Every Labor Day weekend since 2013, Rebecca Rusch has invited gravel enthusiasts to eastern Idaho for a tour of the gravel roads near her home. A private tour of sorts with a living legend, Rusch calls the event Rebecca’s Private Idaho.
RPI is based in Sun Valley, located near Ketchum, and features a variety of events for gravel riders of all levels.
The marquee event at RPI is the three-day Queen’s Stage Race. This year’s Queen’s Stage Race featured a 43-mile stage on Thursday, hill climb TT on Friday and 100-mile finale on Sunday. The Stage Race is scored as points-based omnium, with 500 points awarded for a stage win and points decreasing by 1 for each place (i.e. 499 for 2nd, 498 for 3rd, etc.)
Riders interested in riding just on Sunday had the option of doing the 100-mile Baked Potato, 56-mile French Fry or 20-mile Tater Tot.
Festivities at RPI are not limited to the gravel riding. Rusch hosted a group ride on Saturday, the event raises money for the Be Good Foundation and Sunday’s Off the Wagon Days Party concludes with the Gelande Quaffing contest.
See below for results from the three-day Queen’s Stage Race.
Queen’s Stage Race Results
The star of the weekend for the Open Women was Kaysee Armstrong (Giant Factory Off-Road Team), who swept all three races to take the win with a perfect score of 1500. Sarah Max (Argonaut) finished second each day to take second overall, and Elizabeth McCalley (Stroke Signal Squad) took third overall after finishing third on Thursday and placing in the top six each stage.
Nicole Presspitch (Point S Auto p/b Nokian Tyres) finished fourth and Erin Green rounded out the wide-angle podium in fifth.
The Open Men’s race came down to a tie-breaker with Ketchum native Josh Berry (Giant Factory Off-Road Team) tying with Stephen Mull with 1495 points. Berry’s total time of 8:10 gave him the overall win, with Mull finishing with a time of 8:17.
Tristan Uhl (Giant Factory Off-Road Team) took third overall, and Colin Strickland (Meteor x Giordana x Allied) and David Wiens (Topeak Ergon Canyon) completed the top five.
Berry won Stage 1, while Strickland bounced back to win the time trial and Stage 3. But for a ninth-place finish on Stage 1, Strickland may have finished higher up the results sheet.
Full Queen’s Stage Race results are below.
Open Women Results: 2019 Rebecca's Private Idaho
| Place | Name | Team | Stage 1 Points | Stage 2 Points | Stage 3 Points | Overall Points | Total Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ARMSTRONG, Kaysee | Giant Factory Off Road Team | 500 | 500 | 500 | 1500 | 9:17:09,917 |
| 2 | MAX, Sarah | Argonaut | 499 | 499 | 499 | 1497 | 9:27:55,758 |
| 3 | MCCALLEY, Elizabeth | Stoke Signal Squad | 498 | 495 | 496 | 1489 | 10:18:24,715 |
