From reports, Day 17 was a bit anti-climactic after the showdown the night before at Downer. Rock's Magnell repeatedly attacked with Jittery Joes defending Cantwell's lead and chasing him down every time. Magnell tried one last time on the last lap but that too was neutralized as the Columbians took first and third on the stage. Cantwell finished in 13th, locking up the overall title as Magnell finished in 25th on the stage. Jittery Joes also locked up the red sprint jersey with Chad Hartley. Other notable finishers in the series; Johnathan Page in 8th overall, Cole House in 28th overall, Max Taam 48th, Steve Tilford 58th, and Kip Spaude did not score.
Superweek '08, the 40th anniversary was hard fought all the way, one of the most competitive editions I've seen and I've seen alot. It was tough to come to Superweek underprepared and I had to live with that, but it was a great competition and I'm psyched to have seen the battle between Rock Racing, the Columbians, Jittery Joes, Virgin Blue, KBS/Medifast, Texas Roadhouse and all the other top teams. Max raced quite well and looks to improve quickly over the next few years.
Up next, not really sure yet, but for Max, he looks to defend his 4th overall at the Leadville 100 MTB race in a couple of weeks, against last year's champ Dave Wiens and non other than Lance Armstrong himself. Good luck Max, take down the champ.
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