White Lightening draws 100 riders to LBL’s Canal Loop Trail

Hailey Kell with the local Wood-n-Wave team took the win in the Women’s Pro race at Saturday’s Bluegrass Mountain Cup White Lightning race at Land Between the Lakes.

Saturday at Land Between the Lakes, 100 riders from across the state took part in the Bluegrass Mountain Cup – White Lightning mountain bike race on the Canal Loop Trail. The Bluegrass Mountain Cup is an MTB XC series of seven races across the Bluegrass State.

The first race of the series took place in March at Ft. Duffield in West Point, Ky. Race two of the series was held at Green River Lake in Campbellsville followed by Saturday’s White Lightning at LBL. Four more races in the series will take place June 25 at Perry County Park (Hazard), August 19 at Capitol View Park (Frankfort), September 16 at Pulaski County Park (Nancy) and October 28-29 at Sugarcamp Mountain (Prestonsburg).

For more information on the series and a complete list of results visit www.bluegrassmountaincup.com

Saturday’s winners
Pro Men – Anthony Slowinski
Pro Women – Hailey Kell
Singlespeed – Frank Martin
Men U21 (15-20) – Jacob Higdon
Men (21-19) – Ryan Hudson
Men (30-39) – John Loucks
Women (30-39) – Kerri Nash
Men (40-49) – John Crouch
Women (40-49) – Nishea Foley Sipley
Men (50+) – Paul Carter
Women (50+) – Stephanie Myers
Men (U15) – Christopher Bumpas
Women (U15) – Ellie Harrell
Party Lappers – Cooper Hill
Youth 10U – Greyson Yinger