FONTANA, California (transcendmagazine.com & Kathy Sessler) - Chris Kovarik (Chain Reaction) has won the first NMBS downhill race of the year in Fontana, California. No big surprise, as Kovarik has won every local winter series race held there this year. Melissa Buhl took home the women's top prize.
Gone are the days of hundreds of entrants and the who's who of downhill at NMBS races. Only 17 women and 53 pro men were registered for the first US National of the season with very few of the top names in downhill present.
Rennie was satisfied with second place to Kovarik and says this about his run, “I’m pretty tired now. That is a gnarly thing to do, that pedaling, you start to pass out, at least I do! The last five pedal strokes I don’t think I was even pushing on the cranks.” Kovarik agrees, “I started to pass out too, everything starts getting black at the end. I shouldn’t have had a breakfast burrito an hour and a half before my race. When I was done I vomited, but I’ve had training doing the Fontana ‘Vomit Series’ all winter.”
Nigel Page, Chain Reaction Cycles team manager says, “I’m pleased that Chris’s hard work all winter is going to pay off not only here, but for the world cup season. He’s now back on top where he always belongs, so we should have some good results this year. I’d like to thank Chris for all his hard work.”
Quotes courtesy Kathy Sessler
Kovarik throws up some roost on the Fontana Downhill course.
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