Jun 19, 2012

Bloomington Crit!

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Jun 18, 2012

MMSF TT #3 Tomorrow (June 19th)

Join us tomorrow night (Tuesday, June 19th) at 7:00pm in the Morgan-Monroe State Forest for the third time trial of the season! See what you can do on this 10-mile out-and-back course featuring several rolling hills and a blazing fast finish!  First rider goes off at 7:00pm with subsequent riders going off at 30-second intervals.  Come see if you can best your own best time and take on some good-natured competition!  If you're riding out and want some company, a small group usually rolls out from behind BGI shortly after 6:00pm.  And if you're looking for motivation...here are the top Men's and Women's times for THIS YEAR:

Men:
TT: Jonathan Atwell 21:12
Merckx: Chris West 24:39
L5 bike: Paul Smith 27:33

Women:
TT: Janelle Renschler 25:03
Merckx: Sarah Fredrickson 27:33

Current Course Record still held by Ryan Shanahan at 20:31

Jun 5, 2012

MMSF TT #2 Results (June 5th, 2012)

We had a great turnout this evening with 26 riders coming out to the Forest for the second time trial of the season.  The weather was pleasant with cool temperatures and clear skies and some wind.  Even with the wind, there were several PRs tonight and we had several first-timers out at the TT.  Taking top honors on the day was Jonathan Atwell with a time of 21.12.  Top Merckx time was Jacob Read with a 24.50.  Our fastest lady on the day was Tatiana Kolovou with a 27.58 closely followed by Melissa Moeller at 28.07 (top female Merckx).  Thanks to all who participated and to Tom Saccone for providing timing services.  Hope to see you all again in two weeks!

Full Results:

Place Name Time MPH Category
1 Jonathan Atwell 21.12 28.30 TT
2 Ryan Shanahan 21.17 28.19 TT
3 Fred Rose 21.45 27.59 TT
4 Alex Jerden 23.52 25.14 TT
5 Scott Jerden 24.02 24.97 TT
6 Ren-Jay Shei 24.10 24.83 TT
7 Lyle Feigenbaum 24.14 24.76 TT
8 John Gleason 24.19 24.67 TT
9 Jacob Read 24.50 24.16 Merckx
10 Bob Costello 24.54 24.10 TT
11 Paul Smith 25.00 24.00 TT
12 Shane Slaven 25.03 23.95 TT
13 Chris West 25.05 23.92 Merckx
14 Matt Plunkett 25.10 23.84 TT
15 Josh Kush 25.15 23.76 Merckx
16 Brendan Wise 25.31 23.51 Merckx
17 Chris Arvin 26.34 22.58 Merckx
18 Steven Hess 27.16 22.00 Merckx
19 Tatiana Kolovou 27.58 21.45 TT
20 Melissa Moeller 28.07 21.34 Merckx
21 Jerry Dibble 28.19 21.19 Merckx
22 Chelsea Sanders 28.55 20.75 TT
23 Rachel Metherd 29.16 20.50 Merckx
24 Maddie Hanley 31.29 19.06 Merckx
25 Allison Kindig 31.47 18.88 TT
26 Josh Dell 32.18 18.58 Merckx

Jun 4, 2012

MMSF #2 Tomorrow (June 5th, 2012)

Join us tomorrow night (Tuesday, June 5th) at 7:00pm in the Morgan-Monroe State Forest for the second time trial of the season! See what you can do on this 10-mile out-and-back course featuring several rolling hills and a blazing fast finish!  First rider goes off at 7:00pm with subsequent riders going off at 30-second intervals.  Come set a benchmark for the season and you'll have a goal to beat for the rest of the year!  If you're riding out and want some company, a small group usually rolls out from behind BGI shortly after 6:00pm.  And if you're looking for motivation...here are the top Men's and Women's times for THIS YEAR:

Men:
TT: Fred Rose 21:48
Merckx: Chris West 24:39
L5 bike: Paul Smith 27:33

Women:
TT: Janelle Renschler 25:03
Merckx: Sarah Fredrickson 27:33

Current Course Record still held by Ryan Shanahan at 20:31






May 27, 2012


May 25, 2012

Tri-race series

From Matt Neibler: The town of Speedway, Italian-based racing company Dallara, and promotions firm IndyCar Experience on June 1 will sponsor the first Tri West Speedway Criterium bicycle race on a 0.9-mile closed course in downtown Speedway.
 The event will also include a family fun festival, a bicycle-decorating contest for children, and a cycling obstacle course. Sponsored by the Speedway Trails Association, the children’s and community events will begin at 5:30 p.m. near the start/finish line at Gilman and Main streets. Speedway officials jumped at the chance to be part of the event as a way to draw visitors to the newly revamped downtown, said Barbara Lawrence, Speedway town manager. “We think this is going to be an amazing event, and we’re encouraging people from Speedway to come out and be a part of it,” Lawrence said. The Speedway race will be part of a three-day race series, including competitions on the following two days at Eagle Creek State Park. The total purse for the three-day event will be $9,200, according to officials for locally based race promoter Planet Adventure.