| 4 | PRESSPRICH, Nicole | Point S Auto p/b Nokian Tyres | 494 | 496 | 498 | 1488 | 10:02:47,393 |
| 5 | GREEN, Erin | 491 | 498 | 497 | 1486 | 10:36:08,898 | |
| 6 | ROCKWELL, Amity | Easton Overland // GU Energy | 497 | 497 | 488 | 1482 | 11:05:52,988 |
| 7 | MICKELSON, Brook | Team Red Rock | 492 | 494 | 494 | 1480 | 10:53:20,153 |
| 8 | RAMSDELL, Heather | 496 | 490 | 493 | 1479 | 10:54:26,233 | |
| 9 | ROBINSON, Susan | Sturtevants-Limelight Cycling | 495 | 491 | 491 | 1477 | 10:56:23,142 |
| 10 | REDMAN, Paige | Caffeine and Watts | 490 | 488 | 495 | 1473 | 10:59:23,797 |
| 11 | BURTON, Alexandra | Point S Auto p/b Nokian Tyres | 493 | 492 | 486 | 1471 | 11:29:17,964 |
| 12 | REINERT, Claire | 489 | 487 | 492 | 1468 | 11:10:20,998 | |
| 13 | KEENAN, Ally | Team Red Rock | 488 | 485 | 489 | 1462 | 11:27:51,056 |
| 14 | AYKROYD, Laura | The Cycle Studio | 478 | 493 | 490 | 1461 | 11:47:46,849 |
| 15 | MARIANI, Barbara | CARVE | 485 | 482 | 485 | 1452 | 11:57:31,437 |
| 15 | ALEXANDER, Emily | Liquid Velo Cycling Team | 487 | 484 | 481 | 1452 | 12:10:27,043 |
| 17 | LEMKE, Leah | 475 | 489 | 487 | 1451 | 12:18:37,378 | |
| 18 | COFFELT, Laureen | Los LOCOS | 484 | 481 | 484 | 1449 | 11:57:44,101 |
| 19 | JENNINGS, Lynn | Rosebud Biking | 486 | 486 | 471 | 1443 | 13:02:07,888 |
| 20 | BOLDRY, Jennifer | PeopleForBikes | 477 | 483 | 477 | 1437 | 12:57:59,350 |
| 21 | JANETZKO, Cyndi | Team Bikenentic | 483 | 473 | 479 | 1435 | 12:35:41,723 |
| 22 | PRITCHARD, Karen | Panaracer/Stan's NoTubes p/b Bicycle X-Change | 474 | 476 | 483 | 1433 | 12:36:53,240 |
| 22 | MEYER, Jessica | Alp Cycles Racing | 476 | 477 | 480 | 1433 | 12:52:27,160 |
| 24 | SCHOENBORN, Jamie | Egencia | 482 | 472 | 476 | 1430 | 12:51:09,654 |
| 25 | MALIR, Lynn | Women's Free State Racing | 479 | 475 | 474 | 1428 | 12:56:51,467 |
| 26 | GUY, Kathryn | Boise Velowomen | 481 | 471 | 475 | 1427 | 12:53:06,009 |
| 27 | PABICH, Wendy | Fount Cycling Guild | 472 | 480 | 473 | 1425 | 13:13:47,885 |
| 28 | COHENMEYER, Casey | Coureur - Canyon Elite Cycling | 468 | 474 | 482 | 1424 | 12:53:53,981 |
| 29 | FAIRBANKS, Nancy | Breakaway Women's Racing | 473 | 467 | 478 | 1418 | 13:07:58,354 |
| 30 | KICKEL, Bernice | 466 | 478 | 472 | 1416 | 13:39:43,915 | |
| 31 | BENTON, Molly | Elektra Racing | 465 | 479 | 468 | 1412 | 14:41:41,563 |
| 32 | TROSCLAIR, Amy | 471 | 470 | 470 | 1411 | 13:48:26,301 | |
| 33 | MITCHELL, Karen | 469 | 469 | 467 | 1405 | 14:26:55,354 | |
| 34 | WHEATALL, Suzanne | 470 | 468 | 466 | 1404 | 14:28:42,563 | |
| 35 | VANDECASTEELE, | Coureur | 467 | 465 | 469 | 1401 | 14:10:45,146 |
| 36 | NAVARRO, Sandi | Egencia/Avanti Racing | 464 | 464 | 465 | 1393 | 15:43:54,041 |
| 37 | JONES, Jennifer | Velo City Cycles | 480 | 466 | 0 | 946 |
