Tuesday, January 24, 2012

Points Race

Here's a fun one from LosAngeles.

Monday, January 23, 2012

We're only half way through winter, but the natives are getting restless already:

From the producers of "Kitchen Crit" (2009) and "Basement Cross" (2011) comes their latest vblock buster -- two years in the making -- "Poor Man's Wind Tunnel."
www.bigringflyers.com

Friday, January 20, 2012

Newsreel #2: Flashback 2007 Wisco 'Cross Champs

Friday, January 13, 2012

Antonneau to ride UCI Cyclocross Worlds, Master's Worlds

Per Cyclingdirt.Com:

"Elite Women

Each of five women comprising the American elite women’s team are automatic qualifiers. Katie Compton (Colorado Springs, Colo./Rabobank-Giant) rides in on the heels of collecting the eighth national championship of her career. After placing second in the 2011 UCI Cyclo-cross World Championships, Compton has collected three top-five finishes at UCI World Cup events, including winning the first race in Plzen, Czech Republic on Oct. 16, 2011. Amy Dombroski (Boulder, Colo./Crankbrothers Race Club), who has a pair of top-15 finishes at World Cups, including a sixth-place result at Plzen, Czech Republic, is also an automatic qualifier. By virtue of finishing 10th at the UCI World Cup race in Namur, Belgium, Kaitlin Antonneau (Racine, Wisc./Cyclocrossworld-Cannondale Cyclocrossworld) earned a spot. Meredith Miller (Boulder, Colo./California Giant Berry Farms-Specialized) and Nicole Duke (Boulder, Colo./Cyclocrossworld-Cannondale Cyclocrossworld) each registered a top-15 result at a UCI World Cup race with Miller's coming in Tabor, Czech Republic and Duke's coming in Plzen, Czech Republic to each qualify a spot. Miller also has amassed the most UCI ranking points from 10 American category-1 races with 327. "

Antonneau is currently in Belgium competing the final world cup races.

U.S. team roster:

Elite Men
Tim Johnson* (Topsfield, Mass./ Cannondale p/b Cyclocrossworld.com)
Jeremy Powers* (Easthampton, Mass./Team Rapha-Focus)
Jamey Driscoll (Winooski, Vt./Cannondale p/b Cyclocrossworld.com)
Christopher Jones(Auburn, Calif./Team Rapha-Focus)
Jonathan Page (Northfield, N.H./Planet Bike)
Ryan Trebon (Bend, Ore./LTS-Felt)

Elite Women
Kaitlin Antonneau* (Racine, Wisc./Cyclocrossworld-Cannondale Cyclocrossworld)
Katie Compton* (Colorado Springs, Colo./Rabobank-Giant)
Amy Dombroski* (Boulder, Colo./Crankbrothers Race Club)
Nicole Duke* (Boulder, Colo./Cyclocrossworld-Cannondale Cyclocrossworld)
Meredith Miller* (Boulder, Colo./California Giant Berry Farms-Specialized)

U23 Men
Zach McDonald* (Bainbridge Island, Wash./Team Rapha-Focus)
Cody Kaiser (El Dorado Hills, Calif./California Giant Berry Farms-Specialized)

Junior Men
Andrew Dillman* (Fairdale, Ky./Bob's Red Mill)
Logan Owen* (Bremerton, Wash./Team Redline)
Richard Cypress Gorry (Payson, Ariz./Whole Athlete-Specialized)
Tobin Ortenblad (Santa Cruz, Calif./California Giant Berry Farms-Specialized)
Curtis White (Delanson, N.Y./Clif Bar Development Cyclo Cross Team)

Photo: Alyssa Severn

KENTUCKY: Louisville - according to USA Cycling, Kevin Hines won his qualifying heat for this weekend's Master's World Cyclocross Championships and Alyssa Severn scored bib #1 for her first appearance at Master's Worlds!

Men 50-54 Heat 1: Kevin Hines (East Wareham, Minn./Corner Cycle Cycling Club)

Thursday, January 12, 2012

Jigsaw Puzzle #1

It's a snowy night ... bored? Try a

Peloton Star on-line jigsaw puzzle!

Wednesday, January 11, 2012

Cross Nats, Indoor Grass Crits

2012 U.S. National Cyclocross Championships (Elite Women) from In The Crosshairs on Vimeo.

MINNESOTA: Blaine - INFO

Indoor Grass/Criterium Racing

January 15, 29, February 12, 26, 2012

9:00 pm - 11:00 pm, NSC Sports Hall

Thanks to all those who participated and contested this series last year. Due to participation numbers and interest, we are happy to announce its on again for 2012!

