In the unedited words of Diablo Scot Rajsich: "9/8/2019 - Ironman Wisconsin (ie IMmooo - you need to say "Moo" at the 1st turn of the swim). A Full Ironman is 2.4 miles Swim, 112 miles Bike, and 26.2 miles Run and must complete in 17 hours or less. Weather conditions: mid 50's to low 60's with rain on bike and run - east wind 10+ Mph Swim: met Goal of 1 hour 19 minutes (goal was 1:20) - waves were 2-3 foot and were not the easiest Bike: decided to not "hammer" to save legs for the run - probably a mistake since legs were not there on run anyway.. Bento Box with tubes and CO2 opened twice over a set of tracks until I taped shut... cost me some time. Could never get warm and was having GI issues (had to stop 2x at porta-potty - TMI) Garmin had ~5,000 feet of climb - Avg. was just over 17.41mph for 112 miles... Goal was 18.5 mph - last 5 miles were into a headwind and raining... fun fun Run: just say cold, cramping, GI Issues, Puking made it miserable... worst Marathon Time I have had ever had. It was a 5-hour 41-minute adventure - Goal was 4:35... Walk/Run last 5 miles in the pouring rain in the dark... Mental Toughness in full mode to finish... but never did I think I would not. It is great to keep saying to yourself.. "one foot in front of the other and having fun "singing in the rain" Thanks to my wife, and friends who endured the weather the whole day to be at the finish line... Overall did in 13 hours 49 min.. placing 53 out of 122 in age group and 1,028 out of 2,461 who signed up... Worst Finishing Time for me, but I am a 4x Ironman... 2020 will be a get body healthy again and will not do a Full Ironman.. 2021?? One for the thumb (maybe)." Thanks to all of our sponsors: The Recyclist Bicycle Co. https://www.recyclist.com/ Potrykus Family Dentistry https://www.potrykusfamilydentistry.com/ Water Right ‘s Clean Water Center https://www.cleanwatercenter.com/ The Weatherneck https://theweatherneck.com/ Parts Depot http://www2.depotparts.com/ JNB Parts https://www.ebay.com/str/jnbpartswi Club Tavern http://www.clubtavern.net/ Lester Electric http://lesterelectricinc.com Reinl Accounting http://www.reinlaccounting.com/ Pirelli https://www.pirelli.com EVOC https://www.evocusa.com/ Muc-Off https://us.muc-off.com/   - Jabitz
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Sunday, September 8th
Milwaukee, WI https://www.wicxseries.com/schedule-1 https://www.facebook.com/events/1100309480167780/ https://legacy.usacycling.org/results/?permit=2019-2695 Masters 50+ Category 1/2/3: Brent Rohrs Saturday, September 7, 2019 Manitowoc, WI www.facebook.com/flyoversilvercreek/ The 2019 Wisconsin Cyclocross Series www.wicxseries.com/ has begun! Here are the Diablo's that raced, with top five finishes noted: legacy.usacycling.org/results/?permit=2019-2544 Elite Category 3/4: Michael Sullivan Adam Koenig Masters 35+ Category 1/2/3: Brian Davis – 4th Adam Koenig Masters 50+ Category 1/2/3: John Robertson John Lichtenberg Masters 50+ Category 4/5: Mark Framness Brain Davis raced it (like you can) and created a pretty slick video. Watch it below, share, and subscribe! Where was Jeff Abitz? He was attending his son's football game. "As a senior starting Defensive Tackle at UW La crosse, this is his last season to play the game. Priorities. I'll show up for a few Sunday races and State Championships. Next year I will be back for a full season".  - Jabitz
 Just when you though summer was over and cross finally arrived, the Gateway Cup in St. Louis reminded us all that road racing is still alive and kicking.
