Road tour going high tech
By John Meyer Denver Post Staff Writer
Article Last Updated:04/17/2006 09:42:34 PM MDT
Sweat is dripping off Kathy Zawadzki's nose as she pushes seven determined cyclists through a workout. The women in her class are huffing, puffing and grimacing as they dig deep for what's left of their strength.
"Fifteen seconds, hold it there, come on!" she says. "Come around that second rider. You're hip to hip. Keep pushing it! Come on, keep driving. Four, three, two, one ... nice job. Whew!"
The Wednesday night women's-only class at MOB Cyclery in northwest Denver isn't your typical indoor cycling class with an instructor who may not know the difference between lactate threshold and lactose intolerance. Zawadzki has a master's degree in exercise physiology, and those aren't spin bikes the cyclists are pedaling so furiously.
They are on their own road bikes, and they're riding a virtual road tour on CompuTrainers, using technology that allows them to train and compete with each other in ways no old-school class could achieve.
Load generators apply resistance to each bike independently, depending on where the rider is on the tour and the grade of ascent or descent. This ride simulated one in Waimea, Hawaii (hundreds are available in the database).
The load generators are calibrated to take into account the weight of the rider and her bike. A large screen on a wall shows the position of each rider with an elevation profile. Data for each rider includes the grade of ascent or descent at the rider's location on the course, distance traveled, speed and power output expressed in watts.
"It's very realistic," said Mel Taylor, 32, of Denver. "You feel like you're actually on the road, as opposed to some spin classes I've taken. I like the numbers it gives you, like your watt output. And then the competitive spirit of it is fun."
In a spin class it's easy to pretend you're working harder than you really are, but you can't fake it in a CompuTrainer class.
"If you cheat, everybody knows because you just look up at the screen and they'll see how far back you are," said Chris Rodriguez, 49, of Lakewood.
MOB is the only cycle shop in the Denver- Boulder area that offers access to CompuTrainer. The only other CompuTrainers open to the public are at the ATP Center in Evergreen and the Boulder Center for Sports Medicine.
"Anybody can come in at any time, as long as there is a trainer available," said George Mullen of MOB. "We will hook it up, ask them what kind of course they want to ride, what kind of workout they want to do and walk them through it."
Zawadzki coaches for Carmichael Training Systems and previously worked on the Sports Sciences team at the Olympic Training Center. She likes CompuTrainer because it allows her to instruct in a controlled environment (no wind or stoplights) and provide input to multiple riders simultaneously even if they are spread out over several miles of a virtual ride.
"All different levels of riders can ride together," Zawadzki said. "You can never get dropped. You're never a mile back, riding all by yourself. For a beginning rider, that's huge."
There's also no need to worry about bonehead motorists, potholes or other road hazards.
"It's really the spinning of this century," said Tim Becker, director of marketing and sales for CompuTrainer. "People are riding their own bicycle. Spinning has a big flywheel and you're kind of locked in there. When you're riding your own bike, you're actually pushing the pedals and producing power, just like you would if you were outside."
Thursday, November 30, 2006
Wednesday, November 29, 2006
Tuesday, November 28, 2006
Jingle Cross Rock Results
John Meehan writes….
The 2006 Carousel Volkswagen Jingle Cross is in the books. The results are posted on our website at www.JingleCrossRock.com.
Some of the facts:
1. A Pro Tour rider, a 5x World Mountain Bike Champion with nearly 30 US National titles, A 6th place World Juniors Cross Rider, an Olympic Cyclist, and multiple current and former U.S. National Champions
2. In one race, 3 current reigning U.S. National Champions in Sunday's Casey's/HandiMart Elite women's field.
3. A huge cat 3/4 race both days with 60 riders on Rock 2
4. I've heard estimations of 500 spectators for the final Elite events of the day. (I have no clue because I couldn't look up to see).
5. Although we haven't got exact numbers yet, we estimate that we raised somewhere between $15,000 and $20,000 for the Children's Hospital of Iowa
A huge thanks go to Todd Gillihan for his work on the hill to make that course ridable....
Zugs, Kim Sheets, Dan Schaffer, and countless others for coming thru on the course construction...
John Olney for stopping in the middle of his pre-race day ride for stopping and helping build the course...
Team Skin (Darcy and Jean and several others) for being all over the place...
Mark Guthart for being the best damn referee.... Period!...
and a huge thanks to my secretary Linda Shalla who none of you know. Before Saturday, she knew nothing about bike racing but was on the computer the whole weekend doing registration, results, etc, etc.
Make no mistake...This was a joint effort by all of you and the cycling clubs and teams of Iowa have something to be very proud of...Team Skin, DICE, 2 Bee, Atlas, ICCC all pitched in. IF YOU HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY, PLEASE GIVE A GREAT BIG THANKS TO OUR TITLE SPONSOR CAROUSEL VOLKSWAGEN AND PAT LIND, THE MAN WHO RUNS THAT GREAT DEALERSHIP. THEY DID AN AMAZING JOB AND WE'RE A PLEASURE TO WORK WITH.I'm sure I'm forgetting somebody so please forgive me. But I'm going to sleep now...see you next year!
http://dicetraining.com/docs/JingleCross2006Results.doc
The 2006 Carousel Volkswagen Jingle Cross is in the books. The results are posted on our website at www.JingleCrossRock.com.
Some of the facts:
1. A Pro Tour rider, a 5x World Mountain Bike Champion with nearly 30 US National titles, A 6th place World Juniors Cross Rider, an Olympic Cyclist, and multiple current and former U.S. National Champions
2. In one race, 3 current reigning U.S. National Champions in Sunday's Casey's/HandiMart Elite women's field.
3. A huge cat 3/4 race both days with 60 riders on Rock 2
4. I've heard estimations of 500 spectators for the final Elite events of the day. (I have no clue because I couldn't look up to see).
5. Although we haven't got exact numbers yet, we estimate that we raised somewhere between $15,000 and $20,000 for the Children's Hospital of Iowa
A huge thanks go to Todd Gillihan for his work on the hill to make that course ridable....
Zugs, Kim Sheets, Dan Schaffer, and countless others for coming thru on the course construction...
John Olney for stopping in the middle of his pre-race day ride for stopping and helping build the course...
Team Skin (Darcy and Jean and several others) for being all over the place...
Mark Guthart for being the best damn referee.... Period!...
and a huge thanks to my secretary Linda Shalla who none of you know. Before Saturday, she knew nothing about bike racing but was on the computer the whole weekend doing registration, results, etc, etc.
Make no mistake...This was a joint effort by all of you and the cycling clubs and teams of Iowa have something to be very proud of...Team Skin, DICE, 2 Bee, Atlas, ICCC all pitched in. IF YOU HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY, PLEASE GIVE A GREAT BIG THANKS TO OUR TITLE SPONSOR CAROUSEL VOLKSWAGEN AND PAT LIND, THE MAN WHO RUNS THAT GREAT DEALERSHIP. THEY DID AN AMAZING JOB AND WE'RE A PLEASURE TO WORK WITH.I'm sure I'm forgetting somebody so please forgive me. But I'm going to sleep now...see you next year!
http://dicetraining.com/docs/JingleCross2006Results.doc
Friday, November 24, 2006
Family bikes to Florida for a one-night stay
Photo: AP Photo/The Pantagraph, Myron Oesch
The Oesch family, from Illiopolis, Ill., are seen cycling in Mississippi during a three-week bike trip from their home in Illiopolis to Pensacola, Fla. in June 2006. Taking part in the trip were Myron Oesch, his wife, Barb and their three children.