May 22, 2012

MMSF TT #1 Results 05.22.2012

We had a decent turnout tonight at the first MMSF TT of the year.  Fred Rose took top honors on the day with a time of 21.48.  Fastest Merckx time was turned in by Chris West in 24.39 and the top female was Janelle Renschler with a blazing 25.03!  Paul Smith took on the challenge with a Little 500 bike - this is the first I've seen anyone do it, but I may have missed a previous L5 attempt.  Anyway, congrats to all who participated, and see you in two weeks!  Full results below.

Full Results:

Place Name Time MPH Category
1 Fred Rose 21.48 27.52 TT
2 Ren-Jay Shei 23.59 25.02 TT
3 Lyle Feigenbaum 24.26 24.56 TT
4 Chris West 24.39 24.34 Merckx
5 Janelle Renschler 25.03 23.95 TT
6 Brenden Wise 25.19 23.70 Merckx
7 Aaron Stanley 25.43 23.33 Merckx
8 Tom Chorny 26.00 23.08 Merckx
9 Steven Hess 26.30 22.64 Merckx
10 Sarah Sanders 26.42 22.47 TT
11 Paul Smith 27.33 21.78 L5 Bike
11 Sarah Fredrickson 27.33 21.78 Merckx
13 Lindsay Bruick 28.15 21.24 TT
14 Tatiana Kolovou 28.25 21.11 TT
15 Nicole and Erika 30.01 19.99 Merckx
- Chelsea Sanders NT - TT

Morgan Monroe State Forest Time Trial #1 Today!!

Come one, come all! Join us tonight (Tuesday, May 22nd) at 7:00pm in the Morgan-Monroe State Forest for the first time trial of the season! See what you can do on this 10-mile out-and-back course featuring several rolling hills and a blazing fast finish!  First rider goes off at 7:00pm with subsequent riders going off at 30-second intervals.  Come set a benchmark for the season and you'll have a goal to beat for the rest of the year!  If you're riding out and want some company, a small group usually rolls out from behind BGI shortly after 6:00pm.  And if you're looking for motivation...here's the current leader-board of the top 3 performers (read: performers, not top 3 overall times - those would all belong to Mr. Shanahan):

  1. Ryan Shanahan 20:31  (29.24 mph), June 28th, 2011*
  2. Greg Strock 20:57  (28.64 mph), June 14th, 2011
  3. Isaac Neff 20:59  (28.59 mph), April 28th, 2009
* Course Record

May 21, 2012

Bike Island!

Having cookies when you cross the road is a great idea! I do worry that each person crossing looks as though they are going to topple into traffic as they stop half-way!

Tuesday Night Time Trials (Morgan-Monroe State Forest)

It's here again!! The bi-weekly Morgan-Monroe State Forest 10-mile Time Trial is beginning for the season tomorrow night! (Tuesday, May 22nd)  As usual the start time will be 7:00pm at the intersection of Main Forest Road and Old SR 37.  The 10-mile course is a straight out-and-back (the turnaround is marked by a giant Smiley face, just before Catholic Cemetary Rd.) through Morgan-Monroe State Forest.  If I am not mistaken, the current course record is still held by none other than Mr. Ryan Shanahan, in a time of 20:31.

Perhaps J.Atwell will surprise us with this aero outfit again?? Photo courtesy of Tom Saccone
Schedule for the season is as follows (every other Tuesday):

#1 May 22nd
#2 June 5th
#3 June 19th
#4 July 3rd
#5 July 17th
#6 July 31st
#7August 14th
#8 August 28th
#9 September 11th

A small group usually rides out at a brisk pace from the Bicycle Garage, Inc. on Kirkwood just after 6pm.  Again, first rider will go off at 7:00pm with subsequent riders going off at 30-second intervals.  We hope to see you out there!!