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4th Annual Platteville Time Trials

XC Time Trials

April 18th Saturday:

Registration for XC races opens at 9 AM. The Beginner/Sport race will start at 11 AM with riders starting in 30 sec intervals and completing one lap. Comp/Expert races start at 1 PM with racers starting in 30 second intervals and completing 2 laps. At approximately 4 PM there will be awards and final results will be posted.

Course: The XC course is approximately a >7 mile loop with a mix of 70% single track and 30% double track the course consists of 2 creek crossings fast downhills good climbs and challenging sections of rock and root gardens with intermixed open sections of fast hard pack. Approximately finish times for one lap are 35-45 min.

Classes: Each event will have a male and female beginner/sport class and a male and female comp/expert class.

Fees: $15 dollars for the race. Any proceeds from this event will go to the UWP cycling club. There will be as many prizes as we can find for riders.

Registration: Registration for events will begin at 9 AM and close 15 min prior to event no exceptions, no preregistration.

Other notes: All riders are required to have helmets. Pre riding will be open on Friday.

Camping: Camping will be allowed around the race site. Remember: take out what you take in and leave it like it was.

Directions: From US 151 Take US 80 West into Platteville. At second stop lights, “by subway”, continue left on US 80, which will also be E Pine St. You will then reach a set of stop lights, at which time you will take a right and continue on US 80 also know as Chestnut street. At the next stoplight stop take a left on W Main St., “you will drive by the Platteville campus”. This road turns into County Hwy B follow it for approximately 9 miles then take a right on Red Dog Rd, Follow Red Dog road for about 1.9 miles and you will see signs for the race site on the left. From Lancaster travel south on US 61 for about 9 miles then bear left onto County B for about 3 miles. Take a left on Red dog road and the race site will be 1.9 miles on the left side or the road.

Contact: manternachb@uwplatt.edu Blog: http://uwpcycling.blogspot.com/

Final Word: Do you ride to win or ride to have fun? We at UWP cycling ride for the latter. We have been working hard at this event and there is tons of enthusiasm and support for it. We are planning on having a good time and we want you and your buddies to come and have a good time with us. So please come join us April 18th and help make this event a success. Look for course information and race updates at our blog or contact Byron at manternachb@uwplatt.edu. Thanks for the support and we hope to see you there!

PS I have a pdf but I can't seem to upload it to site. Will try later.

Spring Road Schedule '09

1. Feb 28th/Mar 1st - Murray State
2. March 7th/8th - Depauw
3. March 21st/22nd - Notre Dame
4. March 28th/29th - Michigan State/Michigan
5. April 4th/5th - Purdue/Marian
6. April 18th/19th - UW-Madison/Milwaukee
7. April 25th/26th - Ohio State (Regionals)

Photos from the Dirt Jam

Photos from the Dirt Jam

Photos from the Dirt Jam

Photos from the Dirt Jam

Results for the 3rd Annual Dirt Jam

XC Expert
Place	Name	1st lap	final time
1	Carlos Haeckel	36:12	75:11
2	Marciej Norwak	39:07	81:40
3	Tim Ingram	40:35	82:45
4	Mike Billmeier	45:36	93:26
5	Abby Strigel	45:37	94:40
6	Andrew Iguagiale	46:37	94:48
7	Ned Gall	47:30	98:18
8	Joe Nolan	48:36	106:06
9	Paul Manke	62:54	128
XC Sport
Place	Name	Time
1	Eric Fossell	50:02
2	Jarrod Kerkhoff	50:42
3	Dustin Quade	52:25
4	Jason Lindenberg	55:41
5	Eric Johnston	58:30
6	Ben Henderson	62:20
7	Brett Schmidt	64:50
8	Molly Dolter	81:00
9	Ron Kubala	47:55*
10	Eric Doro	DNF
DS Expert
Name	Run 1	Run 2	Place
Dan Hager	45.6	45.6
Mik Novak	41.7	41.9	2nd
Galvin Nator	44.9	44.1
Jamie Bourgo	50.4	50.7
Nilbert Hempel	43.4	45.9	3rd
Ryan Roeser	41.2	42.3	1st
Robert Castro	44.2	1:20
Sam Wilson	45.6	44.9
Jason	45.37	45.1
DS Sport
Name	Run 1	Run 2	Place
Andrew Iguagiule	47	47.5	2nd
Will Dury	49.32	48.5
Pat Luce	53	51.5
Dave Webb	50.9	50.3
Dan S	50.8	45.9	1st
Jon Bessa	47.7	47.4	3rd
JP	53.5	51.6
DH Expert
Name	Run 1	Run 2	Place
Jason Lindenberg	1:32.05	1:55
Dan Hager	2:09	1:59
Nick Mattinen		1:37
Brandon Martirnel	1:36.44	1:37.5
Brad Miller	1:35	1:39.4
Mike Novak	1:25	1:23	1st
Gavin Nator	1:51
Jamie Bourgo	2:30
Norbbert Hempel	1:42	1:33
Ryan Roeser	1:30	1:42
Steve Peat	1:28	1:30	3rd
Jermy Burkart	2:47	1:47
Robert Castro	1:27	1:35.8	2nd
DH Sport
Name	Run 1	Run 2	Place
Will Duray	2:12.08	1:56
Pat	2:53
Dan Sochacki	1:41	1:43	3rd
Dan Sikorski	2:06	2:19
Mike Billmeier	1:36	1:42	1st
Jon Bessa	3:31	2:15
Zack Dlobik	1:39	1:45.3	2nd
Joe Kiubsack	2:09	2:18
Arron Boe	1:57	2:03