ILLIOPOLIS, Ill. (AP) -- Myron Oesch had an interesting tale to tell his students at Riverton Elementary School in Illiopolis when the topic turned to ``How I spent My Summer Vacation.''
Oesch, his wife, Barb, and their three children spent theirs riding their bicycles from Illiopolis to Pensacola, Fla.
After the three-week trip, Oesch wasn't the big wheel around his house anymore. His 11-year-old son, Breton, literally rode rings around his dad, who was handicapped by towing the family's camping gear in the old infant hauler the kids used to occupy.
As a result, the younger cyclist logged 20 miles more than his dad, whose odometer read about 1,000 miles when the ride was done.
Oesch, 48, and his wife have cycled together since they met through a church youth group. After their marriage ceremony in May 1980, they left on bicycles bearing ``Just Married'' signs to ride round-trip to the Grand Canyon. The trip of 4,200 miles lasted 68 days.
The very next year, they did a 4,000-mile bike tour through the East Coast and Ontario.
While working for the (Bloomington) Pantagraph's community services department, Oesch launched an annual three-day bike ride through the Pantagraph circulation area.
Erin, their oldest daughter, now 17, was born four days after Barb Oesch completed the 220-mile ride one year.
In 1984, the couple rode more than 7,000 miles from just north of San Francisco Bay to Alaska and eastward through Canada.
Erin, Breton and daughter Claren, 14, all first joined their parents on rides as infants. In the 1990s, Breton rode in the baby hauler and the girls pedaled along when the family biked to Turkey Run State Park in Indiana from Illiopolis, where Myron Oesch teaches youngsters computer and visual arts skills.
So, Myron and Barb Oesch weren't too surprised when they heard Erin say, ``Can we do a longer ride?''
``Yeah, to Florida or something?'' added Claren.
On Father's Day, they packed gear into the baby hauler and onto their new road bikes and started off. The route took them through Illinois, Kentucky, Tennessee, Mississippi, Alabama and Florida. For the most part, they stuck to lightly traveled roads where they felt close to the landscape and the people.
They did 30 miles the first day. Some days stretched to 70 miles, but most days saw 50 to 60 miles roll by. They cooked breakfasts and dinners and lunched on peanut butter and jelly sandwiches.
They carried water and knocked on doors to refill water bottles.
The Oeschs planned to stay in 13 state parks. But they wound up staying in only five because of offers from strangers for places to stay in homes and the opportunity to stay in churchyards, city parks and on the grounds of fire stations and police departments.
``If you want to dialogue with people, buy a bike and ride across country,'' Oesch said. ``The least populated places, people seem to me more outreaching and kind, rich or poor.''
Some people along the way thought the Oeschs were crazy for riding 1,000 miles in three weeks just to stay one night in Pensacola.
But Myron Oesch pointed out a trip on bikes is not about the destination at all.
``I'd say, 'It's not about being in Florida. It's about being with you right now.' The journey is a story, a whole lot of stories all coming together,'' he said.
``When you do it, you think this is a trip of the lifetime. But, I don't think it will be our last. I don't want it to be our last.''
Photo: AP Photo/The Pantagraph, Myron Oesch
The Oesch family, from Illiopolis, Ill., are seen cycling in Mississippi during a three-week bike trip from their home in Illiopolis to Pensacola, Fla. in June 2006. Taking part in the trip were Myron Oesch, his wife, Barb and their three children.
ILLIOPOLIS, Ill. (AP) -- Myron Oesch had an interesting tale to tell his students at Riverton Elementary School in Illiopolis when the topic turned to ``How I spent My Summer Vacation.''
Oesch, his wife, Barb, and their three children spent theirs riding their bicycles from Illiopolis to Pensacola, Fla.
After the three-week trip, Oesch wasn't the big wheel around his house anymore. His 11-year-old son, Breton, literally rode rings around his dad, who was handicapped by towing the family's camping gear in the old infant hauler the kids used to occupy.
As a result, the younger cyclist logged 20 miles more than his dad, whose odometer read about 1,000 miles when the ride was done.
Oesch, 48, and his wife have cycled together since they met through a church youth group. After their marriage ceremony in May 1980, they left on bicycles bearing ``Just Married'' signs to ride round-trip to the Grand Canyon. The trip of 4,200 miles lasted 68 days.
The very next year, they did a 4,000-mile bike tour through the East Coast and Ontario.
While working for the (Bloomington) Pantagraph's community services department, Oesch launched an annual three-day bike ride through the Pantagraph circulation area.
Erin, their oldest daughter, now 17, was born four days after Barb Oesch completed the 220-mile ride one year.
In 1984, the couple rode more than 7,000 miles from just north of San Francisco Bay to Alaska and eastward through Canada.
Erin, Breton and daughter Claren, 14, all first joined their parents on rides as infants. In the 1990s, Breton rode in the baby hauler and the girls pedaled along when the family biked to Turkey Run State Park in Indiana from Illiopolis, where Myron Oesch teaches youngsters computer and visual arts skills.
So, Myron and Barb Oesch weren't too surprised when they heard Erin say, ``Can we do a longer ride?''
``Yeah, to Florida or something?'' added Claren.
On Father's Day, they packed gear into the baby hauler and onto their new road bikes and started off. The route took them through Illinois, Kentucky, Tennessee, Mississippi, Alabama and Florida. For the most part, they stuck to lightly traveled roads where they felt close to the landscape and the people.
They did 30 miles the first day. Some days stretched to 70 miles, but most days saw 50 to 60 miles roll by. They cooked breakfasts and dinners and lunched on peanut butter and jelly sandwiches.
They carried water and knocked on doors to refill water bottles.
The Oeschs planned to stay in 13 state parks. But they wound up staying in only five because of offers from strangers for places to stay in homes and the opportunity to stay in churchyards, city parks and on the grounds of fire stations and police departments.
``If you want to dialogue with people, buy a bike and ride across country,'' Oesch said. ``The least populated places, people seem to me more outreaching and kind, rich or poor.''
Some people along the way thought the Oeschs were crazy for riding 1,000 miles in three weeks just to stay one night in Pensacola.
But Myron Oesch pointed out a trip on bikes is not about the destination at all.
``I'd say, 'It's not about being in Florida. It's about being with you right now.' The journey is a story, a whole lot of stories all coming together,'' he said.
``When you do it, you think this is a trip of the lifetime. But, I don't think it will be our last. I don't want it to be our last.''
ICCS Series Final Results
on behalf of Dave Thompson...
This is the final standings for the 2006 ICCS series. Congrats to Bryan Moritz, Pat Hanrahan, Phil Curran for podium positions and to William Huntsberger for a first and second in TWO different categories. For the record: There were NO official points accrued by Juniors in 2006 as decided at the end of 2005 [along with single-speed and MTB categories] because of lack of interest.
Race 1 Davenport East Village
Race 2 Newton Woodland Park
Race 3 Newton Maytag Park
Race 4 Webster Nokomis Park
Race 5 Bettendorf Crow Creek Park
Race 6 Newton Woodland Park (State Championship)
Race 7 Moline Green Valley
Race 8 Bettendorf Middle Park
This is the final standings for the 2006 ICCS series. Congrats to Bryan Moritz, Pat Hanrahan, Phil Curran for podium positions and to William Huntsberger for a first and second in TWO different categories. For the record: There were NO official points accrued by Juniors in 2006 as decided at the end of 2005 [along with single-speed and MTB categories] because of lack of interest.
