PINEDALE, Wyo. — Returning Stage Stop Champion Anny Malo now has a commanding 15-minute lead, following Stage 3 of the 27th Pedigree Stage Stop Race.
Lina Streeper and Cathy Rivest are following in strong second and third places respectively.
Yesterday’s Stage 3 started at the Upper Green River Trailhead the same as Sunday’s Stage 2 started off with light snow falling and finished with more than breezy winds.
Although times were slower overall because of the weather, at least four competitors reported much-improved runs today.
The challenge for teams this morning came at mile five when the route turned north and began a steady climb which pitched up at the crest. The closer that teams got to the mid-point turnaround, the more they saw whiteout.
At mile 15, race leader Anny Malo and runner-up Lina Streeper had kept their three-minute time difference. Yesterday’s climb was much steeper than anything the racers saw Sunday.
Stage 3 —Pinedale, Wyoming results:
1 — Anny Malo 2:29:24
2 — Lina Streeper 2:32:37
3 — Dave Torgerson 2:36:47
4 — Cathy Rivest 2:37:59
5 — Rachel Courtney 2:39:17
6 — Hans Gatt 2:40:48
7 — Alix Crittenden 2:42:35
8 — Bruce Magnusson 2:43:14
9 — Ryan Baeber 2:44:10
10 — JR Anderson 2:44:11
11 — Thad McCracken 2:48:41
12 — Austin Forney 2:50:56
13 — Jake Robinson 2:52:20
14 — Grant Beck 2:55:51
15 — Gwenn Bogart 3:02:06
16 — Tim Thiessen 3:04:02
17 — Jerry Scdoris 3:11:28
18 — Diane Marquis 3:11:53
19 — Laura Bontrager 3:13:14
20 — Chris Adkins 3:15:14
21 — Fernando Ramirez 3:22:47
22 — Christina Gibson 3:31:10
23 — Geneva Lyon 4:06:10
