Women's Mountain Biking Association of Colorado Springs racer Kennon Roeber dreamed of wearing the Stars and Stripes jersey of a national champion. On the 4th of July, she did just that, winning the Women's Cat 1 30-39 age-group race at the Firecracker 50 in Breckenridge. The race was USA Cycling's Marathon Mountain Bike National Championship.
The WMBA had a big day. When Roeber took the medal stand, she had teammates Kim Baugh (second place) and Tracy Hankinson (third) on either side of her, making it a sweep of the 30-39 age group.
Hillary Hienton, a high school teacher in Colorado Springs who also races for the WMBA team, was the silver medalist in the women's single-speed race.
In the pro races, husband and wife duo, Jeremy Horgan-Kobelski (Boulder, Colo./Subaru-Trek) and Heather Irmiger (Boulder, Colo./Subaru-Trek) successfully defended their titles from 2009 as the first riders in the pro/open categories to cross the line after 50 miles on the grueling course.

Following are the results for the top pros:
Pro/Open Men
1. Jeremy Horgan-Kobelski (Boulder, Colo./Subaru-Trek)
2. Sam Schultz (Missoula, Mont./Subaru-Trek)
3. Dave Wiens (Gunnison, Colo./Topeak Ergo)
4. Jeremiah Bishop (Harrisonburg, Va./Cannondale)
5. Burke Swindlehurst (Salt Lake City, Utah)

Pro/Open Women
1. Heather Irmiger (Boulder, Colo./Subaru-Trek)
2. Amy Dombroski (Boulder, Colo./Luna)
3. Krista Park (Madison, Wis./Cannondale)
4. Gretchen Reeves (Avon, Colo.)
5. Kelly Boniface (Steamboat Springs, Colo./Moots Cycles)