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First "team roadtrip"
race of the year:
WORS #1 Iola Bump and Jump
John
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Ten members of
the Red Jacket-BlueSky Health Cycling Team were among
a 17 person/1 dog contingent that road tripped to the
first WORS race in Iola, Wisconsin. The Iola Bump and
Jump (at the ski jumping hill and winter sports complex
in Iola) proved a great beginning of the season warmup
for the team. The course was fast with some good power
climbing, but lots of big chainring riding.
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Leaving from The
Bike Shop after a day of snow (on May 3!), we were all
happy to see the sun come out as we hit the Wisconsin
line. Many of us spent the night in Wausau at Mrs. Klein's
beautiful house on the lake (thanks Jan). After a nice
breakfast, and inspired by videos in Brett's family
van, the team headed to the course. The place was packed
with about 700 participants in warm, windy weather for
the first of the largest mtb race series in the US.
We all made a home under the new "The Bike Shop" tent,
inviting all Keweenaw riders to join us.
The team, thanks to pre-race tune ups by Steve and Caleb,
was completely mechanical-free for the race. Our only
excuse was wet trails and cold and snow back in Houghton
- we are pretty pastey white. For a first race, we were
just starting to get the bottle handoff system going.
Once the new bottles come in (and especially the kits),
this will be much smoother.
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On to the results:
Terry "bugs in his teeth from smiling too much" Kinzel
- 8th in Citizen 50-59 men
"Downhill" Diane Ursu - 2nd in Sport 30-39 women
Tammi "better half" Lehto - 4th in Sport 30-39 women
Brett "pimped out minivan drivin'" Hamlin - 21st in
Sport 35-39 men
Chris "the other half" Lehto - 16th in Sport 40-44 men
John "sandbagger" Gershenson - 2nd in Sport 40-44 men
Caleb "see you Sunday night Steve" Wendel - 12th in
Comp 25-29 men
Mark "my mom rocks, and Sophie's cute too" Klein - 9th
in Comp 25-29 men
Chris "43rd among all elite racers!" Schmidt - 7th in
Expert 40+ men
It sounds like the next races for the team will be (in
various pieces of the team) - Tour da Keweenaw, Cable
Area Off-road Classic, Treadfest (WORS), 12 Hours of
Addison Oaks, or 12 Hours of Gears. Check out the event
calendar
for details.
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