With three in the books and only one to race, the Colorado High School Cycling League mountain biking series is narrowing the gap in competition.
Boulder leads Fairview 15,035 points to 14,904 points in Division I standings, while Salida is third with 14,432 points. Animas High School is in sixth place in the team standings.
Durango High School leads the Division II standings with 7,763 points. Vail Ski and Snowboard Academy is second with 7,607 points, and Leadville is third with 7,533 points.
DHS finished third at the Peaceful Valley Invitational Cloud City Challenge last weekend in Elbert, behind Vail Ski and Snowboard and Grand Valley, which is fourth in the Division II standings.
Fairview won the Division I race, with Boulder and Salida in second and third, respectively.
The course Sunday included double- and single-track racing through the Palmer Divide and Black Forest, through forests and meadows at 7,000 feet. Each 5.8-mile loop climbed 540 feet.
Katja Freeburn of DHS broke a tie atop the Division 1/2 varsity girls standings with a third-place finish. She now has 1,771 points, nine points better than Kelsay Lundberg of Salida, who finished fourth.
Camryn Sippy of AHS finished fifth in the race and is fourth in the overall standings with 1,692 points.
Ellen Campbell of AHS is second overall in the Division 1/2 junior varsity girls overall standings with 1,550 points, 35 points behind leader Camryn Kercher of ThunderRidge.
Local sophomores James Pope (DHS) and Dylan Williamson (AHS) sit fourth and fifth in their respective standings after three of four races.
Maya Zarlingo of AHS finished fifth in the Division 1/2 freshman girls race.
The mountain bike series will finish Oct. 19 with the Haymaker Classic in Eagle, where almost 700 high school cyclists will have one more opportunity to ride for a championship.
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