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Ultra Midwest Weekend of Racing
Recumbents Rule
by Dave Parker and Joe Jamison, Event Directors
Ultracycling Cup for ultra riders of the season
It was 6:30 AM as 67 racers left the Riverdale School complex north of Port Byron, IL on September 01 with the promise of great weather and a competitive field. Some were interested in the cash prizes involved in the 6 hour event, while others were looking for points in the UMCA World Cup series in the 12 hour event. Still, others were hoping to qualify for RAAM and World Cup points. Others were there for personal goals, seeing if they could put up their best personal numbers or set a course record for their category. At the day's end, many would realize their dreams.
This year's course was slightly different from 2006. The “long loop” was shortened to minimize interference by train traffic resulting in slightly less overall elevation gain. Still the 2006 record of 480 miles set by Mike Trevino was never in danger by this year's racers. That isn't to say that this wasn't a fast field. Thirteen course records were broken, and six racers qualified for RAAM including Paul Carpenter, Larry Ide, Arvid Loewen, Joel Sothern, Larry Graham and Dennis Grelk.
But the story this year was the recumbent! Of the top three mileage totals by all riders, two were on recumbents. Those three were Grelk (465.8) on his HPV, Larry Ide (446.5) on traditional frame and Larry Graham (441.9) on his un-faired recumbent. Well represented was the Bacchetta Racing Team comprised of recumbent bikes. In total, 11% of all riders in this year's racing were riding recumbents and 30% of the course records broken or set were by recumbent riders!
The organizers were especially pleased by the range in ages of our riders, female participants and participation by our Canadian friends. The ages ranged from 13 year old Addie Johnson from Kansas (74.2 miles in the 6 Hr event) to 74 year old Wayne Donohue from Iowa (178.4 miles in the 12 Hr event). Four of our racers were in the <25 category which is encouraging for the future of our sport. Three committed riders from Canada made the long trek to race. And our own states were well represented with contestants from Florida and California and 13 other states.
For those following the World Cup competition, it was interesting to see the season long battle between two friends in the 25-49 Men 24 Hour category go at it. Ide bested Paul Carpenter by the narrow margin of 446.5 vs 435.2, to finish one and two. These two will have a go at it in the Tejas Time Trials later in September. These two Illinois riders have competed in at least three World Cup events and in addition have had a season long battle for first place in the Big Dogs Mileage Mania competition, always within a century or two of each other.
Some improvements enhanced the performance of participants. Already mentioned was the course change on the big loop. Also, a different approach at the lap counting station provided a quicker process that minimized and in most cases eliminated downtime in an attempt to assure accurate lap counting. Despite this improvement, we are still looking for that electronic system that will eliminate any need for riders to stop, or call out numbers. We'll see!
And so, despite this being a PBP year when many in our sport were concentrating on brevets, or the “Big Brevet” in France, we still were pleased with the support from our riders which means we'll do it again in 2008 with more improvements and service to our racers. Hope to see you there!
Results
| 24-Hour |
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Men <25 |
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Hettinga, Drew |
333.8 |
13.9 |
Bruxvoort, Ryan |
190.4 |
7.9 |
Men 25-49 |
||
Ide, Larry |
446.5 |
18.6 |
Carpenter, Paul |
435.2 |
18.1 |
Mann, Joe |
407.8 |
17.0 |
Rohlf, Lee |
399.5 |
16.7 |
Dolecki, Craig |
372.5 |
15.5 |
Ford, Bruce |
356.4 |
14.9 |
Turner, Steve |
353.2 |
14.7 |
Martin, Tim |
352.9 |
14.7 |
Crothers, Dean |
341.9 |
14.2 |
Kulwicki, Bill |
341.9 |
14.2 |
Krause, Guy |
333.8 |
13.9 |
Parr, John |
330.6 |
13.8 |
Kulwicki, Steve |
322.3 |
13.4 |
Yost, James |
314.5 |
13.1 |
Lisinicchia, Anthony |
314.5 |
13.1 |
Pitney, William |
248.3 |
10.4 |
Skogley, David |
229.0 |
9.5 |
Hukle, Martin |
132.4 |
5.5 |
Men 50-59 |
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Sothern, Joel |
438.5 |
18.3 |
Loewen, Arvid |
423.0 |
17.6 |
Rich, Bob |
132.4 |
5.5 |
Men 60-69 |
||
Rupp, Richard |
361.2 |
15.1 |
Morgan, Lowell |
287.0 |
12.0 |
Women 25-49 |
||
Jones, Lindsay |
303.0 |
12.6 |
Jones, Kerry B. |
206.4 |
8.6 |
Recumbents |
||
Graham, Larry |
441.9 |
18.4 |
Johnson, James |
132.4 |
5.5 |
HPV |
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Grelk, Dennis |
465.8 |
19.4 |
12-Hour |
||
Men <25 |
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Ruby, Joshua |
218.7 |
18.2 |
Men 25-49 |
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Jones, Jason |
237.0 |
19.8 |
Ludwig, Christopher |
226.6 |
18.9 |
Forkenbrock, Mike |
218.7 |
18.2 |
McCarthy, John |
214.6 |
17.9 |
Hoffman, Ed |
187.1 |
15.6 |
Brennan, Peter |
182.3 |
15.2 |
Rohlf, Lyle |
179.1 |
14.9 |
Woody, John |
179.1 |
14.9 |
Johnson, Randy |
163.4 |
13.6 |
Koval, Kevin |
132.4 |
11.0 |
Men 50-59 |
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Buffington, John |
249.7 |
20.8 |
Woodard, Bruce |
222.7 |
18.6 |
Thompson, David |
217.9 |
18.2 |
Kunz, Daryl |
211.4 |
17.6 |
Nauseef, William |
206.3 |
17.2 |
Treitman, Dennis |
132.4 |
11.0 |
Men 60-69 |
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Mutel, Robert |
203.0 |
16.9 |
Hyink, Wendell |
198.6 |
16.6 |
Lundgren, Ken |
179.1 |
14.9 |
Men 70+ |
||
Donohue, Wayne |
178.4 |
14.9 |
Women 25-49 |
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May, Angela |
132.4 |
11.0 |
Women 60-69 |
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Lundgren, Pauline |
179.1 |
14.9 |
Recumbents, Men |
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Verheul, Jim |
250.0 |
20.8 |
Schlitter, John |
250.0 |
20.8 |
Johnson, Eric |
165.7 |
13.8 |
6-Hour |
||
Men 25-49 |
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Ford, William |
127.5 |
21.3 |
Curran, Steve |
121.8 |
20.3 |
Furnas, Eric |
117.6 |
19.6 |
Oepping, Jeremy |
117.6 |
19.6 |
Waterman, Thomas |
117.6 |
19.6 |
Nangle, Shea |
85.5 |
14.3 |
Men 50-59 |
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Reid, Brad |
125.6 |
20.6 |
Women, 25-49 |
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Mann, Connie |
117.6 |
19.6 |
Thompson, Melinda |
93.5 |
15.6 |
Recumbents, Women |
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Carrell, Sara Kay |
101.3 |
16.9 |
Johnson, Addie |
74.2 |
12.4 |