tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-88924357084767916932024-03-13T13:22:20.913-04:00Wooden Wheels RacingWooden Wheels Racing is a mountain bike, cyclocross and road racing team based in Delaware with members from the region. The team has a rich history including 5 national championships in BMX racing in 1970s; MAC championships in 1999 and 2000; and the Mid-Atlantic Super Series Grassroots Mountain Biking Championships in 2001, 2010 and 2011. The strong team is made up of strong individuals with countless top 5 race finishes and many season individual racer championships.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17877023201701800260noreply@blogger.comBlogger33125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8892435708476791693.post-82977817532343526972014-12-15T22:05:00.001-05:002014-12-15T22:05:31.940-05:00<h2>
November</h2>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">We dodged wet soggy bullet for what was forecasted to be >80% rain <span class="aBn" data-term="goog_1642500088" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-bottom-style: dashed; border-bottom-width: 1px; position: relative; top: -2px; z-index: 0;" tabindex="0"><span class="aQJ" style="position: relative; top: 2px; z-index: -1;">on Saturday</span></span> and a muddfest on Sunday all turned out to be BONE DRY! Although it was paid for with high winds gusting 20-30mph+. While the pirates and skallywags were bringing the heckling to Heather at Swashbucklers, she had a couple mishaps like getting wrapped up in wind-blown Cannondale course tape of all things slid her down the field to finish in 9th. Meanwhile Webb was down at Biketoberfest defending the MABRA SS jersey and stepped up to the podium with a strong 2nd place finish!!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">Fair Hill CX took place <span class="aBn" data-term="goog_1642500117" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-bottom-style: dashed; border-bottom-width: 1px; position: relative; top: -2px; z-index: 0;" tabindex="0"><span class="aQJ" style="position: relative; top: 2px; z-index: -1;">on Saturday</span></span> with 254 racers. The sun was out and the wind abated just enough to make for comfortable racing conditions…and great spectating! A lot of friends and family came out to watch as the racers put on a mighty good show with some spectacular falls on the off-camber turns that wound around the horse park. WWR had great representation! Ultra trail runner/soccer star Liz just showed up (rumor has it after running 17 miles <span class="aBn" data-term="goog_1642500118" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-bottom-style: dashed; border-bottom-width: 1px; position: relative; top: -2px; z-index: 0;" tabindex="0"><span class="aQJ" style="position: relative; top: 2px; z-index: -1;">on Wednesday</span></span>) and took a solid 8th place finish while mommy Kimmie finished just a few spots behind at 11th amongst the 3/4 Women. Despite a spectacular wipe out, which was caught on camera, Jason recovered and finished 19th in the Killer B's. We gotta hand it to Webb, who despite dislocating his shoulder last week racing, showed up to race Fair Hill, fell, dislocated it AGAIN, got up and finished the Killer B race. Heather had one of her strongest races yet, getting a great start and hanging with the fast pack as long as she could, finishing 12th out of 21 in a particularly strong Elite Women field. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">Rockburn Event #7 in the <a href="http://bikereg.com/" style="color: #1155cc;" target="_blank">BikeReg.com</a> Super 8 Series took place <span class="aBn" data-term="goog_1642500124" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-bottom-style: dashed; border-bottom-width: 1px; position: relative; top: -2px; z-index: 0;" tabindex="0"><span class="aQJ" style="position: relative; top: 2px; z-index: -1;">on Sunday</span></span>with 435 racers. Grey skies made it feel colder but that didn't deter Webb and Heather from getting out and racing. It must have been Lucky Number 7 for WWR, with Webb placing 7th in the Single Speed Open and Heather placing 7th in the Women 1/2/3 field. The course had some nice elevation gains, a log-over, barriers, single track through the woods, and several off-camber W's to negotiate - causing several racers to roll their tubulars right off the rims. </span></div>
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<span style="color: #222222; font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">Finally Wooden Wheels polished off the month of November with the strongest overall showing of the CX season at the MABRA Cyclocross Maryland, DC, and Delaware State Championships in Taneytown, MD. Heather took 5th place in her race to claim the DE state title! Kim nailed 3rd in Cat 4 and Webb kept the good WW race pace up with a 5th place finish in SS to keep a hold of the MBRA sportif SS Cat leaders jersey. </span><br />
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WoodenWheelsRacinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13536588001231950462noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8892435708476791693.post-24293377232256951402014-12-15T20:43:00.000-05:002014-12-15T20:43:31.208-05:00<h2>
OCTOBER</h2>
Onto Michaux Sate Forest for Iron Cross! In its twelve year it followed the new course that was unveiled last year. Including all the usual fun of the Wigwam and Powerline run-ups as well as the neverending Hogshed Road climb. As per the usual flavor of Iron Cross it finished with a grueling 11 mile climb to the line with the last two miles averaging near 14%, can you even believe that exists on the east coast!<br />
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<b>Iron Cross 100K Finishers:</b><br />
Will Neide in Single Speed finished in 11th after a leg pounding 4hrs 59 min<br />
Jeff Burress caim across in 64th fighting through the longest 6hrs, 25 min anyone can put themselves through.<br />
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Rob landed in 2nd after 2 hrs 4 min of race time. <br />
Katrina, 3rd overall Women.<br />
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If you ever have the opportunity to race in New England, you must take it! Picture near ONE THOUSAND hardcore competitive cross racers raring to attack challenging courses in festival like atmosphere. Providence Cross is a huge event offering three days of vendor expos showcasing the latest and greatest bikes and gear, music, a mountain bike stunt show, and a wide array of food options. Simply put the cross scene up there is amazing.<br />
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Friday of that weekend kicked off the weekend with the Madison of Cyclocross - an hour long, two-person relay. Heather teamed up with Scotty Roberts to test their skills against other highly talented duos even a couple pros to keep everyone honest! We finished 36/64 - as a coed team in the open category. The course had THREE flyovers and a small table top ramp right in front of the beer garden to give the heckling audience a front row seat for the main event.<br />
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Saturday the moisture showed itself and things turned a bit cooler, damper, and cloudier. But the weather held all day up to the Women's pro race. As they called the women to staging, the rain began drizzling, and Heather was seated at the back of a the pack. After a sketchy start on the now-slick asphalt the women went down like bowling pins mid pack. Heather danced to around the crash and hung on putting in a massive effort only to get pulled with just one lap to go. Way to put down all you cards, Heather!<br />
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Sunday brought much more favorable riding conditions that revitalized Heather's energy stores. She was able to hang on to the Women's UCI Elite field and even take back a couple places on the final lap to finish up in 51st that included Delawar's own Katie Compton!!!<br />
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At Psycho CrossWebb landed 2nd in Men's SS Open and Hyattsville Cross<br />
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As cross season rolled on into full swing at the Seneca Creek Cyclocross race in Gaithersburg, MD<br />
Webb continued his assault on Mens SS Open with a <b>First Place!!! </b></div>
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The following day at another Maryland venue the Tacchino Cyclocross race in Rosaryville State Park Webb found a 4th place Men's SS Open while Heather stormed the Women's Cat 1/2/3 into an 8th place. </div>
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West Chester Cross Classic was under way following that in the PACX series where Ed Williams raced the 4/5 Men to a 39/93 place.<br />
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Also at the two day DCCX (event #4 of the Super8 Series) Wooden Wheels go to cross racer, Andrew Webster took on the Single Speed Open field to find himself a podium worthy 5th on day 1 and a follow up 8th on day 2. Heather showed up as usual to battle the Women's Cat 1/2/3 crowd to a 9th on day 1 and 16th on day 2. Great racing down in the nation's capital. </div>
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Finishing off October with cross racing at AACX in Maryland- Sunday Oct 26 Webb and Kim represented Wooden Wheels with another <b>1st Place </b>in Men's SS open and a superb 5th place in Women's Cat 4. </div>
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The same day at Crossasaurus Awesome Heather managed to work her way up into a 6th place finish. </div>
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WoodenWheelsRacinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13536588001231950462noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8892435708476791693.post-7285051983073376342014-11-17T22:21:00.001-05:002014-11-17T22:21:54.970-05:00<h2>
<b>SEPTEMBER</b></h2>
The Wooden Wheels team hung up their fat knobby tires for some road slicks and a fast flat paved loop at the Pedal Away Prostate Cancer road race in Dover, DE. It’s not clear if the primary motivator for the large tunrout was opportunity to raise cancer awareness or free post-race beers. Either way a great race with some seriously fast speeds resulted in a couple podiums and a couple crashes. In the mens under 40 race Andrew Webser topped off the team results with a 2nd place followed by Rob DiSibio in 6th, Ricardo Gomez in 7th, Sebastian in 11th, Uriel Bohorquez in 12 after being tangled up in a crash that involved Chef Jeff Burress as well. Additionally Trevor made himself at home filling in from the Wooden Wheels Tri Team. Jenny Gomez nabbed a stellar 2nd place for the under 40 ladies division and Mags Crilley take home the whole kit and caboodle in 1st place for the over 40 ladies. <br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;">
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And now that the summer has wound down its time to break out that rigid off road beast known as the cyclocross bike and the 400 Acre DuPont Estate was ready! Kicking things off with Granogue Cross the girls showed up ready to roll nabbing a 9th place by Nancy DiSibio and Kim Webster 12th in the at 3/4 field. Barriers, some punchy climbs, off-camber serpentines, and a little mud couldn't deter the Wooden Wheels Racing team. Heather started the CX season strong with a 10th place in the Cat 1/2/3 field to round out the womens results. The boys Ed and Rob raced into 19th and 26th respectively in Cat 4/5 while Andrew Webster found himself in 27th in Cat 1/2/3. </div>
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And lots of thanks and kudos go out to our cheering & support squad: Collin, Eric, Matera, Pete, Dennis, Urion, Margo, Baby Kate, Baby Claire, Kimmie's Mom, & the always faithful parents. <br /><br />We interrupt this regularly scheduled 'cross season report to also inform you of one more mountain bike race! Webb competed in the Wolf Bouncer MTB Derby in Annandale, VA, Sat Sep 20, 2014, and won the SS Open division! Wahoo Webb!<br /><br />Charm City Cross was back for 2014 with two days of racing with some new and improved course features.....Both days, the course threw you right into the fire with a bottleneck hairpin right-hand turn shortly after the starting sprint. For the men's fields, with over 100 racers, it was like rolling Armageddon and they fought for position into the bottleneck. Day 1 then took you for another hair pin right up some man-made steps that seemed to get steeper each lap! Including 4 sand crossings that sucked the life right out of your legs and left you with sandbags for shoes. To throw in some fun, they added a fly over for show! Day 2 basically reversed the direction of much of the course, but the elevation was just a brutal in the 90 deg heat. Despite all the chicanery, the course was super dry and fast. Heather represented WWR in the UCI Elite Women's races, finishing 32/40 Day 1 & 34/40 Day 2. Way to go Heather!!!! <div>
<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEiYTyeSPwGxVsrLtEcoC0Yuub33XlWkdA6fIvnHUS_a72gpJDCvbDwwbC-0h5Rnh1RgLHnl3emXLy4wJv0boUV14QOVdOtX2-krf5c2UFC-Y_439fizFPuXxj7zl0s2Nx9XLzKU7SSbg/s1600/10392412_10202933440204663_3185091081731342273_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEiYTyeSPwGxVsrLtEcoC0Yuub33XlWkdA6fIvnHUS_a72gpJDCvbDwwbC-0h5Rnh1RgLHnl3emXLy4wJv0boUV14QOVdOtX2-krf5c2UFC-Y_439fizFPuXxj7zl0s2Nx9XLzKU7SSbg/s1600/10392412_10202933440204663_3185091081731342273_n.jpg" height="320" width="240" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiis575nvgPuZ05UueWvzk0vVhIISDbOPzFMdO0vJshtCB06uzEi7HCaoyzQPpkOctTM5XnPdxOe3zda3IT0vvMVIyQPKW-CZ2zCSzW1QI6dyO5lRp-JHqzvMO9mMMcHURsspFBx-mEEz4/s1600/10610684_10202919187008342_5212038464319411354_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiis575nvgPuZ05UueWvzk0vVhIISDbOPzFMdO0vJshtCB06uzEi7HCaoyzQPpkOctTM5XnPdxOe3zda3IT0vvMVIyQPKW-CZ2zCSzW1QI6dyO5lRp-JHqzvMO9mMMcHURsspFBx-mEEz4/s1600/10610684_10202919187008342_5212038464319411354_n.jpg" height="320" width="240" /></a><br /><br />Webb, Kimmie (& Claire) and Heather ventured down to Winchester to mix it up with the Super8 Series. AppleCross is a mtn biker friendly course - and in fact I saw several racers rocking Canndale Leftys! The course had a little bit of everything - fast dry speed sections, hair pin turns, several off-chambers, some woods and roots. Also included the "Belgian Wall!!!," which most had to run up. Top that all off to make the day complete with a post-race Apple Pie!.<br /><br />Webb landed 13th for Men Open, Kimmie 20th in the Cat 3/4 women, and Heather 8th (winning some of that apple pie, nice!!) in the Cat 1/2/3 women. </div>
WoodenWheelsRacinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13536588001231950462noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8892435708476791693.post-19666966296189397982014-11-17T22:03:00.000-05:002014-11-17T22:03:19.802-05:00<h2>
<b>AUGUST</b></h2>
