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Power of 4 bike, trail results

Staff report
Snowmass Sun

Cyclists start the Power of Four Mountain Bike Race in Base Village in 2013. This year's cycling race is on Aug. 2, and the trail-running event is Aug. 3. For more information, visit www.aspensnowmass.com.
Snowmass Sun file | Jeremy Swanson/Courtesy photo

The following are the top three finishers in the solo categories of the Power of 4 Mountain Bike Race on Aug. 3, which started in Base Village, traversed the four Aspen Skiing Co. ski areas and ended at the base of Aspen Mountain:

Men’s solo racers:

Ben Sonntag, Durango — 3:28:03.4



Jay Henry, Eagle — 3:31:41.0

Kalan Beisel, Colorado Springs — 3:33:10.5




Women’s solo racers:

1. Gretchen Reeves, Avon — 4:15:21.4

2. Blair Hurst, Boulder — 4:35:33.6

3. Jaime Brede, Breckenridge — 4:44:10.4

The following are the top three finishers of the inaugural 50-kilometer trail running race on Aug. 4, which traversed the course in the opposite direction:

Men’s solo racers:

1. J. Marshall Thomson, Crested Butte — 4:49:16.0

2. Michael Barlow, Aspen — 4:50:08.6

3. Max Taam, Aspen — 5:18:40.6

Women’s solo racers:

1. Silke Koester, Boulder — 5:52:56.3

2. Leila Degrave, Leadville — 5:56:07.7

3. Helen Cospolich, Breckenridge — 6:13:50.1