The Trek Barr Challenge Bicycle Race came to a sucessful conclusion on Sunday in Lincoln, MT. Riders from all over the region, from Canada to California, raced from Lincoln to Helena over Flesher Pass on Saturday and back again, either over Flesher or McDonald Pass, on Sunday. The two-day event was marked by what has become a tradition in Montana cycling: aggressive riding contested by small, but highly talented fields. Missoula's Monica Tranel (5 Valley Velo) showed her climbing and sprinting prowess by winning both days. Her results were particularly impressive given that she had to battle a tough women's team from Calgary. Mark Legg (Northern Rockies), a transplanted New Zealander living in Missoula, edged out Brink Kuchenbrod (Montana Velo) and Kiefer Hahn (Wizards) in the elite men's race. A highlight was watching Legg, Kuchenbrod, and Hahn climb McDonald Pass in 28:30 through heavy wind and spitting sleet. Promoter Geoff Proctor and the Montana Velo Cycling Team graciously express their thanks to Dean Yonkovich at Hi-Country Snack Foods, Eric Griffin and the Lewis and Clark County Road Dept., Cellular One, the Helena Police Department, Ken Stuker, Bill Ridgway and all of the custodians at Helena High School, and all of the volunteers who made the event possible.

Here are the results (rider, club, residence, placings, overall points):

Women (under 40)

1. Monica Tranel 5 Valley Velo/Missoula 1st; 1st 50 pts.

2. Maury Wiegand Gallatin Valley/Bozeman 2nd; 2nd 40

3. Kathleen Van Ihinger Bicisport/Calgary 4th; 3rd 30

4. Joanne Breau Bicisport/Calgary 5th; 4th 26

5. Marianne Trevorrow Bicisport/Calgary 6th; 5th 22

6. Allison Boucke Strada Sempre/San Ramon, CA 3rd; --- 16

Women (over 40)1. Kathy Pierandozzi SGI USA/Missoula 1st; 1st 50

Elite Men (1, 2, 3)

1. Mark Legg Northern Rockies/Missoula 1st; 2nd 45

2. Brink Kuchenbrod Montana Velo/ Missoula 3rd; 1st 41

3. Kiefer Hahn Wizards/Missoula 2nd; 3rd 36

4. Fred Michini 5 Valley Velo/ Missoula 9th; 4th 21

5. Jeff Caton Montana Velo/ Missoula 5th; 7th 21

6. John Yarington Gallatin Valley/ Bozeman 6th; 6th 20

7. John Weyhrich 5 Valley Velo/ Missoula 10th; 5th 18

8. Richard Graves Snake River/ Jackson, WY 7th; 8th 17

9. Joe Lemire Gallatin Valley/ Bozeman 8th; 10th 14

10. Lewis Elliot Wizards/Billings 4th; --- 14

11. Rich Thiessen Bicisport/ Calgary 13th; 9th 10

12. David Clifford Bicisport/ Calgary 11th; --- 5

13. Paul Jeffrey Sunchase/ San Ramon, CA 12th; --- 4

14. Duncan Clark Bicisport/ Calgary 14th; --- 2

Masters 30-39

1. Marcel Van Garderen Gallatin Valley/ Bozeman 2nd; 1st 45

2. Craig Lammey Gallatin Valley/ Bozeman 1st; 3rd 41

3. Jason Selong Gallatin Valley/ Bozeman 4th; 2nd 34

4. Tim Gaertner Unattached/ Columbia Falls 3rd; 6th 26

5. Dave Kelley Yellowstone Valley/ Billings 6th; 4th 24

6. James Curran Yellowstone Valley/ Billings 5th; 5th 24

7. Grant Harris Yellowstone Valley/ Billings 8th; 7th 17

8. Jerry Underwood Yellowstone Valley/ Billings 7th; 8th 17

Masters (40-49)

1. Jon Engen Gallatin Valley/ Bozeman 2nd; 1st 45

2. Steve Cole Boise Cycling/ Boise 1st; 2nd 45

3. Jeff Olson Yellowstone Valley/ Billings 3rd; 3rd 32

4. Byron DeFord Great Divide/ Helena 4th; 4th 28

Men (4, 5)

1. Joel Biederman Gallatin Valley/ Bozeman 2nd; 1st 45

2. Jason Dykstra Echelon/ Great Falls 1st; 2nd 45

3. Will Schneider Unattached/ Butte 3rd; 3rd 32

4. Kirk Blee Unattached/ Billings 4th; 4th 28

5. Jason Frank Yellowstone Valley/ Billings 6th; 5th 22

6. John Behrens Gallatin Valley/ Bozeman 5th; 7th 22

7. Jay Williams Gallatin Valley/ Bozeman 7th; 7th 18

8. Matt Ferrari Gallatin Valley/ Bozeman 9th; 8th 15

9. Chris Pannell Gallatin Valley/ Bozeman 8th; 9th 15