Race 1 Davenport East Village
Race 2 Newton Woodland Park
Race 3 Newton Maytag Park
Race 4 Webster Nokomis Park
Race 5 Bettendorf Crow Creek Park
Race 6 Newton Woodland Park (State Championship)
Race 7 Moline Green Valley
Race 8 Bettendorf Middle Park
TEAM 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Total
Brian Eppen ICCC 50 50 50 40 100 290
Nathan Moenck ICCC 34 40 40 50 80 244
Cully Todd Team Skin 30 23 30 30 34 60 207
Sean Walker Atlas 23 20 23 34 23 68 191
Thad Neil MBWC 20 23 14 17 20 23 26 143
Greg Aronson DICE 12 14 17 20 52 115
JJ Bailey Triton Homes 40 40 34 114
Josh Johnson Big Sharks 50 50 100
John Meehan ICCC 14 10 26 20 30 100
Mark Studnicki Cowtown Cycles 34 34 30 98
Bruce Grell DICE 10 7 7 17 46 87
Troy Krause Slimenundg. 30 30 26 86
John Olney ICCC 40 40 80
Sean Noonan Team 14 17 26 26 69
Dennis Grelk MBWC 17 23 12 52
Matthew Brandt Baraboo Sharks 50 50
Kelly Irwin N.Rockies Ortho 6 17 12 9 44
Rob Versteegh Team 14 9 5 14 10 38
Jack Hirt Unattached 34 34
Jeremy Reimer Lincoln Plating 10 9 14 33
Tony Nichols 20 12 32
Josh Shively Smiths 26 26
Dylan Lewis ABD 26 26
Chris Maharry Team 14 8 17 25
Mark Hollander All 9 Yards 5 10 6 21
Nate Cline ICCC 20 20
Tracy Thompson Atlas 12 7 19
Chris Reed ICCC 8 9 17
Matt Gumm All 9 Yards 4 12 16
Will Huntsberger DICE 14 14
Jeremiah Gantzer DICE 14 14
Andy Cornelison Hot Tubes 12 12
Andrea Myers Team Kenda 10 10
Josh Lukins Unattached 3 6 9
David Reyes Unattached 9 9
Nick Martin Atlas 9 9
Jeff Barnes ICCC 8 8
Ian Robinson Two Bee 8 8
Greg Grouard Manchester/Trek 7 7
FEMALE OPEN
Amanda Miller Atlas 50 40 40 50 50 60 290
Tammy Meehan ICCC 30 50 40 40 80 240
Robin Goforth U of Iowa 20 40 34 30 34 68 226
Lindsay Wetzel Team Kenda 40 50 30 120
Andrea Myers Team Kenda 50 50 100
Corrie Berrigan Team Kenda 100 100
Jane Riessen ICCC 40 34 74
Debra Wood Team Kenda 52 52
Andrea Venteicher All 9 Yards 30 20 50
Jami Hartwig Team Skin 23 26 49
Kim Sheetz DICE 14 26 40
Darcy Sanford Team Skin 34 34
Margie Millar Unattached 30 30
Jean Gilpin Team Skin 26 26
Sandy Kessler Team Skin 23 23
Daniela Williams Unattached 17 17
MALE CAT 4
Bryan Moritz DICE 20 50 50 40 50 40 40 100 370
William Huntsberger DICE 10 40 30 40 30 30 40 220
Dominic Moraniec Atlas 40 8 30 34 26 52 190
Andy Lueck ICCC 30 34 50 68 182
Ron Bridal Team Mack 26 34 80 140
Steve Bullerman Bike Tech 26 23 23 26 34 132
Todd Gillihan Team Skin 34 34 60 128
Chris Hansen Team 14 9 50 50 109
Jeremiah Gantzer DICE 30 46 76
Randall Crist Omaha Velo 34 34 68
Jeff Farrell Team 14 23 17 12 12 64
Taylor Webb Irwins/Toyota 14 23 14 4 55
Brian Farrell Team 14 17 17 17 51
Nate Cline ICCC 50 50
Jeff Abel DICE 9 23 18 50
Chad Bishop Melon County 17 26 43
Kyle Williams U of Iowa 8 20 14 42
Kyle Sedore Irwins/Toyota 40 40
Tyree Williams Melon County 2 12 24 38
Keith Snoop Unattached 7 17 12 36
Jeff Dullard Team Skin 7 20 7 34
Rob Houlihan Bike Tech 30 30
Mike Clark Unattached 1 14 6 9 30
Brent Linn PA-Indy Fab. 20 9 29
Stephen DeLong Unattached 5 23 28
Norbert Koeningsfeld Bike Tech 28 28
Doug Larson Bike Masters 26 26
Don Raskey Slimenundg. 26 26
Jesse Gerlits DMOS 10 12 3 25
David Burke Unattached 4 20 24
Jason Sennfner ABD 23 23
Michael Johnson Bike Tech 10 9 4 23
Dave Burice Unattached 20 20
Mike Winter DICE 20 20
Brent Hauser CICC 20 20
Michael Wakely ABD 3 16 19
Phil Curran DICE 17 17
Steven Robinson Unattached 10 6 16
John Peters Unattached 14 14
Bill Monson Unattached 14 14
Steve Beals Northern Rockies 14 14
Daniel Galles ICCC 12 12
Joe Newendorp Unattached 12 12
David Reyes Proctor 10 10
Tom Langhead Unattached 10 10
Scott Swanson DICE 10 10
Steve Fry Unattached 9 9
Jim Cooper Unattached 8 1 9
Landon Beachy Bike Tech 8 8
Matt Klemish DICE 8 8
Brandon Green Unattached 7 7
Adam Price ICCC 6 6
Matt Muerer Unattached 6 6
Eric Nordstrom Unattached 5 5
Jeff Corcoran Team Skin 5 5
Paul Varnum Team 14 4 4
MALE 30+
William Huntsberger DICE 50 50 40 34 40 80 294
Tracy Thompson Atlas 40 50 40 50 100 280
Brent Hauser CICC 34 34 34 30 60 192
Matt Scotton Team 14 40 40 26 106
Lee Ventiecher All 9 Yards 34 50 84
Dominic Moraniec Atlas 68 68
Jamie Jorgensen Team Skin 34 30 64
Paul Deninger ICCC 50 50
Cody McCollough Sioux Cty Velo 50 50
Jeff Dullard Team Skin 40 40
Ryan Michels Proctor 34 34
Jeff Abel DICE 30 30
Ian Robinson 2 Bee Racing 30 30
Jane Riessen ICCC 23 23
MALE 40+
Dominic Moraniec Atlas 50 50 50 50 34 234
Pat Hanrahan DICE 26 20 23 40 100 209
Phil Curran DICE 26 17 30 20 80 173
John Peters Unattached 40 40 40 120
Mike Winter DICE 50 68 118
Donnie Miller DICE 23 34 52 109
Don Raskey Slimenundg. 50 40 90
Randy Catron DMOS 30 23 34 87
Chris Locke Cowtown Cycles 40 34 74
Brad Petty Team 14 30 30 60
Matt Brakeville DICE 60 60
Dave Hammer DMOS 26 26 52
Jim Robidoux All 9 Yards 50 50
Greg Duethman ICCC 40 40
Darrell Bratton Team Mack 34 34
Steve Beck Unattached 34 34
Jeff Williams Team Mack 30 30
Paul Jensen All 9 Yards 17 17
MALE 50+
Landon Beachy Bike Tech 50 50 50 50 50 50 100 400
John Adamson Bike Tech 40 50 40 40 40 210
Richard Gilmore Bike Tech 34 34 26 34 60 188
Mike Guidici DICE 30 40 68 138
David Thompson DICE 34 80 114
Kim West Triton Homes 40 40 80
Mike Zugmaier DICE 26 30 56
James Cooper Unattached 34 34
Dan Shaffer ICCC 34 34
Marvin Stern Unattached 30 30
Steve Heine Proctor 26 26
Reid Hansen Proctor 23 23
Monday, November 20, 2006
RESULTS FROM THE MIDDLE PARK MADNESS CYCLOCROSS RACE
We raced Middle Park in Bettendorf yesterday and I have to quite honestly say..."That was one of the HARDEST FREAKIN' RACES I've ever done! What an awesome course and thanks goes out to Bruce Grell who designed one hell of a course! Well, at least I finished the race!! Great job goes out to Bryan Moritz for winning the Cat 4 race yesterday in what looked to be one of the best finishes of the day! When Bryan and Ron Bridal from Team Mack came into the start finish area setting up for the sprint right before the last set of barriers, Ron gets a front flat (at the wheel pit no doubt) and had to change his front wheel, and still was able to hold off Andy Lueck from ICCC taking second place. Other race winners from DICE Cycling were Patrick Hanrahan in the Master's 40+, who raced a good race also! Way to go Bryan and Pat! In the series overall we also had Bryan winning the Cat 4 series overall and William Huntsberger taking second. William also was the winner of the Master's 30+ catagory. Jeremiah Gantzer won the Juniors overall and Patrick took third overall in the Master's 40+...great job guys! Way to represent those DICE colors!! On to the results...