This isn't your European Grass Track racing series, but its pretty darn close. For those of you looking to get out of the cold and off the ice and snow and stationary trainers, look no further. The NSC is offering a four (4) race series starting January 15, 2012 and concluding on February 26, 2012 (with the World Indoor Grass Criterium Championship).

Race Format

The Indoor Grass/Criterium racing offers particpants three races a night plus the option of participating in the final 'main' event of the evening. Fields available to race are "A" and "B" (limit 25 riders for each field).

Tuesday, January 10, 2012

2012 Cross Nats - Videos

More fun videos from this weekend with a bent toward the Midwest riders. Surprisingly little 'production', mostly just raw video:

Watch more videos on Cycling Dirt

Monday, January 9, 2012

2012 Cyclocross Nationals - Final Report

Photo: Connor Emmel

WISCONSIN: Verona - 2012 'Cross Nats - It was a great show put on in Madison this past weekend for the USA Cyclocross Nationals, and the star of the show has to be Kaitlin Antonneau (Marian College/Cannondale) who first won the division 1 collegiate title on Saturday, and followed that up with a second on Sunday in the Women's Elite Championship race which doubled as a championship in the U23 competition. It's been a whirlwind of a season for this shooting star of cyclocross and it's not over yet as she soon leaves for several more World Cups in Europe and hopes to be selected for the Elite Worlds to be held in Koksijde, Belgium on January 29th.

Congratulations, as well, to these other Midwest riders and their strong showing at Nationals this year: Samantha Schneider (19th), Linda Sone (25th), Abby Strigel (28th), and Alyssa Severn (33rd) - all finishing on the same lap as the leaders.

Photo: Craig Schwonek

Women - Cat 1/2 (FULL RESULTS)
	Place	Name	City, State	Time	USAC #	Bib	Team
	1	Katherine COMPTON	Colorado Springs, CO	46:42:00	55820	1	Rabobank-Giant Off Road Team
	2	Kaitlin ANTONNEAU	Racine, WI	48:41:00	200237	4	Cyclocrossworld/Cannondale Cyclocrossworld
	3	Nicole DUKE	Boulder, CO	48:59:00	83337	5	Cyclocrossworld/Cannondale Cyclocrossworld
	4	Teal STETSON-LEE	Durango, CO	49:14:00	252205	10	California Giant Cycling
	5	Coryn RIVERA	Tustin, CA	50:21:00	207432	22	Exergy Twenty12/Exergy Twenty12
	6	Meredith MILLER	Bouler, CO	50:34:00	143575	2	California Giant Cycling/California Giant Berry Farms/Specialized
	7	Susan BUTLER	Portland, OR	50:35:00	211472	8	River City Bicycles/Ridley
	8	Maureen BRUNO ROY	Arlington, MA	50:39:00	103270	6	Bob's Red Mill pb Seven Cycles
	9	Laura VAN GILDER	Cresco, PA	51:43:00	36345	7	C3 p/b Mellow Mushroom Racing
	10	Arley KEMMERER	Saylorsburg, PA	51:56:00	240239	18	Charm City Cycling Llc
	11	Kelsy BINGHAM	Ogden, UT	52:12:00	311522	24	Roosters/Bikers Edge
	12	Sally ANNIS	Nashua, NH	52:23:00	225263	12	Crossresults.Com/Crossresults.Com P/B Jra Cycles
	13	Carolyn POPOVIC	East Norriton, PA	52:35:00	139753	19	Team Cf/Team Cf-Elite
	14	Andrea SMITH	Somerville, MA	53:07:00	181710	83	Minuteman Road Club/Ladies First
	15	Alice PENNINGTON	Portland, OR	53:25:00	150685	31	Team S&M
	16	Rebecca BLATT	Denver, CO	53:27:00	241201	30	Team Kenda Presented By Geargrinder
	17	Crystal ANTHONY	Beverly, MA	53:47:00	182117	14	Minuteman Road Club/Ladies First
	18	Lisa CURRY	Bozeman, MT	54:03:00	243762	59	Gallatin Valley Bicycle Club/Gallatin Alpine Sports/Intrinsik Archite
	19	Samantha SCHNEIDER	Milwaukee, WI	54:08:00	170980	41	Cyclocrossracing.com p/b Blue Bicycles
	20	Kari STUDLEY	Bothell, WA	54:21:00	207049	44	Team Redline
	21	Nicole THIEMANN	Philadelphia, PA	54:24:00	213558	11	Team Cf/Team Cf-Elite
	22	Stacey BARBOSSA	Rutherford, NJ	54:29:00	290272	28	Elite Endurance Training Systems
	23	Serena GORDON	Bend, OR	54:47:00	301567	43	Silverado Gallery
	24	Rebecca GROSS	Lakewood, CO	54:52:00	176014	48	Tough Girl Cycling
	25	Linda SONE	Northfield, MN	55:25:00	224939	38	Cycle-Smart Inc.
	26	Kristin WEBER	Boulder, CO	55:33:00	354314	74	Boulder Cycle Sport
	27	BethAnn ORTON	Portland, OR	55:43:00	362328	62
	28	Abby STRIGEL	Madison, WI	55:45:00	202434	85	Cyclocrossracing.Com
	29	Ellen NOBLE	Kennebunkport, ME	55:55:00	282412	78	Trek
	30	Emily SHIELDS	Salisbury, NC	55:55:00	220875	21	Mock Orange Bikes/Smartstop / Mock Orange Bikes P/B Ridley
	31	Shannon GIBSON	Durango, CO	56:00:00	156279	69	Stan's Notubes Elite Women's Team
	32	Katherine SHIELDS	Salisbury, NC	56:35:00	220876	29	Mock Orange Bikes/Smartstop / Mock Orange Bikes P/B Ridley
	33	Alyssa SEVERN	Madison, WI	56:41:00	325718	81	Cyclocrossracing.Com