The MASSeris came to a close at the Fair Hill Classic with ideal race day conditions the Wooden Wheels crew put the a superb final stamp on the XC race season in all categories. Brian McCoy landed a respectable 15th in Cat 3. Tom Harvey PJ Andersen finished 12th and 22nd in Cat 2 while Phil Aiken test the limits of his chain and found the limit in spectacular fashion. Andrew Webster bounded into a top ten result for Cat 1 men at 6th place. Uriel Bohorquez gave it his all on the leg burning endurance division for a 34th place finish. While the single track single speed duo of Will Niede and Edward Williams found themselves in 4th and 10th place at the end of the day. Finally the best result came from the womens Cat 1 race where Heather Heinrich stepped up her game to earn a step on the podium at 2nd place. <br /><br />This wrapped up the final opportunity to earn points toward the MASS team XC competition where Wooden Wheels managed a top ten spot in 9th place amongst a number of strong teams with long rosters. <br /><br />Here’s a summary of individual results for the MASSeries:<div style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10px; min-height: 11px;">
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<span style="font-size: small;">5</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">14</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">Brian McCoy</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">7</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">CAT 3 MEN 30-39</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">8</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">14</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">Uriel Bohorquez</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">12</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">16</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">Jeff Meyer</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">CAT 2 MEN 30-39</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">10</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">36</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">Ricardo Gomez</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">6</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">CAT 2 MEN 40-49</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">23</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">39</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">Collin Hoon</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">24</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">39</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">PJ Andersen</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">40</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">41</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">Dave Jordan</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">1</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">9</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">22</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">Ed Williams</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">5</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">Liz Jones</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">8</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">13</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">Heather Heinrich</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">38</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">Andrew Webster</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">7</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">CAT 1 MEN 19-39</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">11</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">38</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">Alex Frigon</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">CAT 1 MEN 19-39</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">31</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">38</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">Jason Temple</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">38</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">40</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">Dennis Dischler</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">7</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">14</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">Will Neide</span></div>
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Kudos to our newest WW racers this year - Brian, Uri, PJ, Ed. Great dedication guys!<br /><div>
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WoodenWheelsRacinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13536588001231950462noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8892435708476791693.post-80342753211970953252014-11-17T21:44:00.003-05:002014-11-17T21:44:37.410-05:00<h2>
<b>JULY</b></h2>
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpY6fVhcgTnEj-cQMECmuHISnZ3MZeezgsuHz8HxfGJ6cs3HozvlIzlzeWyToHrj0owh1bbbzryT9xFfrx8YbqqbXT6ILRqOJ_Np5EXFgj9JTkwySGpiuXgTrLCHbEJO62426wZr0vg88/s1600/unnamed.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpY6fVhcgTnEj-cQMECmuHISnZ3MZeezgsuHz8HxfGJ6cs3HozvlIzlzeWyToHrj0owh1bbbzryT9xFfrx8YbqqbXT6ILRqOJ_Np5EXFgj9JTkwySGpiuXgTrLCHbEJO62426wZr0vg88/s1600/unnamed.jpg" height="292" width="320" /></a><span style="font-family: inherit;">MASS Summer Sizzler<br /><br />Sun Jul 6, 2014, Wooden Wheels headed up the dirty Jerz for some dirty mtn bike action at the 2014 Summer Sizzler. Single speeders flew to podium finishes with Will taking 2nd in Cat 1 and Ed nailing 1st place in Cat 2. Andrew Webster took a well-deserved 11th place in Cat 1 and three solid finishes in the Cat 2 men’s field for Ricardo Gomez, Collin Hoon, and PJ Andersen for 11th, 17th and 23rd respectively. <br /><br /> <br /><br />Sufferin' Susquehanna Race<br /><br />On a day when the temperature was frying racers in the saddle at Susquehanna State Park, two Wooden Wheels racers were cooking the demanding race course. With more than 1200 feet of climbing per lap Andrew Webster fought out a second place finish in the SS division Cat 1 single speed. While Jeff Meyer made his presence known claiming second place in Cat 2 men.</span>WoodenWheelsRacinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13536588001231950462noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8892435708476791693.post-57684437847199520982014-07-09T19:29:00.001-04:002014-07-09T19:29:33.579-04:00JuneJune kicked off a tough race month with the Bear Creek Challenge in Macungie, PA – one of the toughest races of the season. For the second year in a row, Bear Creek will be the site of the USA Cycling National Championships. So not only did this race count for the Mid-Atlantic Super Series, it was the PA state championships and a national qualifier. Lots at stake! Befitting its name, this course is a MAJOR challenge! It is full of single track, multiple climbs up the mountain, fast downhills and tight, rocky switchbacks…full of hecklers! Our racers who took on the challenge fought a great fight: Andrew Webster finished 12th in Cat 1 30-34; Ricardo Gomez 9th in Cat 2 30-34 and Brian McCoy 9th in Cat 3 30-39. Way to go guys!<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Ricardo bringing it home at Bear Creek</td></tr>
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The following Saturday, it was a picture perfect day for a mountain bike race as nearly 300 racers set out to tackle Ramsey's Revenge, a new race this season, in Brandywine Creek State Park in Wilmington, DE. Wooden Wheels Racing made it clear this was our home course…we were exacting revenge! It seemed as if our jerseys were on the blocks for every class. Kudos to race organizers as it was well organized and had a perfect mix of everything Brandywine is known – and feared – for.: roots, rock gardens, long climbs, wicked fast downhills, tight single track and some gravel grinds. The ripping-fast downhill finish put a smile (or was that fear?) on every racer’s face. The Cat 1 racers proved their mettle with Alex Frigon finishing 5th and Andrew Webster finishing 13th in the big 19-39 class. Brendan Reilly brought home 6th in the always challenging single speed class. Will Neide had a rough race and had to bow out of the single speed race with a mechanical. Heather Heinrich took 1st in the Women’s Cat 1 40+ class! In Cat 2, the team continued its podium showing with Ed Williams taking 1st in single speed open; Liz Jones taking 2nd in U40 and Collin Hoon taking 3rd in 40-49 and Jeff Meyer taking 3rd in 19-29. Federico Pozzi battled to 10th and Uriel Bohorquez was right behind in 15th in the 30-39 class and PJ Andersen fought it out to 13th in 40-49. What a great day of finishes. This may be the most podiums for the team in a single race. Can’t wait till next year…WWR will exact revenge AGAIN!<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Heather rollin through the rocks!</td></tr>
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The next day was Tri-It™ Festival at Lums Pond State Park in Bear, Delaware. The race sponsors, including Wooden Wheels Bike Shop, held the race to target first timers to sprint tri- and du-athalons. The tri consisted of a 1/4 Mile Swim, 10 Mile Bike and a 2 Mile Run. Kim Webster took part and came home with 5th out of 20! Way to go Kim!<br />
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Saturday June 21st was the day for the eighth annual 12 Hours of Cranky Monkey Mountain Bike Relay Race at the Schaeffer Farms Trail System, in Germantown, Maryland. The race challenges solo racers and teams of 2 or 3 to complete as many 10-mile laps as possible from 8am-8pm with the option for racers to race solo for 3 hours. The course was full of roots and short elevation gains for the entire 10 mile lap. Although the venue was spared the overnight rains leading up to race day, there were periods of light showers throughout the race which made the roots extra slick. And after about 2 hours into the race, there was a mandatory dismount & run/walk with your bike down a 500 yard rutted corn field because several racers had nasty crashes. Heather Heinrich took the 3 hour solo option and brought home first place in the women’s class! Way to go Heather! <br />
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Next up on the race calendar: Guys Neshaminy Classic, in Langhorne, PA. Neshaminy always proves to be a challenge. Mostly single-track its covered with roots, stacked logs, rocks and bridges. Also, the Mexican Bowtie – a downhill tight switchback – always tests riders’ skills! Ed Williams came through with ANOTHER podium taking 3rd in Cat 2 singlespeed; Alex Frigon took 5th in Cat 1 19-39; and Ricardo Gomez brought in 9th in Cat 2 30-39. Chalk up another great race for WWR.<br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17877023201701800260noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8892435708476791693.post-66540144644005995042014-06-18T18:08:00.003-04:002014-06-18T18:08:44.398-04:00May 2014May kicked off with one of the team's local favorites: the <b>Iron Hill Challenge</b> in Newark, DE. Making it especially challenging this year was the mud, mud, mud! Not only did the race require skills - over the obstacles and mud - but it required a test of bike maintenance skills for at least two of our racers. Jeff Meyer decided to create his own race category when his derailleur broke half-way through the race and he converted his geared bike to a single speed to finish. Brian McCoy also had a test of mechanics when his chain broke fighting through the mud pits. Way to stick it out and finish guys! The team had a great showing and finishes to match. Heather Heinrich stood on the second podium spot in Cat 1 40+. Liz Jones and Ed Williams both took 5th in their categories, Cat 2 U40 and Cat 2 SS, respectively. Brian McCoy - despite the chain fiasco - finished 14th in Cat 3 30-39 while Andrew Webster fought to 15th in Cat 1 19-39, one of the largest class of the day. Ricardo Gomez finished a solid 15th in Cat 2 30-39. Jeff Meyer finished - with a 'new' single speed - 16th in Cat 2 19-39. Chris Denny, competing in Pro/Cat 1 Open finished 22 in a tough class. Jason Temple gets this race's tough-guy award competing in endurance and completing SEVEN laps in the mudfest to finish 10th!<br />
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Next up for WWR in the MASS series: <b>On the Rocks at French Creek </b>at French Creek State Park, PA. The weather forecasters got it wrong and it turned out to be a perfect day for racing on the rocks at French Creek. Who wants to shake up their bodies on rocks and rocks on a sunny afternoon?!? Five WW racers, that's who! In Cat1 19-39 Alex Frigon took 7th place with Andrew Webster not far behind in 17th. Collin Hoon stepping it up to Cat 2 40-49 captured 13th while Uriel Bohorquez and Brian McCoy battled it out in Cat 3 30-39 and finished 5th and 10th, respectively. A great race and great finishes!<br />
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This year the <b>Greenbriar Challenge</b> in Hagerstown, MD brought extra flair up for grabs: a qualifier for MTNB nationals in Bear Creek and the Maryland state championships. The heavily wooded course has it all – climbs, narrow single track, roots and lots of loose rocks. Despite the beautiful weather, the previous rains provided for a very slick and muddy race. Alex Frigon finished 2nd in Cat 1 25-29 – nice podium! Andrew Webster had a great race finishing 6th in Cat 1 30-34 and captured 3rd in the Maryland state championships! Ed Williams finished 11th in the tough Single Speed Open class while Brian “the Real” McCoy finished a solid 13th in Cat 3. Way to represent guys; and Brian, three weekends racing in a row – good stuff!!<br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17877023201701800260noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8892435708476791693.post-38729269759524906602014-05-10T09:40:00.004-04:002014-05-10T09:40:47.197-04:00AprilThe first weekend of April brings the Tour of the Battenkill. Called “Americas Toughest Race” it is the largest one-day Pro/Am cycling race in the U.S. Racers compete over 65 miles of dirt and paved roads, speeding through covered bridges, family farms, and rural villages in Southern Washington County, New York. Its April date makes Battenkill a tough early test of fitness…hope you’ve been training on those snow days! And, with the rainy few days preceding the race, hopefully you’ve mastered wet, muddy roads. Undaunted, the WW team of Jeff Burress, Alex Frigon, Federico Pozzi and Jason Temple headed north to take on the Cat 5 field. As always, Battenkill didn’t disappoint – it was a race of fitness, finesse and mettle. Jason was indeed ready, finishing on the TOP of the podium!! Close behind were his teammates, Alex in 8th, Jeff in 22nd and Fed finishing 40th. <br />
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That same weekend, several WW racers grabbed their mountain bikes and headed up to race in The International Intergalactic Global Open Mountain Bike Team Relay Championship of the Multi-Friggin-Verse in Marysville, PA. Like Battenkill, this race is a great kick-off to the race season…if you prefer a more laid-back kick-off with costumed racers, hecklers, LaMans start and plenty of heckling and beer. Phil Aiken, PJ Anderson, Dennis Dischler and Colin Hoon teamed up as Weekend Pass and finished 31st which was great considering a wreck took Phil out of the race. Heather Heinrich opted to go solo and completed 9 laps. Way to go all!<br />
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The last Saturday of the month, Jeff Burress headed east to race in the Wernersville-South Heidelberg 100th Anniversary Road Race in Wernersville, PA. Jeff’s Cat 5 race was 4 laps of a 4 mile circuit on the rolling hills of Berks County. Jeff’s disciplined, rigorous training over the winter paid off…2nd place! Awesome race Jeff!<br />
