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Scot Rajsich had excellent performances in two triathlons last weekend. Saturday at High Cliff, and Sunday in Pleasant Prairie. Here are his results: Aurora BayCare High Cliff Triathlon 3rd Place in divison. www.dutrirun.com/hctri June 23, 2018 High Cliff State Park Sherwood, WI Olympic: 0.5 mile swim, 22 mile bike, 6 mile run   Pleasant Prairie Triathlon pleasantprairietri.com/ June 24, 2018 Pleasant Prairie, WI International: 1500 meters swim / 40k bike / 10k run 
- Jabitz
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#5 | Red Flint Firecracker Sunday – June 24, 2018 Eau Claire Co. Expo Cntr. — Eau Claire, WI wors.org/schedule/firecracker/ Junior (14 and Under) Male 7 to 8: Vincent Dipiazza – 4th Cat 3 (Citizen) Female 11 to 14: Macy Lester – 3rd Cat 3 (Citizen) Male 11 to 14: Austin Cullen – 1st, 4th overall Andrew Dipiazza Samuel Dipiazza 35 to 39: Joe Eick – 3rd Cat 2 (Sport) Female 15 to 18: Megan Lester – 5th 40 to 49: Ava Rollins – 2nd, 5th overall Sally Lester Cat 2 (Sport) Male 40 to 44: Edward Kolka Cat 2 (Comp) 35 to 39: Andrew Webb – 5th 50 to 54: Jeff Abitz – 3rd Open Fat Bike Greg Cullen – 1st, 1st overall Cat 1 (Junior) Male 17 to 18: Ethan Janssen Cat 1 (Elite) Male 19 to 29: Nick Niemi 40 to 49: John Lester      Sunday – June 17, 2018 Nordic Mountain — Mt Morris, WI wors.org/schedule/nordic-mountain/ There is no beating Greg Cullen on a fat bike, Landon Nelson, Ava Rollins, and Jeff Abitz finish in the top four overall, and welcome back Paul Weber! It was a HOT 95 degree day with lots of technical climbing and decents. Just finishing this race was a victory in itself. Here is the Diablo participation with top five positions noted: Junior (14 and Under) Male 7 to 8: Vincent Dipiazza – 3rd 9 to 10: Ethan Potrykus 11 to 12: Hunter Lester 13 to 14: Landon Nelson – 1st, 2nd overall Cat 3 (Citizen) Male 11 to 14: Austin Cullen – 3rd Andrew Dipiazza Samuel Dipiazza 35 to 39: Joe Eick – 3rd 40 to 44: Mike Lester 45 to 49: Paul Weber – 2nd Cat 2 (Sport) Female 40 to 49: Ava Rollins – 1st, 4th overall Cat 2 (Sport) Male 19 to 24: John Bessey – 1st 40 to 44: Edward Kolka Cat 2 (Sport) Clydesdale Frank Pyrchalla Cat 2 (Comp) 35 to 39: Andrew Webb – 5th 50 to 54: Jeff Abitz – 2nd, 4th overall Open Fat Bike Greg Cullen – 1st, 1st overall (no surprise) Cat 1 (Junior) Male 17 to 18: Ethan Janssen – 5th Cat 1 (Elite) Male 19 to 29: Nick Niemi   John Bessey on the top step  Landon Nelson is No. 1   Greg Cullen is No. 1  Jeff Abitz is No. 2 "Always a bridesmade but never a bride". This will change.   - Jabitz
Diablos of the North Face Southern Heat at the USA Cycling Masters Time Trial and Road Nationals6/16/2018  Augusta, GA legacy.usacycling.org/2018/masters-road-nationals June 14-16, 2018: Temperature: 95 degrees F 40km (24.8 mi) Individual Time Trial: Jon Lester and Bob Anderson like to test themselves. The individual time trial is largely considered the most painful way to ride a bicycle. The “Race of Truth”. Nowhere to hide. Just you, your fitness, perseverance, and equipment. For years, Jon Lester’s teammates knew of his impressive cycling power. Many of us spent hours “hanging on for dear life” as he pulled us around on many training rides. So it came as no surprise, when he announced his commitment to racing the nation’s best in the 40 km Time Trial Nationals. With the help of a wind tunnel assisted fit from Specialized Bicycles www.specialized.com/us/en (see what 2nd place in the Trans Am Bike Race can do for you?), a meticulous build from Recyclist Bicycle Co. www.recyclist.com/ and power to spare, Jon was ready. Race Day. 95 freaking degrees! How do a couple of northern boys accumulate to racing “full gas” in that kind of heat? (Hint: you don’t) During Jon’s warm up his daughters did their best to keep him cool. Jon took to the course with elite level power numbers (I’m sitting here looking at his Strava analysis right now in awe) for over half the race but, eventually saw his power decrease due to the debilitating effects of the heat. Never surrendering, Jon pedaled on and finished on the podium in 4th place! in a National event! Against the nation’s best! When I made my return to cycling in 2011, Bob Anderson was always the “wheel” I could count on to get me to the end of the ride. The guy is a freight train of power and torque. Bob wanted to race on the “world stage”and prepared his body and invested in the equipment to do so. Faced with the same heat, Bob left it all on the course. Although he did not make the podium, he definitely made the experience. Experiences. That is what life is about. Road Race - About 54 Miles: Jon Lester: 24 out 53 Bob Anderson: 56th out of 74  Jon Lester (far left) with a 4th place finish!  Jon in the (invite only) Specialized wind tunnel.      Robert Anderson is "living the dream".   - Jabitz
