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If you read, say, Cyclocross Magazine last week, you might have been under the impression that drop bar gravel bikes are taking over the point-to-point mountain biking scene.

After winning the 2018 Iceman Cometh Challenge in Michigan on a gravel bike with drop bars and 650b wheels, Geoff Kabush (Yeti – Maxxis – Shimano) returned to the annual point-to-point race in Traverse City with an Open WI.DE. gravel bike ready to repeat his feat.

Results would show, however, the welcoming of our new gravel bike overlords to the mountain bike scene is perhaps a bit premature.

Katerina Nash (Clif Pro Team) took home the Elite Women’s win, edging out teammate Hannah Finchamp (Clif Pro Team) to take home $6,000 in cash and the sweet, sweet ice trophy. Leia Schneeburger (Broken Spoke) of Wisconsin finished third.

Alexey Vermeulen (Bianchi / Shimano / Q+M) beat out two Iceman legends in Brian Matter (Linear Sport / Trek) and Kabush to take home the Elite Men’s win.

Full results are below. Stay tuned for interviews from the race.

Featured image: Dave Mable

Pro Women Results: 2019 Iceman Cometh Challenge

PlaceBibNameTime
1277Katerina Nash
2:16:48
2284Hanna Finchamp
2:16:48
3290Leia Schneeburger
2:23:17
4271Lindsey Kriete
2:23:17
54796Kaitlyn Patterson
2:23:24
6270Bridgett Widrig
2:27:24
7272Susan Vigland
2:28:31
8289Tricia Renée Fleischer
2:30:22
9960Julie Medema
2:31:34
10273Melissa Seymour
2:33:01
11287Maddy Frank
2:33:52
12282Hanna Derby
2:35:29
13280Elizabeth Sabin
2:35:34
144797Erica Stehouwer
2:36:25
15228Shannon Kochis
2:37:28
164795Tabitha Sherwood
2:38:44
17278Abigail Snyder
2:41:16
18283Susan R Newmyer
2:41:19
19274Megan Martin
2:44:38
20286Lindsay Knight
2:50:34
21288Kiersta Tucker
2:53:03
DNF276Jenny Steketee
DNF275Jenette Williams
DNF4794Haley Hunter Smith
DNF285Rose Grant

Elite Men Results: 2019 Iceman Cometh Challenge

PlaceBibNameTime
1251Alexey Vermeulen
1:54:47
2236Brian Matter
1:55:09
3281Geoff Kabush
1:55:10
44768Ben Sonntag
1:55:17
5235Cody Kaiser
1:56:00
6224Russell Finsterwald
1:56:00
74755Andrew L'Esperance
1:56:06
8218Matt Acker
1:56:21
9203Jorden Wakeley
1:56:48
104764James Driscoll
1:58:09
11263fernando riveros paez
1:58:42
124758Peter Disera
1:59:33
13226Scotty Albaugh Jr.
2:01:00
144800sean kickbush
2:01:00
15232Ronald Catlin
2:01:40
16208Jamison Sheppard
2:01:42
17279Nolan Vanderzwaag
2:03:07
184753Aaron Beebe
2:03:14
19209Daniel Yankus
2:03:31
20237Scott Quiring
2:04:24
21225Joel Poliskey
2:04:33
22205Alec Schau
2:05:06
23299MARK KRANSZ
2:05:11
24257Ben Rothschild
2:05:22
25242Alex Tenelshof
2:05:30
26267Garrett Jenema
2:05:37
274756Nathaniel Williams
2:06:34
28297Ruben Bacon
2:06:36
29265Jason Johnson
2:07:01
30268Braiden Voss
2:07:53
31245Scott Hoffner
2:08:05
32258Nicholas Zambeck
2:08:10
33238Marc Walters
2:09:03
34210Dan Kannegieter
2:09:32
35296Kyle Perry
2:09:33
364762Rob Martin
2:09:48
37234Bryan Warner
2:09:50
38293Keegan Korienek
2:10:46
39259David Reyes
2:10:47
40212Sean Cooley
2:10:50
41233Lars Hallstrom
2:10:59
42300Jacob Rytlewski
2:11:03
434752Hayden Strong
2:11:29
44243Kevin Hathaway
2:11:30
45331John Burmeister
2:11:36
464799Alex Burnside
2:11:36
47214David Zink
2:11:45
48253joshua smith
2:11:51
49204Paul Cobham
2:11:56
50264Don Hackney
2:13:11
514760Nicolas DeHaan
2:13:57
52230Gregory Springborn
2:14:18
53254Maxwell Meyer
2:14:22
54202Jared Dunham
2:14:22
554754Sebastian Stankiewicz
2:14:34
56262Joseph Slonecki
2:14:54
574802Ross Williams
2:14:56
584766theodore rauh
2:15:43
594759Tyler Weston
2:16:02
60227Marcus Bush
2:16:25
61291Dexter DeShantz-Cook
2:16:28
623541Andrew Gibbs
2:16:49
634757Christopher Wanley
2:17:08
64241Dallas Fowler
2:17:15
65295David Williams
2:17:27
66201Eric Tompkin
2:17:49
674815Michael Sherven
2:18:04
684761Ryan Carlson
2:18:35
69248Dan Ellis
2:18:51
70223Brent Lockhart
2:19:03
71240BJ Steketee
2:19:09
72211Jesse smith
2:19:17
73207Gerrit Sinclair
2:19:57
74244Justin Hryckowian
2:21:39
75217Dan Korienek Forever the slayer
2:21:54
76206Matt Silvia
2:21:54
77213Mike Bennetti
2:22:38
78219Mike Bobusch
2:22:39
79215Jacob Miller
2:23:32
80256Michael Hemme
2:25:00
81229Wally Kunstman
2:26:19
823604Brent Pontius
2:27:41
834765Jay Ellis
2:28:29
84292Matthew Grady Mr.
2:29:31
85255Brian Adams
2:29:53
86239Benjamin Strunk
2:30:03
873543Richard Landgraff
2:30:32
88222Chris Fellows
2:31:49
894767Dean Gericke
2:41:59
90261Robert Rajcevich
2:42:11
91250Paul Hesselgrave
2:46:48
92246Brett Miller
2:51:10
93266Luke Mullis
2:51:34
94249Daniel Kotwicki
2:53:37
95298seth kleinglass
3:16:48
DNF4763Mayford Combs
DNF4770Payson McElveen
DNF4771Cole House
DNF4801Ted King
DNF4798Ben Jenkins
DNF231Jeff Owens
DNF221jan roubal p
DNF3605Andy Fedewa
DNF269Dan Jansen
DNF216Tristan Uhl
DNF4769Troy Wells
DNF247Matthew Schweiker
DNF260Wally May
DNF294Nathan Williams