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That next day, Bike Line hosted the Spring Fair Hill XC race in Fair Hill, MD. This is one of the most popular races of the entire Mid-Atlantic Super Series. The less-technical course brings out racers of all skill levels…its one crowded course! Team WW didn’t disappoint, with thirteen racers and a tent full of fans, Dogfish and PowerBar. And PJ Andersen served as an awesome grill master after racing his first race. The highlights of the day were podiums by Uriel Bohorquez – 2nd in Cat 3 30-39 – and Heather Heinrich – 3rd in Cat 1 40+ and Matera Nefferdorf with her first cross-country race – 8th in Under 17. WW racers competed in ten different fields with great results: Cat 3 30-39, Brian McCoy 16th; Cat 2 19-29 Jeff Meyer 11th; Cat 2 30-39 Ricardo Gomez 36th; Cat 2 40-49 Collin Hoon 35th and PJ Andersen 43rd; Cat 2 50-59 Dave Jordan 39th; Cat 2 U40 Liz Jones 6th; Cat 1 19-39 Jason Temple 12th and Andrew Webster 15th; and Cat 1 40-49 Dennis Dischler 31st.<br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17877023201701800260noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8892435708476791693.post-49244843537138559632014-04-10T06:34:00.001-04:002014-04-10T06:36:49.211-04:00February / March 2014With one of the coldest and snowiest winters on record, Wooden Wheels Racers kept warm on their trainers, in spin classes and occasionally bundled up on the road. With mountain and road racing seasons kicking off soon, there is no time to slack off now!<br />
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Jason Temple kicked off the race season for the team competing in the Ronde Van Mullica Road Race in Elwood, NJ, the first Sunday of April. The weather conditions for this race were so bad even 'cross racers would hesitate to compete! But despite a driving rain and puddled streets, Jason pulled in second place in the Men's Cat 5 race. Way to kick off the 2014 season!!Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17877023201701800260noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8892435708476791693.post-14163441054462637432014-02-11T18:56:00.003-05:002014-02-13T15:03:54.174-05:00December 2013 / January 2014December kicked off with the MABRA Cyclocross Championships in Taneytown, MD which include the Maryland, DC and Delaware State Championships. Freeze + Thaw = MUD! This was good 'ole peanut butter mud with deep sections that sucked the power right out of your legs. Add to that the traditional challenging Taneytown course and you've got a challenging Championship race! The course was filled with slippery s-turns, up and down chicanery, power sections, and two very treacherous off-camber downhills. Spectators were lined up to watch the inevitable wreckage as one racer after another tried to negotiate down the off-camber hill, many crashing, slide-sliding, endo-ing, or sliding through the tape - this is fun, right?! Its totally hilarious...until it's your turn to race! Andrew Webster and Heather Heinrich persevered through the challenge and took home the titles of State Champions, respectively! Webb stood in the second podium spot in the Single Speed class and took home the Maryland and Pennsylvania State Champion title and Heather finished 6th and the Delaware title...and they still haven't taken off the crowns or stopped executing the royal wave!<br />
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Next up...the Single Speed Cyclocross World Championships weekend held at various venues across Philadelphia. The most unleashed, wild, anything-goes qualifier was held at Big Guy's Used Auto Parts behind Blinkey Cycleworks - warmly known as the Junkyard 'Cross. This annual event is no holds barred...partying mandatory, costumes encouraged, tetanus shots recommended and rules optional. The course wove through stacks of flattened cars and aisles of hubcaps; over car hoods; through a van (rocked by hecklers harder than a toddler on a hobby horse) and ended through a front end loader. Many WW racers shiowed up to cheer on Heather Heinrich as she battled it out in the woman's field. For Andrew Webster, Saturday was the Pizza Strength to determined who made the final on Sunday. For Webb it was a 54 mile adventure up and down the hills of Philly on a single speed! He qualified for the finals with 150 racers - pure insanity. Within 45 minutes, the course had two inches of snow - fun, right? Webb is already counting the days until Kentucky 2014!<br />
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The last race of December wrapped up the 2013 local 'cross season. It was the final MAC race: Limestone at the Kiln at Camp Olympic in Emmaus, PA...and what a sensational way to end it! Emmaus got several inches of snow Saturday, leaving a beautiful white blanket of the white stuff on the course which quickly became churned up by cleats and spinning tires. Straying out of the grooved, slushy, muddy path into the frozen tundra, was a mistake as your bike would slow immediately. The course wove across the fields, over the river and through the woods..."heckle woods." Apparently all the SSCXWC hecklers who didn't get enough last weekend, were out in full effect, cheering and tossing snow balls, high-fiving and providing a beer hand ups. The mantra of the day was to embrace the chaos and uncertainty both on and off the bike! Andrew Webster capped his competitive season with the TOP podium spot in Men's 2/3/4 - awesomeness!! Heather Heinrich finished a solid 12th in Elite Women 1/2/3. Way to close out 2013 race season!<br />
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There is no better way to kick off a new year of biking than a fun relay with a great group of racers! Alex Frigon, Heather Heinrich, Andrew Webster and speedy team friend (on loan from Bike Line) Scott Roberts teamed up to tackle the Highpoint CX Relay in Forrest Hill, MD. The course wound around the Highpoint farm fields, a little bit of woods, and all kinds of fun terrain variation. Half way through the course, riders rode through the largest letter G you've ever seen on their way to and through the barn...where the cows were replaced by a herd of hecklers and revelers. It was a cold, blustery day and after the first few laps, the course turned into Nutella. But it turns out, our team LOVES Nutella! They pulled out the win in Cat 1/2 4-person Open...and have the trophy to prove it! Way to kick off 2014...and we'll take that as a predictor of our results for the mountain bike racing season which is right around the corner in March!<br />
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the team has ever seen at the <b>Swashbuckler
Cross </b>race in Manheim, PA. What made this so unique? It was on the grounds of the Pennsylvania
Renaissance Faire, a fantasy of bygone days and knights. The course wound through the village on a
combination of pavement, grass, cobble-stones and planks. There were several twisty
technical turns with some hornswaggling hills. Of course the 2-sided pit had hose
access for swabbing of the decks should the racers trusty steed pick up too
much mud. Our team of swordsmen raced
gallantly and would have made The Three Musketeers proud to call kinsman. Leading the efforts were Rob DiSibio and
Uriel Bosquez who finished 14<sup>th</sup> and 24<sup>th</sup>, respectively,
in the Cat 4/5 race. Kudos to newbie
Uriel riding in his first cross race! He was seen post-race celebrating with a
turkey leg fit for King Arthur…looks like this won’t be his last race. Next up, Curtis Miller captured the 3<sup>rd</sup>
place podium spot with Jason Temple not far behind in 16<sup>th</sup> in Cat
3/4. Andrew Webster and Will Neide
continued their stellar single speed racing season finishing 2<sup>nd</sup> and
3<sup>rd</sup> respectively…LOVE the double podium! On the damsels side of the team, Heather
Heinrich finished a solid 7<sup>th</sup> in Cat 1/2/3 and Emily White finished
in the top spot in Juniors U19 Class.
Making her racing debut, Ella Neide showed the other kiddos who’s boss
in the kids race. Great medal to start your collection, Ella! Great job all…now go home, rest up so you can
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A post-race beer always puts a little smile on a cross
racer’s face…now put that race on the grounds of a brewery and you’ll get a big
smile that lasts for hours. Wooden
Wheels was all smiles at the <b>Stoudts
Cross</b>, at the Stoudts Brewery in Adamstown, PA. It was a blustery, chilly day – despite the
sun; perfect to race the challenging course: full of switchbacks, barriers, off
camber climbs and descents and one looooong and steeeep climb. Our Men’s Cat 3/4 racers kicked off the day
with Jason Temple finishing 17<sup>th</sup>, Alex Frigon on his heals at 24<sup>th</sup>
and Rob DiSibio close behind at 34<sup>th</sup> out of a huge class of 67. Andrew Webster continued to show who is boss
in single speed by finishing 1<sup>st</sup>.
Killer season Webb! Our fabulous
junior, Emily White, finished 1<sup>st</sup> for another weekend full of top
podiums. Heather Heinrich finished a
solid 12<sup>th</sup> in Cat 1/2/3/4.<br />
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Wooden Wheels racers came out of the woodwork for this one - what a huge team
showing! Not a surprise since the venue was so close to home and the course was
one of the best designs in the series.
Full of twists, turns, false flats, off camber turns and barriers this
year’s course didn’t disappoint. Leading
off on the sunny mild day were Men 4/5 with Rob DiSibio finishing 10<sup>th</sup>
and Justin Rogers 25<sup>th</sup> in a big field of 45. Next up, in Mens 3/4/5, Andrew Webster
finished on the podium at 4<sup>th</sup> with Curtis Miller not far behind in
16<sup>th</sup>, Alex Frigon in 23<sup>rd</sup> and Jason Temple in 37<sup>th</sup>. In Men’s 1/2/3/4 45+ Dennis Dischler finished
well at 27<sup>th</sup> in a very large field of 50. Emily White finished on the podium again in 2<sup>nd</sup>
in Junior’s with Heather Heinrich closing out the day’s racing finishing 18<sup>th</sup>
in Elite Women. All in all, another
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Rob trying to get ahead of his hecklers - Hanz and his kiddos</td></tr>
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It was
a blustery day up at the <b>HPCX Cross Race</b>
in Jamesburg, NJ that Sunday. It was so
windy that in addition to the leaves being blown over the course, so were the
racers! Time to revisit your racing
strategy. Heather Heinrich represented
the team at the race and finished 26<sup>th</sup> in the UCI Women’s
class. While Heather was fighting racers
and the winds in NJ, Dennis Dischler headed south to Highland, MD for the <b>Schooley
Mill Cross Race</b>. On the grounds of
an equestrian facility, this is a horse of a course with several dismounts, a
250-meter start and the infamous steeplechase.
This is a fast one folks. The
course didn’t disappoint and neither did Dennis finishing 74<sup>th</sup> in a
huge Men’s 3/4/5 45+ class. Way to end
the weekend, Dish!</div>
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<b>Kutztown Cross </b>spanned two days of racing in Kutztown, PA. Day 1 provided for mild temperatures, and a
very dry course…is it really November?
The very fast course on grass and gravel was loaded with tight twisty
turns, no climbing, and a log-over. Curtis
Miller kicked things off well finishing 5<sup>th</sup> in Men’s 3/4. Andrew Webster
kept the gears on and finished 14<sup>th</sup> in Cat 1/2/3. Emily White took the second podium spot in
Juniors; with Heather Heinrich finishing out the day of racing in 8<sup>th</sup>
in Cat 1/2. Rob DiSibio and Emily White
headed out to Kutztown to take on Day 2 of the race on Sunday. The course wasn’t the only thing that was
opposite of the prior day…it was rainy, slippery and cold. Still flat and riddled with twisty turns the
promoters added double the fun with back to back log-overs. Rob fought to a solid 13<sup>th</sup> place
out of a field of 43. Emily again showed
her strength in juniors finishing 2<sup>nd</sup>. <o:p></o:p><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Rob showing off his mtb skills - bunny-hopping!</td></tr>
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While
those two were battling it out in Kutztown, a WW racing contingent headed south
to <b>Rockburn Cross</b> in Elkridge,
MD. The promoters changed the start of
the course from last year’s race, but kept all the goodies: off-camber
sections, sand pit, up-hill log-over, barriers, beer garden and .....Nutella
Waffles! Those were the perfect reward for a race done well! Alex Frigon and Jason Temple finished solidly
in 21<sup>st</sup> an 25<sup>th</sup> respectively in Men’s 3/4. Dennis Dischler competed in Cat 3/4/5 45+
finishing 31<sup>st</sup> out of almost 100 racers! Andrew Webster continued to prove his mettle
in Single Speed Open finishing 3<sup>rd</sup>!
Heather Heinrich closed out the weekend of racing finishing 8<sup>th</sup>
in a strong Cat 1/2/3 class. Rest up,
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Wooden
Wheels racers demonstrated their skill and ability to withstand the elements at
the <b>PA State Cross Championships </b>in
West Chester, PA. Although the weather
channel reported 30 degrees, after factoring in the 27 mph winds, the temperature
actually felt like 16! This course
showed no mercy… there was nowhere to hide: racers were completely exposed to
the wind as the course spread wide over the Bayard Rustin High School athletic
fields and the surrounding corn fields.
It was fast and dry with a lot of power sections, nice turns, an
off-camber section, and a run up. Despite the extreme temps, Wooden Wheels rallied
with great results and several podiums, with our junior racer, Emily White,
taking home the title of U19 Women's PA State Champion. Nice wheel set prize, Em! Dennis Dischler, competing in Masters Men 45+
finished a solid 20<sup>th</sup>. Curtis
Miller also had a great race finishing 9<sup>th</sup> in Men’s 3/4. Andrew Webster captured the 3<sup>rd</sup>
podium spot in Single Speed…Webb, your best season yet!! Heather Heinrich closed out the day’s racing
in Cat 1/2/3 finishing 5<sup>th</sup>.
Another awesome day of racing! <o:p></o:p></div>
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17877023201701800260noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8892435708476791693.post-78175213757928977362013-11-01T15:18:00.000-04:002013-11-07T07:48:01.527-05:00October 2013<div class="MsoNormal">
October kicked off with one of the most exalted and
recognized events in cyclocross: the<b>
Providence Cyclo-cross Festival</b> on the pristine grounds of Roger Williams
Park in Providence, RI. The three-day
event receives the highest UCI grade every year as part of the prestigious
Shimano New England Professional CX Series which draws racers from around the
world. The fast and flowy course
features technical twists and turns, a flyover and barriers. Dennis Dischler and Heather Heinrich raced the
two person relay Friday – shaking it up along with some of the pros. Saturday provided dry conditions making the
course very fast. Dennis raced in the
Masters Men and finished a solid 75<sup>th</sup> in a very large class while
Heather finished 54th in Elite Women.