...on behalf of Dave Thompson
Thanks to all who came out and raced at our new venue. Good numbers, crisp
cool sunny weather. ICCS season long series decided and awards handed out.
Thanks to everyone who helped set-up and tear-down as well. Todays results:
RACE 1
30+ MEN
NAME TEAM OVL/POS
1-Tracy Thompson Atlas 1
2-William Huntsberger DICE 2
3-Dominic Moraniec Atlas 3
4-Brent Hauser CICC 8
40+ MEN
1-Patrick Hanrahan DICE 5
2-Phil Curran DICE 6
3-Mike Winter DICE 7
4-Matt Brakeville DICE 12
5-Donnie Miller DICE 16
50+ MEN
1-Landon Beachy Bike Tech 4
2-David Thompson DICE 9
3-Mike Giudici DICE 10
4-Richard Gilmore Bike Tech 15
BEGINNER MEN
1-Jesse Leonard FORC 11
2-Kyle Williams U of Iowa 13
3-Rick Wren FORC 14
4-Gerry Voelliger Unattached 17
5-Jeff CArr Unattached 18
6-Timothy Clark Unattached 20
7-Steve REitz U of Iowa 21
8-Tom Finnegan Unattached 23
9-Gary Hayles Unattached 25
DNF-Will Cummins
BEGINNER WOMEN
1-Kristin Pavlovich Unattached 19
2-Cindy Southard DICE 22
3-Laurel Darren Unattached 24
4-Kim Sheetz DICE 26
5-Melinda Thompson Unattached 27
6-Kris Rettig Unattached 28
JUNIOR WOMEN
1-Jennifer Plambeck UNattached 29
MENS OPEN/RACE 2
1-Brian Eppen ICCC
2-Nathan Moenck ICCC
3-Sean WAlker Atlas
4-Cully Todd Team Skin
5-Greg Aronson DICE
6-Bruce Grell DICE
WOMENS OPEN/RACE 3
1-Corrie Berrigan Team Kenda 11
2-Tammy Meehan ICCC 15
3-Robin Goforth U of Iowa 16
4-Amanda Miller Atlas 17
5-Debra Wood Team Kenda 20
DNF Margie Millar
MENS CAT 4
1-Bryan Moritz DICE 1
2-Ron Bridal Team Mack 2
3-Andy Lueck ICCC 3
4-Todd Gillihan Team Skin 4
5-Dominic Moraniec Atlas 5
6-Jeremiah Gantzer DICE 6
7-William HUntsberger DICE 7
8-Steve Bullerman Bike Tech 8
9-Norbert Koeningsfeld Bike Tech 9
10-Ty Williams Harpers 10
11-Brent Hauser CICC 12
12-Jeff Abel DICE 13
13-Michael Wakely ABD 14
14-Kyle Williams U of Iowa 18
15-Keith Snoop Unattached 19
16-Scott Swanson DICE 21
I will post the results from the overall when they get turned in!
Please let us know what you thought of the race!
Next up Jingle Cross Rock in Iowa City Nov 25th and 26th. The link for the race is http://www.jinglecrossrock.com
...on behalf of Dave Thompson
Thanks to all who came out and raced at our new venue. Good numbers, crisp
cool sunny weather. ICCS season long series decided and awards handed out.
Thanks to everyone who helped set-up and tear-down as well. Todays results:
RACE 1
30+ MEN
NAME TEAM OVL/POS
1-Tracy Thompson Atlas 1
2-William Huntsberger DICE 2
3-Dominic Moraniec Atlas 3
4-Brent Hauser CICC 8
40+ MEN
1-Patrick Hanrahan DICE 5
2-Phil Curran DICE 6
3-Mike Winter DICE 7
4-Matt Brakeville DICE 12
5-Donnie Miller DICE 16
50+ MEN
1-Landon Beachy Bike Tech 4
2-David Thompson DICE 9
3-Mike Giudici DICE 10
4-Richard Gilmore Bike Tech 15
BEGINNER MEN
1-Jesse Leonard FORC 11
2-Kyle Williams U of Iowa 13
3-Rick Wren FORC 14
4-Gerry Voelliger Unattached 17
5-Jeff CArr Unattached 18
6-Timothy Clark Unattached 20
7-Steve REitz U of Iowa 21
8-Tom Finnegan Unattached 23
9-Gary Hayles Unattached 25
DNF-Will Cummins
BEGINNER WOMEN
1-Kristin Pavlovich Unattached 19
2-Cindy Southard DICE 22
3-Laurel Darren Unattached 24
4-Kim Sheetz DICE 26
5-Melinda Thompson Unattached 27
6-Kris Rettig Unattached 28
JUNIOR WOMEN
1-Jennifer Plambeck UNattached 29
MENS OPEN/RACE 2
1-Brian Eppen ICCC
2-Nathan Moenck ICCC
3-Sean WAlker Atlas
4-Cully Todd Team Skin
5-Greg Aronson DICE
6-Bruce Grell DICE
WOMENS OPEN/RACE 3
1-Corrie Berrigan Team Kenda 11
2-Tammy Meehan ICCC 15
3-Robin Goforth U of Iowa 16
4-Amanda Miller Atlas 17
5-Debra Wood Team Kenda 20
DNF Margie Millar
MENS CAT 4
1-Bryan Moritz DICE 1
2-Ron Bridal Team Mack 2
3-Andy Lueck ICCC 3
4-Todd Gillihan Team Skin 4
5-Dominic Moraniec Atlas 5
6-Jeremiah Gantzer DICE 6
7-William HUntsberger DICE 7
8-Steve Bullerman Bike Tech 8
9-Norbert Koeningsfeld Bike Tech 9
10-Ty Williams Harpers 10
11-Brent Hauser CICC 12
12-Jeff Abel DICE 13
13-Michael Wakely ABD 14
14-Kyle Williams U of Iowa 18
15-Keith Snoop Unattached 19
16-Scott Swanson DICE 21
I will post the results from the overall when they get turned in!