Madison, WI June 10, 2018 www.ironman.com/triathlon/events/americas/ironman-70.3/wisconsin.aspx#axzz5IXGMaY61 Scot Rasich represents Diablo Cycling in the premier Half Ironman event in the state. Wisconsin Ironman 70.3! This multisport race consisted of a1.2-mile (1.9 km*) swim, a 56-mile (90 km*) bike ride, and a 13.1-mile (21.1 km*) run). Fantastic job! In Scot's words "IMMOOO 70.3 was fun.. woke up to pouring rain.. parked and veg'd with favorite playlist listening to rain..transition was interesting.. everything was wet. Wetsuit impossible to get on.Cause of heavy rain, delayed half hour.. waves in lake not like Door County.. so swam 1.6 miles vs 1.2.. (39:34), run through transition was muddy.. took longer to clean mud between toes.. bike was not funniest, for pushed into train and bend tri-bar pad.. kept speed under control.. had 2500 ft climbs with 40+ 90 degree turns, 4 descents were high speed with 90 degrees at end.. (2:46 ~20+ MPH)" Check out the image of the transition below. It reminds me of Jinglecross 2016. * there you go Adam K.        WI Ironman 70.3 (above) and 2016 Jinglecross (below). Anyone note the similarities?   - Jabitz
Saturday – June 9, 2018 Cable, WI www.borahepic.com/ "Great singletrack" was the theme of the Borah Epic 38 mile mountain bike race. If you weren't inside the first 100 or so riders at the start of the 2 mile, mostly downhill road start, you could forget any chance of a high ranking finish. But who cares? We didn't! Single track, single track, and MORE single track! gave credibility to the race title. Racing or riding, the Chequamegon Area Mountain Bike trails should be on your woods riding short list. www.cambatrails.org/      The "Gravity Cavity" was a favorite.  A member of BIKE TEAM offers a post race refreshment to an appreciative Jeff Abitz.  - Jabitz
Leon's Triathlon - North Central Regional Championship June 3rd, 2018 Wolf Lake Park, Hammond, IN new.leonstriathlon.com/ Scot Rajsich Olympic Distance - 1500m swim, 40k bike, 10k run 5th place in division, missing the podium by 45 seconds.. ... a great result, especially with the additional challenge of bunny hopping a curb to avoid a crashing lady, then stopping and offering assistance. For the fourth consecutive year Diablo multisport specialist Scot Rajsich qualifies for USA Age Group Nationals in Cleveland, OH on August 11th! www.teamusa.org/usa-triathlon/events/national-championships/2018/2018-age-group-national-championships. - Jabitz Next event for Scot? Ironman 70.3 Wisconsin on June 10th -
www.ironman.com/triathlon/events/americas/ironman-70.3/wisconsin.aspx Battle of CamRock Sunday – June 3, 2018 CamRock Park — Rockdale, WI wors.org/schedule/camrock/ Greg Cullen continues his dominance on the fat bike, Brent Williams wins big money in Comp, and Jason Gibson heriocally races at the highest level week after week. And how about all these fast kids?! Junior (14 and Under) Female 9 to 10: Kylie Lester – 3rd Junior (14 and Under) Male 7 to 8: Vincent Dipiazza – 5th 9 to 10: Ethan Potrykus 11 to 12: Hunter Lester – 4th 13 to 14: Landon Nelson – 3rd Cat 3 (Citizen) Male 11 to 14: Austin Cullen – 4th Andrew Dipiazza Samuel Dipiazza 35 to 39: Joe Eick – 5th 40 to 44: Mike Lester Cat 2 (Sport) Female 15 to 18: Megan Lester – 4th 40 to 49: Ava Rollins – 4th Cat 2 (Sport) Male 40 to 44: Edward Kolka Cat 2 (Comp) 25 to 29: Brent Williams – 1st (3rd overall) Open Fat Bike Greg Cullen – 1st (1st overall) Scott Barclay Cat 1 (Junior) Male 17 to 18: Ethan Janssen – 4th Cat 1 (Elite) Male 40 to 49: Jason Gibson      Upcoming mountain bike races:
Borah Epic - June 9 - Cable, WI - www.borahepic.com/ WEMS Romp in the Swamp -June 9 - Wausau, WI - wemseries.com/2018/05/31/wems-race-romp-in-the-swamp-9-mile-county-forest-wausau-wi-saturday-june-9th-2018/ WORS Mt. Morris Challenge - June 17th - Nordic Mountain - Mount Morris, WI - wors.org/schedule/nordic-mountain/ |
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