this has been a record-setting season, from the sheer number of participants--yet to be tabulated--might be mid-march--through the course records for both men [tj tollekson] and women [kelli mente], to the very many personal bests, and for so goll-darned many NEWBIES!
we thank ALL of you who traipsed out to elkhart every month to test your best against the others in central iowa. watch for some minor tweaking, for some major improvements, and some new classes for next year.
thanks also to dixie choppers [BIG cash] and HED [fabulous grand prize give-away] and to oakley rob [glasses giveaway] and to the various area bike shops who have helped either by donating merchandise and or who have hustled DOZENS of newbies and first-timers out to our little race series. without you folks--shops AND participants--this wouldn't be the big and growing event that it is.
and for chad and i, it has been a very enjoyable experience, and a learning one at that.
thanks to our many volunteers, including the turnaround robros [and momma robro for the cake and pizza], and to the many start and finish helpers, and to the fine folks at the elkhart tap [is it billy's? FANTASTIC cheeseburgers and fries and frosty fat tire on tap].
the awards will be made tonight at the final altoona criterium, during the "b" race. you MUST be present to be eligible for the oakley glasses giveaway, but need NOT be present to have your shot at your choice of either a HED jet, disc, or tt bars. yowzer!
an observation about the results: you not tell from the results, here, but several of the division winers were determined not necessarily by the fastest time, but by consistency. for example, paul black won BOTH the 50+ and 60+ because he raced more than anyone else. he showed up for ALL the races, and didn't slack off like i did in april. likewise in the category 4 women and the junior men: the winner came out month after month and participated. this consistency not only, with time, will make you faster, it will also make you a better racer. because the ONLY way you can become a better racer, at this level, is to RACE MORE.
[memo to self: RACE MORE!]
and, with that, here are the series winners:
open men
1--derek cassaday - 88 points
2--dave lippold - 69
3--kris kunze - 57
4--scott wall - 42
5--jj bailey - 37
category 4/5
1--richard noyes - 57
2--mergey motorny - 56
3-- ron vos - 50
3--joel rinderkneckt - 50
5--michael dahlhauser - 25
masters 50+
1--paul black - 72
2--kim west - 68
3--steve flood - 51
4--doug richardt - 40
5--danny kruzic - 30
masters 60+
1--paul black - 80
2--jim floyd - 69
3--terry hardy - 64
4--jim hartung - 59
5--jake jacobusse - 28
open women
1--kelli mente - 80
2--keely shannon - 51
3--lacey douglas - 28
4--julie zirke-clark - 17
5--maria ruhtenberg - 14
category 4 women
1--nancy leysens - 38
2--allison doyle - 37
3--jennifer filipiak - 34
4--krista bartholomew - 32
5--megan kelly - 29
junior men
1--rory loo - 70
2--theo loo - 60
3--william rekemeyer - 48
4--perry leysens - 42
5--vance fletcher - 34
junior women
1--dana loo - 74
2--cheryl wells - 20
2--rebecca miller - 20
4--sarah pesch - 17
eddy merckx men
1--shrek - 80
2--lane anderson - 57
3--jacob oyen - 43
4--mike reagon - 39
5--kale holder - 29
eddy merckx women
1--kelly welsh-wingate - 85
2--heather meyers-davis - 71
3--laura lumm-usher - 64
4--sandy dunivan - 63
5--becky fletcher - 32
tandem
dave hammer, cindy dubois - 80
recumbent
rick gritters - 80
