This past weekend was the second annual Ray’s 3Ride event in Cleveland, OH. Pro MTB’ers from the U.S. and Canada descended on the indoor mountain bike park for the 2-day competition.

Things really heated up when the skinny ripper from California, JD Swanguen beat out Brian Lopes in a head to head battle on the Gary Fisher Pump Track. As if that wasn’t enough, JD boosted a never before ridden line in the Subaru Street Park. As he linked the two jumps, he just happened to knock out one of the fluorescent lights that was mounted above the rafters! This kid has some flair, but was respectful enough to help clean up the shattered glass. SRAM athletes had a terrific showing, with multiple athletes on every single podium.

At the end of the weekend, though, the rider with with best overall skill would be crowned 3Ride Champion. It would be none other than the 17 year old ‘San Diego Sensation’, JD Swanguen. When asked, Swanguen said, “My bike worked perfect the entire weekend. It allowed me to relax, have a good time, and focus on my runs.” JD is a recent addition to the Vancouver based Cove Factory Team. The entire Cove team rides SRAM, RockShox, Avid and Truvativ products.

SRAM and RockShox continue to sponsor the park, but also sponsored the 3Ride event again this year. Throughout the weekend, the crowds of attendees were showered with T-shirts, gloves, and other swag. On each day, there was a drawing for a SRAM X.9 trigger shifter and derailleur set as well as a RockShox Argyle 409 fork.

Here are the results:

Ray’s 3Ride Overall:

1. JD Swanguen (SRAM)
2. Greg Watts (SRAM)
3. Phil Sundbaum
4. Kyle Strait (SRAM)
5. Adam Hauck

Moen Sport Course:

1. Brian Lopes
2. Kirt Vories (SRAM)
3. JD Swanguen (SRAM)
4. Jeff Lenosky (SRAM)
5. Greg Watts (SRAM)

Subaru Street Park:

1. Phil Sundbaum
2. JD Swanguen (SRAM)
3. Adam Hauck
4. Omar Romero
5. Greg Watts (SRAM)

Gary Fisher Pump Track:

1. JD Swanguen (SRAM)
2. Brian Lopes
3. Cody Warren
4. Greg Watts (SRAM)
5. Cam Zink (SRAM)

Jump Comp:

1. Phil Sundbaum
2. Omar Romero
3. Adam Hauck
4. Greg Watts (SRAM)
5. Kyle Strait (SRAM)

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BONUS 30 minutes of trail video for winter training. I just finished on the rollers the other night, sat down at the computer and got this email from Keith Bohne:

With all the riding footage you have at the end of your podcasts, you could combine all that into one podcast for training purposes. I really like spinning while watching the trail on my monitor, it beats the heck out of watching Dr. Phil!!!

Thanks, Keith. Great idea. Here you go.