Husband-and-wife Jeremy Horgan-Kolbelski and Heather Irmiger become the new mountain bike marathon national champions at the Firecracker 50 in Breckenridge, Colorado, on Saturday.
The two, who each ride for the Subaru/Gary Fisher team, rode away from the competition early in their respective races. The pro races were straight-forward, although Horgan-Kolbelski said his did not go as intended.
“My plan was to sit-in the first lap and see how everyone was riding and then hopefully take off on the second lap. I ended up going with those guys on the first climb and when they fell off I figured I’d make the most of it.”
After he separated himself from the field, he raced as if his competitors were nipping at his heals. “I never knew how far ahead I was out there, no one was giving me the splits.”
He credited his new Gary Fisher Super Fly 100, a full carbon, 100mm-travel full-suspension 29er.
