Kent Park Spring Classic

The Hilly RATS TT will be tonight May 31 at 6:30 pm. Registration is at 6:00. Take the Tiffin exit (#237) off I80 and go south to Garfield St. park along the shoulder. Distance is 25k. Cost is $13. Pies, beer and baked goods for awards.
contact Conn Day with questions 319-573-1011 or 319-848-9066

Thursday evening was cool and stormy with temps in the 50s and a brisk SW wind, and the riders came flying across the finish line to post good times.

May 24, 2007
Results

Cat Winners:

Overall: Dan Shaffer 34:51
Cat 2: Sean Walker 2 35:01
Cat 4: Conn Day 36:33
Cat 5: Mark Wyatt 43:15
50+ : Dan Shaffer 34:51
Women: Karen Stierler 41:11

Conn Day (4) 36:33
Barry Carter (50+) 37:23
Karen Stierler (W) 41:11
Ed LaGrange (50+) 39:18
Gary McNabb (4) 37:37
Sean Walker (2) 35:01
Mark Sorenson (4) 37:30
Mark Wyatt (5) 43:15
Shane Ellickson (4) 41:19
Daniela Williams (W) 42:53
Sabine Amoriell (W) 46:47
Dan Shaffer (50+) 34:51

Thanks.
Ruth Halterman

It seems there were a few problems with the last layout loading correctly, I changed things around a bit and it seems to be back up.

The Flat RATS TT will be Thursday night at 6:30. Registration is at 6:00 Take County Rd. F52 (Black Diamond Rd.) off Hwy 1 and go to the first right. Park along the shoulder. Cost is $13. Distance is 25k.
Contact Conn Day with questions. 319-848-9066

Attn. Bees: the uniforms are in and will be available to pick up at the race.

The second Tech Tack Teicher (sponsored by Two Bee Racing) started out on a sunny morning with temps in the 60s and a brisk SSW wind.
The race started out at a quick pace with Gary McNabb pulling away from the pack for an early lead. The group split early. With a great effort by John Adamson, the second group bridged back with the lead group. This lasted until some serious hills in Cosgrove permanently split up the peleton. Gary was eventually reeled in by the group with Josh Madsen bridging up. Ryan Jacobsen then took the lead, during which there were several attacks. Josh Madsen went after Ryan with Sean Walker in pursuit and left the pack behind. When Sean caught them, he made his move and took the lead to the finish line for the win, with Ryan Jacobsen coming in second and Josh Madsen a close third. Great job, racers!

A special thanks to Bike Tech members for their great showing.

Results:

1. Sean Walker (2)
2. Ryan Jacobsen (3)
3. Josh Madsen (3)
4. Ian Robinson (3)
5. John Adamson (60+)
6. Todd Black (40+)
7. Mike Edwards (4)
8. Mark Sorenson (40+)
9. Steve DeLong (4)
10.Gary McNabb (4)
11.Lyle Lichty (50+)
12.Conn Day (4)
13.Tim Boller (50+)
14.Ron Howell (50+)
15.Bryan Stow (5)
16.Chris Congdon(4)
17.Rob Huffman (4)
18.Mike Johnson (4)
19.Shane Ellickson (4)
20.Ed LaGrange (60+)
21.Katherine Porter (W)
DNF Carry Fry (W)

Cat Winners:

Cat 2: Sean Walker
Cat 3: Ryan Jacobson
Cat 4: Mike Edwards
Cat 5: Bryan Stow
40+ : Todd Black
50+ : Lyle Lichty
60+ : John Adamson
Women: Katherine Porter

Thanks!
Ruth Halterman

For those of you who ordered Two Bee clothing, the jerseys and shorts were shipping out today. They should arrive early next week. With shipping and handling the bib shorts are $84 and the jerseys are $89. We will bring them out to the races. Please make checks to Bridget Day.

I’ll be reseting the jersey order page as soon as there all sorted out.

The 2nd Tech, Tack, Teicher RR will be this Sat. May 19 at 8:00 am. Registration is at 7:15 at the Hummer Trucking parking lot. Take exit #225 off I80 and go south to the first stop sign and turn right. Park in the Hummer Trucking parking lot. Distance is 27.5 miles. Cost is $13. Usual beer, pies and baked goods for awards.
Contact Conn Day with questions. 319-848-9066 or 319-573-1011

I am asking for some help from people attending the Two Bee events. With the world moving faster every year and urban sprawl leaving less country roads available, we are having more incidents of complaints to the sheriff from angry motorists. All I ask is to share the road with the cars. Please stop clustering up several wide into the road at the starts of the TT’s. If warming up or cooling down with someone, please go single file when a car approaches. For everyone’s sake please don’t ride in the middle of your lane or cut tangents during the TT. Our Thursday night series has a wicked sunset to drive into and with bikers going in both directions this it could become a very dangerous situation. 3 or 4 feet from the edge should be your limit. The farmers even get over as far as possible or they too could take up the whole road.

Please don’t misunderstand, I greatly appreciate everyone who comes out and love to see you, but if this is asking too much perhaps an event on a closed course may be a better event for you. Riders who ride down the middle of the road during a TT often force a passing car into the path of a returning rider. Riders who continue to ride down the middle of the road during these events face disqualification. I say this in the name of safety and not getting kicked off the courses. We have already lost courses in Swisher and North Liberty and convenience is part of what we are trying to offer. I don’t want to be the middleman in a range war between the motorists and the bikers.

The second Lisbon TT will be Sat. May 12 at 8:00 am. Registration and start is on the corner of Hwy 1 and F14.
This is 11.2 miles north of I80 on hwy 1 or 6.4 miles south of hwy 30. Park along the shoulder of F14.
Cost is $13. Usual beer, pies and baked goods for awards.
Course is out and back, 22 miles total.
Contact Conn with questions. 319-848-9066

The Flat RATS TT will be Thursday night at 6:30 pm. Registration is at 6:00. Take county road F52 (Black Diamond Rd) off hwy 1 and go about 1/2 mile down to the first right. Park along the shoulder. Race is 25k. Cost is $13. There is also a open division for standard non-aero bikes. The breakaway award has been won by Peter Sharis and Jeff Barnes so far.
Contact Conn with questions. 319-848-9066 or 319-573-1011