Wisconsin Off-Road Series opens a litte later than planned
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Cole House (Cashcall Cycling Team / 616) takes an early lead(Image credit: Extreme Photography)
Brian Matter (RACC/Trek) gains control of the lead (Image credit: Extreme Photography)
House overtaking Tristen Schouten (Rolf Prima Wheels) to secure first place(Image credit: Extreme Photography)
Abby Strigel (Honey Stinger/ Bontrager) dealing with heat in the front of the pack(Image credit: Extreme Photography)
Cooper Dendel (Boarder Grill) giving chase to Abby Strigel in a good show of speed(Image credit: Extreme Photography)
Lindesy Kriete (Velo Trocadero) moving up to 3rd position(Image credit: Extreme Photography)
Lisa Krayer (Adventure 212/Specialized) hanging on to the 4th spot(Image credit: Extreme Photography)
The Subaru-sponsored Wisconsin Off Road Series (WORS) returned this past Sunday with the first race of the 2013 season, the Iola Bump and Jump. After an extra long Wisconsin winter, racers were overwhelmed with a hot and sunny season opener. Iola, Wisconsin played host once again to the WORS series opener and reminded participants what a cross country mountain bike race feels like.
Abby Strigel (Honey Stinger/ Bontrager) was the first of the elite women's racers to finish. And she did so with a gap of almost two minutes over Cooper Dendel (Boarder Grill). Dendel, a first year pro, gave Abby Strigel a run for her money by not only keeping up with her most of the race but also gapping her at one point. Strigel is a very fierce competitor that rarely lets others get away from her.
While Strigel worked at reeling in Dendel, there was another battle behind them between Lisa Krayer (Adventure 212/Specialized) and Lindsey Kriete (Velo Trocadero). Kriete dealt with the heat to push ahead of Krayer for a third place finish while Krayer took the fourth spot.
In the men's race, Cole House (Cashcall Cycling Team / 616) rocketed his way to a huge lead within the first two miles of the first lap. House extended his gap within the first few laps. He admits that "riding alone isn't very fun" and knew that the pack would likely catch him. But he did wager that his lead would exhaust the elite field as they tried to close the gap.
The rest of the pack included two previous WORS overall champions Brian Matter (RACC/Trek) and Tristen Schouten (Rolf Prima Wheels).After saving up some energy, Matter moved his way up from eighth to second while Schouten moved up to 3rd. They formed a break away group that eventually caught Cole House. Matter put the pressure on House and took the lead for a while in the fourth of the five-lap event. But House was not going to let his lead be taken from him and he moved the gap back in his favor through the singletrack. Matter took second in the overall. Third place finisher Tristen Schouten said he was off to a slower start to this season than in years past. But with many Wisconsin racers having a rough spring for training, this did not put Schouten in a bad spot overall. Even with what he considered a slower pace, he was able to hang on to a spot on the podium.
This was the first time in the last few years that the Iola Bump and Jump was blessed with warm weather. This is partially due to the fact that the race had been postponed because of snow on the course near the original scheduled date. The reschedule gave the racers more time to prepare and gave Wisconsin a chance to bring on the high temperatures and humidity that summers here are famous for.
The next scheduled event on the WORS calendar is the Crystal Lake Classic held in Rhinelander, Wisconsin on May 26, 2013.
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Full Results
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Elite men
#
Rider Name (Country) Team
Result
1
Cole House (Cashcall Cycling Team / 616)
1:37:51
2
Brian Matter (RACC / TREK)
0:00:09
3
Tristan Schouten (Rolf Prima Wheels)
0:02:08
4
Corey Stelljes (RACC- Gear Grinder)
0:02:23
5
Darrin Braun (Adventure 212/Specialized)
0:05:04
6
Paul Mumford (Roscoe VillageBikes)
0:05:17
7
Kevin McConnell (Mercy-Specialized)
0:05:52
8
Justin Piontek (Titletown Flyers)
0:06:45
9
Chris Peariso (Adventure212/Specialized)
0:07:55
10
Tyler Gauthier (Border Grill - Quick Stop)
0:07:55
11
Ryan Krayer (Adventure212/Specialized)
0:07:56
12
Tyler Jenema (KUHL RACING)
0:08:26
13
Isaac Neff (5 Nines)
0:08:44
14
Ray Nelson (Treadhead Cycling)
0:09:04
15
Michael Michetti
0:09:45
16
Rick Mezo (Rbikes.com/Diagrind)
0:10:04
17
Tim Racette (KS Energy Services/Team Wiscon)
0:10:07
18
Ted Hanes (Fond du Lac Cyclery)
0:11:32
19
Matt Silvia (Roscoe VillageBikes p/b Virtu)
0:11:38
20
Brad Auen (Flatwater Cycling)
0:11:51
21
Mike Budd (Team Wheel & Sprocket)
0:12:22
22
Michael Dutczak (South Chicago Wheelmen)
0:12:37
23
Trevor Olson (Team 360)
0:12:40
24
Gabriel Ion (Treadhead Cycling)
0:12:43
25
Bill Nigh (Team Pedal Moraine)
0:13:11
26
Chad Sova (Momentum Endurance)
0:13:27
27
Nathan Guerra (Vision Pro Cycling)
0:13:44
28
Jw Miller (Erik's Bikes and Boards)
0:13:44
29
Colby Lash (Chocolay Ace)
0:13:47
30
William Hausdoerffer (Team Wisconsin/ KS Energy)
0:14:11
31
Joseph Maloney (KS Energy Services / Team Wisc)
0:14:24
32
David Bender (JVC/Michael's Cycle)
0:14:28
33
Ryan Kleimenhagen
0:16:03
34
Michael Humpal (Specialized Regional)
0:16:09
35
Scott Neperud (Magnus)
0:16:09
36
Kurt Schwiesow (TowerClockEye/PedalNPaddle)
0:16:53
37
John Shull
0:16:56
38
Vincent Steger (Erik's Bikes and Boards)
0:16:57
39
Kyle Warras (EXPO Racing)
0:17:02
40
Nicholas Holzem (Sprocketz BikeShop)
0:17:26
41
Bryan Frazier (Adventure 212/Specialized)
0:17:39
42
Kyle Russ
0:17:52
43
Noah Marcus (Greenstreet Velo)
0:19:30
44
Bill Street (Kuhl/RockyMountain/Velocity)
0:19:44
45
Ben Schreiber (Team Fond du Lac Cyclery)
0:19:47
46
Myles Beach (Adventure 212/Specialized)
0:20:31
47
John Wypiszinski (Titletown Flyers)
0:20:33
48
Tim Jennings (Element Mobile/ Brings)
0:21:44
49
Tony Wagner (Sheboygan Bicycle Co.)
