Post Race Report - Teton Ridge Classic - IN#2
Posted on January 14th, 2008
Last Saturday, 210 classic racers toed the line for the 2008 Teton Ridge Classic. A 5km, 14km and 28km race was offered and people from Idaho, Montana, Wyoming, Utah and Alaska came out in droves to test themselves. While there were quite a few hard-cores there to battle, most of the participants were just there to tour the course and take in the Teton Mountains. I also believe this is the only race in the country that is sponsored by two micro-breweries. Idaho Nordic did some indepth testing and the Snake River Lager provided the best recovery.
At race time the snow temp was 22 and air was 27. All of the previous week’s heavy snow had been transformed into a hard and blistering fast track. In the 28km race the opening kilometer trimmed the field down to 9 men. From there it was just a steady fast effort and one by one the men were shelled out the back. When it was all done Chad Anderson of Bozeman, MT took top honors followed by Jason Ray and then Dan Struebel to round out the top three. Again, simple waxing was the answer to fast skis. Swix LF6 and LF7 both ran great with V40 as the choice kicker.
Results and pictures can be found at www.tetonridgeclassic.com
Race Winner, Chad Anderson, is not shy about his cowboy roots. He later rode that trusty steed on a victory lap and then back home to Bozeman.
When there are free microbrews, sunshine and classic racing even the Toko and Swix Race Service Teams show each other some love.
Post race activities at the barn.