Photo: by unknown

In the Elite Men's race, the selection at the front was made quickly, and unfortunately Brian Matter of Sheboygan missed it due to an early crash yet still finished a very solid 13th. Only 25 riders finished on the same lap as the leaders, these included Brian Matter (13th), and Tristan Scouten (25th).

Men - Cat 1/2
	Place	Name	City, State	Time	USAC #	Bib	Team
	1	Jeremy POWERS	Easthampton, MA	1:05:57	117328	2	Team Rapha-Focus
	2	Ryan TREBON	Bend, OR	1:06:14	136658	4	LTS/Felt
	3	Jonathan PAGE	Northfield, NH	1:06:23	27066	102	Planet Bike
	4	Zach MCDONALD	Bainbridge Island, WA	1:06:35	228238	7	Team Rapha-Focus
	5	Timothy JOHNSON	Topsfield, MA	1:07:03	18056	3	Cannondale p/b Cyclocrossworld.com
	6	Christopher JONES	Auburn, CA	1:07:49	187300	9	Team Rapha-Focus
	7	James DRISCOLL	Winooski, VT	1:07:59	163112	5	Cannondale p/b Cyclocrossworld.com
	8	Dylan MCNICHOLAS	Stratham, NH	1:08:30	268394	8	Cyclocrossworld/Cannondale Cyclocrossworld
	9	Travis LIVERMON	Winterville, NC	1:08:34	161583	10	Smart Stop-Mock Orange P/B Ridley
	10	Mitchell HOKE	Colorado Springs, CO	1:09:34	203760	15	Team Clif Bar
	11	Justin LINDINE	New Salem, MA	1:09:44	205717	6	BikeReg.com / Joe's Garage
	12	Jerome TOWNSEND	Princeton, MA	1:10:33	196503	13	Smart Stop-Mock Orange P/B Ridley
	13	Brian MATTER	Sheboygan, WI	1:10:35	85929	14	Gear Grinder / Clif Bar
	14	Cody KAISER	El Dorado Hills, CA	1:11:09	202564	110	California Giant Cycling/California Giant Berry Farms/Specialized
	15	Barry WICKS	Corvallis, OR	1:11:29	134223	108	Kona
	16	Sean BABCOCK	Beaverton, OR	1:11:44	261628	21	Kona
	17	Nicholas KEOUGH	Sandwich, MA	1:12:02	203439	38	Corner Cycle Cycling Club/Champion System P/B Keough Cyclocross
	18	Adam MYERSON	Dorchester, MA	1:12:03	52534	16	Smart Stop-Mock Orange P/B Ridley
	19	Erik TONKIN	Portland, OR	1:12:22	35742	92	Kona
	20	Weston SCHEMPF	Rockville, MD	1:12:28	122030	17	Charm City Cycling Llc
	21	Allen KRUGHOFF	Boulder, CO	1:13:06	161599	18	Boulder Cycle Sport
	22	Braden KAPPIUS	Littleton, CO	1:13:31	132490	41	Team Clif Bar
	23	Jake WELLS	Avon, CO	1:13:42	191242	24	Stan's Notubes
	24	Troy WELLS	Durango, CO	1:14:34	112599	11	Team Clif Bar
	25	Tristan SCHOUTEN	Plymouth, WI	1:16:05	145071	12	Cyclocrossracing.Com

