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600km
-- 21 June 2008 -- St. Vrain Canyon - Devil's Gulch § ACP
| RUSA#
| 400k
| Time
| Rider
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| 2401 | 16:10 | 32:15 | deRosset, William
| | 153 | 16:32 | 32:24 | Ellis, John Lee
| | 4819 | 14:20 | 23:00 | Feldman, Tim *
| | 3555 | 16:47 | 25:30 | Knoblauch, Tom
| | 2145 | 19:30 | 35:55 | Long, Beth
| | 2129 | 21:00 | 35:55 | Myers, Brent
| | 3615 | 21:00 | 34:16 | Sauve, Robert *
| | 1842 | 18:37 | 32:13 | Smith, Vernon
| | 2993 | 16:10 | 25:08 | Wiss, Dick
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| * First 600k!
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| Nicest 600k Yet!
9 out of 10 riders finished this mild and brilliantly sunny 600k, which shared the first 250 miles with the 400k brevet. A just-past-full moon lit the way for riders at the start, and through the next night.
- John Lee Ellis
 Sunrise on WCR 6, first sunrise of the summer |
400km
-- 21 June 2008 -- St. Vrain Canyon - Devil's Gulch § ACP
| RUSA#
| Time
| Rider
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| 1471 | 18:37 | Foley, Paul
| | 1503 | 20:35 | Simmons, Eric
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| As Nice as the 600k, Only Shorter!
2 out of 2 riders finished this mild and brilliantly sunny 400k, which shared its route with the first 250 miles with the 600k (q.v.).
- John Lee Ellis
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1000km
-- 7 June 2008 -- Lefthand 1000k § ACP
| RUSA#
| Time
| Rider
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| 3555 | 48:44 | Knoblauch, Tom
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| Sprinkles, Chill, and a Century of Headwind!
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The 1 starter finished this mild and brilliantly sunny 1000k, which shared the first 250 miles with the 400k and 600k brevets. Despite battling 100 miles of headwinds all the way back from Fort Morgan on the second loop, and chilly temps especially the second night up to Estes Park, Tom Knoblauch bettered his previous time (of 49:20) for a pre-dawn 4:44am birthday finish. Congratulations, Tom!!
- John Lee Ellis
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 Tom Knoblauch at the pre-finish, Buster barking inside |
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600km
-- 7 June 2008 -- Lefthand 600k § ACP
| RUSA#
| Time
| Rider
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| 1503 | 38:27 | Simmons, Eric
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| The Wind Turns!
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1 out of 2 riders finished this mild and brilliantly sunny 600k, which shared the first 250 miles with the 400k brevet. Light showers overnight, and then a punishing downslope wind made the finish a bit of a slog, but nothing the ridership couldn't handle!
- John Lee Ellis
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 Eric Simmons at the pre-finish, with Buster |
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400km
-- 7 June 2008 -- Lefthand 400k § ACP
| RUSA#
| Time
| Rider
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| 3358 | 17:34 | Courtney, Greg
| | 2401 | 15:26 | deRosset, William
| | 153 | 16:51 | Ellis, John Lee
| | 4819 | 16:51 | Feldman, Tim
| | 4478 | 21:32 | Freeman, Gary
| | 3585 | 25:21 | Herget, Scott
| | 4430 | 21:39 | Jilka, Mark
| | 2145 | 21:05 | Long, Beth
| | 2129 | 21:05 | Myers, Brent
| | 3615 | 18:35 | Sauve, Robert
| | exp. | 15:26 | Smith, Vernon
| | 2993 | 18:52 | Wiss, Dick
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| Most Tailwinds Yet!
12 riders out of 15 finished this mild and brilliantly sunny 400k! A fresh coat of snow atop the Indian Peaks greeted riders toiling up Lefthand Canyon, along high water in the creek. Green carpets from recent rains decked the meadows and fields. Below-average temps made for a mild ride overall. And yes, it happened again: around about the time many riders made it to the northern turnaround at Wellington, the wind, which had been stiffly out of the south and east all day, veered around to waft the riders home from the north.
