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Red Jacket - BlueSky Health Winnin' De Hardware Mon
John Gershenson, May 26, 2008 |
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Nine Red Jacket
- BlueSky Health racers were among a crew of about a
dozen that headed down to Rhinelander, Wisconsin for
the RASTA Rally. Leaving from The Bike Shop in a cold
drizzle, we got to Rhinelander (early) in time to see
the mercury begin its climb to about 75. The course
there is nearly entirely singletrack after the first
1.5 miles - a mix of roots, dips, and small rocks we
refer to as Kleinville. The team was impressive. No
one had more than 3 days of single track under their
belt with over half having zero days on anything remotely
technical. Despite that, the team walked away with four
podium finishes and four of the top 15 overall spots.
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Left:
Racers roll out in Rhinelander, mon; Right: Ryan Labar
digs in
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Mark Klein finished
fifth overall and second in 20-29 and Heather Wright
finished second overall for women. Other place winners
were Pat Szubielak (second in 50-59) and John Gershenson
(first in 40-49). Ryan Labar finished seventh overall
and Caleb Wendel finished 12th overall. Of special note,
was a real break out performance by Brett Hamlin who,
after shedding over a pound with some new wheels, cruised
to a sixth place in the 30-39 class. For future reference,
when your bike shop tells you to ride your full suspension
bike in this race, listen and there's no place to drink
so don't bother with the water bottles. Other news from
the race: Annie Klein also came in fifth overall in
the sport women (isn't that cute, Mark and Annie both
came in fifth) and first in her age group and Lisa Spreitzer
(Ryan's better half and sixth overall in expert women)
made the cover shot on the web page. Next week will
see the team in some varied action at WORS and MCPS,
as the team "prepares" for the Chaindrive.
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Pat
Szubielak, Heather Wright, John Gershenson, and Mark
Klein bringing home the hardware.
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