0:21:57
50
James Ye (Tuxedo Thunder)
0:21:58
51
David Poulton (Activator)
0:22:08
52
Tyson Schwiesow (TowerClockEye/PedalNPaddle)
0:22:45
53
Michael Anderson (Schwag)
0:22:53
54
Jason Gosse (Anybody's Bikeshop)
0:23:37
55
Jimmy Toombs (Erik's Bike and Boards)
0:23:48
56
Steve Schafer (Village-Verdigris Cycling Team)
0:23:59
57
Cory Samz (Heavy Pedal Velo Club)
0:24:39
58
John Lirette (Sheboygan Bicycle Company)
0:26:13
59
Scott Spoo (Wannabee Racing)
0:26:13
60
Karl Tillman (Team 360 / LAXVelo)
0:27:19
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Elite women
#
Rider Name (Country) Team
Result
1
Abigail Strigel (Honey Stinger / Bontrager)
1:35:45
2
Cooper Dendel (Boarder Grill)
0:01:50
3
Lindsey Kriete (Velo Trocadero)
0:02:28
4
Lisa Krayer (Adventure 212/Specialized)
0:04:32
5
Andrea Matter (RACC)
0:06:34
6
Lori Sable (Team 65? / W&S)
0:08:08
7
Michelle Peariso (Adventure212/Specialized)
0:09:23
8
Sarah Agena (Twin 6)
0:12:06
9
Leia Schneeberger (Magnus)
0:14:10
10
Laura Andrews (Angrey Monkeys)
0:17:39
11
Evelyn Johnson (2 Rivers)
0:22:54
12
April Dombrowski (SixFifty/Wheel& Sprocket)
0:25:23
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Cat. 1 Junior men
#
Rider Name (Country) Team
Result
1
Pete Karinen (Midwest Devo)
1:25:17
2
Ian Haupt (My Wife Inc)
0:05:13
3
Parker McColl (Midwest Devo)
0:10:20
4
Andrew Senderhauf (Wheel and Sprocket)
0:11:12
5
Collin Kytta (Border Grill Racing)
0:11:15
6
Jared Karinen (Midwest Devo)
0:13:52
7
Connor McColl (Midwest Devo)
0:16:10
8
Mitchell Bratz (Sprocketz BikeShop)
0:17:29
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Cat. 1 Junior women
#
Rider Name (Country) Team
Result
1
Corrie Osborne (Team Extreme)
1:21:56
2
Rachael .Jensen (RACC p/b Geargrinder)
0:02:22
3
Emily Shull (MidWest Devo)
0:15:26
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Cat. 1/2 Men open
#
Rider Name (Country) Team
Result
1
Jereme Noffke
1:31:54
2
Timothy Willcox (Magnus)
0:01:36
3
Rodney Moon (Bikes Limited)
0:03:52
4
Steven Schaefer
0:06:31
5
Russell Bernard (Chain ReactionCyclery)
0:06:40
6
Jeff Steckbauer (Rib Mnt Cycles)
0:07:11
7
Steve Jeske (Pedal Moraine)
0:09:57
8
Gregory Taylor (Gregory TaylorMassage)
0:09:58
9
Travis Held (Wide open spaces)
0:10:30
10
Jesse Jaehnig (Bikes Limited)
0:15:37
11
Marty Leum (Bikes Limited/Scenic Concepts)
0:16:47
12
Travis Johnson (Heavy Pedal Velo Club)
0:17:59
13
Brian Benson (Bikes LTD / Scenic Concepts)
0:19:36
14
Jonathan Lavelle (OTR)
0:19:38
15
Matthew Prest (HTFU Racing)
0:24:31
16
Aaron Fleming (Kegels Bikes)
0:24:40
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Cat. 1/2 Men open fat bike
#
Rider Name (Country) Team
Result
1
Shane Veldhuizen (Schwag/38 Frameworks)
1:13:53
2
Butch Welke (Treadhead Cycling)
0:00:21
3
Nathan Long (OTR)
0:01:12
4
Marcus Steele (Titletown Flyers)
0:06:33
5
Joel Patenaude (Silent Sports)
0:06:49
6
George Kapitz (Broken Spoke Cycling Team)
0:08:26
7
Dwight Ingalls (Vision)
0:10:03
8
Terry Prewitt (Attitude Sports)
0:11:32
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Cat. 1/2 Women
#
Rider Name (Country) Team
Result
1
Alison Reitter (Magnus)
1:16:17
2
Jeanne Hornak (Wheel & Sprocket Vision)
0:01:43
3
Mary Hable (Alterra)
0:05:44
4
Karlene Olson (Team 360)
0:06:28
5
Margaret Robinson (University of Wisconsin--Madis)