2004 Mountain Bike US National Championship; September 23-26

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Traditionally, U.S. national champions were based on their performance in a season-long series. This year however, competitors fought it out during the winner-take-all national championships at Mammoth Mountain. Although it took four days of racing to get through the numerous categories, when the dust settled the United States had a new crop of champions.

Photo: Felicia Hill

Another remarkable addition to the weekend was the return of the Mammoth Kamikaze. NORBA dropped the legendary Kamikaze from the schedule in 2001, but due to popular demand, they brought it back.

The welcome changes provided action-packed viewing and stress-filled competition. Living legend John Tomac even won the Kamikaze. Here's a video of the highlights and a breakdown of the results.

Cross Country National Championship-
Men-
1. Jeremy Horgan-Kobelski, 27 miles in 1:54:01
2. Adam Craig, 1:57:24
3. Carl Decker, 1:58:05
4. Eric Jones, 1:59:30
5. Neil Shirley, 1:59:55

Women-
1. Alison Dunlap, 23 miles in 1:31:51
2. Dara Marks-Marino, 1:32:15
3. Sue Haywood, 1:32:29
4. Heather Irminger, 1:32:59
5. Willow Koerber, 1:33:40

Mountain Cross National Championship-
Men-
1. Brian Lopes
2. Eric Carter
3. Chris Powell
4. Mike King

Women-
1. Tara Llanes
2. Jill Kintner
3. Melissa Buhl
4. Leana Gerrard

Kamikaze-
Men-
1. John Tomac, 4:59
2. Colin Bailey, 5:05
3. Lou DeAngelis, 5:13
4. Kirt Voreis, 5:14
5. Darrell Young, 5:19

Women-
1. Kathi Krause
2. Paula Santerior
3. Emily Johnston

Super D National Championship-
Men-
1. Adam Craig, 22:48
2. Ariel Lindsley, 23:29
3. Sam Schultz, 24:13
4. Mark Weir, 24:21
5. Spencer Paxson, 25:14

Women-
1. Marla Streb, 27:39
2. Alison Dunlap, 27:50
3. Dara Marks-Marino, 28:08
4. Tonya Laffey, 29:32
5. Melissa Miller, 31:46

Short Track National Championship-
Men-
1. Jeremy Horgan-Kobelski, 26:27.18
2. Carl Decker, 26:35.08
3. Adam Craig, 26:52.05
4. Todd Wells, 27:06.54
5. Ryan Trebon, 27:14.63

Women-
1. Alison Dunlap, 25:39.24
2. Dara Marks-Marino, 25:51.98
3. Kerry Barnholt, 25:56.46
4. Sue Haywood, 26:04.81
5. Willow Koerber, 26:06.63

Downhill National Championship-
Men
1. Chris Del Bosco, 5:13.06
2. Duncan Riffle, 0:3.10 back
3. Henry O'Donnell, 0:4.11 back
4. Rich Houseman, 0:4.75 back
5. Curtis Keene, 0:6.00 back

Women
1. Marla Streb, 6:03.36
2. Lisa Sher, 0:17.2 back
3. Melissa Buhl, 0:30.27 back
4. Kathy Pruitt, 0:33.35 back
5. Danni Connolly, 0:36.36 back

Singlespeed National Championship-
Men-
1. Carl Decker, 1:44:11
2. Marc Gullickson, 1:48:27
3. Barry Wicks, 1:51:33
4. Glenn Fant, 1:54:51
5. Yuri Hauswald, 1:58:25