Forest 10mile TT results 7-21-09

A somewhat mild yet muggy evening greeted a great turnout of riders this evening and the conditions seemed conductive to fast times as many riders set new personal bests. Fastest solo rider of the day was Fred Rose who took some significant time off of his PB with a 21.28. Riders throughout the list all improved their times with Evelyn Ewing taking a minute off of her best time showing that the rear disc certainly helps a little! Improbably there were 3 school buses on the course during the event and a least a couple of riders had to take evasive action to avoid getting squashed! Fastest on the day was the 3-up TT of Ryan Shanahan, Eric Hamilton and Ren-Jay Shei. However the time was 32seconds slower than Ryan managed solo a fortnight ago so he was clearly dragged down by the dead-weights on his wheel ;) Thanks to Valentin for timing.

Rider, Time

1. Ryan Shanahan, Eric Hamilton, Ren-jay Shei- 21.17
2. Fred Rose- 21.28
3. Adam Rodkey- 22.38
4. Jonathan Atwell- 23.30
5. Brandon Money- 23.39
   
6. Chris Beck- 23.53
7. John Herrel- 24.00
8. Myron Lewis- 24.14
   
9. Kaleb Naegeli- 24.23
10. Adam Fryska- 24.42
11. Sarah Sanders- 25.46
12. Geraint Parry- 25.55
13. Brian Drummy- 26.18
14. Kirk Weesner- 26.21
15. James McKenzie- 26.35
16. Randi Cox- 26.50
17. Dean Voyles- 27.06
18. Evelyn Ewing- 27.19
19. Marty McCrory and Lana (tandem)- 28.38
20. Mandy Brothers- 29.47

Forest TT

Tuesday at 7pm. 10 miles out and back on Forest Road. Start at junction of forest Rd-old37. A group rides out from the rear of BGI at 6pm. Times are falling, come on out and get yours!

Bloomington Crit

So the Bloomington Crit has come and gone in a highly successful manner! As part of the organizing team BVN would like to thank each and every person who helped out in any manner in putting the race on. Without the volunteers who stop spectators walking haphazardly out in front of the riders this race would be impossible to stage! Although the prize list isn’t fantastic the quality of the venue brings out enough riders to make things interesting! So on to the racing-
All races aside from the Womens Open were decided in bunch sprints although not for the want of trying as each race was aggressive throughout. In the featured Pro/1/2 State champs the number of NUVO riders meant that the onus was on them to make the race and they stood up to the task well. Each breakaway that attempted to prise itself away from the field featured at least one NUVO rider, often time it was Eric Hamilton who featured in a particularly promising early move with Jason Fowler (ZIPP). However after 75minutes of racing no successful breakaways had formed so it was that NUVO took control of the front of the bunch with two laps to go. After Hamilton drilled it coming through the start-finish and up the Sample Gates as the bell sounded, Declan Doyle let a gap open that only Aaron Hubbell could move through. Hubbell then hit the front coming onto Kirkwood and that was all she wrote. Hubbell was State champ and his team placed 4 riders in the top 6 for a dominant days work!
Hubbell in full flight toward the line (picture- Kira Veley)
Hubbell wins, Hamilton celebrates 3rd place (Photo- Brian Drummy)

The Womens event was a tale of two breaks. The first two positions were decided on the first lap when teammates Bri Kovac and Louise Turner (Alderfer Bergen) attacked and were never seen again by the rest of the field. It appeared that third place would go to Katie Weber (Alderfer Bergen) as she had a built a handy lead over 3 chasers with a few laps to go. However sterling work from Nicole Borem (DRT) brought the group back together and in the sprint it was Lindsay Koren (Get-a-Grip Cycles) who came out on top by barely half a wheel.
The State Champs Cat3 and Cat4/5 races were all together as each of the respectively fields took the bell but the final sprints turned out very differently. In the Cat 3 race Paul Wood (MOB) put in a monster attack early in the final lap and had plenty time to celebrate his victory. In the consolation sprint Cody Hartley (Sustainable Cycling) beat out Ryan Kiel (Gray Goat Cycling). A full-blooded field sprint decided the Cat 4 race. Unofficial favorite Adam Mercer (Phi Psi Cycling) led out through the final few corners but it was Little 5 rival Steve Ziemba (ATO) who took the win and the State champs gold (colored) medal!
Bloomington in summer, a beautiful sight (photo- Brian Drummy)

Look out for some photos from VeloImage in the coming week. Results and photos are posted on Truesport.

