5/30/2026

The 2026 NOMBS Farewell Vultures Knob Mountain Bike Race

Wooster, Ohio

Men’s Cat 2 Sport 50+ Mountain Bike Race

Rick Wise

Finish Time:  1:51:06

Overall Place:  7th Place / 10

Men’s Cat 3 Novice 50+ Mountain Bike Race

Asad Khan

Finish Time:  55:52

Overall Place:  5th Place / 16

Race Recap By Rick Wise:

I had an awesome time competing at the NOMBS Vultures Knob Farewell MTB Race with fellow Team ER member Asad Khan. This was the second race of the series. The course was quite challenging with some steep, punchy climbs and a few longer grinds as well as a couple tricky technical spots. I still feel like I’m getting my legs under me in the longer distance Cat 2/Sport class. This race had 13.25 miles of singletrack with over 1800 ft. of elevation gain. I was happy finishing 7th out of 10 in my age group after pushing a bit too hard in the first half lap. The second lap was much more enjoyable as I tried to focus on taking in the beauty of the trails during our last race at Vultures Knob.