The weather Sunday added to the fun – and the crash count…a rainy, muddy
mess! Our racers had no fear having lots
of experience in the mud! Dennis missed
his call up (hhhmmmm….is that a picture of him at the beer garden in his
kit?!?!) and yet pulled out a solid 65<sup>th</sup> from a dead last starting
position. Heather again raced with the
top women in the world and finished a solid 44<sup>th</sup>. Despite three straight days of racing and the
long drive home, both Dennis and Heather already have it on the calendar for
next year. While Heather and Dennis were
battling it out in New England a second WWR crew was tearing it up at <b>Independence Cross</b>, in Bridgeton, NJ. This
perennial favorite includes the infamous "Amphitheater of Pain" with
steps up to racers knees. The course
also includes a beach run, sandy corners, a few climbs barriers, and
log-overs. Got to push it on this course
– its fast – but not too hard as the risk of washing out or getting slowed down
in the sand is high. Our WW racers
proved their mettle with great races: Andrew
Webster finished 10<sup>th</sup> in Cat1/2/3; Will Neide, Jason Temple and
Curtis Miller raced in Cat 3 and finished 13<sup>th</sup>, 17<sup>th</sup> and
27<sup>th</sup>, respectively. Way to go
all! Webb, deciding once isn’t enough,
raced the course again Sunday and finished an outstanding 5<sup>th</sup> in the
Cat 1/2/3 class. <o:p></o:p></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Heather tearing it up at Providence!</td></tr>
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At the home front that Sunday, Wooden Wheels co-hosted Introduction to Mountain Biking coaching session with our friends on the TrailSpinners club at Lums Pond near Newark, DE. The session featured information and discussions on bike set-up, bike maintenance, equipment, trail etiquette and nutrition, specifically the import of proper nutrition before, during and after riding, including various PowerBar product information/uses and samples. The session concluded with a skills practice and a trail ride on the fun, flowy trails of Lums Pond.<br />
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The following weekend featured two women of Wooden
Wheels. Heather Heinrich and Emily White
headed to Bensalem, PA to race in the <b>Whirlybird
Cross </b>on Saturday the 12th. Despite
a rain-filled Friday, the course was surprisingly dry with only a few muddy bogs. Our amazing junior racer, Emily finished 2<sup>nd</sup>
in Juniors and Heather finished a solid 19<sup>th</sup> in Women’s Elite. On Sunday our resident ‘cross addicts,
Heather Heinrich and Andrew Webster headed to Rosaryville State Park in Upper
Marlboro, MD for the <b>Tacchino Cyclocross
Race</b>. This course featured rolling
grass fields, gravel, two dirt track sections, numerous off-cambers and two
sets of obstacles. Heather battled it
out in Cat 1/2/3 finishing 10<sup>th</sup> and Webb doubled down and finished
22<sup>nd</sup> in Cat 1/2/3 and followed it up with a stellar race in SingleSpeed
Open finishing 4<sup>th</sup>. Will
Neide took up the WWR banner to Cherry Hill, NJ for the <b>Cooper River ‘Cross Race</b>. Will crushed it on the fast, flat and twisty course laden with barriers and off camber sections. He finished an outstanding 3rd out of 23 in the SingleSpeed Open class. Awesome!</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Heather and Emily post-race smiles!</td></tr>
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<span style="background-color: white; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 10pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span>Andrew Webster headed out solo to the <b>Star Rock Cross</b> race in Washington, PA. Held on the rolling acreage of Star Rock
Farms, the race course includes barriers, a star-shaped field chicane, a sprint
through the barn, paved roads and a woody rocky run-up. Demonstrating that he is indeed a rock star,
Webb finished a solid 6<sup>th</sup> in Cat 1/2/3. Way to represent! The next day, our rock star was joined by
some teammates to compete in a local favorite, the <b>West Chester Cross Classic</b>, in West Chester, PA. This is a classic ‘cross course was designed
by “Angry” Bob Reuther, a local ‘cross legend and advocate of the local biking
scene. The flowy and twisty course was
mostly grass with some roads but lots of natural run-ups and off camber
sections with two sets of barriers. Our outstanding
junior Emily White kicked things off in awesome fashion finishing 2<sup>nd</sup>! Webb continued the podium presence finishing
2<sup>nd</sup> in SingleSpeed Open (this is proving to be your class
Webb!). Curtis Miller and Alex Frigon
also had awesome races competing in Cat 3/4 finishing 6<sup>th</sup> and 16<sup>th</sup>,
respectively. Awesome all!!</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Alex and Jason taking the outside line</td></tr>
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Despite the government shutdown, 740 ‘cross racers had faith
in our leaders to end the crises and pre-registered for the <b>DCCX</b>, the only ‘cross race in
Washington DC, held on the grounds of the Armed Forces Retirement Home. WW racer Heather Heinrich was one of those
racers relieved to see the government re-open.
The course was fast and dry; and the atmosphere
was spirited with beer vendors, music, burritos made to order, a high school
marching band and the infamous mariachi band at the crest of the
stair run-up on the course. Heather
finished a solid 13<sup>th</sup> in Cat 1/2/3/Elite. After her finish, persuaded by a racing
friend, Heather scrambled for a pair of zip ties to lock out her shifters
and took a place on the starting grid among a few women in the men’s
SingleSpeed Open race. Yes, she is a
‘cross racing addict! However, she may
have cured her two-race-a-day fever as her adrenaline rush quickly wore
off and despite the beer hand-up at the top of the steps, realized the
gearing she chose was too hard. She put
in a valiant effort and finished 32<sup>nd</sup> out of 43 in the mixed
class! But maybe Heather is on to
something…a WW women’s singlespeed team???!!!?? </div>
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The last weekend of the
month brought out a large WWR crew to take on the <b>Crossasaurus
Awesome </b>race in
Salfordville, PA. Perfect fall
conditions made for a fun race, and a sand pit, barriers and short up-hill made
for a challenging course. Kicking things
off, Liz Jones – in her first cross race of the season – finished a solid 19<sup>th</sup>
in Cat 3/4. Emily White finished in the 2<sup>nd</sup>
podium spot in Women’s Juniors. In Cat
1/2/3, RockStar Webb finished 17<sup>th</sup> in Men’s and Heather Heinrich a
solid 12<sup>th</sup> in the Women’s class.
Dennis Dischler competed in the Masters 1/2/3/4 class with an awesome 19<sup>th</sup>
finish in a large class of almost 50. In
Cat 3/4, Curtis Miller and Jason Temple finished 8<sup>th</sup> and 27<sup>th</sup>
respectively, in a very large class of 60.
RockStar Webb, who has found his niche with one gear, finished an
awesome 5<sup>th</sup> out of 54 in SingleSpeed! Awesome way to finish up the month.</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Dennis and Emily making it look easy! What form!</td></tr>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17877023201701800260noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8892435708476791693.post-14471575375672087662013-10-07T14:13:00.001-04:002013-10-07T15:59:10.237-04:00September 2013<div class="MsoNormal">
With mountain bikes undergoing race-season-ending repairs
and delegated to fun rides, they take a back seat to cyclocross bikes, which
are primed and ready to race! Ask any
cross racer and they’ll tell you: Cross is Boss! Kicking off the cross season is <b>Nittney Lion Cross</b> near Trexlertown,
PA. The course starts on paved road
which quickly turns to gravel, then to the majority of the course which is on
grass. With sweeping turns and one set
of barriers, the trickiest part is a 50 yard section over tree roots. Andrew Webster and Dennis Dischler, competing
in Cat 2/3/4 finished 13<sup>th</sup> and 74<sup>th</sup> respectively in a
large very class. Heather Heinrich
competing in her first Pro race finished a solid 34<sup>th</sup> in a strong
women’s class. Webb and Heather were
sucked in and stayed to battle it out again on Sunday finishing 67<sup>th</sup>
and 34<sup>th</sup> in their classes, respectively. <o:p></o:p></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Heather working to stay up-front</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Dennis clearing a log mtnb style!</td></tr>
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The team sent a strong contingent to take on the second
annual <b>Pedal Away Prostate Cancer Road
Race</b>, in Dover, DE. The 25-mile course
winds through Amish country in Kent County and is flat so makes for a very fast
race. Without any climbing, high winds
(and an Amish buggy on a tight corner) came to the rescue to add more challenge
to the race. In the Under 40 class, Jeff
Burris powered out of a large peloton in the last few meters to pull out the 3<sup>rd</sup>
spot on the podium! Rob DiSibio finished
in the front of the pack taking 7<sup>th</sup>.
Our newest teammate Uriel Bohorquez took home 11<sup>th</sup>; way to go
on your first time in the kit and first road race! Ricardo Gomez finished 12<sup>th</sup>, just
ahead of Wooden Wheels Tri Team member Trevor Massaconi. In the senior men’s division, Jay Paulding
took 14<sup>th</sup> in a large class with John Dixon fighting the wind for 22<sup>nd</sup>,
just ahead of Tri teammate Tom Wilson in 29<sup>th</sup>. On the women’s side of the race, Jenny Gomez
took 5<sup>th</sup>, just ahead of Tri teammate Lauri Wilson in 8<sup>th</sup>. It was great to have both WW teams
represented! <o:p></o:p></div>
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Next up: <b>Charm City Cross</b> in Baltimore, MD at Druid
Hill Park, a beautiful, historic 745 acre urban park established in 1859. The course starts on a long, slightly uphill
paved road which turns into a wide grass and dirt surface funneling into an
off-camber slope to a series of climbing turns. Thereafter the course is full
of sweeping turns, off-camber slopes and the infamous stair-run and sand
pit. The 2.9 km course requires a few
dismounts, even for the more experienced cross racers. Our die-hard Cross-Is-Boss teammates, Andrew
Webster, Heather Heinrich and Dennis Dischler headed south for the two-day
event. Competing in the Pro/Elite
classes Web finished 47<sup>th</sup> both days with Heather finishing 33<sup>rd</sup>
and 36<sup>th</sup>. Dennis battled it
out in very large Cat 1/2/3/4 Masters class finishing 54<sup>th</sup> and 100<sup>th</sup>. Way to ride!<o:p></o:p></div>
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The last weekend of the month brought the ultimate in cross
– the <b>Iron Cross UltraCross</b> race in
Michaux State Forest. All the
traditional segments were in the 11<sup>th</sup> annual course including the
rocky and steep Lippencote singletrack, the Rt 30 road section, the 45% grade Wigwam
"run up," (where you feel every gram on your bike!), the PowerLine
"run up," the never ending Hogshead gravel road climb...but this year
introduced a new mix of roads that resulted in 10 of the last 12 miles going
up, up, up to the finish line where Larry's Tavern waited with PBR for
everyone. As a special bonus the race
promoters provided an extra five miles of riding this year for a total of 69
miles of suffering and over 7,000 feet of climbing with a max speeds
potentially reaching nearly 50 mph. In
the shorter 50K race, Liz Jones took home an outstanding 4<sup>th</sup> place –
and gets extra props for carrying her 30+ pound mountain bike up the Wigwam 45% grade run-up! Nice guns, Liz. In the longer race, Will Neide blew out a
tubular in the 2 mile prologue and spent the day as well needed and appreciated
race-support – what a teammate! Jason
Temple took on major damage to his drive train on the Lippencote trail and
after gimping his bike back to the start, joined Will in heckling, er ahhh
uumm, as race support. Andrew Webster
took solid control of an 8 person peloton as the race General and set a furious
pace and commanded the group throughout the race…and made a power move on the
13% grade on Larry’s Tavern climb to finish an outstanding 24<sup>th</sup>. After an endo on the Lippencote Trail, Rob
DiSibio spent the day chasing General Webb's wheel and finished not far behind
in 28<sup>th</sup>. Despite some
disappointing mechanicals, it was a great day for all and one which will
require a LONG week of recovery. But no
doubt they’ll be back for another beating next year!<o:p></o:p><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Rob, Webb and Jason - ready to rock and roll!</td></tr>
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As we enter the 2<sup>nd</sup> half of our race season –
this time on cross bikes – we’d like to again thank our outstanding sponsors,
Wooden Wheels Bike Shops, Cannondale bikes, Dogfish Head Brewed Craft Ales and
PowerBar. Without you all we wouldn’t be
able to train and race as we do. We were
delighted in that PowerBar expanded its Energy Blends flavors into
Pear-Apple-Peach and now offer a variety pack.
