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A few Diablos stayed off the dirt and took advantage of back-to-back weekends of road races in Palmyra.
The Lake Area Physical Therapy (LAPT) Team hosted a race on May 19, while VeloCause Centraal Cycling took the honors on May 26. Here's how the Diablo riders fared:
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Fast man Brent Williams traveled to Iowa for three days of top level midwest criterium competition. This weekend brought the "best from the midwest" and with fields of 88 to 105, let's just say this is not for the timid. memorialdayweekendbikeraces.com/ Snake Alley Criterium Burlington, Iowa May 26th, 2018 www.snakealleycriterium.com/ Race No.1: Considered one of the most physically challenging races in the Midwest, the Snake Alley Criterium is held on a downtown fifteen block course featuring the five nasty 12.5% grade switchbacks of the “Snake Alley” climb. His heroic efforts on this relentless course finished him nicely in this elite Pro 1/2 field. Brent Williams: P1/2 51st out 91   40th Annual Melon City Criterium / Rider Development Muscatine, Iowa May 27, 2018 Presented by Melon City Bike Club, Inc. and Harper's Cycling and Fitness www.meloncitybikeclub.org/new-page-3/ Race No 2: Sweltering 90 degree heat! Brent Williams: P1/2: 39th out 105   Kwik Star (AKA Quad City) Criterium Davenport, IA May 28, 2018 Presented by Quad City Bicycle Club www.quadcitiescriterium.com/ Race No. 3: A relentless climb every lap kept the heart rate spiking. Brent Williams: P1/2: 46th out 88    Upcoming road / criterium races: WiSport wisportcycling.org/schedule June 1 & 2: Rib Falls Time Trials June 3: WBR Bong and a Half 30K Time Trial (WiSport) - Kansasville, WI WCA wicycling.org/road/2018-road-calendar/ June 2: Mukwanago Criterium - JabitzRasta Rally Sunday, May 19th in Rhinelander WI. http://rastatrails.org/rasta-rally/ Featuring The Lesters! Macy Lester 1st in age, 2nd overall female, short race Sally Lester 2nd in age, short race Megan Lester 3rd in age, long race Jon Lester 3rd in age, 5th overall long race  Macy Lester  Sally Lester  Megan Lester  WORS XC #2 Mountain Bike Race Englewood Farms in Fall River, WI May 19, 2018: http://wors.org/schedule/englewood/ There were a few category upgrades and a first time mountain bike racer with an excellent finish. Junior (14 and Under) Male 11 to 12: Hunter Lester – 1st 13 to 14: Landon Nelson – 1st Cat 3 (Citizen) Female 11 to 14: Macy Lester – 2nd Newly upgraded from Junior to Citizen! Cat 3 (Citizen) Male 11 to 14: Austin Cullen – 3rd Andrew Dipiazza Newly upgraded from Junior to Citizen! Samuel Dipiazza Newly upgraded from Junior to Citizen! 35 to 39: Joe Eick Cat 2 (Sport) Female 15 to 18: Megan Lester – 2nd Newly upgraded from Citizen to Sport! 40 to 49: Ava Rollins – 1st Sally Lester – 5th Cat 2 (Sport) Male19 to 24: John Bessey – 1st First Mountain Bike Race and he wins Sport! No season of Citizen required. 40 to 49: Edward Kolka Open Fat Bike Greg Cullen – 1st Scott Barclay Cat 1 (Junior) Male 17 to 18: Ethan Janssen – 4th Cat 1 (Elite) Male 19 to 29: Nick Niemi Newly upgraded from Elite Junior to Elite Men! 40 to 49: Jason Gibson     Upcoming mountain bike races:
May 26, 2018: WEMS Race #1 - Wild Ride Buzzard Buster - https://wemseries.com/ June 3, 2018: WORS Race # 3 - Battle of Camrock - http://wors.org/schedule/camrock/ June 9, 2018: Borah Epic - https://www.borahepic.com/ When: September 12, 2018 Where The gravel and logging roads amongst the north woods of Laona, WI http://thebear100.com/ 108 mile (100 preregistered) race: Jeff Abitz backed out of his driveway at 4:00 am Saturday morning, eager to defend his 2017 Bear 100 overall winner title. He knew it would be difficult, but did not expect the high caliber of competition this year... First, there was about one hundred riders at the 7:00 am start line. Then, about 20 miles later, there was about ten at the pointy end. With about 20 miles to go Jeff, found himself struggling to contribute to the three man group he found himself in. Anyone who has ever tried to paceline on gravel and logging roads knows of the challenges that holes, sticks, ruts, and assorted carcasses can present (Thank you Lauf Grit suspension fork and custom Matt Fischer wheels). He (okay I!) took what I thought would be my final effort up a gentle incline and a minute later found myself alone with (Category 1, 32 year old) Brian Kaker. We worked together another five miles, but eventually Brian would accelerate away from my 49 year old body, beating me by three minutes. Maintaining a fatigued, but steady pace, I held off a charging third place rider for second overall. I'll take it. Jeff Abitz - 2nd overall - 5 hours, 47 minutes 68 mile (78 pregistered) race: Nick Niemi - 10th overall! Scott Niemi Scott Barclay         The Wisconsin Offroad Series 2018 season opener brought the racers to Iola. http://wors.org/schedule/iola/ Several Diablos kicked off the season including the return of Greg Cullen, and newcomer Ava Rollins in the Fat Bike category! It turns out they are both quite good at it. Below are the participants and top 5 results: Junior (14 and Under) Male 7 to 8: Vincent Dipiazza – 3rd Cat 3 (Citizen) Male 11 to 14: Austin Cullen – 5th Andrew Dipiazza Samuel Dipiazza 35 to 39: Joe Eick – 5th Cat 2 (Sport) Female 40 to 49: Ava Rollins – 1st, 3rd overall Open Fat Bike Greg Cullen – 2nd Scott Barclay (The day after the Bear 68 mile gravel race! What? Why? How?!!!) Cat 1 (Junior) Male 17 to 18: Ethan Janssen    No omnium? No problem!
People came to Menasha en masse to race in a classic six-corner criterium on a day that featured beautiful weather. A big thank you to racers and volunteers alike for coming out with great enthusiasm, and an even bigger thank you to Mother Nature and all the moms out there for making the most out of a day that should be reserved to motherly activites. If you're a mom and bikes are your hobby, then it was the best of both worlds! Diablo racers had good results to boot — here's how they did in each category: NEWO Update-Sat. 5/12 TT & RR Events CanceledIt is a hard decision to make but after looking at it we have decided to CANCEL the TT & Road race on 5/12. The day looks to be a challenge and unsafe for racing on open to traffic roads.
***Full refunds will sent to all preregistered racers. THE CRITERIUM WILL STILL GO ON AS PLANNED. The weather for Sunday looks fantastic and we will be putting payout dollars from Sat. into primes and payouts for the crit. We have a great event planned for Sunday 5/13 at Jefferson Park in Menasha. Music, Announcers (good or bad, you decide), craft beer and craft soda from Stone Cellar Brewery and of course great racing on an classic 6 corner course.  If you consider yourself a cyclist or fan of the sport, the first weekend in May is most likely blocked off for the La Crosse Omnium.
Whether used as an "A Race" or simply a tune up for the more prestigious Northeast Wisconsin Omnium taking place the following weekend, the Coulee region is a fantastic cycling venue. Even if one of those statements is slightly biased, Diablo racers across all categories had respectable showings — and no one can argue that! Here's who raced and how they fared: |
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