Press Release: September 15th, 2020 | For Immediate Release | Paso Robles, California 
GNCC - Round 9
Beckley, WV
The GNCC season returned with a stop in Beckley, West Virginia for The Mountaineer. Weather for the weekend was around 80 degrees with some light rain beginning halfway through the day. Rachel Gutish found the podium in 2nd place, which was her best finish at a GNCC. She is knocking on the door at winning a GNCC race. In the XC2 class Cody Barnes and Thorn Devlin didn't have their best stuff, finishing 6th & 7th place respectively. Both riders will look to rebound next weekend.

XC2 Class - Men
Cody Barnes - 6th Place
Thorn Devlin - 7th Place

WXC Class - Women
Rachel Gutish - 2nd place

Photos: Ken Hill

Cody Barnes
250 RR Race Edition


"This weekend the GNCC series started back up. My Beta USA 250 RR got me off to an awesome start but sadly about 3 miles in I ran into some problems and dropped back quite a few spots. The track was very challenging and combined with showers of rain off and on during the race, it made for a hard day. Not the way I wanted to restart the season ending up in 6th in XC2 but I will work on some things and be ready to give it my all again next round!"
Thorn Devlin
250 RR Race Edition


“The technical West Virginia terrain was a great fit for my riding style. A mid pack start had me fighting to find the lead pack, but ultimately lost them after a first lap goggle swap. I’m disappointed in my performance, but I will learn from it and not make those same mistakes again. Thank you Beta USA and the entire team for all their hard work!” 
Rachel Gutish
200 RR Race Edition


“This weekend’s race was a good one! It was rocky and very technical for a GNCC. These conditions I usually excel in. I led several times during the race and had some great battles, though ultimately fell just short of the win and took second place. While I am a little disappointed I was unable to bring home the win for Beta, this is my best GNCC finish to date with the team, and you will never hear me complain about a podium!”