1998 Norba Mountain Biking Finals
Mount Snow, VT.
August 20-23, 1998

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  • Nolvenn LeCaer
  • Steve Peat
  • Jurgen Beneke
  • Shaun Palmer
  • Tinker Talks
  • Ruthie Matthes
  • Paola Pezzo
  • Travis Brown
  • Alison Sydor
  • Steve Larsen
  • ABOUT MOUNT SNOW
    Best Lodging
    Cheap: Camp Haystack (open only during bike race week), Four Seasons in West Dover.
    A Step Up: new Grand Summit Resort Hotel (slopeside)
    Deerhill Inn in West Dover (super nice country inn)
    Best Coffee: Perfect Cup
    Best Nightspot: The Snow Barn (Shaun Palmer got kicked out last year)
    Best Microbrews: McNeill's (Brattleboro-20 min from Mount Snow), Otter Creek
    Best Bagels: Perfect Cup
    Best Breakfast: Dot's of Dover
    Best Lunch: Veggie burrito wraps at Mount Snow, Tony's Pizza
    Best thing to do not on a bike: In addition to partying? Play in the water @ Harriman's Reservoir (boat rentals, wave runners), Lake Raponda, Somerset Reservoir, the pool at Snow Lake Lodge, Snow Lake. Being naked isn't illegal in VT...
    Most popular slang: Super Stoked

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    NORBA Finals
    from Mount Snow

  • Two Teams, Four Champions in DH
  • Sydor, Juarez Win Snow-Tinker and Ruthie '98 Champs in XC
  • No Surprises as Carter, Miller Take DS

    No fear, we are here
    We have arrived in Mount Snow to blissful accomadations and a grand welcoming. It's good to call ahead and be the Official Cybercasters for the NORBA NCS Finals. And we'd like to "give props" to the fine people at Mount Snow for being the mecca for East Coast mountain biking. Right outside the door of their brand new lodge, Grand Summit Resort Hotel is the start/finish area of the cross country course and the finish of the downhill and dual slalom courses.

    The feelings around the tents, and in the venue, are of a kindred spirit. Brothers and sisters are frolicking in the sunshine in spandex and sunglasses. The atmosphere here is so inviting, we think some competitors will lose all inhibitions and bear all in the super underground Naked Crit.

    Stay tuned for all the action. From the Downhill to the DS (Dual Slalom), from the parties and the "Crit" to the Cross Country and naming of the US National Team going to the World Championships.

    — Brent Brookler, Mountain Zone Staff, Going Vertical for the Mountain Zone

    Race Preview: Welcome Back
    The NORBA National Championship Series is the premier mountain bike racing series in the United States. It is comprised of seven events held in different venues across the United States, taking place between May and September. Riders will participate in any of four disciplines: cross-country, downhill, dual slalom and observed trials. Last June, Mount Snow hosted more than 2,000 riders and more than 20,000 spectators over the series weekend.

    Mt. Snow
    Mount Snow has hosted a national or international mountain bike race event since 1990. Its downhill course is known as one of the toughest on the National Championship Series (NCS) circuit and has doubled as a World Cup course on several occasions.

    The weekend of the NORBA National Championship Series finals is expected to draw more than 2,500 riders and 30,000 spectators, making the finals weekend the biggest and most prominent mountain bike race in New England. Additionally, on Sunday, August 23, the world team selection will be announced. This team will represent the United States at the World Championships held this fall.

    Yeah, we got some tongue lashing last year, but The Naked Crit is well worth it. I mean it is naked people. The word on the street is the current sponsors of this underground event are backing out because it's getting too %$@* big. We'll find out.

    About The Crit from last year — "A long tradition at Mount Snow (though officially they have nothing to do with it) is the Naked Crit. This event combines mountain biking and nudity and is a very popular sport amongst spectators. Crit or criterion is a short race and the parking lot in front of the Sundance lift in Mount Snow was the location of this grand event.

    "I have to admit it, I came late and missed the guys riding around in all their glory. We were finishing our Lobstah Dinnah for the VIPs but it didn't make much matter, as the women's event was the real crowd pleaser. As the women prepared for the race, some of the highlights were the "Grundig Girl" and Eden.

    "The "Grundig Girl" had taken the tape from the race course and made it into a "bathing suit." Eden didn't wear anything (except shoes). Also, some of mountain biking's top riders took off their clothes for the crowd. Missy Giove (USA-Volvo/Cannondale) was wearing a white beret and not much more when she rode two laps around the screaming and cheering parking lot. Shaun Palmer (USA-Mt.Dew/Specialized) was seen at the event running behind the "Grundig Girl" for two laps for no apparent reason."

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