Peak Performances

Aspen Daily News Staff Report
Congrats to Aspen’s Gretchen Bleiler for winning the 2008 ESPY for best female action sports athlete, beating out Vail World Cup skier Lindsey Vonn and U.S. Snowboarding teammate Lindsey Jacobellis.

Bryce Gordon, 17, of Snowmass Village, finished first in the Junior Expert category last Saturday at the Mountain States Cup mountain bike race held on Snowmass Mountain. In a field of 18 riders, Gordon finished over three minutes ahead of second place finisher Adam Parke, and over four minutes ahead of third place finisher Will Curry. Gordon, who is officially sponsored by Honey Stringer/Ellsworth, will be a senior at Aspen High School this fall and competes regularly at both regional and national mountain biking races.