Please let us know what you thought of the race!
Next up Jingle Cross Rock in Iowa City Nov 25th and 26th. The link for the race is http://www.jinglecrossrock.com
Thursday, November 16, 2006
Posted by Sensible Cyclist from Moline, Illinois at 8:38AM on Monday, 11/13/06
What a wonderful article! I especially liked the references to Winter riding and commuting. Unfortunately, too many may be scared to take up cycling thinking bikes like these are necessary for serious cyclists. They are not; in fact...
Titanium is wickedly stiff, rough riding and brittle.
Aluminum is often too stiff and brittle or soft and spongy.
Carbon Fibre wears and fast. It delaminates, particularly when regularly exposed to the elements.
Suspensions are heavy and absorb a lot of power. Saving rotating weight (wheels, cranks, pedals) is FAR more valuable than static weight, (frame, accessories etc.).
Exotics are great for the avid racer that understands their $7K bike won't last for ever. Most people purchasing anything like this don't understand they aren't the best thing for commuting, weekend or club ride. $400-$800 buys one whale of a bike, good enough to ride across the country.
For 90%+ of serious commuters or distance cyclists, a mild steel frame with alloy wheels and components will work at least as well. There are times when these can be significantly better.
What a wonderful article! I especially liked the references to Winter riding and commuting. Unfortunately, too many may be scared to take up cycling thinking bikes like these are necessary for serious cyclists. They are not; in fact...
Titanium is wickedly stiff, rough riding and brittle.
Aluminum is often too stiff and brittle or soft and spongy.
Carbon Fibre wears and fast. It delaminates, particularly when regularly exposed to the elements.
Suspensions are heavy and absorb a lot of power. Saving rotating weight (wheels, cranks, pedals) is FAR more valuable than static weight, (frame, accessories etc.).
Exotics are great for the avid racer that understands their $7K bike won't last for ever. Most people purchasing anything like this don't understand they aren't the best thing for commuting, weekend or club ride. $400-$800 buys one whale of a bike, good enough to ride across the country.
For 90%+ of serious commuters or distance cyclists, a mild steel frame with alloy wheels and components will work at least as well. There are times when these can be significantly better.
Bicycle Materials...
Will the growing demand for space-age materials put a cramp on rocket-science inspired bicycles?
Bicycle industry publications have pointed out some of the hottest frame materials are getting more expensive and more scarce because demand for specialty materials such as titanium and carbon fiber, is soaring.
Increased demand comes from the aerospace industry, computer makers, and even the medical fields, where titanium is a favored metal for bone screws and joint replacement parts.
The price of titanium, aluminum and carbon fiber has risen as orders increase from airplane makers and defense companies such as Airbus, Boeing Co. and Lockheed Martin Corp., who are buying up a greater portion of the supply to keep up with demand.
However, area bicycle sellers believe the industry isn't going to see a material crunch, that supplies will increase to meet the market demand, and it hasn't impacted bicycle maker's plans to continue to offer the exotic materials in their frames.
Bicycle industry publications have pointed out some of the hottest frame materials are getting more expensive and more scarce because demand for specialty materials such as titanium and carbon fiber, is soaring.
Increased demand comes from the aerospace industry, computer makers, and even the medical fields, where titanium is a favored metal for bone screws and joint replacement parts.
The price of titanium, aluminum and carbon fiber has risen as orders increase from airplane makers and defense companies such as Airbus, Boeing Co. and Lockheed Martin Corp., who are buying up a greater portion of the supply to keep up with demand.
However, area bicycle sellers believe the industry isn't going to see a material crunch, that supplies will increase to meet the market demand, and it hasn't impacted bicycle maker's plans to continue to offer the exotic materials in their frames.
Riding in the Cold!
It might be the middle of October, but for many serious cyclists the bicycling season isn't over yet. Many riders will be on the road well into November and December and a hearty few manage to ride outdoors all year long.
The biggest enemy is wind chill, and cyclists are vulnerable in exposed areas like the face and extremities like the feet and hands. Cycling gloves can help, as can neoprene shoe coverings or booties. A perennial hot seller at On Two Wheels is a balaclava, a thin mask that covers the head, ears and neck and can be used to cover the mouth and nose.
Winter tights and cycling jackets are a balance between windproof fabric and moisture wicking material and are specially cut to cover a rider's posture on the bike.
When the roads turn sloppy, some riders turn to mountain bikes, with lower pressure, wider tires that can provide better grip. Some tires even sport metal studs for when conditions turn really nasty.
With the sun setting earlier, battery powered LED headlights and tail lights are an important addition that allows a cyclist to see and be seen.
For more information about riding through the winter go to http://www.bicyclinglife.com/Recreation/wintercycling.htm
The biggest enemy is wind chill, and cyclists are vulnerable in exposed areas like the face and extremities like the feet and hands. Cycling gloves can help, as can neoprene shoe coverings or booties. A perennial hot seller at On Two Wheels is a balaclava, a thin mask that covers the head, ears and neck and can be used to cover the mouth and nose.
Winter tights and cycling jackets are a balance between windproof fabric and moisture wicking material and are specially cut to cover a rider's posture on the bike.
When the roads turn sloppy, some riders turn to mountain bikes, with lower pressure, wider tires that can provide better grip. Some tires even sport metal studs for when conditions turn really nasty.
With the sun setting earlier, battery powered LED headlights and tail lights are an important addition that allows a cyclist to see and be seen.
For more information about riding through the winter go to http://www.bicyclinglife.com/Recreation/wintercycling.htm
Here's the article on $7,000 bikes...
By Todd Welvaert, toddw@qconline.com
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Jeff Bradley, owner of On Two Wheels bike shop in Davenport, holds one of his shop's high end models, the Trek Madone 5.9. Today, avid cyclists can buy a bicycle that weighs less than 16 pounds, thanks to high tech frame materials and light weight parts. More photos from this shoot Hauberg Civic Center "Quad Cities best kept secret"
It's not your father's 10-speed.
With frames that weigh less than 2½ pounds, made from the same materials as high-tech jet fighters, and boasting 20-speed transmissions, today's crop of top-of-the-line bicycles are technological marvels with price tags to match.
"I've always thought 'OK this is it, this is the end, there's nothing more they can do,'" said Jeff Bradley, owner of On Two Wheels bike shop in Davenport. "Then the new stuff comes in and it just seems to keep going and going. The leaps have gotten a little shorter, but
(improvements) are still coming."
Mr. Bradley, 45, should know.
He won 11 national cycling championships and was on the 1984 Olympic cycling team. In the 1980s, Mr. Bradley was a member of the legendary 7-Eleven professional cycling team, the first U.S. team to race successfully in Europe, and he competed in international cycling's premier event, the Tour de France. He retired from professional cycling in 1987 and returned to his hometown of Davenport.
