. The home town local knows his trails well.</b> -Dennis Yuroshek
<b>Mechanicals are a part of the experience. A 9-mile front flat for Eric Highlander. Bummer. </b> -Dennis Yuroshek
<b>With temps in the 90's Elli and Carolynn stripped down to cool off in the ice-cold stream that runs through the event. #hotties</b> -Dennis Yuroshek
<b>Ninkasi Beer always on tap. Cheers! </b> -Dennis Yuroshek
<b>Mr. Ninkasi, El Duro and Krunk getting their hydrate on.</b> -Dennis Yuroshek
<b> Chapin, lost the race only by 6-seconds. He approached Gillette about a razor sponsorship, but they didn't want to go bankrupt.</b> -Dennis Yuroshek
<b>Pro Women's Podium: Kim Becker (5th), Adele Mery (4th), Carolynn Romaine (3rd), Rebekah Rottenburg (2nd), and Andrea “Napoli” Morehouse (1st). Well done, ladies.</b> -Dennis Yuroshek
<b>Pro Men's Podium: Jordan Lopez (5th), Trevor Pratt (4th), Aaron Bradford (3rd), Scott Chapin (2nd), Nathan Riddle (1st).</b> -Dennis Yuroshek
<b>Aaron Bradford pouring it out for the homies.</b> -Dennis Yuroshek
<b>Oh, halo. Nathan Riddle, glowing after his victory.</b> -Dennis Yuroshek
<b>It was a grand time in Ashland. The Oregon Enduro Series has one stop remaining and we'll be there covering the action. Thanks to Dennis "Do-it-all" Yuroshek for capturing the spirit of the OES.</b> -Dennis Yuroshek
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According to winner, Nathan Riddle, the conditions at the 2014 Ashland Super D were like kitty litter on top of glass. It was a hot, dusty, slick race for the 4th event in the Oregon Enduro Series, but that just meant speeds were high and cooling off in the river was part of the routine. Sounds like a solid event to us! Dennis Yuroshek reports from Southern Oregon.
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