Grant leads Llordella and Sonntag, who are all fairly comfortable in their positions, though Llordella only leads Sonntag by four minutes.

Taylor Shelden had another flat-ridden day, walking into the finish with a bare rim piled in tube and tire. It was all too reminiscent of day 3 when Shelden came walking in to the first aid station with his back wheel a tangled mess of tube and tire. Although obviously frustrated, he good-naturedly stood for a photo at the finish line.

Kelly Boniface (Moots) led the women up the opening climb, but it was Kate Aardal who would ultimately win the stage. Marlee Dixon came through shortly after in second and Kelly Boniface in third. In the women's 'overall, Aardal holds on to the leader's jersey by 12 minutesover Williamson, who is only four minutes in front of Dixon. Tomorrow should be exciting to see whose legs are holding up.

In the singlespeed category, Dan Durland crested the summit first, but it was Dax Massey who finished the singletrack first. Last year Massey had a massive crash that took him out for stage 6 with a punctured lung. This year he was determined to conquer the trail that was his demise. He was successful there, but the finishing singletrack was wet from the rainstorm overnight. He slipped on a wet bridge, where he pinned his arm against a rock while still falling, pulling his arm out of the socket. He was close to the finish, so he limped in, where he won the stage and was immediately