Watch more video of USA Cyclocross National Championships 2012 on cyclingdirt.org

Saturday, January 7, 2012

2012 Cyclocross Nationals - Day 2

WISCONSIN: Verona - 2012 US Cross Nats - Who would have thought that super muddy conditions due to the unusually WARM temperatures would be the big story at Nationals in Wisconsin during January? Who'da thunk? Again, there are so many places to read about what's going on in each race that our focus here is on the Midwest riders. FULL RESULTS

Race Results for
2012 USA Cycling Cyclo-Cross Nationals
Madison, WI (Event Information)


Cyclocross on 01/06/2012
Men - Master - 50-54
	Place	Points	Name	City, State	Time	USAC #	Bib	Team
	1	300.00	Stephen TILFORD (1 - Cat1)	Topeka, KS	47:38:00	35598	337	0
	2	301.56	Kevin HINES (2 - Cat1)	East Wareham, MA	47:49:00	16266	350	Corner Cycle Cycling Club
	3	303.12	Wayne SIMON (3 - Cat1)	Lake Barrington, IL	51:30:00	32742	357	PSIMET Racing/Enzo's-PSIMET
	4	304.69	Tim HACKER (1 - Cat3)	Madison, WI	53:04:00	301570	375	Planet Bike
	5	306.25	Ron HUEBNER (4 - Cat1)	Waterford, VA	53:13:00	145895	369	Evolution Cycling Club p/b Long & Foster
	6	307.81	Danny WARNER (2 - Cat3)	Trout Valley, IL	53:32:00	131585	332	Village-Verdigris Cycling/Verdigris-Village CX Team
	7	309.38	Gregory GOBLIRSCH (3 - Cat3)	River Falls, WI	53:40:00	77328	343	Loon State Cyclists
	8	310.94	Phillip KENEALY (1 - Cat2)	Bedford, NH	53:42:00	18892	349	University of New Hampshire
	9	312.50	Stephen SONGER (2 - Cat2)	Overland Park, KS	53:48:00	150789	326	360 Racing
	10	314.06	John THOMPSON (5 - Cat1)	Shoreview, MN	53:55:00	63849	364	St Paul Bicycle Racing Club/Bianchi/Grand Performance

Men - Junior - 10-12
	Place	Points	Name	City, State	Time	USAC #	Bib	Team
	1	500.00	Andrew SCHMIDT	Lake Geneva, WI	24:04:00	303828	114
	2	503.95	Scott FUNSTON	Black Diamond, WA	24:36:00	270185	118	Old Town Bicycle (OTB)
	3	507.89	Adam CROFT	Toano, VA	25:28:00	306523	105	Slipstream-Craddock Junior Development

Men - Junior - 15-16
	Place	Points	Name	City, State	Time	USAC #	Bib	Team
	1	300.00	Austin VINCENT	Simsbury, CT	32:22:00	226301	192	Team CF
	2	301.39	Peter GOGUEN	Hopedale, MA	33:09:00	234564	205	Team CF
	3	302.78	Ian HAUPT	Whitefish Bay, WI	33:31:00	253603	176	My Wife Inc

Women - Master - 35-39
	Place	Points	Name	City, State	Time	USAC #	Bib	Team
	1	200.00	Sally ANNIS (1 - Cat1)	Nashua, NH	50:11:00	225263	276	crossresults.com/crossresults.com p/b JRA Cycles
	2	204.41	Kristal BONI (1 - Cat2)	Erie, CO	52:10:00	238717	285	Rapid Racing
	3	208.82	Nicole BOREM (2 - Cat1)	Warsaw, IN	52:30:00	184390	282	OCD Cycling/Bob's Red Mill Cyclocross
	4	213.24	Corey COOGAN CISEK (3 - Cat1)	Minneapolis, MN	52:41:00	261947	292
	5	217.65	Kristin WEBER (4 - Cat1)	Boulder, CO	53:05:00	354314	287	Boulder Cycle Sport