Riders were even treated to a couple of extra-credit miles in Fort Collins, and a few more from another detour in Windsor, as the troublesome climb on WCR 17 is being totally reconstructed.
We were graced by the presence of visitor Greg Courtney from Iowa, who managed a good performance while stopping to take many photos.
- John Lee Ellis
 Indian Peaks from Peak-to-Peak Hwy. above Peaceful Valley |
200km
-- 17 May 2008 -- Black Forest 300k § ACP
| RUSA#
| Time
| Rider
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| 818 | 16:36 | Barday, Robert
| | 4510 | 17:52 | Bergen, Larry
| | 10:29 | Edwards, Billy
| | 153 | 13:06 | Ellis, John Lee
| | 2434 | 12:13 | Flanigan, John
| | 1471 | 12:23 | Foley, Paul
| | 4478 | 15:20 | Freeman, Gary
| | 5025 | 15:58 | Groat, David*
| | 3585 | 17:52 | Herget, Scott
| | 5007 | 13:28 | Hettinger, Dylan*
| | 3230 | 13:41 | Hoff, Peter
| | 3555 | 13:41 | Knoblauch, Tom
| | 2145 | 13:45 | Long, Beth
| | 4585 | 13:41 | Koenig, Andrea*
| | 1635 | 12:05 | Kroonenberg, Stuart
| | 5024 | 15:58 | Lyddon, Peter*
| | 11:40 | McDonald, Sargent
| | 2129 | 13:45 | Myers, Brent
| | 3615 | 15:56 | Sauve, Robert
| | 1842 | 12:23 | Smith, Vernon
| | 2993 | 12:13 | Wiss, Dick
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| * First 300k!
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| Most Homebound Headwind Ever!
20 riders out of 21 finished this windy rollerfest, including all four 300k rookies! Ostensibly a perfect day, filled with sunshine, a mild start, and no shower activity whatsoever, a building NNW wind made itself felt even as riders turned north to the Elbert checkpoint - a mere taste of what they'd enjoy heading up precipitous inclines on Black Forest Road and Palmer Divide Road, the "brisk" wind adding to the challenge. Plus, it was an unaccustomed if unwelcome novelty to be toiling downhill on 105 rather than being wafted by a huge tailwind. Kudos to the riders, and especially the 300k first-timers - David Groat, Peter Lyddon, Dylan Hettinger, and Andrea Koenig!
- John Lee Ellis
 Pikes Peak from Walker Road ... with no storm clouds a-buildin'! Photo Gallery |
Flèche
-- 8-11 May 2007 -- Colorado Front Range Flèche § ACP
Team Prairie Dog - 225.0 Miles
| 818
| Barday, Bob (4)
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| 2401
| DeRosset, Will *
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| 153
| Ellis, John Lee (captain) (6) - DNS
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| 1468
| Rapp, Brian *
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Team Falcon - DNF
| 156
| Augenstein, Larry *
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| 341
| Werner, Glen (2)
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| 1503
| Simmons, Eric (captain) (4)
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Team Deer with Headlights ** - 240.0 Miles
| 3108
| Shenk, Catherine (captain) (2)
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| Grainger, Michelle *
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| Le Goff, Steve *
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| 3055
| Mazzolla, John *
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| 3261
| Mazzolla, Liz *
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Team Painted Turtle ** - DNF
| 2844
| Dodge, Tim *
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| 2434
| Flanigan, John (captain) *
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| 3586
| Stowers, Ahmed *
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Team Antelope - DNS
| 3555
| Knoblauch, Tom (captain) (2)
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| 2145
| Long, Beth *
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| 2129
| Myers, Brent *
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| 3551
| Snavely, Henry (2)
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* First flèche!
(x) xth flèche!
** New flèche team!
| Biggest, Wildest
Flèche Yet!
