Outdoor Recreation hosts “The Beast” mountain bike race

Story and photo by Kevin S. Abel
USAG Stuttgart Public Affairs Office

The Beast, is one leg of IMCOM-E’s 2016 Mountain Bike Race Series,  held Aug. 6 on trails winding through forests and single track trail of the local training area covering just over 222 kilometers.

More than sixty mountain bike racers travelled from U.S. Army garrisons across Europe to test their skills in “The Beast”.

Living up to its name, the grueling course challenged even the most experienced of mountain bikers requiring them to rely on their experience and endurance, to see them through the single track technical sections. “This course lives up to its name,” said Jason Johnston, race participant. “If you want to find out why, come sign up and find out.”

This is the fourth year that U.S. Army Garrison Stuttgart’s Family and Morale, Welfare and Recreation, Outdoor Recreation has held the race.

All participants received t-shirts with awards being presented for 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place riders in each category.

For additional photos of “The Beast” visit our Flickr Site.

Five categories Winners:

Men’s Open (ages 18 years and up)

1^st Place – Sebastian Bapp

2^nd Place – Maximillian Vetter

3rd Place – Marco Apel

Men’s Seniors (ages 35 – 44 years)

1^st Place – Steve Lindsey

2^nd Place – Josh Moore

3rd Place – Jay Cortner

Men’s Masters (ages 45 years and above)

1^st Place – Leigh Plowman

2^nd Place – Anthony Baker

3rd Place – Arch McLellan

Men’s Clydesdale Open (age 18 years and older and 200 lbs. and greater)

1^st Place – Matthew Washburn

2^nd Place – Seth Lipsky

3rd Place – Louie Jimenez

Women’s Open (ages 18 years and up)

1^st Place – Nina Moore

2^nd Place – Anjelica Rodriguez

3rd Place – Gladianav Guerra

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