The crowd can barely catch a glimpse of Mark Weir as he blasts by to win the Downhill event at the 2010 Ashland Spring Thaw. Photo by Jeff Anderson.

It was another great year for Team WTB at the Ashland Spring Thaw. They ate deer, drank tasty Lithia water and soaked in icy creeks. Whatever they ate, drank or just plain wallowed in, paid off when it came time to punch in on race day!

Weir dominated in the downhill, setting a new course record for first place, while Moeschler secured a spot on the XC podium for third. Kenny Burt locked in two top 10 finishes, coming in seventh place in both the XC and DH events. Ben Cruz, the newest, youngest, and possibly the most fearless member of the team from Weir’s hometown of Novato, CA, took fifth in the DH.

Congrats to the team for another great race and some exceptionally fast times! See below for more detail.

Downhill Finishing Times:
Mark Weir 0:04:02.58 1st Place
Ben Cruz 0: 04:10.02 5th Place
Kenny Burt 0:04:12.78 7th Place
Jason Moeschler 0:04:15.49 16th Place
Bobby Mcmullen 0:06:36.74 188th Place out of 200ish (and did we mention Bobby’s legally blind!)

Cross Country Finishing Times:
Jason Moeschler 1:42:35 3rd Place
Kenny Burt 1:47:57 7th Place
Mark Weir 1:55:20 12th Place
Ben Cruz 1:53:45 20th Place

Team WTB Bike Set-up:

Wheels:
New prototype wheelset

Tires:
Downhill
Weir/Moeschler/Cruz:WeirWolf 2.1 TCS(front/back)

Burt: Mutano 2.4 All Mountain TCS (front), Wolverine 2.2 All Mountain TCS (back)

Cross Country
Moeschler: “Top Secret” new prototype tire (front), Nano 2.1 Race(back)

Weir/Cruz: Mutano 2.4 Race (front), Nano 2.1 Race (front)
Burt: Nano 2.1 Race (front/back)

Up next, the WeirWolf and team heads to the Tran-Sylvania Mountain Bike Epic (May 30 – June 5, 2010) in PA. The brutal seven-day mountain bike stage race is sure to give the team a hearty challenge and opportunity to punish both bike and body. Stay tuned for updates on how everything holds up!