Women - Junior - 10-12
	Place	Points	Name	City, State	Time	USAC #	Bib	Team
	1	500.00	Sydney LACH	Cincinnati, OH	28:51:00	359638	6	Queen City Wheels/Lionhearts
	2	509.38	Carrley SMITH	Boulder, CO	32:02:00	362236	1	Boulder Junior Cycling
	3	518.75	Ella NEUROHR	Chicago, IL	34:16:00	308188	9	Chicago Cuttin Crew

Women - Junior - 17-18
	Place	Points	Name	City, State	Time	USAC #	Bib	Team
	1	250.00	Corrie OSBORNE	Mequon, WI	34:25:00	298510	82	ISCorp Cycling Team
	2	256.82	Allison ARENSMAN	Rutherford College, NC	35:39:00	307916	76	Fiets Maan Racing
	3	263.64	Erin DONOHUE	Norwich, VT	36:21:00	299236	87	Woodstock Bicycle Club/Killington Mountain School Cycling Team

Friday, January 6, 2012

2012 Cyclocross Nationals - Day 1

Photo: USA Cycling

WISCONSIN: Verona - 2012 .'Cross Nats - RESULTS Okay, this is going to be heavily biased towards Midwest riders as you can read about everyone else in the dozens of reports posted elsewhere.

From USA Cycling: Linda Sone (Cycle Smart) literally ran away from her competition on the muddy course to take the Masters Women 40-44 title.

Masters Women 40-44
1. Linda Sone (Northfield, Minn./Cycle-Smart Inc.) 46:10
2. Kimberly Flynn (Hixson, Texas/Scenic City Velo-Ussc-Trekp/bVantaggio) 46:30
3. Katrina Dowidchuk (Wilmington, Del./Team Tbb-Deep Blue) 48:06
4. Margell Abel (Boulder, Colo.) 48:12
5. Heidi Beck (Delafield, Wisc./Twin Six) 49:00

Watch more video of USA Cyclocross National Championships 2012 on cyclingdirt.org

FLASH! This just in ... Carrie Osbourne(IS Corp) just won the Junior Women 17-18 National Championship Title!


Photo: Ric Damn

Masters Men 55-59
1. Paul Curley (Taunton, Mass./Mid State Cycling) 42:58
2. Norman Kreiss (Orinda, Calif./Cal Giant) 43:24
3. Robert Downs (Madison, Wisc./Planet Bike) 43:44
4. Randy Shields (Winston Salem, N.C./Carolina Masters) 44:26
5. Randall Root (Sterling, Va./Evolution Cycling) 44:36

Masters Men 60-64
1. Fred Wittwer (Charlottesville, Va./Alan North America Cycling) 38:41
2. Gregory Pausch (Chippewa Falls, Wisc./Planet Bike) 38:57
3. Joseph Brown (Walled Lake, Mich./Flying Rhino Cycling Club) 39:33
4. Harold Parker (Lenexa, Kansas/360 Racing) 40:11
5. Timothy Leonard (New Hartford, N.Y./Nycross.com) 40:18

Masters Men 65-69
1. Lewis Rollins (Salt Lake City, Utah/The Contender Club/Contender Bicycles) 42:11
2. Rick Abbott (Boulder, Colo./Excel Sports Boulder) 42:49
3. Richard Bagienski (Durango, Colo./Durango Wheel Club) 46:38
4. John Adamson (Cedar Falls, Iowa/Twisted Spokes Racing Team) 48:13
5. Richard Wall (Colorado Springs, Colo.) 49:55

Masters Men 70-74
1. Robert Llamas (Montrose, Calif./Montrose Cycling Club) 45:28
2. Erik Nordenson (Moab, Utah) 45:29
3. Joe Saling (Bridgewater, N.J./Somerset Wheelmen) 48:47