They are very easy to eat and digest during fast paced training sessions
and races. Made out of fruit and with
its C2Max formulation we love its efficient energy delivery. Thanks again PowerBar for providing us with a
wide variety of products which meet our wide variety of needs and tastes! <o:p></o:p></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">New Flavor!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Jeff loves his PowerBar gels!</td></tr>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17877023201701800260noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8892435708476791693.post-61504654787749373092013-09-05T09:21:00.000-04:002013-09-05T10:00:17.416-04:00August 2013August to a bike racer conjures up many emotions: exhaustion from racing in endless heat and humidity; the bittersweet end of mountain bike racing; and excitement of the anticipation of the MASS series championships. Kicking off the final month of mountain bike racing, Ricardo Gomez headed up to Sewell, NJ for the D&Q Summer Sizzler. A tight woodsy course full of twisty single track, off-camber roots and sections of soft sandy trails, this course is always a challenge. Ricardo was up for it – chalking up another first place in the Cat 2 Clydesdale class! Ricardo has found his niche and is raking in the points with the big boys.<br />
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Due east of Ricardo’s race, Rob DiSibio, Alex Frigon and Fedrico Pozzi were pumping the tires of their road bikes to take on the Mt. Davis Challenge road race in Confluence, PA. This 41 mile course traverses the highest point in Pennsylvania, climbing to Mt. Davis at an elevation of 3,213 feet. Though, of course, once is never enough, so after the long windy descent down, the course climbs back up over several prolonged climbs and rough road surfaces. This race is not for the weary – or untrained! Our WW trio introduced central PA to how strong WW racer are…Alex battled it out for 2nd place, Rob took home 4th and Fed 6th. They are already looking forward to next year’s race!<br />
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Changing things up this year, the Mid-Atlantic Super Series opted to have the cross country series finale at the Trailspinners’ Fair Hill Classic in Fair Hill, MD – truly saving the best for last. This largest race of the season and perennial favorite brings racers of all levels and experience from novice to expert and 4 to 80 year old racers. This race and course never disappoints; this year was no exception. The perfect weather provided an outstanding back drop for the course which has it all – tight single track, long and short climbs, water crossings, log overs, off-camber roots – you name it, it is in this course. WW racers came out in force to finish the season with a bang…and a few more podiums and individual season top-fives. Kicking things off in Cat 1, Andrew Webster battled it out for 3rd place; Heather Heinrich took 4th with Mags Crilley not far behind in 7th and Dennis Dischler fought a huge class to bring in 21st. Our Cat 2 racers also had great performances with Alex Frigon taking the top podium spot in his age group; Ricardo Gomez 2nd and Dave Jordan 7th in the big-guy class; Fedrico Pozzi took 11th; Ryan Ashcroft 19th and Brian Urion 43rd. Liz Jones took 4th in the Cat 2 women’s class. Jenny Gomez battled it out in Cat 3 taking home 6th. Our newest junior racer Maci Gomez did great in her first mountain bike race finishing 20th. Because one expert lap isn’t enough, Rob DiSibio opted to do the 50 mile endurance race and finished 22nd in a very large men’s class. This great day of racing was a perfect to cap to the racing season. And an outstanding season it was! As a team, WWR finished 5th overall in the open team category, just one point out of 4th. Not bad considering we were battling teams twice our size. Individually, there were five racers with season top-5 finishes. Alex Frigon and Dave Jordan took home the 2nd place trophy in their Cat 2 classes. In Cat 1, Heather Heinrich finished 4th and Andrew Webster 5th. Ricardo Gomez finished 5th in Cat 2 Clydesdale – an outstanding accomplishment considering he only moved up to Cat 2 halfway through the season. The team can look back with pride on a great season…and start planning next year’s training plan!<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Ricardo making another pass in the final 100 yards!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Rabid fans cheering Rob on to the finish line</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Maci finishing her first mountain bike race!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Oh yeah, Alex on the top spot...yet again!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Ricardo adding another metal to his collection</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Webb sporting the WW colors on the podium</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Redz taking home 2nd for the MASS season!</td></tr>
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The day after competing in the Fair Hill Classic Ryan Ashcroft and Mags Crilley took on the Top of Delaware Sprint Triathlon in Newark, DE…whatever you call it - gluttons for punishment or a hearty appetite for competition – they definitely proved their mettle! They were joined by fellow WW racer Mike Bria to take on this challenging course. This race is one of the most unique of its kind starting with a ½ mile swim in the Newark Reservoir followed by a quick sprint down the reservoir hill to the 11 mile hilly bike ride then another sprint back up the reservoir hill to finish with a 2.6 mile run over asphalt, trails and foot bridges. Our racers showed their training has paid off with Mags taking 2nd in her age group and Ryan 4th and Mike 6th in their age group. Way to go – especially after the long mountain bike race the previous day! <br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Ryan finishing up 4th!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Bria can't wait to add this to Strava</td></tr>
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So, as we close out another mountain bike racing season, thoughts turn to recovering, taking it easy and resting the mind…but those thoughts are fleeting…because its cyclo-cross season!! Time to tune up the ‘cross bikes, bring out the barriers and map out your race plans…so many races, so little time!<br />
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July racing kicked off with the most unusual race in the
Mid-Atlantic Super Series – The Stoudts Team Relay – on the grounds of Stoudts
Brewery in Adamstown, PA. The racers had
a 100 yard LeMans (dash-to-your-bike-while-not-breaking-your-ankle-in-mtnb-shoes)
start. The nothing is off limits course
– modeled after the Bilenky Cyclery’s Junkyard Cross – is a 2.25 mile loop
which first appears as a typical course of short climbs, tight turns and
typical obstacles, but quickly morphs into riding over junked cars, weaving
through scrap metal and other gems that would make a second-rate hoarder
jealous. Our WW racers showed up ready
to make their mark on this new race to the Series…trained bodies, dialed-in
bikes, fully hydrated systems and an updated tetanus shot. Team Bootyclap, aka
Curtis Miller and Andrew Webster, fought the mud, obstacles & the lure to
spend a lap re-hydrating at the Stoudts Beer Garden to stand on the 3<sup>rd</sup>
podium spot! Out of 17 top race teams,
this was no easy feat. Way to kick off the month, guys!<o:p></o:p></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Double thumbs up...THAT is how good it was</td></tr>
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Next up, the U.S. National Championships! USAC brought
Nationals back to the East Coast after five years in the West. Bear Creek
Mountain in Macungie, PA was the perfect venue to show the country that East
Coasters definitely do NOT have it easy training, riding and competing here!
This course, which has been the site of the Mid-Atlantic Super Series
Championships for the last several years (and the site of WWR back-to-back
Grassroots Championships!) shows no mercy...rock gardens, logs, off-camber
roots, steep long climbs up the mountainside and enough switch-backs to make
even the pros dizzy. Heather Heinrich had a great race placing 9th in Cat 1,
and Ricardo Gomez finished a solid 13th in Cat 3. Way to represent on the
national stage!<o:p></o:p></div>
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What's better than a mountain bike race on a fast course???
That course AT NIGHT! WW racing vampires came out en masse to compete at
Midnight at Marsh Creek in Downington, PA. The darkness didn't dampen the heat
or humidity adding to the fun racing over logs and rocks and climbing up short
steep climbs and open fields. Our racers
definitely are creatures of the night with a third place team finish and
outstanding individual finishes. Liz Jones took home the first place metal (and
a case of Victory Beer!) in the woman's Cat 2 race while Ricardo Gomez also took
the top podium spot in Clydesdale Cat 2 with Dave "Big Redz" Jordan standing just
below on the 3rd spot. Alex Frigon battled to 2nd in Cat 2 with Ryan
Ashcroft bringing in 10th in his Cat 2 class. Heather Heinrich stood in the
second podium spot in Cat 1 with Dennis Dischler bringing in 14th in his large
Cat 1 class. Colin Hoon got his first
podium of the season standing 3rd in Cat 3! After a long night of racing and
post race celebrating, it was time for the racers to head home before the sun
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Alex on the podium again!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Double WWR podium - Ricardo & Big Redz</td></tr>
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tested the Criterium race waters and headed to the Liberty Crit in Great
Valley, PA, a first for both of them. Nothing like settling crit-race-newbies
nerves by pulling into the race area with your windshield wipers on high. Gulp.
Their Cat 5 race consisted of 15 laps around the one-mile oval course
with only one short small rise, so it was going to be fast! This fast course
combined with the wet conditions and the large size of the field (40!) meant
the racers had to be exceptionally alert and focused on the job at hand. Jeff
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We were psyched to get our second order of PowerBar shipped.
Our stock was low with all the training and racing! Thanks again to our
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17877023201701800260noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8892435708476791693.post-39789099161159256562013-07-12T10:12:00.000-04:002013-08-13T16:46:39.096-04:00June 2013<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
June brought it all to Wooden Wheels Racing…cross-country mountain, endurance mountain, ultra-cross and triathlon races…and our racers were ready. These June races easily could be the most challenging races for the season. First up, Alex Frigon and Fedrico Pozzi headed up – in direction and altitude – to the Bear Creek Mountain Resort in Macungie, PA for the Bear Creek Challenge. This course never fails to disappoint…it’s called a Challenge for a reason. As you’d expect for a mountain resort, lots ‘o rocks, steep climbs, an incredibly challenging rocky set of downhill switchbacks and a white knuckled downhill – this course is not for the meek. Our duo had awesome races – Alex stood on the podium in 2nd and Fedrico, our newest racer, pulled in 16th in the sport class. Just finishing that course is an accomplishment!</div>
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The second weekend brought the perennial favorite, the Andrew Mein’s Excellent Adventure at Granogue - a 12-hour race in Greenville, Delaware. This race is dedicated to the memory of Andrew Mein who was a founder of the Wooden Wheels Mountain bike team and a leader in the cycling community. Andrew was struck by a car and killed in 1998 while commuting home from work on his bike. The premise for this race is pretty simple – how many laps can you do in 12-hours (solo, solo single-speed, duo or trio). To make it extra fun, the race doesn’t start until 10am, so the last several laps are at night! The course, on the private DuPont estate, has it all: rocks, logs, switch-backs, creek-crossings, climbs. Will Neide had an awesome race, completing in the most challenging class – solo single speed – and finished 2nd!! That is punishment! John Mester also gets a tough-guy award for competing in the solo geared class finishing 10th. Ricardo Gomez competed with a team friend to finish 5th in the duo class; and Jeff Meyer teamed up with two others to take 11th in the trios. Big props to our team junior racer, Matera Nefferdorf, who came in 2nd in her first mountain bike kids’ race. There definitely are more podiums in her future.</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Matera ready for her first race</td></tr>
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Next up was The Stoopid 50 Mile Race in Rothrock State Forest just outside of State College, PA. The course is a great combination of forest roads and trails, with a 30/70 mix of road to trail, covering most of the trails between Penn Roosevelt and Greenwood Furnace State Park, in the gem of Rothrock forest, in the Coopers Gap area. Race times are 4 – 9 hours. Andrew Webster carried the WWR flag solo and finished a solid 75th. </div>
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Continuing the theme of exceptionally tough June races, Rob DiSibio took up the challenge and headed to the Hilly Billy Roubaix in Morgantown, WV. This race, #3 in the American Ultra-Cross series, covers 7,500 feet of climbing in 74 miles of fire roads, jeep trails and roads. With temperatures in the mid-90s and exceptionally humid weather, this race took every ounce of effort – and water – from each racer. Rob had a solid finish of 25th out of 93 in his class. His vow for it being a one-and-done race lasted less than 24 hours…he’s already planning next year’s strategy.</div>
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As Rob was sweating it out in the hills of West Virginey, some racers headed to the Guys’ Bicycles Neshaminy Classic cross-country race in Langhorne, PA. Each 6-mile lap is full of off-camber roots, logs, bridges and rocks. The biggest factor of this race is always the dampness. The trees provide a canopy over the completely forested course, making the obstacles even more challenging – especially with this year’s record rainfall. Jenny Gomez battled it out to get her first podium in the beginner class standing proudly in 3rd place – way to go! After a series of mechanicals ending his previous two races early, Ricardo Gomez fought through this race’s mechanicals and pulled in a 4th in the Clydesdale class. For Andrew Webster it came down to a sprint finish, but was beat out by one second to take home 4th in the Cat 1 men’s class. Dennis Dischler succumbed to the slippery, twist track and took a tough wreck…opting to save himself and his bike for another day.<br />
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<span style="text-align: center;">Opting to take on more than just cycling, Mags Crilley competed in the St. Andrew’s Sprint Triathlon in Middletown, DE. The course consisted of 1/4 mile swim, 16 mile bike and a 5k run. Mags had a stellar day competing finishing 1st in her age group and was the 6th overall female.</span></div>
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Ryan Ashcroft donned the tri kit to take on the Independence Triathlon at Lake Nockamixon in Quakertown, PA. This sprint race consists of a 1/4 mile swim, 10 mile bike and 2 mile run. Despite the hot conditions, Ryan pulled out a solid 107th out of 442 overall and 19 out of 43 in his age group. Way to go Ryan!!<br />
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Our dynamic duo of Ryan Ashcroft and Mike Bria opted to compete in the Islandman Triathlon in Avalon, NJ. Who doesn’t like to fight off jellyfish and run with sand in their shoes??? This is a popular race, bringing out the top Sprint Triathlon racers in the Mid-Atlantic region for the 1/4 mile ocean swim, 12 mile bike, 5K beach run. Despite the ugly weather at the start, the sun came out and our racers had outstanding finishes in this tough race: Ryan finished 151 and Mike 206 out of 363. What a great way to finish out the month.<br />
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We’d like to thank our sponsors for another month of outstanding support. Our PowerBar nutrition is in our bags, in our kit pockets, sprinkled in our water bottles and at our race tents. The Gels, Performance and Harvest Bars and Recovery Bars keep us going at all our races. Our gear sponsors, Cannondale and Tifosi have kept us competitive with top of the line gear. Of course, our Dogfish Head beers have been critical in our post-race celebrations.<br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17877023201701800260noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8892435708476791693.post-89551352600578653112013-06-23T20:23:00.001-04:002013-06-23T20:28:10.290-04:00May 2013The team is a big fan of two things Iron Hill: the brewery on Thursday nights for the team road ride recovery and the trails at the namesake county park. The first Sunday of May it was the latter which brought the team out to hit the dirt in the <b>Iron Hill Challenge </b>in Newark, DE. Eighteen WW racers battled it out in all classes in the 7 mile loop course consisting of twisty-tight single track, BIG woopdies, short steep uphill and a few long climbs. The fun, challenging course brings a lot of competitors to this race, especially this year as it was the Delaware state championship and a national qualifier (true?). The team again proved our strengths - in skill, speed, endurance, and support. Our Cat 1 guys crushed it with super solid finishes: Chris Edmonds 7th (open/pro), Andrew Webster 6th, Brendan Reilly 7th, Jeff Meyer 7th and Dennis Dischler 13th. Our Clydesdale, Dave Jordan, continued his awesome season finished 2nd (!!)...while Ryan Ashcroft had a bad encounter with a rogue stick so now is the proud owner of a new derailleur. Ricardo Gomez and Colin Hoon represented in Cat III fishing a solid 4th and 12th...way to go in your first race Colin! The gals continued to show the WWR women's team is a force on the circuit. In Cat 1 Trish Reilly brought home 1st and Heather Heinrich 4th - both becoming DE state champions in their respective age groups. Liz Jones took another podium, this time the top spot, placing 1st in Cat 2! Kim Webster stood on the podium at 3rd with Jenny Gomez battling it out for 8th in Cat 3. Mags Crilley had to pull out after a nasty rib injury...she'll be back on the scene in no time. Because two to four laps wasn't enough, four WW racers enjoyed peddling madness in the 4-hour endurance race. Nancy DiSibio finished 2nd in the women's class missing pulling out one more lap by a minute. The guys also did great in a huge class: Rob DiSibio finishing 10th, Eric Nefferdorf 20th, and Jeff Burris, despite being riddled with mechanicals, stuck it out and finished 30th. The support from Powerbar was especially needed to make it through the long race! The post ride par-tay was as good as it gets: Powerbar recovery cooler, Cinco de Mayo chow and Dogfish beer....and of course podiums!<br />