This year's flèche featured the greatest number of riders (19) and the greatest number of teams (5), including two new teams. It also featured the wildest weather by far.
Team Prairie Dog also followed its traditional Front Range route, and also as usual, was disappointed to find the Glen Haven store was not opening until the following Saturday - another flèche sans cinnamon rolls! This time, however, the Climb to Disappointment was met by snow flurries. Once out on the Plains, it was merely hours of punishing, chill wind. Team captain JLE experienced his suffering in terms of a viral attack on the eve of the event, leaving the remaining three riders to carry out a commendable performance in splendid form.
Team Deer with Headlights had the most climbing, certainly the stiffest: the south face of Stove Prairie, warming them up for the descent to the Poudre Canyon and blizzard conditions. Fortunately these were soon succeeded by the windfest out on the plains through Wellington and Platteville. The Deer featured the largest team, and a tandem.
Team Antelope's reprise of their Wyoming route was stymied by winter driving conditions on I-80 getting to the start in Rawlins.
Team Falcon again chose its traditional low-tree-count route, starting in Falcon, and passing through Limon, Last Chance, and Brush. After more than a hundred miles of violent winds and tumbleweeds rolling across the plains like bison herds, they prudently called it a day, but not before much character had been built.
Team Painted Turtle started off valiantly on Friday, heading south from Denver to Falcon and then back up, but mechanical problems forced them to call it a ride at 2am on Saturday. They vow to be back next year!
- John Lee Ellis
 Teams Deer with Headlights and Prairie Dog cross the finish line! Photo Gallery |
200km
-- 3 May 2008 -- Stove Prairie "Hidden Heartbreak Hills" 200k § ACP
| RUSA#
| Time
| Rider
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| 818 | 10:16 | Barday, Bob
| | 7:00 | Benoit, Diane
| | 4510 | 10:12 | Bergen, Larry
| | 12:38 | Busch, Mike
| | 7:00 | Campbell, Kevin
| | pend. | 8:50 | Crocker, Richard
| | 4519 | 9:52 | Cochenour, John
| | 4527 | 9:52 | Cochenour, William
| | 2401 | 7:40 | deRosset, William
| | 153 | 7:48 | Ellis, John Lee
| | 4819 | 7:00 | Feldman, Tim
| | 12:38 | Fish, Tiff
| | 2434 | 7:54 | Flanigan, John
| | 1471 | 7:48 | Foley, Paul
| | 3147 | 10:21 | Foss, Ronaele
| | 4478 | 9:40 | Freeman, Gary
| | 4425 | 9:58 | Heck, Ken
| | 3585 | 10:50 | Herget, Scott
| | 9:19 | Hiebert, Doug
| | 4430 | 10:17 | Jilka, Mark
| | 3555 | 9:08 | Knoblauch, Tom
| | 1635 | 7:20 | Kroonenberg, Stuart
| | 10:16 | Levine, Anna
| | 2145 | 9:11 | Long, Beth
| | 1679 | 7:38 | Mangin, John
| | 7:40 | Marwitz, Curtis
| | 2129 | 9:11 | Myers, Brent
| | 7:40 | Nading, Jeffrey
| | 2442 | 8:19 | Nawrocki, Dave
| | 7:00 | Rudolph, Steve
| | 3112 | 7:46 | Rupel, Ray
| | 3615 | 10:12 | Sauve, Robert
| | 3108 | 7:48 | Shenk, Catherine
| | 4528 | 9:40 | Shields, Dan
| | 1842 exp. | 7:48 | Smith, Vernon
| | 3551 exp. | 8:57 | Snavely, Henry
| | 4572 | 10:16 | Sutton, Leslie
| | 10:16 | Takahashi, Irene
| | 7:00 | Whitehead, Ben
| | 2993 | 7:54 | Wiss, Dick
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| Most Pedaling Downhill Yet!
