Once again the turnout this season has been impressive, there were 145 riders who took the start on Sunday. Registration was the best I had ever seen at any previous MATTS event. Maps were posted outside to inform riders of the course, preregistration and registration lines were incredibly quick and well organized...thanks Gina.
Crisp, cool winds were out of the SSE at around 12-13 mph with overcast skies. The rain that had been predicted held off and made for a great morning of racing. However, some riders might have found it to be a bit cold for their liking.
Jeff Otto (Lamb Little Racing) lit up the Bong and set the fastest time of the day stopping the clock at 24:27.010 in the process. Nobody was even close to Jeff's time. The second fastest time of the day was ridden by Michael Klapperich (LAPT) with a time of 25:53.210. Rounding out the podium with the third fastest time of the day was Curtis Bice (Trek Midwest) who crossed the line at 25:58.560. Curtis rode a minute faster than last year...nice job Curtis! I guess those lunch hour rides are paying off.
It looks to me like somebody North of the Illinois State Line has been putting in some serious training this past off season. I've come to this conclusion because I read in the ONION that the sales of Hershey's Reese's Peanut Butter Cups in the greater Midwest area had shown a serious decline during the past to two quarters. However, here in McHenry County my donut stock has been showing steady gains. I was hoping for a Krispy Kreme sponsorship for free donuts, but it never developed...maybe next year. Reed, thanks for the effort I appreciate it.
It looks to me like somebody North of the Illinois State Line has been putting in some serious training this past off season. I've come to this conclusion because I read in the ONION that the sales of Hershey's Reese's Peanut Butter Cups in the greater Midwest area had shown a serious decline during the past to two quarters. However, here in McHenry County my donut stock has been showing steady gains. I was hoping for a Krispy Kreme sponsorship for free donuts, but it never developed...maybe next year. Reed, thanks for the effort I appreciate it.
It also looks like Momma Toftoy must have scheduled Jonathan and Andrew to work at Jimmy John's this past Sunday. They must have been working on their freaky fast delivery to the finish. I'm sure some of us will witness this speed as they go flying by at upcoming events.
Not quite sure what it is with with the tags these days, but on the way home I read W8N 4 SUN on a pair of Wisconsin tags. Shortly there after the torrential down poor began and continued for the next 15 miles...go figure. Can't wait to see what I'll read on the drive out to Barstow in two weeks.
Not quite sure what it is with with the tags these days, but on the way home I read W8N 4 SUN on a pair of Wisconsin tags. Shortly there after the torrential down poor began and continued for the next 15 miles...go figure. Can't wait to see what I'll read on the drive out to Barstow in two weeks.
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This picture of Jeff Otto was taken last July at the Wisconsin State Time Trial held in Milton (8.5 miles Northeast of Janesville on Co HWY M) . Jeff glided over the hilly, bumpy, tar-snake ridden 41K course in an impressive 53:04.90 on an incredibly hot and humid day to win yet another title. This race was sponsored by KS Energy Services/Team Wisconsin who did a very nice job putting it all together...even the raffle they held afterwards was top notch! Only two things they could have changed would have been the alphabetical starting order and the two minute time gap between the categories.
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After that...MATTS will take us back to Wisconsin for the WBR Bong and a Half 30K Time Trial on Sunday, June 3rd, in Kansasville, WI. Here's the link to register for the Bong and a Half.
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Two of the nicest alter cockers that you will see at all of the MATTS events are John Krehbiel and Bob Herbert. It's absolutely impressive what these two Midwest Masters do year after year. I can only hope that when I'm their age I'm still in love with the sport of cycling as much as they are. Kudos gentlemen.
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Winners of their respective categories at the SBTT include:
10-15: Griffin Kambol (Vision Quest)
Annaliese Kambol (Vision Quest)
16-19: Alexander
Riva (RACC)
Sarah Juang (Exergy 2012)
20-24: Dan
Kalny (North Central College)
25-29: Joseph
Martin
30-34: Michael Bucholtz (Beverly Bike
/ Vee Pak)
Blanka Mikulkova (Albertos)
35-39: Jason Torres (Lamb Little Racing)
40-44: Brian
Akers (Lamb Little Racing)
Wendy Gaddey (Albertos)
45-49: James
Kambol (Vision Quest)
Lauren Jensen
50-54: Dan Norbeck (Vision Quest)
55-59: Elmer "The Destroyer" Colyer (Brones Bikes)
Val Fugali (Vision Quest)
60-64: Bob Burke (PACT Dish Network)
Victoria McAdams
65-69: Jim
Winter (LAPT)
70-74: Bob
Burns (Team Mack)
75-79: Gerald Beam (ABD)
Patricia Beam (ABD)
CAT
1/2/3: Jeff Otto (Lamb Little Racing)
Leigh Thompson
(Vision Quest)
CAT
4/5: Jack Arnolde (Northbranch)
Sarah Farsalas
(Spokes ET)
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:
Jeff
Otto, Jonathan Toftoy, Andrew Toftoy, Michael Klapperich, Curtis
Bice, Ryan Fay, Reed Oliff, Elmer Colyer, Chris Mosora, Bob
Burke, Brian Akers, Jeff Lamay, Joe Berenyi, Nick Sabal, Henry
Heisler, Jayson Torres, Jack Arnolde, Michael
Bucholtz, William Barnes, Mike Burns, Vance Scott, James
Uemura, James Flechsig, Ken Letkeman, David
Heckelsmiller, Leigh Thompson, Lauren Jensen, Joseph
Marcin, William Draper, Nels Hackl, Travis Goodlund, Robert
Springer, Mike Burns, James Kambol, Michael Anderson, James
Sneddon, David Woida, Jon Lafontant, Fabio Orlandi, Steve
Bartram, David Sieloff, Thomas Kramer, Randy Andersen, Jim
Winter, Richard Kreutzfeldt, Zbigniew Demel, Daniel
Norbeck, Jerzy Trzeciak, Don Lowe, Gary Rulo, Darin
Steiner, Jeff Brodek, Jeff Clarkin
Big thanks goes out to Bob Lundgren at the starting line (above), Bill Cassidy and Carl Wilkins at timers table (below). They do an impressive job keeping everything on schedule and getting all of those times correct. Not an easy job when you consider the 30 second start between 145 riders.
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May 19th Stray Kats Barstow 20K Time Trial
June 2nd Rib Falls Time Trial (25 mile)
June 3rd WBR Bong and a Half 30K Time Trial
June 9th Fredric Lions Time Trial (26.4 mile)
June 16th Scarlet Fire 2-Person 40K Team Time Trial
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Can't forget to thank the Kenosha County Police Officers who always monitor corner three to perfection. They help keep it safe even when numerous riders forget that East bound 142 has oncoming traffic. Riders need to remember it's an open course.
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We're a little over a month out from the Scarlet Fire 2-Person 40K Team Time Trial at Garden Prairie. If you don't have a teammate, you might want to start looking for one at the next three MATTS events. I'll look into getting a contact list together of racers who don't have a partner. Don't forget the scoring and categories have changed this year for the team time trial competition.
Team Time Trial Scoring:
How many points will I earn for partipating in team time trial events in 2012?
Riders who compete in team time trial events will be awarded 15 points each towards the end of the season overall awards. The series made this change to give riders more flexibilty in choosing a partner for these races.
2-Person Team Time Trial Categories:
Open Categories*
Open Male, Open Female, Mixed Open, Juniors
*Open categories are for teams that are not juniors and have not reached a combined age of 69.
Male and Female Combined Age Categories
Juniors, 70-79, 80-89, 90-99, 100-109, 110-119, 120-129, 130-39, 140-149, 150+
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