Open Men Results: 2019 Rebcca's Private Idaho
| Place | Name | Team | Stage 1 Poiints | Stage 2 Points | Stage 3 Points | Total Points | Total Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BERRY, Joshua | Giant Factory Off Road Team / Velocio | 500 | 496 | 499 | 1495 | 8:10:54,431 |
| 1 | MULL, Stephen | 498 | 499 | 498 | 1495 | 8:17:43,775 | |
| 3 | UHL, Tristan | Giant factory off road team | 499 | 497 | 497 | 1493 | 8:15:06,034 |
| 4 | STRICKLAND, Colin | Meteor X Giordana | 492 | 500 | 500 | 1492 | 8:25:17,758 |
| 5 | WIENS, David | Topeak Ergon Canyon | 497 | 492 | 495 | 1484 | 8:25:59,672 |
| 6 | MACKAY, Chris | Assos | 493 | 498 | 487 | 1478 | 8:51:46,861 |
| 7 | CHIZUM, Eric | Sturtevants of Sun Valley, Limelight hotel, hammer nutrition | 495 | 488 | 493 | 1476 | 8:37:06,207 |
| 8 | HARRINGTON, Erik | RMCC | 488 | 493 | 490 | 1471 | 8:47:50,611 |
| 9 | DECKER, Carl | Giant factory off road team | 496 | 478 | 496 | 1470 | 8:30:53,709 |
| 10 | SENKYRIK, Jiri | 491 | 487 | 491 | 1469 | 8:46:34,255 | |
| 11 | ROPER, Peter | Team Denver Bicycle Cafe | 489 | 491 | 488 | 1468 | 8:53:53,185 |
| 12 | WADSWORTH, Gordon | Blue Ridge Cyclery / Pivot Cycles / Industry Nine | 487 | 485 | 494 | 1466 | 8:47:55,794 |
| 13 | VANDE CASTEELE, Niels | COUREUR | 472 | 494 | 492 | 1458 | 9:01:31,287 |
| 14 | OPAL, Marshall | Cycling Tips | 475 | 495 | 480 | 1450 | 9:28:28,260 |
| 15 | THOMAS, Paul | Caffeine and Watts | 474 | 486 | 489 | 1449 | 9:05:49,190 |
| 16 | OSLEGER, Dillon | WTB x Santa Cruz x Patagonia x Clif | 494 | 484 | 466 | 1444 | 9:32:52,479 |
| 17 | ZINK, David | Steamboat Velo | 486 | 474 | 481 | 1441 | 9:21:55,911 |
| 18 | THEOPOLD, Nicolas | Egencia | 473 | 483 | 483 | 1439 | 9:30:03,960 |
| 19 | LITTRELL, Mark | 480 | 475 | 482 | 1437 | 9:30:05,936 | |
| 20 | CHAUDHARI, Ashish | Denver Bicycle Cafe | 485 | 476 | 475 | 1436 | 9:29:44,314 |
| 21 | HAUSWALD, Yuri | GU | 479 | 470 | 486 | 1435 | 9:22:23,870 |
| 22 | DEJARLAIS, Bill | Audi | 462 | 482 | 485 | 1429 | 9:37:53,684 |
| 23 | STEVENSON, Paul | Caffeine and Watts | 490 | 490 | 448 | 1428 | 10:15:34,797 |
| 24 | STROEBEL-HAFT, Zeban | Sturtevants Limelight | 478 | 462 | 478 | 1418 | 9:34:37,504 |
| 25 | DAPICE, Josh | Touchstone Racing | 482 | 489 | 446 | 1417 | 10:26:19,378 |
| 26 | RAFFORD, Kyle | Sturtevants Limelight | 484 | 456 | 476 | 1416 | 9:32:24,262 |
| 27 | HAMILTON, Matt | The Cycle Studio | 464 | 477 | 474 | 1415 | 9:45:36,952 |
| 28 | WICKS, Barry | Kona | 481 | 453 | 479 | 1413 | 9:33:14,624 |
| 29 | BREWSTER, Michael | Ride52 | 470 | 472 | 469 | 1411 | 9:55:15,670 |
| 30 | WALLACE, Chris | 54blue | 465 | 466 | 477 | 1408 | 9:44:24,776 |
| 31 | SPALDING, Joel | Trek Algonquin | 449 | 471 | 484 | 1404 | 9:55:20,297 |
| 32 | GUY, Jack | 469 | 473 | 460 | 1402 | 10:12:45,023 | |