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It doesn't get any tougher than <b>On the Rocks At French Creek</b>, held in Elverson, PA the second weekend of May! You want rocks? French Creek has 'em: big rocks, little rocks, fat rocks, skinny rocks, loose rocks, buried rocks, tombstone rocks, rocks to rip off your derailleur, rocks to rip off your skin, rocks to make you still shake 4 hours after the race is over. This race isn't for the feint of heart! Six WW racers were up for the challenge and hit it head on. In cross-country, our powerhouse Clydesdale Dave Jordan finished an awesome 5th, and Ryan Ashcroft battled to 21st in a big, strong class. Ricardo Gomez' tire lost the battle and he sadly left the course with a taco'd wheel. On the endurance side, because two hours of rocks isn't enough, Rob DiSibio finished 8th and Eric Nefferdorf 21st...now that is mettle! Andrew Webster fought a valiant fight, but also succumbed to the rocks. Great riding on a tough course...to make it out is a win.<br />
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WWR bid a sad good bye to our teammate and friend, Chris Edmonds, who moved back to his home state of Alabama. We will greatly miss training, racing and hanging out with Chris. He is the definition of a first-class guy and an amazing athlete. All the best to Chris - especially getting some WWR wins in the deep south - you will be missed (although your KOMs will likely live on forever up here!).<br />
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And so wrapped up a short racing month for WWR. Less racing means more training, so check back with us to see how we kicked it in June!<br />
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</xml><![endif]-->The month kicked off solidly with 13 racers on eight
different teams at <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">THE International
Intergalactic Global Open Mountain Bike Relay Championship of the
Multi-Friggin-Verse </b>(aka, the Mid-Atlantic Super Series Team Relay) on April
6<sup>th</sup> at the Oesterling Farm in Marysville, PA.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>To tackle this relay, racers needed both endurance
to last 4 hours and sprinting ability to speed through a short 2.6 mile
lap.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Each lap was full of twisty trails
loaded up with roots and logs, logs, logs and more logs with a few short climbs
in-between.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>No chance to put your feet
up here…else risk missing the tag with your teammate barreling in on this short
course.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>So all eyes were on the
start/finish line to tag…and tag again…and again…and again - for.four.straight.hours.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Unless you are WW racer Heather Heinrich who
did the whole four hours solo – way to woman-up!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Rather than using traditional race classes,
this race is scored using a handicap along with full laps completed and race
times – levels the playing field so any one (or teams) from juniors to pros
have a shot at winning.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Our WWR teams came
out hard and fast (and long!) and brought in great finishes: co-ed duo Mork and
Mindy (aka, Nancy DiSibio and BikeLine Race Team friend Scott Roberts) finished
15 laps and with 82 points placed 19<sup>th</sup> out of 149 teams.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Butts To Nuts (Brendon Reilly and Jason
Temple) muscled their way through 17 laps – the most for the whole WWR team! -
for 34<sup>th</sup> place.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Blazing
Saddles (Rob DiSibio and Alex Frigon) man-handled 16 laps - which would have
put Mongo to shame - for 42<sup>nd</sup> place. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Man Down! (Will Neide and BikeLine Race Team
friends Scott Figiel and Curtis Miller) smoked through 16 laps to finish in 58<sup>th</sup>
place. Duo Webb-Monds (Andrew Webster and Chris Edmonds) were on fire…both
Chris’ bike and Webb’s stomach (way to pound out laps while fighting a stomach
virus!).<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Chris blazed through the
starting lap to come across the line first out of the whole 149 field!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He also had the second fastest lap of the day
at 13:30!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>They fought through 15 laps
for 90<sup>th</sup> place.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span>Fat
Chick Check In (aka, Trish Reilly and Liz Jones) were the model of
race-lap-time consistency and finished 12 laps for 104<sup>th</sup> place. <span style="mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">El Toro
(Jenny and Ricardo Gomez) were el </span>dúo rápido finishing 7 laps for 135<sup>th</sup>
place.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Dusty Grimm Tribute (Heather Heinrich)
gets the tough-guy award for doing 11 laps solo.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This race definitely got the team psyched up
for a great mtnb racing season!! </span><br />
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pound the pavement and race road-style.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>The <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Tour of the Battenkill </b>is
called America's toughest race.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The largest
one-day Pro/Am cycling race, racers ride over 62 miles facing dirt and paved
roads as they traverse Southern Washington County, New York.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It has over 3900 feet of climbing, with
grades up to 18%!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Despite the
not-so-ideal race conditions - 40 degrees and overcast - our racers didn’t disappoint.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Jason Temple and Alex Frigon jumped out
front, broke away from their field with 30 miles to go (wow, that takes…) and never
looked back!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>They took the top two
podium spots in their 5-A Cat…with Jason nudging out his roomie and homie by 5
seconds.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>LOVE seeing the jersey TWICE on
the podium!!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Dave Jordan battled through
mechanicals to finish 79<sup>th</sup> in his 45+ class.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Way to go guys, great finishes in a tough and
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While some of the crew were tearing it up north at
Battenkill, four WW racers were tearing it up on the rocks, white-knuckle
descents and loooonnnggg climbs in Michaux State Forest at the <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Michaux Off-Road Weekend Endurance Race</b>.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Michaux is deep in mountain bike racing
heritage with its classic East Coast trail terrain challenging even the most
experienced and trained riders – it definitely isn’t for newbies or
lightweights!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>To <u>ride</u> Micheaux is
a challenge; to <u>race</u> FOUR hours of Micheaux gives a whole new meaning to
the word challenge!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Brendon Riley took
18<sup>th</sup> place, despite 3 flats, while teammate Chris Edmonds’ chain
couldn’t withstand the rocks and was unable to finish.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Did we mention this course is tough…on the
bikes too!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Trish Riley and Liz Jones
fought it out to complete 4 laps finishing 7<sup>th</sup> and 8<sup>th</sup>,
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<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"></span>The team was psyched to get our first order of PowerBar as a
Team Elite sponsored team!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We love that
there is a variety of products in a variety of flavors for our various training
and racing needs.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The most popular favs
are the Performance Energy Bars and the Gels and Chews.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This year we are trying the recovery bars –
with 12 grams of protein and 30 grams of carbs, its exactly what we need
post-race/training ride.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Also, we were
surprised – and excited – to get free PowerBar Performance Energy Blends to try
(new this year)…these are especially good for our gluten-free teammates.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>You can check out PowerBar by clicking on our
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Late in April, WW racers headed west to race the 10<sup>th</sup>
annual <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">PVC Greenbrier Challen</b>ge in
Greenbrier State Park in western Maryland.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>The course was 5.7 miles with 735 feet of climbing each lap, which
included dense woods, 60% old narrow double track, and 40% single track.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The loose and rocky climbs and creek crossing
added to the adventure.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The dry weather brought
fast, rocky trails.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Again, the racers of
WW showed their mettle fighting through some great finishes!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Andrew Webster and Brendan Reilly took 4<sup>th</sup>
and 5<sup>th</sup>, respectively, in their Cat 1 race while Trish Reilly and
Mags Crilley brought in 3<sup>rd</sup> & 4<sup>th</sup> on the women’s side
of Cat 1.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Our big man, Dave Jordan took
8<sup>th</sup> in the Clydesdale class; while the dynamic Cat 3 duo of Jennifer
and Ricardo Gomez took 5<sup>th</sup> and 6<sup>th</sup> in their respective
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The last Sunday of the month provided the perfect racing
conditions – sunny and upper 60s – for one of the most popular races in the
MASS series: the <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Bike Line Spring XC @
Fair Hill </b>at the Fair Hill Natural Resources Management Area in Elkton,
Maryland.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This race is often called a
“roadies’ mountain bike race” as it is ripping fast and not technical.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It is 7.5 mile laps of creek crossings, off
camber roots, tight-twisting single track and one steep switchback dirt climb
which definitely tested hearts and legs.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>There were well over 700 racers which made for great sprint starts to the
single track, tight passing and sprint photo-finishes.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>WWR did not disappoint with 13 racers
sporting the blue, yellow and black in all categories.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Top performance goes to Liz Jones who took 3<sup>rd</sup>
out of 11in Cat 2...way to kick off your first Cat 2 race, Liz!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The other gals of WWR also pulled in great
times and finishes with Nancy DiSibio and Heather Heinrich placing 8<sup>th</sup>
and 10<sup>th</sup>, respectively, in Cat 1; and Kim Webster 7<sup>th</sup> and
Jenny Gomez 19<sup>th</sup> in Cat 3.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>The guys held up there end with great finishes as well.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Our Cat 1 guys were led by Andrew Webster
finishing 10<sup>th</sup> followed by Rob DiSibio in 19<sup>th</sup> and Jeff
Meyer in 22<sup>nd</sup> in a huge class of 36.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Alex Frigon in his first MASS mtnb race ever took 5<sup>th</sup> in Cat
2 19-29; while Ryan Ashcroft placed 46<sup>th</sup> in a huge class of over 50 and Brian Urion also in a huge Cat 2 class battled to 60th.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Big man Dave Jordan killed it in the battle
of the Clydesdales finishing 4<sup>th</sup> out of 13!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Our beginners in Cat 3 waited all morning to
face the competition in what would be a lung-busting single sprint lap – with
Ricardo Gomez finishing 4<sup>th</sup> out of a big class of 20 and John Dixon taking
7<sup>th</sup>.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>There were smiles all
around in the post-tent festivities, and why not: bright sun, great racing, and
fun teammates toasting it all with tasty Dogfish-sponsored brews – what’s not
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17877023201701800260noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8892435708476791693.post-56294946061472279732013-04-03T11:41:00.001-04:002013-04-16T11:39:31.437-04:00March 2012<div class="MsoNormal">
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weather, but certainly isn’t true for WWR in March.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Solid February training was followed by more
intense inside and outside training - followed by eating right & taking advantage of our Powerbar sponsorship - fuels us right! Teammates followed training regimens which included trail running,
swimming, Crossfit, trainers, spin classes, Expresso bikes, Sufferfest videos
and road and mountain bike rides in the rough March weather.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>You name it, WWR racers were at it.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We’re gearing up to take a lion’s share of
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To kick off the race season four WWR racers took on the <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Devils Backbone Mountain Cross Race </b>in
Nelson County, Virginia.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The 65 mile and
27 mile courses followed mountain streams on paved and unpaved roads in the
Blue Ridge Mountains.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It was miles and
miles of challenging climbs and plunging descents.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The longer course included over 7000 feet of
elevation gain, including a few 15-20% grades!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Kim Webster and Liz Jones took on the 27 mile course and took the top
two women’s class podium spots – finishing 1<sup>st</sup> and 2<sup>nd</sup> (13
racers) respectively.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Factoring in the
entire field, Kim finished 5<sup>th</sup> overall out of 45 total racers and
Liz took 11<sup>th</sup>.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Outstanding!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Andrew Webster and
Jason Temple battled it out in a field of 67 on the 65 mile course.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Webb finished 8<sup>th</sup> overall and
Jason 10<sup>th</sup> – awesome finishes for a lung-busting race!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Way to kick off the season!</div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17877023201701800260noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8892435708476791693.post-86866879062685880472013-02-18T13:16:00.001-05:002013-04-03T11:51:45.472-04:00January / February 2013The<b> UCI Cyclocross Masters World Championships</b> took place January 29th - February 1st at the Champions Park at River Road Country Club in Louisville, Kentucky. Heather Heinrich and Andrew Webster capped off an awesome season of cross racing battling the course at Master Worlds. The weather proved to be a major factor in Thursday's racing as the race was riddled with snow, mud, gusty winds and plummeting temperatures throughout the course of the day. Picking your line would become a huge factor in the race. Heather battled it out in the Women’s 40-44 age group final on Thursday finishing a solid 17th (19). The challenging weather & course conditions continued to compound just in time for Webb’s race on Friday. An overnight snow storm with frigid temperatures froze the course with many ruts from the previous days’ racing. As temperatures rose parts of the course thawed, adding additional mud to the already challenging course. Webb cranked out a super race and finished an outstanding 15th out of 29 racers in the Mens 30-34 age group – rock on Webb. What an outstanding way for Webb and Heather to finish out their outstanding cross season!<br />
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Solid endings bring about the thoughts of new beginnings: only three short months until the start of the 2013 mountain bike season! The team is delighted to announce that <b>Specialized</b>, <b>Cannondale</b>, <b>Mavic</b> and <b>Tifosi </b>will be back again to be the team’s bike/gear sponsors. Also, we are psyched to have back <b>PowerBar </b>to keep us fueling and recovering for our training and racing needs. Powerbar has announced new PowerBar Performance Energy Blends – a fruit-based alternative to bars, gels and chews. They feature their C2Max dual-source energy blend and are gluten-free. We definitely will be adding those to our nutritional line-up. Also continuing their sponsorship is <b>DogFish Head</b> <b>Brewery</b>. We are thankful for the continued support of all our sponsors – we couldn’t do it without you!