Masters Men 80+
1. Walter Axthelm (Durango, Colo./Durango Wheel Club) 48:56

Masters Women 40-44
1. Linda Sone (Northfield, Minn./Cycle-Smart Inc.) 46:10
2. Kimberly Flynn (Hixson, Texas/Scenic City Velo-Ussc-Trekp/bVantaggio) 46:30
3. Katrina Dowidchuk (Wilmington, Del./Team Tbb-Deep Blue) 48:06
4. Margell Abel (Boulder, Colo.) 48:12
5. Heidi Beck (Delafield, Wisc./Twin Six) 49:00

Masters Women 45-49
1. Gina Hall (Orinda, Calif./Cal Giant) 40:38
2. Antonia Leal (Waukesha, Wisc./Planet Bike) 41:25
3. Stacey Barbossa (Rugherford, N.J./Elite Endurance Training Systems) 41:45
4. Karen Hogan (Louisville, Colo./Team Kappius) 42:22
5. Katrina Baumsteiger (San Luis Obispo, Calif./Team Rambuski Law) 43:02

Masters Women 50-54
1. Kris Walker (Pocatello, Idaho/Conender) 42:58
2. Catherine Walberg (Topeka, Kan.) 43:02
3. Karen Tripp (Deerfield, NH/Blue Steel Cyclery) 46:28
4. Deirdre Garvey (Boulder, Colo./BRAC) 46:48
5. Susan Prieto (Boulder, Colo.) 47:14

Masters Women 55-59
1. Kathy Sarvary (Manchester, N.H./Blue Steel Cyclery/Blue Steel Cyclery) 44:08
2. Diane Ostenso (Cottage Grove, Wisc./Trek Midwest Team) 44:32
3. Elizabeth Heller (St. Louis, Mo./708 Racing p/b Dressel's Pub) 45:27
4. Melissa Behr (Madison, Wisc./MadCity Velo Club) 49:28
5. Beverly Enslow (Metamora, Ill./Hammer Nutrition-CMG Racing Team) 50:46

Masters Women 60-64
1. Tove Shere (Santa Fe, N.M./KHSNM.com-Thenationalsproject.com) 50:27
2. Martha Iverson (Durango, Colo./Durango Wheel Club) 52:05
3. Linda Shelburne (Sandwich, Mass./Cape Cod Cycling Club LLC) @1LAP

Masters Women 65-69
1. Julie O'Neill (Milwaukee, Wisc.) 56:27

Masters Women 70+
1. Julie Lockhart (Dunstable, Mass./Northeast Bicycle Club) 55:37

Wednesday, January 4, 2012

2012 Cyclocross Nationals Schedule

https://www.usacycling.org/forms/natchamps/2012/2012-CX-NatsSched.pdf

That's what you want to see.

2012 Wisconsin Racing Schedule

Here's a quick view of the upcoming Wisconsin area racing season. Will try to get all the states up ASAP.