Race is Still On!

Thats right, rain or shine we're still racing! But with the rain that we've received yesterday the course will be pretty slick and muddy. So just take care out there.

Spring Time Trials Flyer

3^rd Annual Platteville Time Trials

XC Time Trials

DS, DH, Dirt Jam

Saturday and Sunday April 19^th 20^th

Saturday: Registration for XC races opens at 9 AM. The Beginner/Sport race will start at 11 AM with riders starting in 30 sec intervals an completing one lap. Comp/Expert races start at 1 PM with racers starting in 30 second intervals and completing 2 laps. At 4 PM there will be awards and final results will be posted.

Sunday: Registration for DH and DS opens at 9 AM. DH races begin at 11 AM with riders starting in 1 min intervals and having a chance at two timed laps, best lap time will be scored. The Slalom race will begin at 2PM with riders starting in 1 minute intervals and having two chances for the fastest lap. At 4 PM there will be awards and final results will be posted.

Course: The DH course will consist of rocks, jumps, drops, bridges, birms and other obstacles. The DS course will consist of a groomed DS course with birms, step ups, step downs, rollers, and other obstacles. The XC course is aprox a >7 mile loop with a mix of 70% single track and 30% double track the course consists of 2 creek crossings fast downhills good climbs and challenging sections of rock and root gardens with intermixed open sections of fast hard pack. Aprox finish times for one lap are 35-45 min.

Classes: Each event will have a male and female beginner/sport class and a male and female comp/expert class.

Fees: $15 dollars for one race $25 dollars for two or $30 dollars for all three. Any proceeds from this event will go to the UWP cycling club. There will be as many prizes as we can find for riders.

Registration: Registration for events will begin at 9 AM and close 15 min prior to event no exceptions, no preregistration.

Other notes: All riders are required to have helmets. Pre riding will be open on Fri for DH, DS, and XC. DH/DS preriding will also be available on Saturday after 4 PM. Because of DH, DS, and XC courses crossing one another please be cautious and respect other riders when preriding. All those preriding are required to have a number plate on their bike.

Camping: Camping will be allowed around the race site. Remember: take out what you take in and leave it like it was.

Directions: From US 151 Take US 80 West into Platteville. At second stop lights, “by subway”, continue left on US 80, which will also be E Pine St. You will then reach a set of stop lights, at which time you will take a right and continue on US 80 also know as Chestnut street. At the next stoplight stop take a left on W Main St., “you will drive by the Platteville campus”. This road turns into County Hwy B follow it for aprox 9 miles then take a right on Red Dog Rd, Follow Red Dog road for about 1.9 miles and you will see signs for the race site on the left. From Lancaster travel south on US 61 for about 9 miles then bear left onto County B for about 3 miles. Take a left on Red dog road and the race site will be 1.9 miles on the left side or the road.

Contact: bmanternach@uwplatt.edu Web: www.uwplatt.edu/org/uwpcycling/

Blog: http://uwpcycling.blogspot.com/

Final Word: Do you ride to win or ride to have fun? We at UWP cycling ride for the latter. We have been working hard at this event and there is tons of enthusiasm and support for it. We are planning on having a good time and we want you and your buddies to come and have a good time with us. So please come join us April 19^th and 20^th rain, shine, or snow, and help make this event a success. Thanks for the support and we hope to see you there!