| 33 | VAUGHAN, Adam | The Adrenalin Project | 461 | 468 | 471 | 1400 | 10:02:29,756 |
| 34 | FORTNER, Justin | Ride52 | 471 | 463 | 464 | 1398 | 10:04:22,605 |
| 35 | LACY, Darren | 468 | 460 | 467 | 1395 | 9:59:42,069 | |
| 36 | MAIER, Tom | Ride 52 | 460 | 465 | 468 | 1393 | 10:07:24,324 |
| 37 | ALLARD, James | Audi | 457 | 469 | 462 | 1388 | 10:24:33,867 |
| 38 | ZAWADA, Addison | Sram/Zipp | 458 | 458 | 470 | 1386 | 10:09:15,424 |
| 39 | WIESE, Andy | Ride52 | 477 | 481 | 427 | 1385 | 11:13:30,184 |
| 40 | SMITH, Aaron | Hammersaw CX | 466 | 457 | 454 | 1377 | 10:35:29,956 |
| 41 | PIPER, Patrick | Plan 7 | 459 | 451 | 459 | 1369 | 10:32:18,778 |
| 42 | RAILEY, Jimmy | Stone House Group P&S Group | 476 | 461 | 431 | 1368 | 11:04:54,907 |
| 43 | TAYLOR, Tom | 441 | 467 | 456 | 1364 | 10:55:43,744 | |
| 44 | EROR, Alec | Team Red Rock | 456 | 435 | 472 | 1363 | 10:11:13,071 |
| 45 | BRUBAKER, Joe | KUHL | 435 | 464 | 461 | 1360 | 10:49:22,580 |
| 46 | HIATT HAIGH, Philip | 440 | 452 | 465 | 1357 | 10:37:20,234 | |
| 47 | LEFEBVRE, Marc | 452 | 450 | 453 | 1355 | 10:52:06,978 | |
| 48 | NEWMAN, Kevin | 437 | 459 | 457 | 1353 | 10:58:44,172 | |
| 49 | TERRY, Steven | Framed Bikes/Hammer Nutrition/Stone House Group P&S | 463 | 437 | 452 | 1352 | 10:45:12,631 |
| 50 | HUGHES, Chris | Audi/Kryki Sports | 453 | 447 | 447 | 1347 | 10:59:26,962 |
| 51 | BLACK, William | RMCC | 422 | 448 | 473 | 1343 | 10:42:12,865 |
| 52 | WAHL, Christopher | Audi - Kryki Sports | 446 | 433 | 463 | 1342 | 10:37:47,904 |
| 52 | KRAXNER, Joe | Matheny Endurance | 454 | 444 | 444 | 1342 | 11:04:00,241 |
| 54 | WILSON, Todd | Ride52 | 450 | 445 | 445 | 1340 | 11:05:18,685 |
| 55 | MULDOON, Matthew | 455 | 442 | 441 | 1338 | 11:03:26,448 | |
| 56 | LAFONT, Steve | Little Ades Team 312 | 438 | 439 | 458 | 1335 | 10:59:43,420 |
| 57 | GROENHOUT, Benjamin | 448 | 436 | 449 | 1333 | 11:04:34,658 | |
| 58 | LABARRE, Ryan | Team Velo Cult | 443 | 443 | 440 | 1326 | 11:19:34,913 |
| 59 | MORALES, Mark | FIREHOUSE CYCLES | 445 | 441 | 436 | 1322 | 11:35:01,361 |
| 60 | GARDNER, Chris | Sturtevants Limelight | 451 | 440 | 430 | 1321 | 11:32:51,613 |
| 61 | BURNS, Brendan | 439 | 438 | 443 | 1320 | 11:19:19,596 | |
| 62 | LEYDSMAN, Steve | Red Rock Bicycle | 447 | 432 | 439 | 1318 | 11:27:30,429 |
| 63 | AGATE, James | Highwood Cycling Club p/b Ride52 | 436 | 422 | 455 | 1313 | 11:12:45,506 |
| 64 | YATES, Bryan | 433 | 446 | 432 | 1311 | 11:45:48,567 | |
| 65 | ANGEL, Adam | Sun Valley Ketamine Clinic | 431 | 425 | 451 | 1307 | 11:21:23,989 |
| 66 | OWENS, Linus | 429 | 454 | 419 | 1302 | 12:15:47,305 | |
| 67 | MALLETT, Joel | Regence Blue Shield of Idaho | 444 | 431 | 426 | 1301 | 11:57:39,529 |
| 68 | MOON, Scott | 421 | 428 | 450 | 1299 | 11:35:48,188 | |
