Nathan Riddle won the Open Men at Sunday’s Super D in the Capitol Forest outside Olympia, Washington. He also won the season overall for the Super Ds held there by the Friends Of Capitol Forest. This was my first Super D and it came with a ton of lessons. First of which is the respect I have for the XC riders who can climb hard and still rail the downhill portions of the track. I was humbled by how I need to be more fit. This brings me back to Nathan Riddle. This year he has placed in the top ten in Pro Downhill, top four in a Pro DS, third at Downieville, and now the overall at the FOCF. He’s truly All Mountain. For pictures and more story
The six mile course was fast and flowy and the climbs were short and intense. This race was about the climbing. A rider with a strong DH background might have an advantage on the downhill parts of the track. However, it is in the climbing that the race is won. The time that is lost when climbing badly can not be made up in the downhill. For photos and more:
The Friends Of Capitol Forest put on a tight event. They even fed everyone with a great BBQ. They also did something I have been waiting to see at these local races. They held the raffle at the end of the podiums. Imagine that! They made those of us that were off the podium stay and support the winners, before they let us get our hands on that sweet swag.
After Nathan Riddle took 1st with a blistering 20.25, the other top Open Men were Matt Jagger in second with 21.15, Lars Sternberg in third with 21.52 and Ethan Mutoli and Simon Lawton in fourth and fifth with 22.09 and 22.54 respectively. The top women were lead by Stephanie Tuck with a 26.25, Joy Mutoli with a 26.31, and Denise Taylor and Cassandra Stamm tied for third with 27.09.
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