Day	Month	Date	Event	Location	WiCup?	Contact Name	Contact Info
Sat	April	14
Sun	April	15	Great Dane #1	Madison	Y	Jason Svaldi	j_svaldi@yahoo.com
Sat	April	21	Menomonee Park	Menomonee Falls	Y	Luke Holtan	luke.holtan@dresser.com
Sun	April	22	Great Dane #2	Madison	Y	Jason Svaldi	j_svaldi@yahoo.com
Sat	April	28	Team Wisconsin Spring Classic	Hales Corners	Y	Dave Eckel	pedalfastnow@yahoo.com
Sun	April	29	UW Whitewater	Whitewater	Y	Joshua Stirling	StirlingJE11@uww.edu
Sat	May	5	LaCrosse Time Trial/Road Race	La Crosse	Y	T.J.Brooks	brooks.tagg@uwlax.edu
Sun	May	6	LaCrosse Criterium	La Crosse	Y	T.J.Brooks	brooks.tagg@uwlax.edu
Sat	May	12	Matt Wittig Memorial Criterium	Muskego	Y	Jerry Pearce	jjpearce@wi.rr.com
Sat	May	19	Leland Grand Prix	Baraboo	Y	Mark Jones	mbjst1@gmail.com
Sun	May	20	Wheels on Willy	Madison	Y	Brazen Dropouts	dlsupple@facstaff.wisc.edu
Sat	May	26	N.E.W Wheeling Weekend - Menasha	Menasha	Y	Eric Schram	eric.schram@wi.usda.gov
Sun	May	27	N.E.W Wheeling Weekend	Manitowoc	Y	Derek Hughes	dhughes0210@gmail.com
Sat	June	2	Lake Geneva Road Race	Lake Geneva	Y		John Van Susteren
Sun	June	3	Sussex Criterium	Sussex	Y	Café Hollander	cyclokross@yahoo.com ; csdemp@yahoo.com
Sat	June	9	Trek 100
Sun	June	10	Spring Prairie Road Race State Road Championship	Spring Prairie	Y	Kurt Otter	velotter@sbcglobal.net
Sat	June	16	Menomonee Falls Criterium	Menomonee Falls	Y	Team Wisconsin
Sun	June	17	Fitchburg Criterium	Fitchburg	Y	Chris Moreland	chris.moreland@thermofisher.com
Thu	June	21	Tour of America's Dairyland		N		info@midwestcyclingseries.com
Fri	June	22	Tour of America's Dairyland		N		info@midwestcyclingseries.com
Sat	June	23	Tour of America's Dairyland		N		info@midwestcyclingseries.com
Sun	June	24	Tour of America's Dairyland		N		info@midwestcyclingseries.com
Mon	June	25	Tour of America's Dairyland		N		info@midwestcyclingseries.com
Tue	June	26	Tour of America's Dairyland		N		info@midwestcyclingseries.com
Wed	June	27	Tour of America's Dairyland		N		info@midwestcyclingseries.com
Thu	June	28	Tour of America's Dairyland		N		info@midwestcyclingseries.com
Fri	June	29	Tour of America's Dairyland		N		info@midwestcyclingseries.com
Sat	June	30	Tour of America's Dairyland		N		info@midwestcyclingseries.com
Sun	July	1	Tour of America's Dairyland		N		info@midwestcyclingseries.com
Fri	July	6 - 22	Superweek		N		http://www.internationalcycling.com
Sat	July	7	State Criterium Championship	Mukwonago	Y	LAPT
Sun	July	8	Wheeel & Sprocket Criterium	Menasha	Y	Morgan Wiswall
Sun	July	15	State TT			Team Wisconsin
Sun	July	29	USAC North Central Regional Development Camp begins	La Crosse
Fri	Aug	3	USAC North Central Regional Development Camp ends
Sun	Aug	12	Campus Criterium	Madison	Y	Luke Batchelor-Clark	teammagnus@hotmail.com

KENOSHA VELODROME RACING http://www.kenoshavelodrome.com/
2011 race dates Kenosha Velodrome (Washington Bowl)

Monday Night Stock Bike Racing – June 13 – August 22 6pm – 10pm

Awards Picnic in infield Sunday August 28 1pm – 4pm

Contact: Corey Sepanski, Doug Bell, dbellstoys@yahoo.com

Tuesday Night ATRA Bike Racing – May 17 – August 23 6pm – 10pm

Contact: Len Cabaltera, lcabaltera@aol.com

Wednesday Night ABR Masters Bike Racing – May 4 – August 29, 6pm – 10pm

Awards Picnic in infield August 24 6pm – 10pm

Contact: Carl Wilkins, cewbike@tds.net

Also the Mid America Time Trial Series by ABR

WiSport 2012 Racing Calendar

Wisport is starting its 23nd season of providing the best citizen bicycle racing for the normally obsessed racer in the Midwest and is proud to confirm the follwing races for the 2012 season.

May 26 L’Alpe Bl’ Huez Time Trial Blue Mounds
June 17 Ride the Rock Road Race Fort Atkinson
June 30 Brice Prairie Time Trial Brice Prairie
July 1 Y-30 Road Race Holmen
July 21 Blue Mounds Classic Blue Mounds
August 18 Kirkie Vei Time Trial Cottage Grove
September 1 Flambeau 40 Road Race Park Falls
September 21 WiSport Worlds Sprints and Hill Climb TT Fountain City
September 22 WiSport Worlds Time Trial and Road Race Waumandee

Tuesday, January 3, 2012

New Year's Resolution, Indiana Cup Finale, IN State 'Cross Champs

ILLINOIS: Chicago

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Indiana Cup Series Finale
By Robert Annis for Planet Adventure

The curtain fell on the inaugural Indiana Cup Series Saturday, as two consistently strong elite riders took their final 2011 victories in Zionsville.

Rain turned the Traders Point course into a massive mudfest, but Biowheels’ Gerry Schultz was able to pull out an impressive victory in the elite women’s race, winning by more than three minutes over her closest competitor, Bob’s Red Mill rider Nicole Borem. Sarah Fredrickson of BikeReg.com took the last spot on the podium.