"When I started, the top-of-the-line, state-of-the-art bikes weighed 21, 22 pounds. They were steel frames, 14 speeds and cost $1,800 to $2,000, and they were custom made." Mr. Bradley said. "Now, an entry level (racing) bike we sell for $699 is way better than the bikes that I rode. The bike Lance Armstrong rode in the Tour De France weighs less than 16 pounds and costs upwards of $7,000. It's a 20-speed, and it's a lot more comfortable."
And available at a bike shop near you.
"You couldn't find the bikes we rode in a shop, it would have to be built for you. Now, you can buy them here. It's absolutely incredible what's out there."
According to the National Bicycle Dealers Association, more than 19 million bicycles were sold last year in North America, up 8.2 percent from 2004. Some bike makers estimate that 30,000 cyclists each year spend $3,000 or more on a new bike, but there are many who are willing to spend even more.
Healthy Habits owner Bruce Grell got involved in the bicycle business in the 1990s, but has been a cyclist all his life.
He said he never would have predicted the $8,000 bicycle when he started, but isn't as surprised now.
"Look at the average income now compared to where it was then, look at cars, there's a lot of similarities there," Mr. Grell said. Although cars are viewed as a necessity, there are many consumers who buy cars with features and functions that go far beyond what the consumer needs, he said. Bikes are no different.
When Jerry Neff's parents started Jerry & Sparky's Bicycle Shop in Davenport, they bought a $2,000 Ford pickup in 1967 to make deliveries, a memory that forced a smile earlier this month when he sold an $8,500 bicycle.
"I never thought I would see that," said Mr. Neff, who's been in the bicycle business 25 years.
A part of Jerry and Sparky's business is custom-made Waterford Precision Cycles. The Wisconsin company makes custom-made frames for buyers. Complete bikes range from $4,500 to $6,500, and are widely regarded as some of the best bicycles made.
"We've had a few people who have had some problems, even back problems, and they were able to go with a Waterford and come up with a design that fits the bill," Mr. Neff said. "We're close enough (to Waterford, Wis., where the bikes are made) that people can go up there to do a fitting."
Trek, one of the world's largest bicycle makers, suggests a retail price of nearly $5,000 for its flagship, the Madone 5.9, but it's not nearly the most expensive out there. Exotic materials and custom builds push prices even higher. The carbon fiber Serotta MeiVici will set a rider back $7,095 -- for the frame alone.
Mr. Grell said many cyclists look at Cervélo as one of the lightest, fastest bicycles around. In 2004, the Canadian company made one of the lightest carbon fiber frame, 870 grams or 1.9 pounds, so light it failed to meet International Cycling Union established weight limit and was not allowed to race that year. As a complete bicycle with race-worthy equipment, the R2.5 Bayonne runs about $8,500.
Carbon fiber is a strong, light composite plastic and epoxy material reinforced with fiber that has similar strength to aluminum and steel, but at less weight. Carbon fiber also has a unique characteristic of dampening the bumps and vibrations a bicycle rider feels.
"Ten or 15 years ago, steel bikes were about all you could find, then aluminum came on, and it has been predominate for quite a while," Mr. Bradley said. "Now carbon fiber is starting to go like gangbusters and you are seeing it in bikes that are less expensive every year."
Mr. Grell said experience has taught him there are few limits to bicycles and the science that is driving them lighter.
"Every time I thought anything like that, they come up with something new," he said. "It wasn't too long ago, six-speeds (gear clusters on the rear wheel) were considered more than enough. Then it went to eight, then nine and now it's 10 (effectively making some bicycles 20 and 30 speeds). Someone will probably come out with 15-speed in the next (few) years."
There is a trickle down of technology that runs through bike lines and benefits consumers of all stripes, Mr. Bradley said.
"What starts on top-of-the-line bikes, within five years that state-of-the-art technology is on the bottom of the line bikes.
"It's amazing, you don't have to be a pro cyclist to tell the difference between a carbon fiber bike, or a bike with carbon fiber parts, to tell the difference between it and another frame material," he said. "The price of carbon fiber is coming down, a full carbon fiber bike goes for $1,800. The average person might not be able to tell the difference between an $1,800 carbon fiber bike and a $7,000 carbon fiber bike, but the average person can tell the difference between an $1,800 carbon fiber bike and a $700 aluminum or steel bike. There's a big difference there."
Mr. Grell said disc brakes started on $4,000 mountain bikes just a few years ago, and now can be found on bikes at $450.
Steve DePron has been in the bicycle business for 33 years. The owner of Bike & Hike in Rock Island, said all the technological trickle-down might make this the best time in the history of bicycles to buy one.
"You're getting so much for your money right now, it's just incredible," he said. "The bicycle price point we sell the most at, that $339 bicycle, is equal to a bicycle worth $1,200 just 12 years ago. Bikes have gotten so much better because of the work that's put in on the high end. You get a ton for your money right now."
So where does it end? Mr. DePron said he never thought he would see a $5,000 bike when he started in the business, but today there are 25 on his showroom floor. His flagship model, the Giant Team Mobile bicycle, runs around $5,500.
"I think there always is going to be an exotic market there. Today, you can spend $12,000 on a regular production bicycle," he said. "But at some point, and I tell my customers this, I think you get to a certain point and you are splitting a pretty fine hair."
Mr. DePron also sees a contradiction of sorts in bicycle advancements.
"I saw an article in (an inventors magazine) about the bicycle and how the basic design, two wheels the same size, a frame and pedals, what was then called a 'safety bicycle' hasn't really changed that much since the 1880s. There were pretty ultra light bicycles in the 1920s, with steel frames and wooden rims, they were around 22 pounds.
"Carbon fiber, which is the biggest new thing, isn't really new. There were carbon fiber frames 25 years ago. The technology has gotten much better, the quality's improved, but there's not a lot that's new."
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Printed and digital copies of this image are available for purchase. Digital delivery within minutes.
Photo: Todd Welvaert
Jeff Bradley, owner of On Two Wheels bike shop in Davenport, holds one of his shop's high end models, the Trek Madone 5.9. Today, avid cyclists can buy a bicycle that weighs less than 16 pounds, thanks to high tech frame materials and light weight parts. More photos from this shoot Hauberg Civic Center "Quad Cities best kept secret"
It's not your father's 10-speed.
With frames that weigh less than 2½ pounds, made from the same materials as high-tech jet fighters, and boasting 20-speed transmissions, today's crop of top-of-the-line bicycles are technological marvels with price tags to match.
"I've always thought 'OK this is it, this is the end, there's nothing more they can do,'" said Jeff Bradley, owner of On Two Wheels bike shop in Davenport. "Then the new stuff comes in and it just seems to keep going and going. The leaps have gotten a little shorter, but
(improvements) are still coming."
Mr. Bradley, 45, should know.
He won 11 national cycling championships and was on the 1984 Olympic cycling team. In the 1980s, Mr. Bradley was a member of the legendary 7-Eleven professional cycling team, the first U.S. team to race successfully in Europe, and he competed in international cycling's premier event, the Tour de France. He retired from professional cycling in 1987 and returned to his hometown of Davenport.
"When I started, the top-of-the-line, state-of-the-art bikes weighed 21, 22 pounds. They were steel frames, 14 speeds and cost $1,800 to $2,000, and they were custom made." Mr. Bradley said. "Now, an entry level (racing) bike we sell for $699 is way better than the bikes that I rode. The bike Lance Armstrong rode in the Tour De France weighs less than 16 pounds and costs upwards of $7,000. It's a 20-speed, and it's a lot more comfortable."
