Nineteen Downhill National Titles Awarded at the 2026 Gravity Mountain Bike National Championships

On the final day of the 2026 USA Cycling Gravity Mountain Bike National Championships and the Monster Energy Pro Downhill Series, the Cat 1 and non-championship racers took to the course at Big Bear Mountain Resort. 

Another exciting day of downhill racing saw the amateur fields turn in some incredibly fast runs, with several times stacking up against the pros. The day's most impressive performance went to 16-year-old Eli Bundy (Fort Collins, Colo.; Outlaw Intense Factory Development), who stormed to the fastest time in the Junior Men 15-16 race with a 2:58.466. The impressive run would have placed him third among the Junior Men 17-18 riders and just outside the top 20 in the combined Elite and Junior seeding results from Saturday.

Junior Men 11-12 Results:

1. Janos Mijo (Twin Peaks, Calif.; Mijo4mx)

2. Mah'ki Jefferson (Richmond, Va.; Line Drive Mountain Bike Academy)

3. Niko Langland (Mountlake Terrace, Wash.; Lennys Bike Shop Racing/Moon Gravity Racing)

Junior Men 13-14 Results:

1. Kole Compton (Minden, Nev.; South Shore Bike, Sensus, Deity, Crank Brothers, Maxima, Magik)

2. Braxton Berger (Cornish, Maine; KMS Cycling-Killington Mountain School)

3. Shun Boisvert (Markham, Ontario, Canada)

4. Rowan Ahmed-Vogt (Knoxville, Tenn.; Two Wheeled Rovers / BTR Racing)

5. Myles Nardi (Victor, Idaho; Hoback Sports / Teton Passrats / Troy Lee Designs)

Junior Men 15-16 Results:

1. Eli Bundy (Fort Collins, Colo.; Outlaw Intense Factory Development)

2. Grey Saren (Durango, Colo.; Durango Devo/ Pedal the Peaks/ Stans No Tubes/ Transition Bikes)

3. Ryo Boisvert (Markham, Ontario, Canada)

4. Spencer Noonan (Laguna Beach, Calif.; ASR Commencal)

5. Alpine Leonard (Gunnison, Colo.; Outlaw Intense Factory Development)

Junior Men 19-24 Results:

1. Jace Locke (South Jordan, Utah; Dirt Fix)

2. Bergen Harberts (Dillon, Colo.)

3. Turner Williams (Wishon, Calif.; Canfield Bikes | Fly Racing | CenCal Waterworks)

4. Magnus Lowham (Salt Lake City, Utah)

5. Braden Lockaby (Tucson, Ariz.)

Junior Men 25-29 Results:

1. Mattia Meneghello (Corona, Calif.)

2. Declan Murphy (Arvada, Colo.; Mojo Wheels)

3. Matthew Jaynes (Lake Havasu, Ariz.; Lake Havasu Mountain Bike Team)

4. Caleb Trumbull (Salt Lake City, Utah; Fifteen7 & Hyland Cyclery)

Masters Men 30-34 Results:

1. Roman Brown (Flat Rock, N.C.; ASR Commencal)

2. Braydon Shields (Yakima, Wash.; Mission6ix, Sporthaus, Smith, Fasthouse)

3. Sergio Bakanoff (Bakersfield, Calif.)

4. Mchenry Carlson (Superior, Colo.; Mojo Wheels)

5. Luke Blankshain (Westminster, Colo.; Laguna Bike Shed / JensonUSA)

Masters Men 35-39 Results:

1. Jeff Pera (Torrance, Calif.; Odi Grips, Ogio, Leatt MTB, Ryno Power, GoPro, JP Tools)

2. Brian Klimaszewski (Westminster, Colo.; Rocky Mountain Racing)

3. Jason Connor (Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada; Norco - Bikes Beyond)

Masters Men 40-44 Results:

1. Cody Wilderman (Durango, Colo.; 2nd Ave Mondraker Oakley)

2. Jonathan Withrow (Riverbank, Calif.; Ignite Biking)

3. Jesse Borror (Morgantown, W.Va.; Fox Factory, Maxxis, Magura)

4. James Colella (Palm Springs, Calif.; Kings Rideshop)

5. Jason Farnsworth (Reseda, Calif.)

Masters Men 45-49 Results:

1. Kain Leonard (Gunnison, Colo.; Outlaw / Rocky Mountain Masonry)

2. Christopher Canfield (Layton, Utah; Vampire Bikes/ CBF / MFT/ Twisted Spoke CBD)

3. Tim Langdon (Encinitas, Calif.; Better Buzz, Specialized, Fox, 5 Dev, 100%)

4. Mike Tobia (Park City, Utah; OUTLAW & Random Discount Codes)

5. Paul Preuss (Las Vegas, Nev.; SquishLabs Suspension Service Center)

Masters Men 50-54 Results:

1. Petr Hanak (Fraser, Colo.; Elevated Roots)

2. Jerome Lacote (Carlsbad, Calif.; Victorise / BrakeAce)

3. Tyson Mrosek (Canyon Lake, Calif.)

Masters Men 55-59 Results:

1. Brian Lopes (Laguna Beach, Calif.; Stablead/Renen)

2. Don Fritts (Arvada, Colo.; Shimano Don Fritts Construction c3)

3. Marcos Lira (Eatontown, N.J.; Marmi Enterprises Prime Solution Zero Gravity)

4. Steve Cooper (Reno, Nev.)

Masters Men 65-69 Results:

1. Dave Melton (Mammoth Lakes, Calif.)

Junior Women 11-12 Results:

1. Zoey Waage (Durango, Colo.; Durango Devo)

Junior Women 13-14 Results:

1. Valentina Pelayo (México City, Mexico; Team Toro)

2. Ella Grace Negrea (Encinitas, Calif.; Angry Squirrel Racing Commencal)

Junior Women 15-16 Results:

1. Hannah Forsman (Aspen, Colo.)

2. Mary Jane Kissinger (East Burke, Vt.; Kali, Haynes, Reynolds)

3. Sophie Gregory (Riverton, Utah; Outlaw, Specialized)

4. Emma Wetten (West Chester, Pa.; B-Team, Troy Lee Designs, Trail 1, Liquid Death, 100%)

5. Emma Zakaras (Bentonville, Ark.)

Masters Women 30-34 Results:

1. Naomi Salgado (Upland, Calif.; Flow Riders Race Team, Handupco)

Masters Women 35-39 Results:

1. Kelsey Wisinski (Lyons, Colo.; Flow Riders Race Team, Handupco)

Masters Women 40-44 Results:

1. Amanda Propst (Las Vegas, Nev.; SPORT RX, DHARCO)

Masters Women 50-54 Results:

1. Michelle Macartney (Fall City, Wash.; Fluidride / The Line)

Full results can be found here.