Borem’s second-place finish was good enough to squeeze her past Team Indiebike’s Sierra Sebequist to capture the overall elite women’s title.

Fred Rose of BikeReg.com continued his consistently strong season with a big win in the elite men’s race. Rose crossed the finish line nearly a minute in front of RGF Solutions’ John Gatch. Bob’s Red Mill rider Ray Smith took third.

J’s Bikes’ Andrew Boneff came in fifth, good enough to claim the elite men’s series crown over Corey Swihart and Rose.

In other categories, two Shamrock Cycles’ riders parlayed dominant seasons into series victories. Rebecca Zink won the Women’s Cat 3/4 crown, while Will Sherman took the Cat 3 Masters title. Ben Freas of MOB Squad took the Juniors crown, while Team Nebo Ridge rider Scott Hallberg captured the Cat 4 title. Men of Steel Racing’s Chad Tieman won the Cat 3 Open series.

For more details on the Indiana Cup series, visit IndianaCXCup.com. Details on the 2012 series will be revealed later this year.

In addition to the cyclocross series finale Saturday, Planet Adventure launched its newest venture, the Indiana MTB series, sponsored by Gray Goat Sports. Gunner Dygert and Janelle Renschler took the elite wins in the series’ inaugural races.

The next race is slated for April 14 at Winona Lake, near Warsaw, Ind.

Already one of the largest cycling promoters in the state thanks to its success putting on road and cyclocross races, Planet Adventure seeks to expand on those triumphs with the new mountain bike series. Event Director James Nichols promises competitors will love the new series’ chip timing – allowing for quick and accurate results posting – and multiple single-category races.

“This series was designed with racer experience as top priority and launched only after we determined we had the best technology, schedule, resources and staff available,” Nichols said. “It will continue to evolve and improve as mountain-biking trends change, and we receive valuable feedback from our racers.”

Fourteen events are scheduled for 2012, including four June Wednesday night races in Indianapolis. The series will reward strong, all-around riders; courses will range from .5-mile short-track dirt crits to longer cross-country races to relay events, as well as a few surprises. Nichols said most event weekends will include a time-trial element as well.

For more information, check out the series’ website, www.indianamtb.com.

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IN CX Championship Wrap-up
By Robert Annis For Planet Adventure

Bargersville – Strong fields of athletes turned out Saturday at the Planet Adventure-Gray Goat Sports Indiana State Cyclocross Championships, all hoping to be crowned the best cross racers the Hoosier state has to offer. Battling near sub-freezing temperatures; a muddy, rutted course; and each other, the winning riders definitely earned their titles.

Sierra Siebenlist of Team Indiebike p/b Angie's List hadn’t been on the top step of the podium since the Traders Point race in October, but on Saturday, she unleashed a monster effort that a strong Nicole Borem couldn’t match. Siebenlist rallied past leg and hand cramps during the race to steadily pull away from the Bob’s Red Mill rider, beating her by 37 seconds to earn the elite women’s state championship. Speedway Wheelmen’s Jannelle Renschler was third on the day.

Despite leading the Indiana Cup Elite Women season standings, Siebenlist admitted to a “few bad weekends” here and there, and wanted to pull out a big win to boost her motivation heading into nationals.

“My goal was to start strong and hang on,” Siebenlist said. “I went hard and set the tone (for the race).”

After the race, Siebenlist credited her mother, a former bike-shop owner in Iowa, for serving as her mechanic and pit crew.

In the elite men’s race, NUVO’s Eric Anderson continued a string of strong performances to earn the state championship. Anderson was part of a four-man lead pack for the first four laps, until he attacked during the fourth lap and pulled away. A strong Jonathan Card was second, more than 40 seconds back, and Specialized Michigan’s Tom Burke rounded out the podium.

“There was a short uphill section where I was getting some traction and the others were struggling a bit,” Anderson said. “That’s where I went and just held on. … It helped we were riding on virtually the same course as last week.”

Anderson, who won the masters state title last year, is having his best cyclocross season ever and hopes to carry his form into the Masters World Championship in Louisville next month.

The day’s entire results can be found at www.indianacxcup.com.

The Indiana Cup series concludes New Years Eve with the season’s second race at Traders Point. That same day, the Indiana MTB series will officially launch with its inaugural dirt crit. For more details or to register, visit www.planetadventurerace.com.