And available at a bike shop near you.
"You couldn't find the bikes we rode in a shop, it would have to be built for you. Now, you can buy them here. It's absolutely incredible what's out there."
According to the National Bicycle Dealers Association, more than 19 million bicycles were sold last year in North America, up 8.2 percent from 2004. Some bike makers estimate that 30,000 cyclists each year spend $3,000 or more on a new bike, but there are many who are willing to spend even more.
Healthy Habits owner Bruce Grell got involved in the bicycle business in the 1990s, but has been a cyclist all his life.
He said he never would have predicted the $8,000 bicycle when he started, but isn't as surprised now.
"Look at the average income now compared to where it was then, look at cars, there's a lot of similarities there," Mr. Grell said. Although cars are viewed as a necessity, there are many consumers who buy cars with features and functions that go far beyond what the consumer needs, he said. Bikes are no different.
When Jerry Neff's parents started Jerry & Sparky's Bicycle Shop in Davenport, they bought a $2,000 Ford pickup in 1967 to make deliveries, a memory that forced a smile earlier this month when he sold an $8,500 bicycle.
"I never thought I would see that," said Mr. Neff, who's been in the bicycle business 25 years.
A part of Jerry and Sparky's business is custom-made Waterford Precision Cycles. The Wisconsin company makes custom-made frames for buyers. Complete bikes range from $4,500 to $6,500, and are widely regarded as some of the best bicycles made.
"We've had a few people who have had some problems, even back problems, and they were able to go with a Waterford and come up with a design that fits the bill," Mr. Neff said. "We're close enough (to Waterford, Wis., where the bikes are made) that people can go up there to do a fitting."
Trek, one of the world's largest bicycle makers, suggests a retail price of nearly $5,000 for its flagship, the Madone 5.9, but it's not nearly the most expensive out there. Exotic materials and custom builds push prices even higher. The carbon fiber Serotta MeiVici will set a rider back $7,095 -- for the frame alone.
Mr. Grell said many cyclists look at Cervélo as one of the lightest, fastest bicycles around. In 2004, the Canadian company made one of the lightest carbon fiber frame, 870 grams or 1.9 pounds, so light it failed to meet International Cycling Union established weight limit and was not allowed to race that year. As a complete bicycle with race-worthy equipment, the R2.5 Bayonne runs about $8,500.
Carbon fiber is a strong, light composite plastic and epoxy material reinforced with fiber that has similar strength to aluminum and steel, but at less weight. Carbon fiber also has a unique characteristic of dampening the bumps and vibrations a bicycle rider feels.
"Ten or 15 years ago, steel bikes were about all you could find, then aluminum came on, and it has been predominate for quite a while," Mr. Bradley said. "Now carbon fiber is starting to go like gangbusters and you are seeing it in bikes that are less expensive every year."
Mr. Grell said experience has taught him there are few limits to bicycles and the science that is driving them lighter.
"Every time I thought anything like that, they come up with something new," he said. "It wasn't too long ago, six-speeds (gear clusters on the rear wheel) were considered more than enough. Then it went to eight, then nine and now it's 10 (effectively making some bicycles 20 and 30 speeds). Someone will probably come out with 15-speed in the next (few) years."
There is a trickle down of technology that runs through bike lines and benefits consumers of all stripes, Mr. Bradley said.
"What starts on top-of-the-line bikes, within five years that state-of-the-art technology is on the bottom of the line bikes.
"It's amazing, you don't have to be a pro cyclist to tell the difference between a carbon fiber bike, or a bike with carbon fiber parts, to tell the difference between it and another frame material," he said. "The price of carbon fiber is coming down, a full carbon fiber bike goes for $1,800. The average person might not be able to tell the difference between an $1,800 carbon fiber bike and a $7,000 carbon fiber bike, but the average person can tell the difference between an $1,800 carbon fiber bike and a $700 aluminum or steel bike. There's a big difference there."
Mr. Grell said disc brakes started on $4,000 mountain bikes just a few years ago, and now can be found on bikes at $450.
Steve DePron has been in the bicycle business for 33 years. The owner of Bike & Hike in Rock Island, said all the technological trickle-down might make this the best time in the history of bicycles to buy one.
"You're getting so much for your money right now, it's just incredible," he said. "The bicycle price point we sell the most at, that $339 bicycle, is equal to a bicycle worth $1,200 just 12 years ago. Bikes have gotten so much better because of the work that's put in on the high end. You get a ton for your money right now."
So where does it end? Mr. DePron said he never thought he would see a $5,000 bike when he started in the business, but today there are 25 on his showroom floor. His flagship model, the Giant Team Mobile bicycle, runs around $5,500.
"I think there always is going to be an exotic market there. Today, you can spend $12,000 on a regular production bicycle," he said. "But at some point, and I tell my customers this, I think you get to a certain point and you are splitting a pretty fine hair."
Mr. DePron also sees a contradiction of sorts in bicycle advancements.
"I saw an article in (an inventors magazine) about the bicycle and how the basic design, two wheels the same size, a frame and pedals, what was then called a 'safety bicycle' hasn't really changed that much since the 1880s. There were pretty ultra light bicycles in the 1920s, with steel frames and wooden rims, they were around 22 pounds.
"Carbon fiber, which is the biggest new thing, isn't really new. There were carbon fiber frames 25 years ago. The technology has gotten much better, the quality's improved, but there's not a lot that's new."
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Tuesday, November 14, 2006
Green Valley Cyclo Cross 11-12-06
NOTE: Results updated 11:30 11/15/06
Green Valley Cyclo Cross 11-12-06
Green Valley Park, Moline, IL
I want to first thank everyone who made yesterdays race a huge success: Scott Swanson for officiating, Kat Greer and Lisa Wessling for registration, Mike Zugmaier, Bruce Grell, Mike Kurth, Jenn and Jordan, William Huntsberger and other DICE teammates for course set-up and tear-down. AWESOME JOB!! It takes a lot of volunteers to put on events like this…it’s never just a one man show!
Yesterday started off a little chilly…27 degrees at 6am for course set-up and it never really warmed up at all. It was 38 and felt like 29 at race time and the high was 47 and felt like 41. The wind was average around 12 mph…right off of the Rock River…which was in your face on the black top section at least.
The course ended up getting a lot of rain two days before and made things quite interesting to say the least! The first dirt road had a nice big muddy ditch to go through and a dropped tree to jump over with another larger one to negotiate around and then some more mud. Then going back to the sand pit was another dirt road that was full of nice water and mud…making the trek fun with multiple riders. The first big creek crossing was after the sand…which seemed to be the tamest section on the whole course, was the only dry crossing for the whole day! Then the next fun was a lot tougher section of sand before the second hurdle of the day leading to another ditch crossing onto the black top road. Next was the run through back to the grass…the last ditch crossing that had about a foot of standing water in it! Which I got to find out how deep when I had to run around a guy from Proctor Cycling from Peoria…man that was cold! The easiest section today was the hurdles going into the first dirt road…hard to believe!
Most everyone told me they loved the course and this was true Cyclo Cross racing and they will make sure not to miss it next year…which will be Nov 11th 2007…by the way!
The racing was fun and fast with a lot of unexpected surprises! Now on to the results…We had 63 total racers with 4 of them doing 2 races, 17 masters, 17 one day licenses for beginner cat 4, 5 juniors and 7 children, with 26 category racers.