Now…back to training!
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17877023201701800260noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8892435708476791693.post-71855897972131607792013-01-03T20:25:00.000-05:002013-04-03T14:52:04.896-04:00December 2012<br />
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Despite shorter days and brutal weather, some Wooden Wheels
racers couldn’t let the last month of the year end without a few more races
under their tires.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Heather Heinrich and
Andrew Webster headed to the <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Capital
`Cross Classic</b> – the MABRA cross Series Championship at Lake Fairfax Park
in Reston, VA.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The course featured a
solid mix of technical turns and climbing and the infamous Chute.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Unfortunately, the southern charm was
quickly lost on our racers as they faced mechanical challenges throughout their
races.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Heather, Cat 1/2/3 finished 10<sup>th</sup>
(12) after ripping off her derailleur and racing on a borrowed bike.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Web, racing single speed open, finished 20<sup>th</sup>
(23) after dropping his chain multiple times throughout the race.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Way to hang in there & finish!</div>
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The following Sunday, Wooden Wheels had a solid turn out for
the Limestone Cross at the Kiln, the final MAC event (Atlantic Regional
Championships) in Emmaus, PA.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The muddy
conditions gave racers a flash back to the Stoudts race!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Good thing our cross racers are mountain
bike racers too – who doesn’t like mud??<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>After the grassy start, there were serpentines through muddy grass
followed by an uphill wooded section after which came a sliding downhill on
foot then another long grassy muddy climb (where few made it on their bikes)
then back down a steep grassy hill where most racers bit it at some point!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>More serpentines by the pit, a few wooded
rocky sections, one set of barriers, a final short steep wooded climb that few
rode as the hecklers encouraged, and a couple bridges.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>All in all, one fun, diverse muddy
course!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Needless to say, the post-race
clean-up was brutal…fortunately aided by a creek to splash off!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Our racers proved again that Wooden Wheels
Racing is a tough group: Will Neide finished 12<sup>th</sup> (27) in Open
Single Speed and, of course one race isn’t enough for Will, he finished 34<sup>th</sup>
(48) in Cat 2/3/4.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Andrew Webster
finished a solid 13<sup>th</sup> (48) in Cat 2/3/4. The women of Wooden Wheels
again proved strong: Emily White in Juniors U19 finished 5<sup>th</sup>, Cati
Scheifele 5<sup>th</sup> (23) in Cat 3/4 and Heather Heinrich 13<sup>th</sup>
(16) in Cat 1/2/3.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></div>
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Sunday, December 16, brought the last race of the season for
our folks, the Ed Sander Memorial Cross at the Lilypons Water Gardens in
Adamstown, MD.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The course winds around
the garden ponds (with the hopes that no racers end up in them!) on a mix of
pavement, grass and dirt.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>With the rain
holding off, our racers fought a tough race.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Andrew Webster wrapped up his 2012 with prize money and a free entry…8<sup>th</sup>
(16) in Cat 1/2/3.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Awesome.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Dennis Dischler, completing in a much larger
field than reported (57) finished 34<sup>th</sup> – despite starting in the
last row.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Heather Heinrich, racing in
her 20<sup>th</sup> cross race of the season (YIKES!), finished 9<sup>th</sup>
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…and so Wooden Wheels Racing closes out another successful
year of racing!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The team is ready for a
short winter’s nap and some recouping before ramping up the training for the
2013 season!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Though I’m sure folks will
find races in January and February…the fun never ends.</div>
Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8892435708476791693.post-46172760680218739692012-12-06T21:11:00.003-05:002013-04-03T14:52:13.279-04:00November 2012<br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUmJAQ4NMRIrWryxaThwa1-8DPRBHf2nM1OCsipRtBcdJ9KbotZY3sNSEGgzP4hPhlS1jPZ60D1tOYovS6gg3K3swadejTCEpFj1G7c9PiVlqvGXR0oy-I7qrhO6GiWnZr9YIONrxi9ZI3/s1600/Dennis.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUmJAQ4NMRIrWryxaThwa1-8DPRBHf2nM1OCsipRtBcdJ9KbotZY3sNSEGgzP4hPhlS1jPZ60D1tOYovS6gg3K3swadejTCEpFj1G7c9PiVlqvGXR0oy-I7qrhO6GiWnZr9YIONrxi9ZI3/s320/Dennis.jpg" width="320" /></a>The November winds blew in the first race of the month!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Dennis Dischler, Heather Heinrich and Andrew
Webster headed to Mt. Airy, MD to compete in <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Patapsco Cross</b> - Race #5 of the Sportif Cross Cup.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The cold and blustery elements just added
more adversity to a tough race.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It was
a fun course with a several punchy climbs, hairpin turns and a sand pit.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Dennis finished 25/39 in Masters; Heather
earned the top podium spot finishing first among a class of 13 in Women’s
1/2/3; and Web, not to be outdone, matched that taking first in a tough group
of 45 racers in Men’s Cat 3/4.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Awesome
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compete in the first annual <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Stoudts
Cross Race</b> on the grounds of the Stoudts Brewing Company in Adamstown,
PA.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Upon hearing the team with the most
registrants won a case of Stoudts Octoberfest, the team made an eleventh hour
surge before registration closed to take the case…proving we aren’t only competitive
on the course!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>For many WW racers, it
was the first cross race of the season…and for some, ever…and it didn’t
disappoint.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Under (again) very cold and
very windy conditions, the course was loaded with twists, turns, ups, downs,
barriers, gravel, leaves, road, a log over, and a monster climb up Goat Hill –
what more could a ‘cross racer hope for?!?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>The approach to Goat Hill wasn’t more than a tacky dirt patch for the
first class of racers, but soon turned into a six-inch deep mud bath by the
time the women racers hit it.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Mud,
sweat and gears!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Needless to say, it
gathered the most hecklers waiting to witness the next Stoudts spa
treatment.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Fortunately after the
monster run-up, once at the top the downhill switchbacks gave racers the break
they needed to re-oxygenate!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The WW
racers proved their mettle and had a great finishes.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Emily White, our speedy junior, started the day off great with a
win!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>She’s cleaning up this season.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Next up, Men’s Cat 3/4 where Andrew Webster
took 2<sup>nd</sup> and Curtis Miller took 11<sup>th</sup> in a big class of
38.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>WW had a solid showing in the
biggest class of the day, Men’s Cat 4: Jason Temple finishing 8<sup>th</sup>,
Rob DiSibio 11<sup>th</sup>, and Justin Rogers 14<sup>th</sup> out of a huge
class of 72 – awesome finishes for a crew with only a few CX races under their
belts.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Dennis Dischler closed out the
men’s racing finishing 24<sup>th</sup> (39) in Men’s Masters.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Finishing out the day of racing was the WW
women: Heather Heinrich and Cati Scheifele finishing 3<sup>rd</sup> and 6<sup>th</sup>,
respectively in a class of 13 in Cat 1/2/3…and competing in their first cross
race Nancy DiSibio and Liz Jones finished 12<sup>th</sup> and 15<sup>th</sup>
out of 28 in Women’s Cat 3/4.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The team
celebrated its outstanding performances, and the case of beer won, at the
post-race party the Stoudt folks put on in the beer hall.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>All in all, a great day!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></div>
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compete in the <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">First State Velo Sport
Xross</b> race.<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></b>Wooden Wheels was in da house with
another large group ready to race!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It
was the perfect fall day for a race.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>The course was contained within the horse area of the Fair Hill
fairground.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It was wide open grass
areas with lots of small elevation changes, gradual climbing with lots of
berms, bumps & things that just make you want to go fast.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It was another outstanding day of racing for
WW!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Heather Heinrich finished a solid
13<sup>th </sup>(21) in Cat 1/2/3.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Cati
Scheifele fought for a podium spot finishing 2<sup>nd</sup> (19) in Women’s Cat
3/4, followed by Kim Webster finishing 11<sup>th</sup>.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Emily White rounded out the women racers
competing in Juniors finishing 6<sup>th</sup>.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Way to go ladies!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>On the men’s
side of race day, Andrew Webster continued his fabulous CX season finishing 10<sup>th</sup>
out of 56 in Cat 2/3/4!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Curtis Miller,
competing in Masters finished a solid 14<sup>th</sup> (29).<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Rounding out the racing for the day, Jason
Temple took a podium spot finishing 4<sup>th</sup> in Cat 4, with Justin Rogers
and Jeff Meyer also competing in the packed Cat finishing 14<sup>th</sup> and
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racing options.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Heather Heinrich opted
to head south to compete in the <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Schooley
Mill Cross Race</b>, in Highland, MD.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>The site is an equestrian facility with obstacles unlike any other race
along the Mid-Atlantic… “a horse of a course!”<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Racers competed through wooded and winding technical sections, requiring
several dismounts - including a horse-jump.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>With the challenging barrier section strategically located right in
front of the beer tent, the racers provided good entertainment for those
working their biceps.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Heather upped her
game and raced in Cat 1/2/3 finishing 10<sup>th</sup> (11).<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Five WW racers opted to head north to race
the C<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">rossasaurus Awesome</b>, in Spring
Mount, PA.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Kim Webster, the sole female
WWRer finished a solid 14<sup>th</sup> (30) in Cat 3/4 (it seems Kim is liking
this ‘cross stuff!).<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Andrew Webster
raced Cat 1/2/3 and had a solid finish in 18<sup>th</sup> place (27).<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Our Cat 4 guys battled it out in a huge
class of 74 also with solid finishes: Justin Rogers 15<sup>th</sup>, Jason
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between two fun courses.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Dennis
Dischler and Curtis Miller headed north to race <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Kutztown Cross</b>, in Kutztown, PA.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>It was a cold day and the ground was covered in frost for the first
racers up.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>An interesting course…no run
ups, no elevation, but tons and tons of twisty turns with two sets of
barriers.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Competing in Masters 35+,
Curtis battled it out for 11<sup>th</sup> and Dennis finished 18<sup>th</sup>
in a tough Cat of 19.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>To the south, the
other WW continent was crushing it in Elkridge, MD at the <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Rockburn Cross</b>.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>A blustery
day for a challenging course of road, dirt, switchbacks and barriers…but the
WWR team rocked it with FOUR podiums and three solid finishes.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>First, the women…our rockstar Junior racer,
Emily White, took 2<sup>nd</sup> (7)…and more awesome swag!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Stepping it up competing in Cat 1/2/3,
Heather Heinrich took 4<sup>th</sup> and Cati Scheifele battled it out for 9<sup>th</sup>.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The other dynamic duo of Kim Webster and Liz
Jones raced hard to get two WWR jerseys on the Cat 4 podium finishing 1<sup>st</sup>
and 5<sup>th</sup>, respectively.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Rock
on ladies!!!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>For the guys, Andrew
Webster – battling it out in Cat 1/2/3 – had a sprint finish taking 10<sup>th</sup>
(17); and Jason Temple – also stepping it up to Cat 3/4 - finished a solid 23<sup>rd</sup>
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contingent headed to Taneytown, MD to race in the <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">2012 MidAtlantic/MABRA Cyclocross Championships</b> – the final race in
the Sportif Cross Series at the Taneytown Memorial Park.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Andrew Webster, continuing his climb up the
leader board, raced in Cat 1/2/3 with a solid 10<sup>th</sup> place (22).<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Heather Heinrich, continuing to challenge
herself stepped up to race Cat 1/2 open and finished 8<sup>th</sup> (10).<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Cati Scheifele after maintaining the lead,
got a flat & raced to the pit to grab her other bike and battled back to
finish 6<sup>th</sup> (9).<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Kim Webster
took another top podium spot in Cat 4 against 12 other racers.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Kim…I think you are getting the hang of this
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racing!</span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8892435708476791693.post-2131759600302155412012-11-09T20:53:00.002-05:002013-04-03T14:52:34.351-04:00October 2012 It’s October which means a month packed with ‘cross
races!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Starting off the month was <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Town Hall ‘Cross</b>, in Bethlehem, PA.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Cati Scheifele wore the Wooden Wheels
skinsuit in the Womens Cat 1/2/3 race – her first in this class.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The course was packed with mud and had lots
of hills, including the steep finale to the top of the course, dubbed “St.
