Kitchen and Ostgaard top pro seeding as Fox US Open finals set for Saturday at Deer Valley
PARK CITY, Utah — Nathan Kitchen posted the fastest pro men’s qualifying time and Aletha Ostgaard led the pro women Friday as seeding runs wrapped at the Fox US Open of Mountain Biking at Deer Valley Resort, setting the field for Saturday’s pro finals.
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Kitchen clocked in at 2:41.942 on the Bald Eagle Mountain downhill track, holding off Aaron Gwin, the most decorated American downhill racer of his generation, by just 0.350 seconds. Asa Vermette qualified third, 1.023 seconds back, with Nikolas Nestoroff and Bode Burke rounding out the top five.
In the pro women’s field, Ostgaard’s time of 3:06.072 edged Anna Newkirk by 0.528 seconds. Kailey Skelton qualified third ahead of Italy’s Gloria Scarsi and Kallie Stewart.
The US Open is the fifth and final round of the Monster Energy Pro Downhill Series and carries an $80,000 cash purse across its open pro/am format. Pro finals are estimated to start at 3 p.m. Saturday, with awards immediately following at the podium. Amateur finals run Sunday beginning at 11:15 a.m. Deer Valley’s bike park and lifts are open to the public from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. through the weekend and is free for spectators.
More information at Deer Valley Resorts Website.
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