Thanks again to all of the racers and volunteers for making this a great event! After the race we all went back to my new spinning studio called Donnie’s Indoor Cycling Experience www.DiceTraining.com for chili, tacos and beverages. A good time had by all and I want to thanks everyone who came by to look at the studio.
Pictures of the race are here.
If there are pictures you would like to have please e-mail off group and I will get you the original.
Green Valley Cyclo Cross 11-12-06
Green Valley Park, Moline, IL
I want to first thank everyone who made yesterdays race a huge success: Scott Swanson for officiating, Kat Greer and Lisa Wessling for registration, Mike Zugmaier, Bruce Grell, Mike Kurth, Jenn and Jordan, William Huntsberger and other DICE teammates for course set-up and tear-down. AWESOME JOB!! It takes a lot of volunteers to put on events like this…it’s never just a one man show!
Yesterday started off a little chilly…27 degrees at 6am for course set-up and it never really warmed up at all. It was 38 and felt like 29 at race time and the high was 47 and felt like 41. The wind was average around 12 mph…right off of the Rock River…which was in your face on the black top section at least.
The course ended up getting a lot of rain two days before and made things quite interesting to say the least! The first dirt road had a nice big muddy ditch to go through and a dropped tree to jump over with another larger one to negotiate around and then some more mud. Then going back to the sand pit was another dirt road that was full of nice water and mud…making the trek fun with multiple riders. The first big creek crossing was after the sand…which seemed to be the tamest section on the whole course, was the only dry crossing for the whole day! Then the next fun was a lot tougher section of sand before the second hurdle of the day leading to another ditch crossing onto the black top road. Next was the run through back to the grass…the last ditch crossing that had about a foot of standing water in it! Which I got to find out how deep when I had to run around a guy from Proctor Cycling from Peoria…man that was cold! The easiest section today was the hurdles going into the first dirt road…hard to believe!
Most everyone told me they loved the course and this was true Cyclo Cross racing and they will make sure not to miss it next year…which will be Nov 11th 2007…by the way!
The racing was fun and fast with a lot of unexpected surprises! Now on to the results…We had 63 total racers with 4 of them doing 2 races, 17 masters, 17 one day licenses for beginner cat 4, 5 juniors and 7 children, with 26 category racers.
Thanks again to all of the racers and volunteers for making this a great event! After the race we all went back to my new spinning studio called Donnie’s Indoor Cycling Experience www.DiceTraining.com for chili, tacos and beverages. A good time had by all and I want to thanks everyone who came by to look at the studio.
Pictures of the race are here.
If there are pictures you would like to have please e-mail off group and I will get you the original.
Masters 30/40/50, Juniors 10-14/15-18 and Beginners
Cat place, Overall place
30+
1,1 Tracy Thompson (37) Atlas Core West Burlington, IA
2,3 William Huntsberger (37) DICE Davenport, IA
3,5 Ryan Michels (32) Proctor Metamora, IL
40+
1,6 Mike Winter (47) DICE Rock Island, IL
2,7 Pat Hanrahan (48) DICE Bettendorf, IA
3,14 Donnie Miller (41) DICE Moline, IL
50+
1,2 Landon Beachy (54) Bike Tech Kalona, IA
2,9 Mike Giudici (53) DICE Davenport, IA
3,12 Richard Gilmore (55) Bike Tech Washington, IA
4,13 Mike Zugmaier (51) DICE Bettendorf, IA
5,15 Steve Heine (51) Proctor Peoria, IA
6,16 Reid Hansen (55) Proctor Peoria, IA
7,DNF Dave Thompson (51) DICE Moline, IL
(DNF Broken Derailleur Hanger)
Cat 4 Beginners
1,4 Norbert Koenigsfeld (40) Bike Tech Cedar Rapids, IA
2,8 William Cummings (38) Unattached Davenport, IA
3,10 Kyle Williams (26) Univ of Iowa Iowa City, IA
4,11 Jesse Leonard (16) Unattached Bettendorf, IA
5,17 Todd Morhead (35) Unattached Burlington, IA
6,18 Gary Hayles (34) Unattached Bettendorf, IA
7,19 Deb Struck (46) Unattached Parkview, IA
8,20 Tim Clark (40) Unattached Bloomington, IL
9,21 Thomas Finnegan (36) Unattached Bettendorf, IA
10,22 Deb Wood (28) Team Kenda Davenport, IA
11,23 Zachary Blair (21) Unattached Hampton, IL
12,24 Roger Griswold (36) Unattached Ft. Madison, IA
13,25 Kris Rettig (31) Unattached Geneseo, IL
14,26 Melinda Thompson (42) Unattached Moline, IL
15,31 Jeffrey Carr (43) Unattached Bettendorf, IA
16,DNF Margaret Millar (47) Unattached Moline, IL
Juniors 10-14
1,27 Jeffrey Carr (12) Unattached Bettendorf, IA
2,28 Jordan Zugmaier (10) Unattached Bettendorf, IA
3,29 David Carr (10) Unattached Bettendorf, IA
4,30 R. Alex Sheetz (10) Unattached Knoxville, IA
Juniors 15-18
1,DNF Jenn Plambeck (17) Unattached Bettendorf, IA
Kids 5-10
1 Konner Sommer (6) Unattached Bettendorf, IA
2 Brianna Meehan (10) Unattached Iowa City, IA
3 Ryan Clark (10) Unattached Bloomington, IL
4 Salem Snoop (8) Unattached Marion, IA
5 Karson Sommer (8) Unattached Bettendorf, IA
6 Kaden Snoop (6) Unattached Marion, IA
Cat 4 Annual License
1 Andy Lueck (21) Iowa City Cycling Iowa City, IA
2 Bryan Moritz (20) DICE Davenport, IA
3 Ron Bridal (29) Team Mack Quincy, IL
4 William Huntsberger (37) DICE Davenport, IA
5 Steven Bullerman (35) Bike Tech Waterloo, IA
6 Jeff Abel (36) DICE Bettendorf, IA
7 Kyle Williams (26) Univ of Iowa Iowa City, IA
8 Keith Snoop (29) Unattached Marion, IA
Women's Open
1 Amanda Miller (20) Atlas Core Mt. Union, IA
2 Tammy Meehan (41) Iowa City Cycling Iowa City, IA
3 Robin Goforth (26) Univ of Iowa Iowa City, IA
4 Margaret Millar (47) Unattached Moline, IL
5 Kim Sheetz (46) DICE Knoxville, IL
6 Andrea Meyers (23) Team Kenda Moline, IL
(DNF)
Men's Open CX Cat 1,2,3,4
1 Nathan Moenck (24) Iowa City Cycling Iowa City, IA
2 Brian Eppen (28) Iowa City Cycling Iowa City, IA
3 Cully Todd (42) Team Skin North Liberty, IA
4 John Meehan (41) Iowa City Cycling Iowa City, IA
5 Thaddeus Neil (30) MBWC/Team 14 Webster City, IA
6 Sean Walker (31) Atlas Core Iowa City, IA
7 Greg Aronson (35) DICE Bettendorf, IA
8 Bruce Grell (38) DICE Davenport, IA
9 Jeremiah Gantzer (18) DICE Bettendorf, IA
10 Dennis Grelk (27) MBWC/Team 14 Donnellson, IA
11 Andrea Meyers (23) Team Kenda Moline, IL
12 Nick Martin (35) Atlas Core Iowa City, IA