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Training up and down the hilly terrain of Nevada County seemed to help 16 local mountain bikers as they made numerous appearances on the winner's podiums at the Downieville Classic this past weekend.
The field was highlighted by Nevada City's Jason Moeschler, who took first place in the cross country race and the All-Pro Mountain Bike Class. (See this past Monday's article for more information.)
In the expert juniors class cross country race, local riders finished just shy of a top-three sweep as Luke Brechwald took second, Luke Ramseth finished third and Kyle Wright took home fourth. Matt Wittler took sixth in the expert class.
Rounding out the expert class was Chuck Ross' second-place finish in the 35-44 age group, Debra Little's third place-finish in the women's 35-plus and Rick Kalb's third-place finish in the 45-plus age group.
In the sport division, Hyland Fisher posted an impressive win in the 25-34 age group. Bob Weir and Pieps Hills took 11th and 12th place, respectively, in the 35-44 age group with Patrick Lane taking home third in the senior sport class. Dora Weir finished in second place in the women's 35-plus sports class.
Eddie Cruz took second in the 45-plus beginner class with John Seivert finishing just behind him in fourth place.
In the Downhill Race, Moeschler took second in the pro race while 16-year-old Sean Lane placed first in the sport junior men race - his first ever downhill race.
-The Union Staff
Alexander signs tender with Seahawks for one year
Shaun Alexander has reduced by one the number of potential big-name training camp holdouts.
The Seattle running back, who fell a yard short of the NFL rushing title last season, signed a one-year deal worth $6.32 million as the team's franchise player. In return, the Seahawks agreed not to slap the restrictive franchise tag on him next season.
"We're excited to have him in the fold," club president Tim Ruskell said in a statement on the team's Web site. "This is great for the team, and we look forward to seeing him practice on Friday."
Alexander is coming off a franchise-record 1,696 yards rushing and 20 touchdowns last season, but barely missed the NFL rushing title won by the Jets' Curtis Martin.
Walker shows up to camp for Green Bay Packers
Hours after Green Bay shareholders told Packers executives not to give in to another potential holdout, Javon Walker, the wide receiver showed up at training camp.
At their annual meeting, at least a dozen shareholders told general manager Ted Thompson to hold the line on the wide receiver; the Packers are refusing to renegotiate his contract.
Not one of them told Thompson to give in to Walker's demands for a hefty pay raise from the $515,000 he's scheduled to make this season. And team president Bob Harlan, who greeted stockholders after the packed meeting, said he got the same one-sided advice.
- The Associated Press
The field was highlighted by Nevada City's Jason Moeschler, who took first place in the cross country race and the All-Pro Mountain Bike Class. (See this past Monday's article for more information.)
In the expert juniors class cross country race, local riders finished just shy of a top-three sweep as Luke Brechwald took second, Luke Ramseth finished third and Kyle Wright took home fourth. Matt Wittler took sixth in the expert class.
Rounding out the expert class was Chuck Ross' second-place finish in the 35-44 age group, Debra Little's third place-finish in the women's 35-plus and Rick Kalb's third-place finish in the 45-plus age group.
In the sport division, Hyland Fisher posted an impressive win in the 25-34 age group. Bob Weir and Pieps Hills took 11th and 12th place, respectively, in the 35-44 age group with Patrick Lane taking home third in the senior sport class. Dora Weir finished in second place in the women's 35-plus sports class.
Eddie Cruz took second in the 45-plus beginner class with John Seivert finishing just behind him in fourth place.
In the Downhill Race, Moeschler took second in the pro race while 16-year-old Sean Lane placed first in the sport junior men race - his first ever downhill race.
-The Union Staff
Alexander signs tender with Seahawks for one year
Shaun Alexander has reduced by one the number of potential big-name training camp holdouts.
The Seattle running back, who fell a yard short of the NFL rushing title last season, signed a one-year deal worth $6.32 million as the team's franchise player. In return, the Seahawks agreed not to slap the restrictive franchise tag on him next season.
"We're excited to have him in the fold," club president Tim Ruskell said in a statement on the team's Web site. "This is great for the team, and we look forward to seeing him practice on Friday."
Alexander is coming off a franchise-record 1,696 yards rushing and 20 touchdowns last season, but barely missed the NFL rushing title won by the Jets' Curtis Martin.
Walker shows up to camp for Green Bay Packers
Hours after Green Bay shareholders told Packers executives not to give in to another potential holdout, Javon Walker, the wide receiver showed up at training camp.
At their annual meeting, at least a dozen shareholders told general manager Ted Thompson to hold the line on the wide receiver; the Packers are refusing to renegotiate his contract.
Not one of them told Thompson to give in to Walker's demands for a hefty pay raise from the $515,000 he's scheduled to make this season. And team president Bob Harlan, who greeted stockholders after the packed meeting, said he got the same one-sided advice.
- The Associated Press