| 69 | NICHOLS, Russell | Dash Racing | 442 | 414 | 442 | 1298 | 11:25:07,717 |
| 70 | STRODE, Matt | 430 | 429 | 429 | 1288 | 12:00:15,545 | |
| 71 | HERNANDEZ, Juan | 404 | 449 | 434 | 1287 | 12:26:22,085 | |
| 72 | HOLMGREN, Diego | Avanti Racing/Egencia | 434 | 413 | 438 | 1285 | 11:44:44,618 |
| 73 | ANDREJKO, Erik | 428 | 416 | 437 | 1281 | 11:51:10,782 | |
| 73 | THOMPSON, Henry | 432 | 421 | 428 | 1281 | 12:06:09,907 | |
| 75 | SUNDERLAGE, Charlie | 424 | 434 | 420 | 1278 | 12:20:20,887 | |
| 76 | HORNDASCH, Dan | Scratch & Dent/SRAM | 412 | 430 | 433 | 1275 | 12:17:19,932 |
| 77 | CURRY III, Eardie A | 787 Racing | 426 | 407 | 435 | 1268 | 11:58:55,557 |
| 78 | HOFFMAN, Mike | C3-Wagner Roofing | 419 | 426 | 422 | 1267 | 12:30:42,652 |
| 79 | WHEATALL, Michael | 403 | 455 | 401 | 1259 | 14:14:45,207 | |
| 80 | BEHUNIN, Chris | CT Velo | 406 | 420 | 423 | 1249 | 12:48:09,364 |
| 80 | FONG, Wai | 410 | 423 | 416 | 1249 | 12:55:32,939 | |
| 82 | HARGER, Keith | 414 | 409 | 425 | 1248 | 12:34:58,860 | |
| 83 | ALBRECHT, Jeremy | Matheny Endurance | 427 | 396 | 424 | 1247 | 12:24:46,839 |
| 83 | REIMERS, Zeke | Ride52 | 416 | 418 | 413 | 1247 | 12:49:48,941 |
| 83 | VANDERGAAG, Raymond | 418 | 427 | 402 | 1247 | 13:48:56,737 | |
| 86 | WHIPPLE, Jeff | 408 | 417 | 421 | 1246 | 12:52:57,301 | |
| 87 | NOSTRAND, Chris | 425 | 415 | 403 | 1243 | 13:27:52,211 | |
| 88 | DEMETER, Andrew | Alki Rubicon Racing | 423 | 408 | 409 | 1240 | 12:57:38,569 |
| 88 | BRIGHTMAN, Andrew | Coureur Cycling | 398 | 424 | 418 | 1240 | 13:10:32,138 |
| 90 | CANNON, Mike | 417 | 406 | 412 | 1235 | 12:55:00,899 | |
| 91 | SQUIRES, Dwayne | Ride52 | 415 | 404 | 414 | 1233 | 12:52:48,824 |
| 92 | MANKUS, Roger | 405 | 412 | 415 | 1232 | 13:04:50,347 | |
| 93 | BOLM, Jacob | Matheny Endurance | 420 | 403 | 408 | 1231 | 13:14:21,837 |
| 94 | NAGEL, Doug | Pedal Racing | 409 | 411 | 405 | 1225 | 13:41:21,320 |
| 95 | RANDLE, Scott | 401 | 405 | 417 | 1223 | 13:13:01,555 | |
| 95 | ORR, Mark | Egencia | 411 | 402 | 410 | 1223 | 13:14:58,369 |
| 97 | KICHLINE, Dan | 407 | 410 | 404 | 1221 | 13:48:27,218 | |
| 97 | SILK, David | Rosebud Biking | 395 | 419 | 407 | 1221 | 14:01:08,942 |
| 99 | SHINN, Loren | Roost racing | 402 | 399 | 411 | 1212 | 13:29:39,817 |
| 100 | KOSTELECKY, Kris | CT Velo | 399 | 400 | 406 | 1205 | 14:05:14,522 |
| 101 | ALDRIDGE, Sam | Guipago Custom Cycles | 396 | 401 | 399 | 1196 | 14:46:53,782 |
| 102 | LAMB, Jonathan | 397 | 398 | 400 | 1195 | 14:47:33,216 | |
| 103 | HALFAKER, Aaron | 483 | 479 | 0 | 962 | ||
| 104 | MILLER, Ira | Helena United Cycling | 467 | 480 | 0 | 947 | |
| 105 | HOYER, William | Velo City Cycles | 413 | 397 | 0 | 810 | |
| 106 | VANHUIS, James | 400 | 395 | 0 | 795 |