 As the only Diablo triathlete, Scot Rasich returned to Traverse City, to once again represent Diablo Cycling as the team’s only triathlete. The commitment to train in the three disciplines of swimming, running, and cycling makes Scot a unique and appreciated asset to Diablo Cycling and our sponsors. In Scot’s words: “I would recommend for all to do TC...it was great. I haven't done as many races this year and with IMmooo (Ironman WI) two weeks away, I wanted to treat this as a long training day, with the only expectation to finish in sub 6 hours. This was the most relaxed I have ever been before a race. Weather was 50 to mid 70’s…perfect. Water was 69 degrees with little waves. Wind was less than 8 mph. 1.2 Mile SWIM: 36 Min - avg. 1:53/100 yards 56 Mile BIKE: 02:47:13 - avg. 20.09 mph 2,500 feet of climb over 56 miles with alot of slow uphills and fast downhills. It was just like I planned as a training day for the upcoming IMMoo course. The pro women winner averaged 22 mph. 13 Mile RUN: 02:04:10 - avg. 9:28 minute miles. I tripped on a wooden plank and fell into a guard railing, landing on my left, upper ribs. That knocked the wind out of me. The great thing about Triathletes is a couple stopped to see how I was. I said “good enough” and started to run. Overall: 5:36 got me an 18th in age out of 132 (Top 13%). 390th out of 2,300 overall. Not too bad for a training day.  On Sunday, September 8th, Scot wil compete in yet another Ironman Wisconsin. www.ironman.com/triathlon/events/americas/ironman/wisconsin.aspx#/axzz5yNdasWiB - Jabitz
 It was a banner day for Diablo Cycling at this year's edition of Race the Lake. Everyone walked away with their skin intact (for the most part, but definitely better than last year) and some even walked away with podiums and sweet, sweet cash prizes. Here's how the racers in Wave 1 fared:
Those results were powered by awesome teamwork, as the Diablos were the best represented team! For a recap of the race, Check out Brian's recap video and subscribe to his YouTube channel: Of course, many other Diablo's participated in the event, which Brian describes as an "88 mile individual time trial." The full results can be found here, but one other rider who did not "race" stands out, and he is none other than the mythical Jabitz. As training for the upcoming Marji Gesick 200, he did Race the Lake on his fat bike and won the category!  An amazing day all around and a special shout out to The Recyclist Bicycle Company and our other sponsors for helping with rider support and bottle exchanges. For more photos (credit to Shawn Nelson, Jeff Abitz, and Mark Framness for this post, respectively) and commentary on the event, join the Diablo Cycling Facebook Group. 
 Cat 3 (Citizen) Female
11 to 14: Macy Lester – 1st, 1st overall! Cat 3 (Citizen) Male Gabriel Rogaczewski – 3rd Hunter Lester – 4th Samuel Dipiazza – 5th Cat 2 (Sport) Female 40 to 49: Sally Lester Cat 2 (Sport) Male 13 to 14: Andrew Dipiazza Cat 1 (Elite) Junior Male 17 to 18: Ethan Janssen  August 10, 2019 Reforestation Camp, Suamico, WI wors.org/schedule/reforestation-ramble Hosted by the Ashwaubenon Nordic Ski Team (ANST) Junior (14 and under) Female
11 to 12: Kylie Lester- 2nd, 2nd overall Junior (14 and under) Male 9 to 10: Vincent Dipiazza –2nd 11 to 12: Ethan Potrykus Cat 3 (Citizen) Female 11 to 14: Macy Lester – 1st, 1st overall! Cat 3 (Citizen) Male Andrew Dipiazza – 3rd Samuel Dipiazza – 1st, 10th overall Hunter Lester Cat 2 (Sport) Female 40 to 49: Sally Lester – 5th Cat 2 (Comp) 40 to 44: Brian Davis – 4th 45 to 49: Greg Cullen – 1st, 3rd overall 50 to 54: Jeff Abitz – 4th Open Singlespeed Brent Rohrs – 1st, 1st overall  If you find yourself competing in anything with the word "Nationals" in the title, you can be assured that you're in the highest echelon of talent. In early August, the ultra-talented Andy Webb and Jon Lester traveled to Colorado Springs to compete in the 2019 USA Cycling Masters Road Nationals races and they returned with some hardware!  Jon Lester placed third in the time trial for 40-44 age category with a time of 51:01.11! Equally as impressive is how close the podium was, as first place finished in 50:35.17 and fifth was 52:51.72. Andy finished 14th in his race of truth with a time of 58:02:52. To summarize how deep they went to crush a nearly hour-long effort, both were feel the effects the following day and did not finish the road race. That doesn't tell the whole story, though, as Jon made some valiant moves to bridge before finally running out of gas.  Whereas Jon's specialty is long, steady efforts, Andy excels at punchy crit racing.
He finished 21st out of the 35 riders who crossed the finish line, which was the 6th highest placing for a Cat 2 rider. Jon was happy with his bronze, so he rode gravel instead. The laid-back nature of riding crushed stone is much more appealing than the maniacal antics of criteriums, anyways. Hats (or caps, but definitely not helmets) go off to both gentleman for representing Diablo Cycling and all the wonderful sponsors who support the team!
Ethan Janssen, Sam and Andrew Dipiazza, journeyed north the U.P., to race their mountain bikes at the “birthplace” of iron ore in Michigan. Here is how they did, there hey: Hard Rock 48 miles from Negaunee to Ishpeming MI
Soft Rock 28 Miles from Negaunee to Marquette MI
- Jabitz
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