All 40 riders out of 41 finished this vertically challenged escape from the wind. Unlike the purplish, brooding cloudbanks threatening last May's Stove Prairie (and delivering, in the form of snow and sleet), it was a cloudless, serene start, with only a suspicious cloudbank over the foothills later, and enough SSE winds later on that descending Stove Prairie actually benefited more from pedaling than breaking, if you can believe that.
Of the 40 finishers, 19 had ridden the Kersey Kick 200km two weeks prior - for some of whom it was their first 200k ever. More than one said the Stove Prairie's climbs were easier to take than the Kersey Kick's winds. The SSE breeze that did come up meant you actually had to pedal parts of the Stove Prairie descent.
Oh, and lest we forget, at least one rider reminds us that the Stove Prairie moniker distracts from the stiffest, sharpest climbs on the route, Centennial Drive above Horsetooth. Its ego-deflating pitches remind so many of us we're not quite at peak form yet!
- John Lee Ellis
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200km
-- 20 April 2008 -- Arizona Camaraderie Brevet - Show Low to Globe
| RUSA#
| Time
| Rider
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| 818 | 13:30 | Barday, Robert
| | 4766 | 9:05 | Cook, Jerald *#
| | 4819 | 9:05 | Feldman, Tim
| | 3147 | 12:20 | Foss, Ronaele #
| | 3555 | 9:50 | Knoblauch, Tom #
| | 991 | 13:30 | Plonsky, Susan *#
| | 341 | 10:40 | Werner, Glen
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| * AZ Brevets rider
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| # back-to-back 200k's
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| Second Windiest AZ-CO Camaraderie Brevet Yet!
All 7 riders finished this windy brevet! It was almost, but not quite, as stormily windy as a similar Show Low - to - Globe brevet in 2006. Just how windy you can judge from the range of times posted - let's just say that the riders weren't stopping off for an extended tour of Ft. Apache.
This event is intended as the second part of the "AZ-CO camaraderie brevets" - the 200k the day before in the opposite direction organized in splendid fashion by Arizona RBA Susan Plonsky. After having enough fun on through the Salt River Canyon and other climbs, a number of Arizona riders opted to take the shortest way back from Show Low, mixing in with the RMCC Spring Contrail contingent.
But Susan P. and Jerald Cook opted for the second 200k and, curiously enough were joined in back-to-backedness by RMCC riders Ronaele Foss and Tom Knoblauch, who'd ridden the (also windy) Kersey Kick on Saturday, only to be driven 1200km to Show Low overnight in time to start Sunday's Arizona reprisal of winds. Based upon this performance, kudos certainly would be in order ... and maybe a mental evaluation?
A big thanks to the Arizona RBA and her support for making this a success, and to Charlie Henderson's Spring Contrail for bringing these overachievers out of the woodwork!
- John Lee Ellis
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200km
-- 19 April 2008 -- Kersey Kick
| RUSA#
| Time
| Rider
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| 156 | 8:40 | Augenstein, Larry
| | 4405 | 8:17 | Banks, Debra
| | 4510 | 10:44 | Bergen, Larry
| | 8:03 | Bird, Ryan
| | 4519 | 9:11 | Cochenour, John
| | 4527 | 9:11 | Cochenour, William
| | 2401 | 7:22 | deRosset, William
| | 153 | 8:17 | Ellis, John Lee
| | 3147 | 9:31 | Foss, Ronaele
| | 4478 | 9:27 | Freeman, Gary
| | 8:20 | Garner, Tim
| | 4425 | 9:52 | Heck, Ken
| | 7:09 | Hettinger, Dylan
| | 3230 | 7:29 | Hoff, Peter
| | 4430 | 10:04 | Jilka, Mark
| | 7:05 | Kalisch, Tim
| | 3555 | 6:48 | Knoblauch, Tom
| | 2145 | 9:17 | Long, Beth
| | 6:55 | Lowe, Mark
| | 8:05 | Marwitz, Curtis
| | 6:35 | McDonald, Sargent
| | 2129 | 9:17 | Myers, Brent
| | 8:05 | Nading, Jeffrey
| | 2442 | 8:24 | Nawrocki, Dave
| | 1468 | 7:30 | Rapp, Brian
| | 3615 | 10:44 | Sauve, Robert
| | 1503 | 10:44 | Simmons, Eric
| | 8:20 | Slenkovich, Nick
| | 8:34 | Stewart, Cary
| | 4572 | 10:32 | Sutton, Leslie
| | 10:32 | Takahashi, Irene
| | 9:53 | Ursich, Eric
| | 9:54 | Vasa, Robert
| | 8:58 | Vogeler, Scott
| | 9:53 | Ward, Jimmy
| | 3563 | 10:14 | Whiteman, Steve
| | 3590 | 8:20 | Whitley, Rob
| | 2993 | 8:03 | Wiss, Dick
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| Most Riders on Windiest Kersey Kick Brevet Yet!