Luke’s Staircase.”<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The Staircase was
particularly slick and muddy, forcing most racers to dismount and run.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Calling the race “very low-key and big on
fun” Cati finished a solid 10<sup>th</sup> out of 16 – awesome!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Down in Sykesville, MD that day, Dennis
Dischler and Heather Heinrich raced <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Psycho
‘Cross</b>…a very fitting name as the race is on the grounds of a mental
institution.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Constructed in the late
1800’s, the complex was home to the former Springfield Hospital Center, one of
the state’s largest mental institutions. Abandoned since the 1960’s, the buildings
sit vacant – except for the ghosts that remain.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The course was relatively short, with two steep climbs - which many
riders dismounted for – followed by off-camber sections and some shorter climbs,
a log over, and a set of barriers.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Heather
and Dennis proved their psycho-ness finishing 1<sup>st</sup> (4) and 32<sup>nd</sup>
(60).<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Carrying on their crazy weekend,
Dennis and Heather headed down to Hyattsville, MD on Sunday to race <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Hyattsville CX</b>.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Unlike Saturday’s picture perfect racing
weather, the drizzling rain & 50 degree cold temps meant a messy race was
in store.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The course was a bike
handler's dream: spirals and serpentines galore, plus an off-camber
"w" section preceding a nice wooded area.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It proved to be a fast course as it was flat with only one small
climb.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Heather and Dennis continued
Saturday’s success by having great finishes: Heather 1<sup>st</sup> (18) in Cat
3/4 and Dennis 29<sup>th</sup> (75) in Master Men 3/4.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><br />
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That same Sunday, five WWR ‘crossers competed in <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">The</b> <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Iron Cross</b> ultracross race in Michaux State Forest, PA.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>In cold, dreary conditions this 10<sup>th</sup>
annual event challenged riders to a 50K option or the traditional, 100K race which
included of 6,500 feet of climbing across roads, fire-roads and double- and
single-track trails.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This race has it
all: the Lippencote Trail descent, which can be carnage or bliss depending on
your skill on rocks; the infamous WigWam “run-up” where you feel every ounce
you are carrying; the relentless 4-mile Hogshead dirt road climb where you
climb and climb and…climb (then swear at the dudes who created the course); and
lastly Larry’s Tavern where racers can fuel up with a few brews for the final
descent to the finish.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This race is not
for the faint of heart (or untrained!)…maybe it should be called Iron
Will!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Andrew Webster, continuing his
awesome cross race season won the 50k!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Truly an outstanding feat – awesome job! LOVE the jersey on the podium!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Opting for the longer distance (who doesn’t
like more pain??) on the 100k side of the race, Will Neide, the team’s Iron
Cross veteran, had a score to settle with this course and that he did. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He finished with his best IC performance
leading the WWR team into the finish in 28<sup>th</sup> place out of 108 total
racers; followed by Rob DiSibio in 40<sup>th</sup>; and Jason Temple – who
battled three flats – in 78<sup>th</sup>.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>In the senior men’s class, Peter Borromao and Dave Jordan battled the
elements together to finish 77<sup>th</sup> and 78<sup>th</sup>, respectively.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>A fantastic way to start the first weekend
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Sunday the 14<sup>th</sup> brought Heather Heinrich and
Justin Rogers to Cherry Hill, NJ, where they battled in the <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Cooper River ‘Cross</b>.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Wedged between the Cooper River and Park
Road, the course zig-zagged over itself what seemed 5 million times. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>No real change in elevation, one set of steps
that could be ridden, and one set of barriers…and a 15mph wind that seemed to
increase as the day went on.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Despite
disengaging the cable for her rear brakes, (who needs brakes?!?) Heather
finished a solid 12<sup>th</sup> (22) in Cat 1/2/3 – way to Cat up
Heather!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Justin came to Cherry Hill
ready to take on his first cross race.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Full of Justin-excitement, he finished an outstanding 25<sup>th</sup>
(76) in Cat 4.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The class will
definitely have to watch out for Justin – he’s got the ‘cross fever!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><o:p></o:p></b></div>
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Sunday October 21<sup>st</sup> brought WW cross racers to a
crisp, chilly but sunny race day at the <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">West
Chester Cross Classic </b>in West Chester, PA.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>The “classic” course, designed by “angry Bob Reuther a local cross
legend and long-time advocate of local cycling, was a 1.9 mile flowing course
with natural run-ups, off camber sections and lots and lots of cornering.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Emily White, our outstanding Junior who is
killing it this year, rode strong finishing 2<sup>nd</sup> (scoring some sweet
swag!) riding her first time with drop bars on her cross bike.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The WWR men also had solid finishes: Justin
Rogers finishing 14<sup>th</sup> (57) and Earl Hunt finishing 53<sup>rd</sup>
in their Cat 4 race; and Curtis Miller racing Cat 3/4 Masters finishing a solid
20<sup>th</sup> (35).<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Despite dropping
her chain and having to battle back Cati Scheifele finished 6<sup>th</sup> (12)
in women’s Cat 1/2/3.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Another solid day
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FrankenStorm!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>On Saturday, five WW
racers took advantage of the calm before the storm and headed to Bridgeton, NJ
for the <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Independence Cross</b>.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This is the old Beacon Cross course with the
"Amphitheater of Pain" with steps up to racers knees, a beach run,
sandy corners, a few climbs, one set of barriers, and a newly added set of
log-overs.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It was a fast, dry course
with fire roads and twisty turns in the pine trees of Jersey.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It is a course where the right line was
crucial, and if you missed it, you risked washing out or getting slowed down in
the loose soft sand. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Andrew Webster had
a stellar race with another 1st place win! <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Great job, Web! <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Heather
Heinrich and Cati Scheifele finished 5<sup>th</sup> and 6<sup>th</sup> (18) in
Cat 1/2/3/4 – solid!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Jason Temple,
competing in his first non-ultracross race finished an outstanding 9<sup>th</sup>
(55) in Cat 4.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>With storm Sandy
approaching, some racers took a gamble on being faster than her and on Sunday headed
to Jamesburg, NJ to race in <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Highland
Park Cross</b>. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Although it was dry
with strong winds, you could feel Sandy on her way.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Set off the lake, Highland Park is a great venue with a course
that weaves throughout the park with a set of barriers at the base of a climb,
stretches of fast open sections for power and speed, and a couple slight grades
that wear on you after multiple laps.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Oh and throw in a few roots and acorns and dusty corners that can
flatten your tires and take you down in a heartbeat – fun course!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Fighting the winds and the course barriers,
Heather Heinrich and Cati Scheifele turned in a solid performance in Cat
3/4.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Heather finished 10<sup>th</sup>
(42) and battling back after sliding out on a dusty turn, Cati finished 7<sup>th</sup>.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Dennis Dischler battled it out in a big Cat
2/3/4 class pulling in a solid 50<sup>th</sup>.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Due west that day, Andrew Webster headed to continue his rock
star performance this season in Star Rock Cross, a new cyclocross venue in
Washington Boro, PA.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Held on the
rolling acreage of Star Rock Farms, the race included the typical barriers, and
also a star-shaped field chicane, a sand pit and a wooded, rocky run-up.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Web didn’t disappoint, and WON Cat 3/4 out
of a field of 12.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>ROCK ON WEB!</div>
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Not quite ready to stop racing MTB, James Ambagis traveled to Blue Marsh on Sunday, October 14th to take on the 5th annual "Woods to Wonderful" MTB race. This is a great low key race and never fails to have good competition and good prizes. New to the race in 2012 was a four hour marathon race. The course is mostly flat, fast, twisty singletrack, but there is one awesome climb on the backside of the old ski slope that had just about every competitor walking their bike, with the exception of local pro Ryan DeWald. James chose the marathon race and finished 6th out of 9 racers. <br />
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All pictures courtesy of Dennis Smith - <a href="http://www.dennisbike.com/">www.dennisbike.com</a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8892435708476791693.post-56299607255770118352012-11-02T21:22:00.001-04:002012-11-02T21:25:09.944-04:00September 2012The first Saturday of the month brought the epic Shenandoah 100: 100 mile backcountry mountain bike race in Virginia's George Washington National forest on singletrack, doubletrack and fireroads – it is not for the weary…or the untrained! <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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The total elevation was 14,000 feet! There were 600+ riders for a sharp 6:30 a.m. start. Racers were on bikes of various shapes, sizes and varieties- tandems, singlespeeds, hardtails and every style and color under the sun. Although by the finish you couldn't see anyone's bikes as they were covered in mud! <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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The rain held off until about 7:30 a.m. and then the skies dumped on the Shenandoah Valley until about 1:00 p.m. and at times considered a torrential downpour. All of the racers were COVERED in mud coming through the finish line; for which the sun decided to finally break through! Despite these far, far from optimal conditions, our two racers had solid finishes, illustrating their months and months of training paid off! <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Chris Edmonds came in 20th with a solid finish at 8:18. Brendan Reilly just beat his 10-hour goal at 9:59 and came in 104th. Pure awesomeness!!!! Rumor has it that Brendon is starting to train already for next year’s race.
The third weekend of the month kicked off the first cyclocross race of the season: the Nittany Lion Cross was kicked off at the Valley Preferred Cycling Center in Breinigsville, PA. Nittany was dry, dusty, and very fast...good stuff for sure. Compared to last year’s stinky mud pit our racers were psyched. <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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WWR racers made a great statement for the first race of the year: Day 1, Andrew Webster finished 19 out of 107 Cat 2/3/4 racers; Cati Scheifele finished an awesome 7th out of 30 Cat 3/4; and our great junior racer Emily White, 14 years old, battled it out for 3rd out of 7th. Day two also proved to be a solid day of racing for WWR: Web finishing 20th and Dennis Dischler finishing 77th out of 88; Cati rocking 4th place and Heather Heinrich 11th out of 32 Cat 3/4 women; and Emily leading the pack of mostly 16 year olds to win her race! Awesome weekend of racing to kick off cross season!
The following weekend brought great sun and great racing to the Charm City Cross UCI Race Weekend. The venue is the Druid Hill Park a beautiful, historic 745 acre urban park established in 1859 outside Baltimore, MD. Despite being in late September the summer heat remained for Day 1 and a few riders fell victim to heat exhaustion. The courses rolled fast with 3 dismounts per lap, including one set of barriers, a tree round-about with a barrier, a set of stairs, and a sand pit which could either be ridden or run. The courses favored good bike handlers and technical riders. WWR Day 1 racers rocked it: Lauri Webber taking 21st in Elite Women; Andrew Webster coming in 17th out of 110 racers in Cat 2/3/4; Heather Heinrich and Cati Scheifele finished 7th and 8th, respectively, in 39 Cat3/4 women racers; and our awesome junior racer Emily White placing 7th out of 10 under 19 racers! Day 2 the temps dropped a bit and the wind picked up, but still a beautiful day to race. It was a great venue with music, beer, bbq and great peeps. WWR racers again raced hard and it showed with Lauri taking 24th, Webb 14th, Cati 7th, Heather 18th and Emily 7th. Great weekend of racing!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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The last weekend of September brought a tough two-day race weekend to our cross racers at the Great Brewers Gran Prix of Gloucester in Massachusetts. It was definitely a character builder – Belguim weather style! Day 1 began with a light rain, preventing many from pre-riding and muddying bikes and gear. The rain subsided as the start of the women's 3/4 race began. But within seconds off the start, there was a crash on the asphalt, with several riders going down. As the group forged on, the course was slick with soft mud and a total of four laps were completed. WWR Cat3/4 racers Cati Scheifele and Heather Heinrich fought their way to great finishes at 15th and 29th, respectively, out of 87 racers. Our awesome junior Emily White placed a solid 13th out of 29! Day 2 started with steady rain, again thwarting many pre-riding efforts. The course was a little longer and included a ramp down to the beach, with about a 30 yard run in the sand, then up a step wooden staircase. The women's 3/4 race had a clean start, with the only crashes happening on the course which was cut down to three laps because of the dangerous conditions…allowing them to get to dry clothes faster! Cati survived an endo and a face full of mud to pull out a solid 14th out of 80 racers. Heather also proved her mettle by finishing 43rd despite two crashes, one leaving her saddle sideways requiring a pit fix and the other requiring removing the wheel to fix the brakes. I guess her bike mechanic lessons paid off! Emily again had another solid race finishing 13th out of 29 juniors.
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That same last Saturday of the month Andrew Webster competed at the WhirlyBird 'Cross at Bensalem High School, in Bensalem, PA. This was race #5 of the MAC Series. Webb pulled off a great finish in the Men’s Cat 2/3/4 race finishing 11th out of 92. Awesome racing! That Sunday Webb and Dennis Dischler competed in the Winchester AppleCross-2012 in Winchester, VA. Webb continued his weekend of rockstar racing finishing 6th out of 76 in Men’s Cat ¾; and Dennis finished a solid 36th out of 66 in the Men’s Cat3/4 35-39 age group. What a superb weekend of cross racing to complete a great month of WWR racing!
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