Chet Fehrmann pedaled to his second consecutive 24 Hours of Matanuska victory last weekend at Kepler Bradley State Recreation Area, edging runner-up Tony Berberich by one lap.
Fehrman completed 22 laps (approximately 220 miles and 22,000 feet of climbing) in 24 hours in the mountain bike race.
John Lackey was third with 19 laps.
In the 12-hour event, Tim Berntson set a blistering pace completing 13 laps, also having the fastest time in the 6-hour split in the process.
Janice Tower won the women's 12-hour race, completing 11 laps.
24 Hours of Matanuska Mountain Bike Race
Kepler Bradley State Recreation Area
Saturday, Sunday's Results
Duo team -- 12 hours
1) Eric Sees, Jennifer Sees, 11 laps, 12:25:23;
Quad team -- 24 hours
1) Danelle Winn, Andy Duenow, Amber Stull, Jason Lamoreaux, 27 laps, 24:20:50;
2) Darcy Davis, Petra Davis, Julie Berberich, Jill Valerius, 24 laps, 24:42:26;
3) Chris Dock, Miguel Duarte, Spencer Lanier, Michael Hurt, 23 laps, 24:50:14;
4) Megan Piersma, Ivy Pedersen, Alicia Beiergrohslein, Marge Cunningham, 18 laps, 24:32:37;
5) Joe Abbott, Cal Smith, Skip Fawcett, Wolf Brecheisen, 8 laps, 16:03:30;
Solo female -- 12 hours
1) Janice Tower, 11 laps, 11:45:09; 2) Jessie Donahue, 11 laps, 13:06:21; 3) Eeva Latosuo, 10 laps, 12:09:52; 4) Laurel Brady, 8 laps, 11:09:06.
Solo male -- 12 hours
1) Tim Berntson, 13 laps, 11:58:58; 2) Alex Wilson, 13 laps, 13:11:11; 3) David Valdez, 12 laps, 11:50:12; 4) Jim Jager, 12 laps, 12:43:07; 5) Paul LaFrance, 11 laps, 12:03:46; 6) Zachary Huff, 10 laps, 13:03:34; 7) Paul Pierce, 9 laps, 9:08:11; 8) Mark Davis, 9 laps, 9:18:00; 9) Chad Burris, 9 laps, 11:20:23; 10) Jacques Boutet, 9 laps, 11:23:30.
11) Robert Price, 9 laps, 12:24:17; 12) Josh Berberich, 8 laps, 10:07:41; 13) Corey Grumelot, 7 laps, 6:23:49; 14) Corky Still, 7 laps, 7:47:28.
Solo male -- 24 hours
1) Chet Fehrmann, 22 laps, 23:00:13; 2) Anthony Berberich, 21 laps, 23:00:16; 3) John Lackey, 19 laps, 19:55:39; 4) David Johnston, 18 laps, 24:25:10; 5) Mark Smith, 17 laps, 23:50:12; 6) Kevin Vig, 16 laps, 25:19:52; 7) Tony Allen, 8 laps, 12:04:10; 8) Trevor Jones, 7 laps, 21:37:06; 9) Rob German, 7 laps, 24:02:15.
Solo male -- 6 hours
1) Jamie Stull, 7 laps, 6:27:48; 2) Chris Wrobel, 7 laps, 6:55:03; 3) Peter VanTuyn, 6 laps, 6:01:05; 4) Jeff Dusenbury, 6 laps, 6:18:39; 5) Aaron Ritter, 6 laps, 6:22:58; 6) Timothy Reinbold, 5 laps, 6:02:48; 7) Matt Eley, 5 laps, 6:21:05; 8) Brian Erickson, 4 laps, 4:12:20; 9) Anthony Sallows, 4 laps, 6:21:06; 10) Dane Crowley, 3 laps, 5:09:04;
11) Caleb Teel, 2 laps, 2:14:56; 12) Paulo Sierra, 2 laps, 2:59:08; 13) Charles Guinchard, 2 laps, 2:59:48; 14) Mike Beiergrohslein, 1 lap, 0:53:57; 15) Jeffere Edwards, 1 lap, 1:02:09.
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