39 riders finished this balmy but windy Plainsfest! As usual, spirits rose with speedy times (downhill with a tailwind to Kersey), which hopefully buoyed spirits for the grind into the tree-free headwind to Hudson. Temps were mild at the start, and rose to the upper 70's, excellent conditions for April in Colorado.
To hear tell, everyone who took the advice to partake of a homemade burrito at the Kersey store didn't regret it, especially with the homebound headwinds to fight. In the end, a great day for a brevet!
- John Lee Ellis
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Populaire Results
121km
-- 26 April 2008 -- Lefthand Canyon - Estes Park
| RUSA#
| Time
| Rider
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| 3563 | 6:47 | Whiteman, Stephen
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| Blizzard on the Peak-to-Peak!
1 rider finished this bracing spring-Colorado-style populaire. Graced with blowing snow in the foothills and on the Peak-to-Peak Highway, Stephen Whiteman and Mike Prendergrast rode together as far as St. Vrain Canyon, not having gotten the word that the event had been called in the meantime. Stephen headed on up to Estes, at 8mph against the stormy winds, Longs Peak lost in a whiteout. After frigid moments descending, tailwinds buoyed him up the climb out of Estes, a consolation to an adventurous ride!
Thanks to Brent & Beth Myers for leading this populaire!
- John Lee Ellis
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122km
-- 13 April 2008 -- Horsetooth
| RUSA#
| Time
| Rider
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| 4405 | 5:17 | Banks, Debra
| | 4510 | 6:01 | Bergen, Larry
| | 5:04 | Bird, Ryan
| | 4519 | 6:30 | Cochenour, John
| | 4527 | 6:30 | Cochenour, William
| | 5:04 | Crocker, Richard
| | 3147 | 5:27 | Foss, Ronaele
| | 7:20 | Gorodess, Ivan
| | 4425 | 5:30 | Heck, Ken
| | 2866 | 5:11 | Jeter, Lukas
| | 4430 | 5:20 | Jilka, Mark
| | 3621 | 4:45 | Khalilinia, Shahin
| | 3555 | 5:15 | Knoblauch, Tom
| | 7:40 | Krimmel, Max
| | 4:25 | Kinne, John
| | 5:15 | Long, Beth
| | 4:15 | Lowe, Mark
| | 7:20 | Martin, Daniel
| | 4:15 | McDonald, Sargent
| | 5:15 | Myers, Brent
| | 4:32 | Newton, Gerry
| | 4:17 | Peters, Walt
| | 1468 | 5:04 | Rapp, Brian
| | 4528 | 5:04 | Shields, Daniel
| | 5:04 | Stewart, Cary
| | 5:20 | Ursich, Eric
| | 6:30 | Weaver, Jeremy
| | 3563 | 4:57 | Whiteman, Steve
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| Sun and Snow over Horsetooth!
28 riders finished this scenic spring ride topping out at 60º. Riders could spy the hints of green on the landscape, while glancing back on heavy, fresh snowpack not only on the Indian Peaks but even in the foothills.
