Time Trial Track Chicago: 2012 Cherry Valley I TT Recap

Rolling over to Cherry Valley Sunday morning I read WHT U GOT on a set of Illinois tags.Well, we don't have a Spring Classic in Northern Illinois, no 5 star cobblestone sections or Tomica. We did get some Flanderian winds that dried off the early morning roads. The low 70's temperature was perfect for a time trial.

A lot of people were uncertain as to where the start line was in comparison to registration. These individuals could have mapquest/googled the roads of the course that was listed on the flyer and taken a prerace drive to see the course first hand before registration opened. Then again, it would have been helpful to have had a map posted not only at registration but also a link on the flyer for those individuals who were new to the Cherry Valley TT . This is probably something more race promoters should think about in the future.

The shortened course worked out well starting after railroad tracks. The three and a half mile ride out to start was a nice way to roll into a time trial. The park at the starting line had a small stretch of road that helped to keep riders off the main road which always seems to be a problem at certain events. Hopefully, the promoters will keep this race as a 20K TT in the future.

Getting to the turn around took forever with the relentless 15+mph head wind; however, the trip back was fast and smooth with the tailwind. I can't remember a time where the whole return was ridden in a 53x11. This made me think about Chris Mosora riding a single speed. How much faster would this Scarlet Fire desperado have ridden if he had 20 or 22 gears?

According to Paul...two cats were definitely thrown in among the pigeons at Cherry Valley this past Sunday. The fastest time of the day once again belonged to a Toftoy. This time Jonathan took the honor and lit the 20K course on fire with a serious stomping of the pedals to stop the clock at 27:04.270. The second fastest time belonged to his brother Andrew (Nature Factor/Finer Finisher) who was only 8 seconds behind with a time of 27:12.010. What's momma Toftoy feeding these boys...the recommended daily amount of jet fuel for a G6? Reed Oliff (Lamb Little Racing) rounded out the podium with the third fastest time of the day at 28:12.400. This makes it two for two for the Toftoys at the MATTS' outdoor events. How long will they continue this streak? I guess we'll find out when the race schedule takes us North of the state line.

The next MATTS event is the Single Bong 20K Time Trial on Sunday May 6th in Kansasville, WI. Here's the link to register for the Single Bong.

Winners of their respective categories at the CVTT include:

10-14: Nikhil Byanna

Gina Johnson (Village Verdigris)

15-19: John Mosby (Higher Gear)

20-24: Richard Barbera

Kendyl Minor

25-29: Bradley Sherman

Emilie Fielder (ISCorp/Nova Sport)

30-34: Jonathan Toftoy

Karen Langer

35-39: Ben Lin

40-44: Chris Mosora (Scarlet Fire)*

Tammy Motherway

45-49: Reed Oliff (Lamb Little Racinng)

Marie Couris

50-54: Jeff Lamay

Cheryl Rsentreter (Multisport Madness)

55-59: Elmer Colyer (Brones Bikes)

Diane Roanhaus (Midwest Masters)

60-64: Bob Burke (PACT Dish Network)

Victoria McAdams

65-69: Ken Roanhaus (Midwest Masters)

70-74: Don Schiff

75-79: Gerald Beam (ABD)

Patricia Beam (ABD)

CAT 1/2/3: Jonathan Toftoy (Nature Factor/Finer Finisher)

Stacy Mosora (Scarlet Fire)

CAT 4/5: Henry Heisler

Karen Langer
* Single Speed

For a complete listing of the results, as well as other ABR race results, checkout the Mid America Time Trial Series and American Bicycle Racing websites.

2012 MATTS SUB 30 20K CLUB:

- Jonathan Toftoy

- Andrew Toftoy (Nature Factor/Finer Finisher)

- Reed Oliff (Lamb Little Racing)

- Elmer Colyer (Brones Bikes)

- Chris Mosora (Scarlet Fire)*

- Curtis Bice (Trek Midwest)

- Bob Burke (PACT Dish Network)

- Brian Akers (Lamb Little Racing)

- Jeff Lamay

- Joe Berenyi (ABD)

- Henry Heisler
* Single Speed