What a Weekend!!

This coming weekend in Bloomington and surrounding area promises to be one of the best in recent memory! Get excited!

Saturday 6am- The Ride Across Indiana from Terra Haute to Richmond. That's a long way!

Saturday 4pm- The State Criterium Champs in downtown Bloomington. Come along and watch the state champs in very familiar territory. Register for the race before 10am on Friday or you'll have to pay $10 more!

Sunday 2pm- DRT Racing MTB race at Wapahani Park. Go race your MTB!!

Sunday 5pm- Little 500 Celebration Ride at the Sample Gates

Sunday 7pm- Breaking Away 30th Anniversary Celebration at the Buskirk Chumley

Wednesday Worlds

446 circuit. Come and hone your speed for the Bloomington Crit! Don't forget to register!
5.30p at the Gates, approx 6pm out at the circuit.

Weekend Successes

Bloomington riders had success all across the Midwest this past weekend. Mike Sherer was at the top of an Alderfer Bergen-NUVO sandwich in the Parkview Cycling Festival in Fort Wayne. Sherer was in a break with Eric 'Poulidor*' Hamilton and team-mate Issac Neff and was able to pull out the sprint win! Rounding out the top 5 were recent Bloomington ex-plants David Caughlin (NUVO) and Chris Chartier (Alderfer) both of whom's riding has improved greatly in the past year. The Cat 4/5 race Adam Mercer was victorious with Kaleb Naegeli (IC3) finishing in 6th. The expected Alderfer Bergen benefit womens race was upset by Christy Keely (Team Kenda) so Katie weber, Louise Turner and Bri Kovac had t be content with 2nd- 4th instead!

The Tour de Champaign featured two crits on UI campus and in downtown Champaign. On Saturday Ryan Knapp added another second place to the RGF-Panther squad's long list of such positions (shouldn't they sign Eric Hamilton?). On Sunday the aforementioned Hamilton took 5th place in the Pro/1/2 whilst Matt Kiel and John Herrel took top ten positions in the Cat3 and Cat4 races respectively.

At the much-vaulted Superweek in various points around Chicago-land there were significant Bloomington successes in the arguably the biggest Midwestern races of the weekend. Taylor Gaines found the winning break in each of the first three Cat3 races finishing up with a 5th and two 2nd places. Taylor will depart Superweek in the overall lead in the Cat3 standings to concentrate on UCI junior races in Canada and Belize. Tom Cox is also racing a full Superweek Masters program and has started well with a 9th at Blue Island and a 2nd place at Richton Park.
First impressions of a Superweek neophyte are that the courses are well designed, the race lengths are excellent (30+ miles in a Cat3 crit) but the tardiness is annoying. However the Elgin race is a must for all riders. Essentially it is a 5-mile crit course (20+ corners) on completely closed roads with excellent city and community involvement. A few years ago this course hosted a UCI U23 race and surely again has great prospects!
*- The eternal second

If anyone had a link to any photos please add in the comments.

Nashville 90

The BBC are rolling out to do the Nashville 90 at 8am Saturday from Bryan Park Pool parking lot. There's usually a few people to push the pace to approx 19mph for the route so if you want to do some good miles then consider the ride.

Volunteers Requested

Team Tortuga are looking for volunteers to help out with the State Crit champs in downtown Bloomington on July 18th. People would be required to help make the course safe for either of two 2.5hr sessions between 4pm and 9pm. All people who volunteer will get a BikeSmiths gift voucher by way of thanks. Contact geraint.parry75@gmail.com for further details.

Weekend Plans

BVN is off to Superweek for the weekend to get smashed to bits by juiced up cat 3s. Look out for updates, technology permitting! Elsewhere go and race on the road in Champaign or Fort Wayne if you're so disposed!
If you're up north, go and hit the dirt at the DRT Consulting MTB race in Warsaw IN.

Wapahani MTB races- 19th July

Adding to the awesome day of racing in Bloomington on July 18th (State Crit champs ps NOT for Masters riders) there is a MTB race in Wapahani Park the following day on July 19th. Organized by DRT Consulting, it is part of the State wide series that is pulling in lots of riders. Online registration is available on Truesport.