Thanks to Dan Shields for leading this populaire!
- John Lee Ellis
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116km
-- 6 April 2008 -- Keenesburg
| RUSA#
| Time
| Rider
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| 4519 | 5:20 | Cochenour, John
| | 4527 | 5:20 | Cochenour, William
| | 4819 | 4:09 | Feldman, Tim
| | 3147 | 5:27 | Foss, Ronaele
| | 2032 | 5:01 | Foss, Tom
| | 908 | 6:18 | Fox, Mike
| | 4425 | 5:48 | Heck, Ken
| | 4:11 | Hettinger, Dylan
| | 4:12 | Herzberger, Matt
| | 4:13 | Hornick, John
| | 4430 | 5:36 | Jilka, Mark
| | 3621 | 4:36 | Khalilinia, Shahin
| | 3555 | 4:11 | Knoblauch, Tom
| | 5:36 | Levine, Anna
| | exp. | 5:14 | Long, Beth
| | exp. | 5:14 | Myers, Brent
| | 5:10 | Newton, Gerry
| | 4:12 | Nisbet, Nick
| | 5:10 | Parry, Diana
| | 4:12 | Rudolph, Steve
| | 4528 | 4:50 | Shields, Daniel
| | 5:16 | Slenkovich, Nick
| | 3551 | 5:05 | Snavely, Henry
| | 4572 | 5:36 | Sutton, Leslie
| | 3563 | 5:36 | Whiteman, Steve
| | 3590 | 4:40 | Whitley, Rob
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| A Seasonably Breezy Keenesburg Plainsfest!
Thanks again to Tom Foss for leading this populaire. Tom writes:
Except for the stiff headwinds on the return from Keenesburg, nearly favorable weather conditions met the 26 riders Sunday. The Schwab boys (Herzberger, Hornick, et al.) were out in force and mustered the front group to a quick finishing time, but well off the 3h30m pace set in 2004.
Intrepid Stephen Whiteman rode a fixed gear, while his friend Nick Nesbit, who rode nothing but a fixed gear all winter, rode his new mistress – a 10 speed Bianchi. We were also graced by the presence of several women from the Title IX racing team, [Anna Levine and Leslie Sutton whose indoctrination into randonneuring was the climb up to Stove Prairie on the September 200k].
- Tom Foss
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106km
-- 23 March 2008 -- Carter Lake
| RUSA#
| Time
| Rider
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| 4405 | 4:15 | BANKS, Debra
| | 3:29 | BENOIT, Diane
| | 3:29 | BIRD, Ryan
| | 4:10 | CHRISTOPHER, Drew
| | 4:10 | CHRISTOPHER, Scott
| | 4519 | 4:41 | COCHENOUR, John
| | 4527 | 4:41 | COCHENOUR, William
| | 4819 | 3:29 | FELDMAN, Tim
| | 3147 | 5:28 | FOSS, Ronaele
| | 2032 | 4:15 | FOSS, Tom
| | 4430 | 4:21 | JILKA, Mark
| | 3:29 | KINNE, John
| | 3555 | 4:12 | KNOBLAUCH, Tom
| | 5:42 | KRIMMEL, Max
| | 3:29 | NEWTON, Gerry
| | 4:21 | PARRY, Diana
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| A Wintry Start to the Populaires!
This populaire is new this year, and the earliest populaire or brevet ever. Thanks to Tom Foss for leading this populaire. Tom writes:
Sunny and cold weather greeted riders on an Easter Sunday, and the typical March snowfall the night before delayed the start of the populaire by 30 minutes. There were several new randonneurs including a first time father and son team of Scott and Drew Christopher; Scott is the new Outreach Coordinator for Bicycle Colorado. Despite the overnight snowfall the roads were clean and mostly dry. The only hazard was the ever present sand drift on the Carter Lake road that had become a mud pit with the over night precipitation.
- Tom Foss
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