With the quickly approaching Wausau 12 hour solo wausau24.com/ on July 29th, Jeff Abitz needed to start ramping up his woods miles. After six hours of hot, thick air and varied single track terrain, he finished 3rd of 13 in the Men's Mid Solo category. See short commentary and lesson below, if interested.  Full Results: www.webscorer.com/race?raceid=319573   In Jeff's words "See highlighted green where I caught the leader. See highlighted yellow were a slow speed tip over moved my shift controller enough, preventing downshifting (lever was bumping the brake lever). Like the hot, tired, dehydrated fool I was, I thought somehow my derailleur Bluetooth "disconnected". After minutes of finally finding the reset procedure on the WWW, my attempt to restore shifting was unsuccessful. So I single speeded (highest gear) a few minutes, which was almost impossible, when DUH! All I need to to do was rotate the shifter! Shifting restored, I rode as fast as I could but it wasn't enough. Lesson learned: When faced with peril, think calmly and rationally. I usually do but that day I did not.  - Jabitz
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Diablo Cycling's WORS aficionados journeyed to La Crosse to race amongst the climbs and bluffs overlooking the Mississippi River. More than a couple made the podium! Sunday Cross Country Race Results: Sport Boys 17-18 (8 total) Samuel DiPiazza – 3rd Sport Men 40-49 (21 total) Peter Post - 11th Sport Men 50-59 (15 total) Steven Scherck - 12th Citizen Boys 17-18 (1 total) Ashton Post – 1st (31st of 114 overall) Junior Boys 9-10 (17 total) Dominic DiPiazza – 2nd Junior Boys 13-14 (8 total) Gavin Post – 3rd
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Masters 40+ Cat 1/2/3 (44 total) Brian Davis - DNF (two flat tyres) Dan Naef - 30th Full Results: https://results.raceroster.com/v2/en-CA/results/qjqgdzkyayajep36/results?subEvent=170327&page=1    - Jabitz
Masters 40+ Cat 1/2/3 (32 total) Brian Davis - 24th Full Results: results.raceroster.com/v2/en-US/results/dduetf45upwq4ve7/results?subEvent=   - Jabitz
Masters 40+ Cat 1/2/3 (46 total) Brian Davis - 16th Dan Naef - 28th Full Results: results.raceroster.com/v2/en-US/results/dbc9vrvwq6mry2j5/results?subEvent=170132&page=1   - Jabitz
Masters 40+ Cat 1/2/3 (45 total) Dan Naef - 36th Brian Davis - 37th (only lasted eight laps due to using a borrowed pit bike due to cranked crank arm) Full Results: results.raceroster.com/v2/en-US/results/cr9bgg3ude4fvguy/results?subEvent=170057&page=1
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Masters 40+ Cat 1/2/3 (35 total) Brian Davis - 33rd Dan Naef - 23rd Full Results: results.raceroster.com/v2/en-CA/results/uvqbsnurfvbj3dhx/results?subEvent=169994&page=1    - Jabitz
Masters 40+ Cat 1/2/3 (37 total) Brian Davis - 19th Dan Naef - 28th Full Results: results.raceroster.com/v2/en-US/results/sy3yparxxzm3vqpm/results?subEvent=169787&page=1   Brian Davis made a sensational video:  - Jabitz
Cat 3/4 Men (41 total) Adam Koenig - 28th Mark Framness - 13th Fat Bike (Who knows? Let us guess 20?) Jeff Abitz (I don't know, maybe 7th?    - Jabitz
Day 4 of TOAD was proof that all is normal in the world of Diablo Cycling. Adam "The Family Guy" Koenig finished well inside the top 33% of his class...proving you to can be competitive with a busy life. Jeff "What do you mean stay off the front?" Abitz still hasn't learned that you can't win a criterium leading over half the race...even if it is only 10 minutes long. Derek "May as well race with the best" Hughes finished...with the best, to include having a tire roll off the rim. Most of us wouldn't have lasted two laps with those animals. Unfortunately his resulting collarbone ended this year's TOAD campaign. Never forget: Any time you get to pin on a number is a good day. Cat 3/4 Men (63 total) Adam Koenig - 27th Fat Bike (8 or 9 total??) Jeff Abitz - 5th Cat 2 Men (11 total) Derek Hughes - 7th      - Jabitz
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